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Soutn Kona nude yoga

2009-10-11T06:14:13Z

an informal, no-fee, no-leader men's group at the beginner / intermediate level, forming to practice together, in the Hatha and Iyengar styles. Tribe barely works on my computer, so if you're interested, besides any post here, you might respond to konayogagroup@aol.com.

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Samhain 2009 at Wolf Creek

2009-09-14T23:33:22Z

Samhain 2009 at Nomenus Sanctuary for Radical Faeries and Friends in Wolf Creek, OR

October 25th-November 2 2009

Nomenus Sanctuary
541-866-2678
Nomenus@hughes.net

This year, Samhain/Halloween falls on the weekend, the only pre-planned events are:

Thurday Oct 29th- Strut yer stuff K(no)W yer talent S(ho)W
Friday Oct 30-Libation/Ritual Drunky/Intentional Drinking Night
Saturday Oct 31—Samhain Shamanation Fire and Community Ritual
Sunday Nov 1—Shhhh Be Quiet Living People/Dead Folks Ancestor Dinner Party
***
And now we are coming to it.
The elders return to childhood landscapes
Uninitiated mixed-blood survivors
Stride the pathways, trails and groves.
They come under the Earth
To the hidden dreaming spots,
To the night of stars
And the circle,
To the Goddess of the Dance—
Who bribed the night watchman, entered the inner chamber late and
Danced alone.
She moves at glacial speed,
Startles up flocks of parrots and hawks,
She shows the bears and salmon the
Depths of the whole Universe,
That the mountains and the rivers remain
On the surface of the sea and sky.
She tells them
The spirits will begin to speak to them
When those who are ready for it
Come to it,
Give up hoping to be eternal
And quit fighting dirt.
***
We send our call to all directions:
East West North South
far above and down below and CENTER:
to all who are likely to hear
and to the unlikely as well:
to our whole extended Radical Faerie family:
freaky brother/sisters, odd uncles and aunties, queer cousins
kinfolk of all genders, all hankerings, all ages, all classes
newbies, prodigals, elders and crones.
hear it, and GET HERE!

What Kinds of Things Happen at a Gathering?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Trick or Treating, Frolicking, gamboling, sauntering, carousing.
Dressing up, flirting, making friends, hanging out, making out.
Connecting with the earth and the ancestors.
Cooking big delicious meals and doing the dishes together.
Praying, having visions, receiving guidance.
Singing and drumming around the fire at night.
Making magic, doing ritual, celebrating the turning of the Wheel.
Speaking and hearing each other in heartspace.
Doing massage. Playing in the woods. Swimming in the Creek.
Exploring and loving the Land.

Between the heavens and the earth The way now opens to bring forth The Hosts of those who went on before-
Hail! We see them now come through the Open Door

Welcome to Samhain 2009!!!!

Samhain at Wolf Creek is celebration, communion, and ritual.
It is also camping, in the Oregon Woods, in October.
Take it from us Queen, a happy gathering means preparing for all weather scenarios!!!
It is usually sunny and hot during the day, and can be downright chilly at night.
This being Oregon, it may rain. Pack a couple of tarps.
Come Prepared to Rough It.

Helpful items to bring:

Self-responsibility
A clearly divined Intention
Tricks or treats for trick-or-treating
A tent, tarps for your tent, sleeping bag, flashlight
A tote bag while you are carrying things when you are away from your tent.
Condoms
Warm clothes and hat for chilly nights,
An umbrella or such in case it rains
towels
Biodegradable shampoo and toothpaste, (all water drains into the Creek!)
Books and pictures of Faerie lore and ancestors
Fabulous outfits and drag to share.
Willingness to pitch in where help is needed
Drums and musical instruments
Tarot cards, tools of magick
Body paint, glitter, nail polish, sex toys
Art supplies and craft projects, poetry to read,
Boundaries.
Something to write on.
An idea for a circle or workshop
A vision
Songs and stories to share
A sense of humor.
Appreciation for our differences
A number for the talent show,
Your best most fabulous friends
Love Love Love

No Thank You’s:

Speed, heroin, meth or cocaine—not in you, not on you, not in your car.
Violence or intolerance.
Fire, smoking, candles, or incense on paths or at campsites.
Crabs, parasites, or cooties LOL
Please bring only natural safe burning items for our community fires.
The Samhain fire consumes and transmutes that which we release there.
Symbols are powerful; synthetics poison the air of your brother/sisters.
Don't Bring a Mess * Don't Be a Mess * Don't Leave a Mess

SOME THOUGHTS ON SUBSTANCES…

There is an ongoing dialogue in our community regarding substance use.
These are our intentions for the use of medicines such as tobacco and other herbs and substances:
*To create a strong container and a clear conduit for our personal and tribal magic.
*To respect the diversity of experiences, beliefs, and boundaries around substance use.
*To support the healing work of those in recovery or struggling with addiction.
*To honor the medicine spirits and to ask for their blessings.

