Pagan activism

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Pagan activism is activism that arises from a person's pagan religious beliefs, often including activism on political issues related to environmentalism, feminism, LGBT rights, pacifism, and religious freedom. Many neopagan activists combine direct action with magic in the pursuit of various social and political goals.

There are currently many neopgagan activist groups around the world, dedicated to various causes. One of the longest-lasting and most well-known of these groups is the Reclaiming tradition of Witchcraft started by Starhawk in the late 1970s. Reclaiming combines religious practice with political activism from a generally ecofeminist perspective. Another prominent neopagan group that uses magical practices as a component of their political activism is Isaac Bonewits' Spells for Democracy network.

Other neopagan activist groups devote themselves specifically to issues of neopagan religious freedom. The Pagan Unity Campaign in the United States is one of the largest of these groups, and conducts widespread letter- and postcard-writing campaigns aiming to increase religious liberties for neopagans in the US.

External links

http://www.reclaiming.org/ The Reclaiming Witchcraft tradition
http://www.reclaimingquarterly.org/ ReclaimingQuarterly.org features photo-coverage of Pagan activism
http://www.starhawk.org/ Starhawk's own website
http://www.hairyjedi.net/active-pagan.php for a list of most of the Pagan activist groups
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ActElemental/ a group of Australian Pagan activists
http://www.dragonnetwork.org/ The UK-based Dragon Network mixing Paganism with Environmentalism
http://www.pagancluster.org/ The US-based Pagan Cluster
http://www.paganpride.org
http://www.comunitaodinista.org/ Longobardic paganism (italian/english)
http://www.activism.sacredhearth.com
http://www.thefluiddruid.net the Fluid Druid Network
http://www.projectx13.us Project X13
[The ShahMai Network] - UK Based spiritual/pagan organization focused on humanitarian and environmental activism

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