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“Indigenous Peoples’ Statement to the World” at the Parliament of the World’s Religions 11:30am – 1:00pm Wednesday, December 9th.

http://witchschool.com/library/Audio_Files/PWRindigenousdeclaration.mp3
Time: 1:23:10

The document will be brought after the Parliament to all of your communities to raise consciousness and increase support for the issues of Indigenous Peoples. Bring your friends and colleagues!

Kind regards,
The International Indigenous Task Force Committee
and The Aboriginal Planning Committee of Melbourne

This is part of the Audio/Video Pagans at the Parliament created on behalf of Magick TV and Pagan Newswire Collective, exclusively funded by Witch School and the Correllian Tradition.

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By Ed Hubbard

(PNC, Melbourne Australia) On December 8, 2009, The Obama Administration officials from the Justice and Faith-Based Initiative offices, met with select members of the Parliament of the World’s Religions. It was a small meeting of approx. 50 members from various faiths. Patrick McCollum, of Circle Sanctuary and one of the principal advocates of Pagan based ministry, was invited to partake and speak during this meeting. He was among religious and spiritual leaders from multiple faiths including Native American, Australian Aboriginals, as well as contingents from Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Hindu and Buddhists communities.

According to Rev. McCollum, the meeting was about how the Obama Administration can advance Interfaith relations in the United States. After McCollum’s discussion, officials from the White House sought him out, to have him meet top officials of the administration to discuss how to limit discrimination and promote Interfaith education in the United States as well as internationally. Upon his return to the states, Patrick McCollum may be able to meet with members with the Justice department as well as the Offices of Faith Based Initiatives to discuss the many outstanding situations that are currently within the American court system.

This has been an advance forward for the Interfaith cause and for Pagans everywhere.

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Pagans from a variety of countries and traditions are among those who have gathered in Melbourne, Australia for the 2009 Parliament of the World’s Religions, one of the world’s oldest and largest international interfaith gatherings.  The Parliament is taking place December 3-9.

Leaders and practitioners of a wide range of religious and spiritual traditions and from eighty countries around the world are participating.  Organizers expect up to 8,000 participants.

Pagans from many paths, organizations, and places are among the presenters at this year’s Parliament.   Pagans are also among those reporting on the 2009 Parliament.  And, there are now three Pagans in the Parliament’s administrative Council.

The Pagans at the Parliament Community has continued to develop with each Parliament since its rebirth in 1993 in Chicago.   Circle Sanctuary, Earth Spirit Community, Covenant of the Goddess, and Fellowship of Isis were among initial sponsoring organizations of the 1993 Parliament and I am thankful that additional Pagan organizations and individual paths  have joined in supporting this event over the years.

With each Parliament, the collaboration and communications among Pagan individuals and organizations has increased, and it is my hope that at this Parliament this also will be the case.

Having attended and been a speaker at previous Parliaments (1993 in Chicago, 1999 in Cape Town, and 2004 in Barcelona), I had hoped to also attend this one, but instead I am joining in spirit and  through the magic of cyberspace communications, including posts to Twitter (@Selena_Fox) and to my Facebook Fan Page, as well as reports via our Circle Times e-bulletin and at Circle Sanctuary’s blog, Circle Interfaith News.

I send special greetings and support to all the Pagans at this year’s Parliament as well as well-wishes to everyone who is part of the 2009 Parliament of the World’s Religions.

May there be sharing, caring, respect, understanding, and collaboration among all those who are part of the Parliament.

May the Parliament be a source of inspiration and a force for positive transformation to bring about more peace and cooperation among humans the world over and more well-being in the greater community of life, the Circle of Nature, of which we are all part.

Blessed Be,

Selena

Rev. Selena Fox
Senior Minister, Circle Sanctuary
under the Full Moon at my Oak forest home near Barneveld, Wisconsin, USA

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