SPECIAL NEEDS
This is a camping scenario! We have very limited indoor space reserved for those with SERIOUS health concerns or disabilities. These spaces are for those who would otherwise be unable to participate in the gathering. So if you are able, please Camp It Up Honey!
When requesting special needs housing, please let us know what your special needs are and how we can help you meet them. We will do our best to accommodate special needs visitors. Those faeries who can’t deal with a camping scenario can book a room at the beautiful historic Wolf Creek Inn.
To reserve special needs space for the gathering, please contact the Wolf Creek Sanctuary
541-866-2678
Nomenus@hughes.net

The ReachAround(also known as the Money Talk)

Gatherings cost money.We need food, electricity, propane and lots of other stuff to make this happen.
The requested donation for this gathering is $35 dollars per day, more if you can, less if you can't.
We invoke the twin sisters:
NOTAFLOF (No One Turned Away For Lack Of Funds)
and GAYAABAGS (Give As You Are Able But Always Give Something)
Giving to the Sanctuary is a powerful act of abundance magic. By giving to support this sacred place, we place our money on the altar so Spirit can bless it and return it to us. This is especially important in a time when so many are worried about money. Begone modalities of scarcity!!! Thank you for your generosity, which strengthens this community and the magic that we share. May what we give come back to us 3 times 3 times 3!
Help raise $$$$ needed up front for groceries and propane by donating online now!
Use a credit or debit card -- no PayPal account required.

http://www.nomenus.org/donate.html

HELP WANTED
This Gathering happens because we choose, for a time, individually and as a community, to take care of each other and the land we're walking on. To live like loving family on a living Earth. For this Gathering to be sustainable, for it to flow in a good way and be fun for everybody, each single person needs to do their share....plus a little bit more.

So if you see something that needs attention (garbage needs taken out, a mess in the parking lot that has been there for three days etc.), don't just trip on down the trail like it's some other queen's job. Take the initiative!

A lot of love and work goes into this gathering. Meals need to be cooked, propane hauled and firewood cut, shitters cleaned and stocked, fire stations ready, circles and rituals led, trash hauled.

What's your part?
Where's your give-back?
How do your skills align?
What's your super-power?
Your highest bliss?

HERE ARE SOME GATHERING JOBS. WHAT'S YOURS?
• FUN-Raisers: Organize delightful events to raise energy and money for the gathering and the Sanctuary.
• Kitchen Queens: Help the kitchen flow smoothly. Plan menus, help with ordering, manage the kitchen, support the cooks.
Ideally shared by several people. Be Kitchen Queen for a Day!
• Flowmeister: Help people hook up with jobs needing to be done. Be the logistical lubricant that makes the whole gathering run smoothly.
• Transportation Coordinator: Organize rides to & from Greyhound Grants Pass, Medford airport, Klamath Falls train station, and beyond.
• Zombie Surgeon General: Make sure the first aid kits are stocked and organize other Zombie Nurses (first aid / emergency response).
At the Gathering (see the Barn door for signups):
• Registration: Hang out at the Kiosk or the Barn to greet and orient new arrivals.
• Templekeepers: Help clean and tend the Garden House, Barn, and Temple of Love
• Firewood Czar: Organize woodcutting parties while looking all butch with a chainsaw.
• Fire Tenders: Help with firewood and keep our tribal fires burning.
• Cooks: Sign up with a couple of friends to cook a meal. Nourish your Faerie kin and make their tummies happy.
• Dishwashers: Dishwashers eat first and get blowjobs.
• Garden/Greenhouse: The Sanctuary can always use help with permaculture projects. Please check with land fae before helping out.
• Ritual Planning: Help hold the container and guide the energy for our communal magic.
• Shitter Patrol: Keep our trusty shitters clean and well-stocked. A humble yet vital job.
• Trash Hauler: Carry trash and recycling off the Land so we leave ZERO TRASH FOOTPRINT.
• Zombie Nurses: Be a clear and grounded presence to safeguard your fellow Faeries.

Some thoughts on Dogs (and other familiars)
Dogs roaming free can cause problems for the gathering.
No matter how lovely and well-behaved your dog may be, a pack of uncontrolled dogs on the land tends to bark, fight, poop, and sometimes bite.
They harass the land chickens and chase away wildlife.
For the comfort and safety of all, we ask:
PLEASE DO NOT BRING YOUR DOG TO THE GATHERING.
A kennel is available in Merlin, the next town south, where you can board your furry loved one for $10/day. It is called Creekside Boarding, (541) 471-7144, ask for Donna.
If you do choose to bring your dog, please keep your dog ON A LEASH in the parking lot or with you AT ALL TIMES.
(Mary, the land dog, lives here, and the rules are different for her.)
Thank you for respecting these requests!

WOLF CREEK WISH LIST
Since you are coming anyway, why not bring some useful items to gift the land?

