NYC Pagan Pride

What is the International Pagan Pride Project? Statement of Purpose: The Pagan Pride Project is a non-profit organization. The primary purposes of this corporation shall be the advancement of religion and elimination of prejudice and discrimination based on religious beliefs. Mission Statement: The mission of the Pagan Pride Project is to foster pride in Pagan identity through education, activism, charity and community. Defining the Mission Statement: We try to keep our purpose balanced through the inspirations of Air, Fire, Water, and Earth: Air: Education We're never going to be able to practice our spiritual paths openly if we don't give the public accurate information about what we do and do not do. Fire: Activism People aren't necessarily going to go out of their way to find out what Pagans really do. We have to have the courage to act on our convictions and do what we need to do. Water: Charity We know that what we do returns to us. We need to demonstrate this by offering compassion to our communities where it is needed. When we share our own abundance, we show that we trust the Gods to share abundance with us in return. Earth: Community We're never going to be able to practice openly if we don't know anyone else in our local Pagan communities. We need to weave networking webs in our cities, in our towns, in our rural areas. We need these webs to support one another. That support will also show those who would restrict our practice that we are not just a few isolated wackos, but are a growing congregation of people who adhere to a faith that, while different, is as valid as their own. FOOD DRIVES Thanks to your generosity, hundreds of pounds of food have been collected over the years for local charities. People’s food will be donated to benefit City Harvest and pet food donated to Mighty Mutts & Meows. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ CITY HARVEST Please continue to donate dry and canned foods as well as cash donations to help support the work of City Harvest. www.cityharvest.com ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ BLOOD DRIVE Be a hero, save a life. Please continue to help those in need. You can donate whole blood every 56 days. Blood donors area always needed, espcially during the holiday season. Our Blood Drive Group number is 15551. Please use it when you donate with the NY Blood Center. www.nybloodcenter.org ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Visit their website at: www.paganpride.org