Lady Tana
February 11th, 2001, 09:37 AM
This project may be of interest to some of you. Please pass it on to other
pagan folk. The web site is worth a visit too.
----Original Message Follows----
From: "Marjenna L. Gittings" <mmaiden@thurston.com>
> ***Press Release***
>
> Date: 2.9.01
> From: Pagan Unity Campaign Political Action Committee (PUC PAC)
> Subj: I Am Project
> Dist: Please Distribute Unedited Copies Freely
>
> Body: Today, the Pagan Unity Campaign Political Action Committee (PUC
> PAC)
> announced the start of a new political awareness project for
> Americans who
> follow one of the many diverse religions of Paganism.
>
> Broadly defined, Paganism is a life-affirming, positive, Earth-centric
> religion. Many in mainstream American culture wrongly believe that
> Paganism is associated with Satanism or devil worship. "We do not
> even believe in Satan. That is part of the Judeo-Christian faith",
> says Storm Bear Williams,Chief Political Strategist for the PUC PAC.
>
> The I Am Project is an effort to introduce Pagans to their elected
> officials in local, state and federal governments. The Project works
> like this -Pagans from across the country get a postcard that has a
> picture of their city, favorite local museum or other local scene and
> write on the back; "I am a Pagan ____." The blank can be anything
> like Mother, Son, Veteran, Banker, Cook, Teacher, etc.
>
> To give all the postcards a more cohesive message, Mr. Williams had
> some suggestions. "We are asking all volunteers to add the PUC PAC
> tag line; 'I am free. We are united.' to the bottom of each card.
> This will be the glue for all the cards. Also we suggest that
> everyone stick to the single sentence 'I am a Pagan ____.' format. If
> you are a Mother and a teacher, then send in two cards! Lastly, use
> your return address as your privacy needs warrant. For those in the
> community who are safely out of the closet, please use your real name
> and full return address. If you need to remain in the closet,
> consider using your initials and ZIP code. We would appreciate
> everyone at least including their ZIP code on each card. It is
> important for the politicians to know that the sender is actually in
> their district."
>
> When a member of Congress gets several thousand postcards with scenes
> from their HOME district, the impact is much more personal. If
> everyone sends in a generic postcard or cards with the same picture
> on them, the impact of the campaign is greatly reduced. The Pagan
> community needs to divert itself away from negative stereotypes and
> show their existence and positive contributions to their communities.
>
> The Project will culminate with all Pagans sending in their cards
> with a postmark during the week of the Summer Solstice, June 18 - 23,
> 2001. We ask that everyone mail them at the same time for maximum
> political and psychological impact.
>
> The I Am Project is just the first of several postcard campaigns that
> the PUC PAC is planning. Other messages will center on freedom,
> liberty and finish up with a voter awareness campaign that will
> conclude shortly before the Congressional elections in 2002.
>
> For complete details on the I Am Project, surf to -
> http://www.paganunitycampaign.org/iam
>
> "The United States is not a Christian nation any more than it is a
> Jewish or
> a Mohammedan nation."
> -- Treaty of Tripoli (1797) signed by John Adams
pagan folk. The web site is worth a visit too.
----Original Message Follows----
From: "Marjenna L. Gittings" <mmaiden@thurston.com>
> ***Press Release***
>
> Date: 2.9.01
> From: Pagan Unity Campaign Political Action Committee (PUC PAC)
> Subj: I Am Project
> Dist: Please Distribute Unedited Copies Freely
>
> Body: Today, the Pagan Unity Campaign Political Action Committee (PUC
> PAC)
> announced the start of a new political awareness project for
> Americans who
> follow one of the many diverse religions of Paganism.
>
> Broadly defined, Paganism is a life-affirming, positive, Earth-centric
> religion. Many in mainstream American culture wrongly believe that
> Paganism is associated with Satanism or devil worship. "We do not
> even believe in Satan. That is part of the Judeo-Christian faith",
> says Storm Bear Williams,Chief Political Strategist for the PUC PAC.
>
> The I Am Project is an effort to introduce Pagans to their elected
> officials in local, state and federal governments. The Project works
> like this -Pagans from across the country get a postcard that has a
> picture of their city, favorite local museum or other local scene and
> write on the back; "I am a Pagan ____." The blank can be anything
> like Mother, Son, Veteran, Banker, Cook, Teacher, etc.
>
> To give all the postcards a more cohesive message, Mr. Williams had
> some suggestions. "We are asking all volunteers to add the PUC PAC
> tag line; 'I am free. We are united.' to the bottom of each card.
> This will be the glue for all the cards. Also we suggest that
> everyone stick to the single sentence 'I am a Pagan ____.' format. If
> you are a Mother and a teacher, then send in two cards! Lastly, use
> your return address as your privacy needs warrant. For those in the
> community who are safely out of the closet, please use your real name
> and full return address. If you need to remain in the closet,
> consider using your initials and ZIP code. We would appreciate
> everyone at least including their ZIP code on each card. It is
> important for the politicians to know that the sender is actually in
> their district."
>
> When a member of Congress gets several thousand postcards with scenes
> from their HOME district, the impact is much more personal. If
> everyone sends in a generic postcard or cards with the same picture
> on them, the impact of the campaign is greatly reduced. The Pagan
> community needs to divert itself away from negative stereotypes and
> show their existence and positive contributions to their communities.
>
> The Project will culminate with all Pagans sending in their cards
> with a postmark during the week of the Summer Solstice, June 18 - 23,
> 2001. We ask that everyone mail them at the same time for maximum
> political and psychological impact.
>
> The I Am Project is just the first of several postcard campaigns that
> the PUC PAC is planning. Other messages will center on freedom,
> liberty and finish up with a voter awareness campaign that will
> conclude shortly before the Congressional elections in 2002.
>
> For complete details on the I Am Project, surf to -
> http://www.paganunitycampaign.org/iam
>
> "The United States is not a Christian nation any more than it is a
> Jewish or
> a Mohammedan nation."
> -- Treaty of Tripoli (1797) signed by John Adams