For fire safety:  rakes (5) burlaps sacks (10-20) air horns (5)

First Aid Supplies: tecnu, ace bandages, alcohol prep pads, bandages (varying sizes)  band-aids, epi-pens, snake bite kits, iodine, little plastic close-able bottles ,aspirin & non-aspirin pain relievers

Household: immersion blenders w/ attachments, standard blender, knife blocks, medium sauce pan w/lid & handle, toaster oven, coffee maker (regular consumer grade w/on-off switch), canning preserving equip., mason jar, sprouting jar lids (standard canning jar size, vented), foot scrubby door mats (2), front loading industrial washing machine, record player stylus, digital camera, pleather couch (no mites), plastic mattress covers w/zippers, incense, sage

Maintenance: framing hammer, lumber 2x4, 2x6, plywood, redwood decking, cordless drill ,screws/nails, steel roofing tile for new kitchen floor/walls

Pet Food cat food dog food

Beautiful Fashionable, Drag 55' gallon drums for shit & water, Gardening supplies - handpruners, equipment, and SEEDS,  A better Land Truck, Permaculture Books,  Aquarium Bubblers - for compost tea aeration, A Chicken Tractor, Bench tools – chopsaw, Screens for drying, Care Packages, Faucets, for the handwashing sink, A solar shower sink, Faciliation training for community members, couch for the media room

Drums, Musical Instruments, Carts and Wheelbarrows!!!! Prayers of Love & Abundance,  electrical service panel for the farmhouse (100+Amp)., electric hot-water heater (40+gal, very-well-insulated), water pressure gauge, water meter (gallons, to use on wellhead), use of a surveyor's (differential) GPS; and surveying help, 5-gallon buckets with lids, Commercial Juicer,  Bookcases, Small dressers and shelves for Theresa, One gallon Jars, Aliens Cut My Hair – DVD, Blank CD's  

REGISTRATION!!!!

!!! Right this minute, please email us your registration form, or better yet, print it out and send it with a check. Make checks payable to Nomenus. !!!

Nomenus

Attn: Samhain 2009

PO Box 312

Wolf Creek, OR 97497

541-866-2678

Nomenus@hughes.net

www.nomenus.org

REGISTRATION FORM

Samhain 2009

Nomenus Sanctuary for Radical Faeries and Friends

Wolf Creek, OR

Sunday October 25th through Monday, November 2nd 2009

Faerie Name: ____________________________________

Mundane Name: _________________________________

Address (If you want): _____________________________

Email Address: ___________________________________

I'm planning to be at this fabulous gathering

from _______ to _______, for a total of ______days.

I know you are asking $35/day (more if you can, less if you can't,

No One Turned Away For Lack Of Funds), so I am enclosing $________

I would love to help with (X marks the spot):

___ Rituals

___ Firewood

___ Cooking

___ Dishwashing

___ the Know Your Talent Show

___ Holding a Workshop or Ritual

___ Coordinating Rides for _______________ (city name)

___ Being a Zombie Nurse

___ Other ________________________________

This is an all-ages event, but people under 18 must be accompanied by their legal guardians.

If the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would appear as it is- infinite.
- (Wm Blake)

Hugs and kisses!!!! See you Soon!!!!
This Samhain Call brought to you by Gathering Calls of Gatherings Past, and the Conspiracy to Organize a Samhain Gathering. The opening Poem, entitled The Dance, was written by Sage Ricci.

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the way to Christ is simple

2009-07-22T22:31:43Z

God's Blessings often benefit all people. But many of His promises are only for His own children. If you're not sure that you're a part of God's family, He offers you this invitation. The way to Christ is simple:

1. Admit that you have a need.

For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
Romans 3:23

2. Believe that Jesus is God, the Son, who paid the wages of your sin.

For the wages of sin is death [eternal separation from God]; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Romans 6:23

3. Call upon God.

That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.

Romans 10:9

King James Version

The Holy Bible

ISBN 978-1-58660-198-0

Barbour Publishing

www.barbourbooks.com

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9th Annual Queer Shamans Gathering @ ZMS

2009-07-11T22:58:54Z

August 14 - 23, 2009
The Call
Please join us this year for yet another amazing spiritual retreat. Come find solitude & serenity in the rustic desert mountains & savanna forests of the Zuni Mountains. Join with other herbalists, healers, light workers, Faerie Shamans, wizards, witches, & culinary masters. Teach & share your gifts; learn different healing modalities; connect with friends & lovers.
What to expect: mud, sweat, crying, laughter, dancing, dreaming, experiences, enveloping, exercising your powers of psychic intuition, cooking, cleaning, building, revision, restore, & replenish your natural sanctified Being.
This Year's Prospectus Thus Far:

Opening Circle - Friday August 14th

Altar Tour - explore the many magical scenes hidden throughout the land in the many cardinal directions.

Wildcrafted Incenses - Learn basic techniques for harvesting & manifesting incenses from your backyard!

Femme-Festing Vision – Forging What One Sees With The Third Eye – Facillitated workshop & discussion on methods and modalities which animate (in this paradigm) those visions we yearn to take shape. Offered by Joe Birdsong

Reiki I & II – Learn to use the Universal Healing Energy of the Cosmos. Separate classes offered by Starchild.

