dos memoirs.

Both of my memoirists have delivered their drafts.  Going to try to find a way to compile them.  Will speak with Penny.

There is some brilliant material here; not just information, but beautiful prose, too. 

Also seeking a faculty supervisor for Heart and Crescent. 

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I Own (Cultural Marketplace)

I recommend checking out the "I Own" display in the Busch Student Center.

9AM - 9PM through this Thursday.  I'm planning to go back again!  Make sure you read the signs, look over the cultural artifacts, watch DVDs, and interact with the living statues. 

Guest Lecturing for Intro to Women's Studies

Last Friday, I spoke to Dr. Strikwerda's Intro to Women's Studies class about Neo-Pagan spirituality.  I think the lecture went well. 

I used PowerPoint slides to outline the major belief systems, holidays, and rituals of Neo-Paganism (Wicca especially).  Strikwerda had excellent questions for me, and the students posed a few good ones as well!  I left feeling like I had educated the class and dispelled negative stereotypes about witchcraft. 

The great news:  NO HATE.

PAGANS TAKE ON CHARTER

Heart and Crescent met this evening at 7pm in the Multicultural Center.  Items of business/discussion:

1. Kenjus spoke to Lisa Reiter and she has stated that she "is on our side" (hearsay, but I presume it's accurate).
   
2. We began filling out forms for chartering
3. We have a constitution and officers    (Emma - Pres; Sondra -- VP; Chip -- Treasurer; Mindi - Secretary)
   
4. Now we need a faculty advisor...

and then SGA can vote!  yippee!

great nyt article on neopaganism

recommended by dr. strikwerda

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/31/us/31religion.html

chris parr; higginbothams; memoirs; wstd group; takeover; feminist spirituality talk

dr. strikwerda's intro to women's studies class

1 -- was invited to speak @ dr. strikwerda's intro class about 'feminist spirituality,' including discussion of rituals, what we do, why, beliefs
2 -- sondra (co-head of h&c) is coming

chris parr
chris is the faculty advisor of the webster pagan group, teaches intro to wicca, and is a practicing pagan.  a good contact for texts, speakers, events, praxis/beliefs, etc.

higginbothams

I quoted a book from Joyce and River Higginbotham earlier in this blog; apparently, Chris Parr knows them well -- and they live in the area!  They've spoken for his Intro class.  And... apparently he used their book in the class!  Muy fortuito!  Definitely a resource -- and possibly a speaker for h&c?

memoirs

Anonymous contributer has promised me a memoir by 11/5.  Candice, I'm told (by Penny) has framed the memoir, focalized on a particular image, and should be done with it soon.  may follow up. 


wstd group

1 -- so, i emailed womack a while back and didn't hear anything.  i'm going to arbitrarily pick a date/time for an interest group and just go with that.
2 -- in addition to managing a blog en futuro, the group may also try to continue Karelia's project of "suppers" with her transitional women's group at ymca. 

takeover

1 -- announcing meetings of h&c and wstd group
2 -- making media to distribute


come out of the broom closet!

1 -- this is a possible event for the spring semester.

penny meeting

1 -- went well, pp suggestions (compile visuals)
2 -- paper
a -- inspirations/motivations
b -- what went down
c -- reflections: self as activist?  skills/resources gained?