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April 20- July 28th, 2013
Opening Reception, April 20th, 5:00-8:00pm
Los Angeles, CA
Stand Close, It’s Shorter Than You Think: A show on feminist rage

PLease joing ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives for this exhibition exploring, “the promises and pitfalls of thinking with rage as a meditation, an inspiration, a medium and a process.” The opening reception will include a performance by boychild. Admission is free, but a donation of $5 is suggested for this event.

ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives
909 West Adams Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90007

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April 24, 2013
WATER Teleconference with Gina Messina-Dysert
“In Search of Healing: Confronting Rape Culture and Spiritual Violence”
1 PM – 2 PM (EDT)
Listen to recorded teleconferences here: http://www.waterwomensalliance.org/teleconferences-audio-and-notes/

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May 25-June 8, 2013
September 28-October 12, 2013
Ariadne Institute: Goddess Tours, Goddess Pilgrimage to Crete with Carol Christ

Feel Her power in holy mountains,
sense Her mysteries in the darkness of caves,
pour out libations of milk and honey on Minoan altars.
Find a sacred energy that can change your life.

Carol P. Christ (Ph.D. Yale) lives in Greece and has been leading Goddess Pilgrimages to Crete for 20 years. She is the author of Rebirth of the Goddess and She Who Changes and an expert on Goddesses, ancient and modern. To join the Pilgrimage, please reserve your place at once:

Ariadne Institute
PO Box 5053
Eugene, OR 97405
www.goddessariadne.org
email: institute@goddessariadne.org
See Goddess Pilgrimage to Crete with Carol Christ Facebook page
follow Carol on www.feminismandreligion.com

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June 6-20, 2013
2013 Mago Pilgrimage to Korea

Dr. Helen Hwang, Ph.D. is leading her first ever pilgrimage to Korea, the “cradle of Magoism:” the way of S/HE. Visiting the ancient homes of Magoism in Korea, participants will learn about the Asian goddess Mago and have the opportunity to meet and speak with Dr. MAG~ The Primodial (Dr. Mary Ann Ghaffurian), MaryAnn Columbia, Mago High Priestess, and Jayne DeMente, founder of Creatrix Media Live, as well as other speakers.

FMI: Dr. Hwang at magopilgrim@hotmail.com or magoism@gmail.com

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Sister Joan Chittister talks at TEDx Women 2012 about new ideas in faith and contemporary science that are challenging the traditional hierarchical view of women’s place and role in society. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=575V-CgiVOE

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Support the Catholic Sisters of LCWR!

Please join FAR in supporting the Catholic Sisters of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious. You can do so by signing the petition stating that we stand in solidarity with Catholic women religious of the LCWR: http://bit.ly/I4SQUi

For additional information, please see Support Catholic Sisters: Standing in Solidarity with Women Religious of the LCWR.

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Also see:

‘Tainted by Radical Feminism’? More Like Living the Gospel, by Joan Chittister

Nuns on the Bus: 2700 Miles, Nine States, and a rock Star DC Welcome, by Mary Hunt.

Doctrinal Assessment of the Leadership Conference on the Leadership Committee of Women Religious

Perfectae Caritatis, the Decree on the Adaptation and Renewal of Religious Life. Document issued by the Second Vatican Council to guide renewal of religious life in the modern world.

The Need for a Positive Counter Narrative of Religious Involvement in Feminism by Ivy Helman

Presumed Guilty by the Sin of Silence by Cynthia Garrity-Bond

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Xochitl Alvizo permalink*

April 26, 2012 11:49 am

Mary Hunt wrote a response on Religious Dispatches: http://www.religiondispatches.org/archive/politics/5908/we_are_all_nuns/

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Katharine Bressler permalink

March 8, 2013 3:39 pm

Has anyone read Frans de Waal’s new book, “The Bonobo and the Atheist: In Search of Humanism among the Primates?” The description (on Amazon.com) says, “de Waal seeks a bottom-up explanation of morality that emphasizes our connection with animals. In doing so, de Waal explores for the first time the implications of his work for our understanding of modern religion. Whatever the role of religious moral imperatives, he sees it as a ‘Johnny-come-lately’ role that emerged only as an addition to our natural instincts for cooperation and empathy.” One reviewer comments, “He makes a convincing case for the natural foundations of a secular ethics that is fully independent of religion without being dogmatically against it.” I would love to hear comments from some of the blog contributors.

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