Herbal Medicinal Round Table Discussion - Gather together for a collective share exchange of herbal knowledge, medicinal uses & skills. Facilitated by DreamEagle

Sustainable Living Round Table Discussion - Share knowledge & permaculture skills with others who are living sustainably or moving towards sustainability. Facilitated by DreamEagle.

Faerie Shamanism 101 & 401 - An introduction to Walks-Between Ways: Queer Mystery, Magic, & Medicine. This Day-long workshop will cover a variety of perspectives, histories, stories, songs, dances, & journeying techniques. At the heart of this explanatory experience is the Walks-Between's Path of Direct Communication & Dance with Spirit. Course offered by Vanguard Balance (ThunderHeart RavenWolf), Artist-in-Residence, Raven's Wing Monastery & School of Mystery, Medicine, & Magic.

Movement as Medicine - Using Nia technique & other dance modalities, this ecstatic style conditions the nervous system & awakens lost somatic wisdom. Morning classes offered by Guava Soliel.

5th Annual Positiv-i-Tea - Originally started at Wolf Creek during a time when several individuals had sero-converted, this Tea Ceremony is a group share experience regarding HIV positivity & the affect it has on our lives. Please come to share your experiences, struggles, & joys. You do not have to be positive to attend. Afternoon Tea & Snickerdoodles.

Faerie Magic - A critique asking what Faerie Magic is, and how much magic we actually do. Hosted by Cyrwyn

Shamanatrix Pageant Year II - Begun in 2008, this pageant has only winners. Prospective Shamanatrixes must perform displays of woo, reveal what is in their woo-bag, & answer a series of questions. Celebrity guest-judges.

Faerie Auction & Raffle - Many delectable presents are available during both a silent & regular auction. Check the auction / raffle page on the website for more information

Know Your Talent Show - Share your Talents whatEver they May be.

Heart Circles, Bonfires, Drum Circles, & Sweat Lodge

Exquisite Lunches & Dinners (please sign up early for food orders)

Labyrinthe Ceremonies - Journey deep into the heart of a living Mysterious Being.

Closing Circle - Sunday August 23rd

Plus, more Workshops to be announced by You!

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What to Bring:
Tent with good rain cover &/or Tarp
Camping Gear
Fabulous Drag for any occasion -Clothes for Hot & Sunny, Warm, Wet, sometimes Chilly at Night
Shoes that don't mind getting muddy
Eco-friendly / biodegradable soaps / shampoos Only
Special dietary supplements & medicines
Other Supplies as needed

*********************************************************************
Email Registration Form

Name(s):
Address:
City:
State:
Zip Code:
Phone:
Email:

I / We have these special diet needs:

I / We would be interested in cooking:
[please include a list of required foods & preferred day(s) & time(s)]

I / We would be interested in teaching a workshop:
(please include a class prospectus)

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Registration Fees:
Food / Camping Fees @ $10-25 per person per day -

Travel Arrangements
Gallup AMTRAK or Greyhound Pickup / Drop-off @ $20 each way
Grants Greyhound Pickup / Drop-off @ $20 each way
Albuquerque Airport Pickup / Drop-off @ $40 each way
(please notify us in Advance of your travel plans if you need a ride)

Please cut & paste, & email this registration form to zunimtn@wildblue.net,
or print & mail to ZMS, P.O. Box 636, Ramah, NM 87321

Please Note:
Driving Directions are available upon request through email or by calling 505-783-4002
No One Turned Away for Lack of Funds - work exchanges are strongly encouraged
Canine Companions are strongly discouraged during gatherings unless special needs are specifically checked in Advance with the Stewards.

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TATTOO TIME

2009-05-08T23:15:46Z

Hi Hawaii Feys...
Just a note to let you know that I will be tattooing at Skin Deep in Maui from June 14-28th
Would love to see you all there......
www.sage-ink.com

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any radical faeries on Maui?

2009-05-05T17:48:15Z

Moved here April 1st, and would love to hang with other radfaes here. Live by JHM, West Maui Airport, Lahaina. email me kanaoly@yahoo.com.

HeartH ffka Auntie
muggle: DW Kana Shephard

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Back to Puna

2008-10-13T21:48:20Z

Aloha, I sold my condo in Honolulu. I'm on my way back to Puna where I belong.

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8th Annual Shamans Gathering.... The Call

2008-07-05T04:18:01Z

The 8th annual Queer Shamanism Gathering will be held between August 15th-24th, 2008 @ Zuni Mountain Sanctuary in northwestern New Mexico.

The Stewards of the sanctuary are putting out a call for energy assistance in this endeavor.

This years proposed and requested possibilities include -- Storytelling, Heart Sharing; Sweat Lodge; Positive Tea; Playback Theater; Acoustical Music Circle, Divination Studies, Desert Walkabouts / Visionquesting ; Massage, Energy Balancing, Claycrafting; Desert astronomy; entheogen discussion; body/energy playgroup; BDSM workshop, desert spirit rain dance; Morning/Evening Yoga; Incense Making; Herb Wildcrafting; Poetry ReadingRants, permaculture and various happening and on-going infrastructure projects.

A Know-Your-Talent Show Multi-Media Arts Exhibit is planned for the Wednesdays (in the middle of the happening) as a benefit for the sanctuary and the neighboring community. Help make this your gathering by letting us know where your interests are and how you would like to plug your energy into the mix.

Plenty of tenting areas are being prepared by faeries for camping on Camp Hill as well as more secluded permaculturely friendly areas on the land. The RV parking is also available for persuns wishing to camp nearer the road. Food and water will be provided by the sanctuary with vegetarian meals prepared and served by volunteer attendees. Please notify us of any dietary restrictions, allergies or other health concerns or with special needs we should know about.

*** To help cover the costs for this years event a suggested donation of 35/day per persun per day is requested - more if you can less if you cant; no one turned away for lack of funds. This year as in the past there will be also be study/actualization spaces for those seeking independent explorations.

Full or partial pre-registration funds would be most helpful. Checks can be paid to the order of Zuni Mountain Sanctuary and sent to us by snail mail care of ZMS attn: ShamGath 2008 PO Box 636 Ramah, NM 87321 Even if you are unable to prepay please notify the sanctuary to let us know if you are planning to attend.

--- IN YOUR REGISTRATION REPLY PLEASE INCLUDE --- How you want to be referenced - name and the best way to contact you; your estimated time of arrival in New Mexico -- also if you are driving to the sanctuary and need driving instructions or a map. Pick-ups from the bus/train/airport in Gallup or Albuquerque can be arranged, compensation for gas requested. Carpooling is also helpful so let someone know if you have extra room for sharing space with other travelers.

It is also proven helpful for visitors to have a persunal intention declared for themselves lending definition and structure to their time in space in the sanctuary during the gathering. Intentions can be general or specific but should allow for open-ended possibilities. Past experiences on the land indicate that in offering such a devotional pledge - such an act lends definition and measure to your experience and the ways in which we may better serve one another.

If hospitality is your scene you can contact the sanctuary to let us know your specialties. We always need crews for Cafeteria Committee, Kitchen Queens, HydroGrrls , Dish Dudes and Wood Tenderers. If you have any other skills or talents you would like to share let us know in advance so as to better accommodate your context for space and/or materials in which to honor your gifts.

*** Please notify ZMS either by email zunimtn@wildblue.net or by phone 505.783.4002 to let us know you if intend to attend - to arrange transportation or with any questions.

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2008 Blessings

2008-01-01T03:40:36Z

Happy New year to you all
hope and pray to u all
have a safe , fun, peaceful and prosperous new year
hearts full of gratitude
blessed be
kuggs and hisses...

Sizzle Moon Song

ps, Web is looking for Willi Cole's contact info...

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YOO HOO!! Creating Heart Space for Saturday/Sunday Heart Circle, Dec. 15/16

2007-12-13T16:43:30Z

Dear lovely faeries,

This email contains instructions for participating in and creating heart space for this weekend's international on-line faerie heart circle. We encourage you to read this entire email, which includes important information about the unique world of on-line heart space. We strongly encourage you to join us--- we have received RSVPs from faeries around the world, including our brave fae sisters in Bangkok, who will be waking up to log in at 4AM Sunday, Thailand time. Faeries have also RSVPd from Seoul, Madrid, England, Germany, and Australia. We will be well-represented with Americans and Canadians also.

Why are we doing it? Because the heart circle is such an important tool/technology for spreading faerie consciousness. Some faeries are unable to access heart circles at in-person gatherings. We also are aware that a new generation of potential faeries is making a regular home on the internet, and we need to figure out how to engage with them. So we are doing this experiment.

This email, describing that experiment, includes four sections:

1) Logging in to the heart space
2) Creating the heart space
3) Cautions and Caveats and
4) Documenting the experience (so we can improve it even further in the future).

Please note: the password for the Radical Faerie chatroom you will enter is Yoohoo . We encourage you to print out this entire email and have it handy during the heart circle.

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A word of encouragement: Though these directions may seem complicated, they are easy to learn, and your log-in process will become very easy once you have experimented a bit. So please, if you have time, play around in Stickam prior to this weekend's circle.

1) LOGGING INTO THE HEART SPACE (we encourage you to try these steps prior to the circle itself-- you can try out the chatroom directions on another existing chatroom):

a. Using Stickam as a site for heart circles: Stickam is designed to allow multiple users to join a video/audio/text conversation. When you join the Radical Faerie room, you can 1) see and hear participants in the room who are on camera or have microphones; 2) transmit your own video/audio; and 3) enter text into the text chat. If you do not have a video camera or microphone, you can still participate in the circle by typing your comments into the text box.

b. Joining Stickam: Point your brower to www.stickam.com/viewJoin.do . Sign up for a free membership. You may want to consider using your faerie name as your login name. Complete the registration process.

c. Now login to Stickam with your username and password.

d. Point your browser to the Chat Room area (listed on the menu at the top of the page): www.stickam.com/chatRoomEn.do . A list of available chat rooms will appear. Scroll through the list and find the room named "Radical Faeries". Click on the button "Enter" next to this chat room, and you will be prompted for a password. Enter: Yoohoo . Note: The Radical Faerie chatroom will be available starting at 3PM Eastern Standard Time Saturday, USA, and the circle will begin at 4PM Saturday EST. Please join the room early if you wish to try out its features prior to the beginning of the circle. We are passwording the chatroom in order to avoid the possibility of random, curious stickam members joining the room.

e. You will now be asked to click on acceptance of the Stickam rules. Click OK.

f. You will now enter the Radical Faerie heart space. The room contains three windowpanes: 1) a windowpane containing 12 boxes in which you can see participants who have cameras/microphones. 2) a windowpane for text chat and 3) a windowpane that lists all faeries who are currently in the heart space (including you).

g. Special Note for those wishing to use video/audio: In order to use the video/audio feature, you must set the Flash player to find the video camera and microphone on your computer. To do this, position your cursor over one of the twelve video boxes, and right click (Windows)/ ctrl click (Mac) to bring up the Flash options. Look for the small icons for a microphone and a video camera, and click on these to make sure that they are set corrrectly for the microphone and video camera resident on your computer. For those who need help with this, please arrive at the Radical Faerie heart space early and we will do a short tutorial on setting up cameras/microphones. If you are able to get on-line in advance to try video/audio in another chatroom we recommend this.

Once your audio/video is set up, you can click on one of the 12 available boxes and a dialogue box will pop up asking if you allow the flash player to access your video and audio. If you click "Allow", your video and/or audio will stream into the stickam system, and you will be viewable and hearable.

h. How do I choose which faeries I get to see in the video boxes? You have the ability to choose which faeries you see in the 12 video boxes. If there are more than 12 faeries with us this weekend who have video or audio, you can "dock" and "undock" faeries from the windows. To undock (remove) someone, simply click their window and look for a small "x". When you click on this "x", the faerie in that window will disappear (though you will still be able to hear them). To "dock" (add) a faerie into an empty box, click on her/his name in the list of faeries to the right, and if he/she has a camera/mic available, you will see the "dock" option when you click on their name, and simply click on "dock" to have them appear in one of the empty boxes. Note: You can only dock someone if there is an empty box for them, so you may need to undock someone if all boxes are occupied.

i. A note on lag: Since stickam will be managing audio/video/text streams from around the world, there is sometimes a lag from the time you type/speak, to the time that others are able to read/hear. Please be patient and wait for the words to arrive.

j. A note on muting: We recommend muting your microphone if you are not speaking. This both reduces noise, and reduces the amount of information that stickam must process, thus reducing lag. So please- mute your mic if you are not speaking.

k. A note on freezing: Sometimes (depending upon your internet connection) you will see the room freeze up. If this occurs, click on the "Reload" button at the top of the chatroom.

2. CREATING THE HEART SPACE

a. A note on time: Since participants will be joining us from multiple time zones, and both daylight and standard time zones, we encourage you to check to make sure that you join us at the right time. The heart space will be opened by Lady B, who is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. This is Eastern Time Zone, USA. You can see the time details for Philadelphia at www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html . The heart space will open at 3PM EST Saturday, and the circle will begin at 4PM EST Saturday. If you have any questions or are unsure of your relative time, please contact us at bartlett.cd@gmail.com .

b. Grounding: We recommend that you arrive at the heart space early if possible. You should have some time to do personal grounding, become acquainted with the space, and ask questions. We welcome grounding rituals, such as burning of sage, lighting candles, chanting songs, etc. We have a huge global heart space to create, and we need you to bring all of your magic and rituals with you.

c. Being present for the Circle: It may be tempting to multitask while in the heart circle (check email, surf the web, etc.). We recommend that you take a risk of being fully present for the circle while it lasts.

d. Opening of the Circle: The Circle will open at approximately 4:05 PM EST Saturday. We will most likely follow a format that looks (approximately) like this:

1. Introduction to the Heart Space / How to participate/ What is a heart circle
2. Introductions of all circle participants (brief hello-- name, and one fun detail about yourself).
3. Announcements from the Circle
4. Grounding of the Circle
- Grounding Ritual
- Calling the Directions (we still need folks for many of the directions- contact bartlett.cd@gmail.com if you are interested).
i. North
ii. South
iii. East
iv. West
v. Center (Dirt, Bremerton, Washington State, USA).

- Reading of the Tarot Card (FireRising, Atlanta, Georgia, USA)

e. Sharing from the Heart (we will complete at least one round of the circle, and seek consensus about whether to continue after that).

f. Closing ritual

3. Cautions and Guidelines

a. The internet is a porous space, and you should expect that there is a possibility that anything you say or type could be recorded by some person or group. We want you to be aware of this reality. Given this reality, we discourage sharing of illegal activities in the Circle, but we will not (of course) censor anything that is said. Just keep in mind the realities of electronic communication in the modern era.

b. This heart circle is an important experiment. It will no doubt be gorgeously imperfect. Please keep your own notes on what you think works and doesn't work, so that you can share them with the person/s who will be documenting the circle.

c. . What is the talking stick? Faeries are used to having a physical talking stick that indicates who is sharing. Since we will not be able to pass a physical talking stick, we will make use of the list of chat participants (in the right hand windowpane) and proceed down the list both for introductions and heart sharing. When you are finished sharing, you could say "I pass the talking stick to (next person on list of faeries)."

d. Language: This weekend's circle will be facilitated in English, but we welcome faeries who speak other languages. Please speak/type the language you are most comfortable speaking.

4) Documenting the Experience: A number of us (including Cetacea from Texas, USA) will be helping to document the experience. If you have written comments, please send them to bartlett.cd@gmail.com. We are hoping to being to have regular on-line circles, and we want to make them as powerful as possible.

I think that is it for now. Please do call/email with questions. Lady B's phone is (1)-267-977-0638, AOL Chat=bartlettfree; Skype= harveymilk email= bartlett.cd@gmail.com .

We are very excited for this adventure!

Lady b Philadelphia Awen Storm Madrid

SAVE THE DATE-- Saturday, December 15th and Sunday, December 16th

(PLEASE ENSURE YOUR CORRECT TIME ZONE- CORRECT YOUR TIME FOR DAYLIGHT SAVINGS IF NECESSARY--- ALL TIMES FROM GMT-- EMAIL IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS).

11 AM (Sunday) Chatham Island
10 AM (Sunday) Auckland
9 AM (Sunday) Suva
8 AM (Sunday) Faerieland Sanctuary, Canberra, Sydney, Melbourne
7 AM (Sunday) Brisbane, Adelaide
6 AM (Sunday) Perth, Tokyo, Seoul
5 AM (Sunday) Kuala Lumpur, Hong Kong
4 AM (Sunday) Bangkok, Hanoi
3 AM (Sunday) Kathmandu
2 AM (Sunday) Islamabad, New Delhi
1 AM (Sunday) Tehran, Dubai
12 Midnight (Sunday) Baghdad/Moscow
11PM (Saturday) Cape Town, Athens, Jerusalem
10 PM (Saturday) Folleterre, Terschelling, Rheingold Faeries, Madrid, Barcelona, Paris,
9 PM (Saturday) GMT, Edward Carpenter Community, Dublin, London, Casablanca
7 PM (Saturday) Sao Paolo, Rio de Janeiro
6 PM (Saturday) Santiago, Buenos Aires
5 PM (Saturday) San Juan, Halifax
4 PM(Saturday) EST, Destiny, Blue Heron, Hermitage, Amber Fox, Philadelphia, New York, Havana
3 PM (Saturday) CST, Short Mountain, Kawashaway, San Salvador
2 PM (Saturday) MST, Denver, Zuni Mountain Sanctuary, Nayarit-Mexico.
1 PM (Saturday) PST Breitenbush, Wolf Creek, San Francisco, Seattle, Starland Retreat
11 AM (Saturday) Kalani Resort, Hawaii

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YOO HOO!! Call for Historic Heart Circle: Saturday/Sunday, Dec. 15-16, 2007

2007-12-12T13:43:02Z

Dear faeries,

Are you up for an adventure? Join us for an international on-line heart circle on Saturday, December 15/ Sunday, December 16, 2007. See below for your time zone and date. This will be a test run circle, to see how we can create heart space on the internet, which will be an increasingly crucial site of communication between humans, faerie and non-faerie, in the future.

We encourage you to bring your wisdom, your heart, and your spirit to this critical experiment in faerie community building. We will ground the circle, call the directions, read a tarot card, and dive into heart sharing. If you are interested in participating, please reply to this email, or call lady bartlett at (1) 267-977-0638, SKYPE harveymilk, with any questions.

Many faeries have already shared feedback about the potential adventures and pitfalls of creating heart space on the internet. We want you to know that we take the responsibility of creating a faerie heart circle on the internet very seriously, and we want this to be a valuable experience for each of you. Fundamentally, we think that this experiment is important because it provides access to many faeries internationally who might not otherwise be able to experience heart space. So we believe we can make it happen, and we want you to help us create the magic.

This is a SAVE THE DATE email. In the next few days, we will send out a detailed email with instructions for logging on as well as suggestions for helping create the circle. We also need help with the following elements of the circle:

1) Grounding
2) Calling the Directions
3) Reading the tarot card
4) Facilitation/ Process notetaking

If you are interested in taking on one of these roles, please email bartlett.cd@gmail.com.

We acknowledge and celebrate that this will be a marvelously imperfect attempt to create something important for future faerie communities--- so please join us with an expectation of seeing something REALLY magical.

If you are interested in participating, please send lady b an email to bartlett.cd@gmail.com so we can be sure to welcome you in advance and send you the log-in information.

It's also fine (of course) just to show up next weekend without an RSVP.

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SAVE THE DATE-- Saturday, December 15th and Sunday, December 16th

(PLEASE ENSURE YOUR CORRECT TIME ZONE- CORRECT YOUR TIME FOR DAYLIGHT SAVINGS IF NECESSARY--- ALL TIMES FROM GMT-- EMAIL IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS).

11 AM (Sunday) Chatham Island
10 AM (Sunday) Auckland
9 AM (Sunday) Suva
8 AM (Sunday) Faerieland Sanctuary, Canberra, Sydney, Melbourne
7 AM (Sunday) Brisbane, Adelaide
6 AM (Sunday) Perth, Tokyo
5 AM (Sunday) Kuala Lumpur, Hong Kong
4 AM (Sunday) Bangkok, Hanoi
3 AM (Sunday) Kathmandu
2 AM (Sunday) Islamabad, New Delhi
1 AM (Sunday) Tehran, Dubai
12 Midnight (Sunday) Baghdad/Moscow
11PM (Saturday) Cape Town, Athens, Jerusalem
10 PM (Saturday) Folleterre, Terschelling, Rheingold Faeries, Madrid, Barcelona, Paris,
9 PM (Saturday) GMT, Edward Carpenter Community, Dublin, London, Casablanca
7 PM (Saturday) Sao Paolo, Rio de Janeiro
6 PM (Saturday) Santiago, Buenos Aires
5 PM (Saturday) San Juan, Halifax
4 PM(Saturday) EST, Destiny, Blue Heron, Hermitage, Amber Fox, Philadelphia, New York, Havana
3 PM (Saturday) CST, Short Mountain, Kawashaway, San Salvador
2 PM (Saturday) MST, Denver, Zuni Mountain Sanctuary, Nayarit-Mexico.
1 PM (Saturday) PST Breitenbush, Wolf Creek, San Francisco, Seattle, Starland Retreat
12 Noon (Saturday) Anchorage
11 AM (Saturday) Kalani Resort, Hawaii

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In order to prepare for the heart circle, you should secure a free account at www.stickam.com. You may want to play around in the existing chat rooms at
http://www.stickam.com/chatRoomEn.do in order to get a feel for how the rooms work. We will send out details about how to log in and join the Radical Faerie heart circle by midweek.

NOTE-- You DO NOT need a video camera or microphone on your computer to participate in the heart circle. There is also a text chat. We ask everyone to come along and visit. This is a first time experiment, mostly to get a sense of what works, how we will ground, how we will facilitate, and how we will create heart space.

We encourage you to join us in this new frontier of heart space!! The initial circle will be facilitated in English, but we encourage you to share from the heart in the language in which you are most comfortable expressing yourself.

love, lady bartlett (Philadelphia) Awen (Madrid)

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Visit March 08

2007-11-20T21:32:20Z

Hello Hawaii Faeries!

I am a mature UK Faerie called Ladslove & I will be in Hawaii from 6 - 15 March 08. I am just wondering if there is anything going on that I can join in with, and / or if you can recommend any inexpensive places to stay e.g. Sanctuaries.

Thank you very much,

Ladslove

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Malama Punalu'u - September 1 & 2 on Big Island

2007-08-29T01:46:51Z

Celebrate Ka`u this Labor Day

Celebrate the protection of the Sacred Lands of Ka`u this Labor Day Weekend at the Malama Punalu`u Culture and Music Festival. This FREE, TWO-DAY EVENT will feature some of the best HAWAIIAN MUSIC and HULA and over 25 Cultural Practitioners.

LABOR DAY WEEKEND
September 1 & 2, 2007
10am - 6pm
Na‘alehu Park & Ball Fields

more info:
http://www.malamapunaluu.org/

Support and protect homes of real fareries. Say No to development!

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Wolf Creek Samhain 07

2007-08-24T01:18:42Z

Like it say up above... lets get ready lets get set lets gear up....
Samhain
Wolf Creek 2007
A Call To All Radical Faeries
Come Frolic In The Darkness of the year! All are welcome. The gathering covers a period from OCT. 26 - November 11th, with the intent of covering both the 31st as well as Lunar Samhain (the dark moon happening on the 9th of november.) Suggested contribution is $35 per day more if you can less if you can’t no one turned away for lack of funds... Please remember to pack for camping in cold wet weather, and please when thinking of offerings to the Samhain fire keep in mind that synthetics (ie plastics nylon, polyesther etc) are toxic when burned, so wear your faux pearls but please burn something else! If you wish to contribute effort torwards meals please contact Atomic on the land, we can always use inspired cooks! Indoor housing is only available on a special needs basis and must be reserved in advance. While preregistration is not necessary it is awful helpful... Return the slip to us by mail or email us with the info!
Wolf Creek Sanctuary
PO BOX 312
Wolf Creek OR, 97497

nomenus@budget.net
Also: Those who wish to bring dry goods and supplies such as sponges as a donation to create emergency non parishable food bank at the sanctuary, will experience much gratitude.
and as always: NO COKE, NO Heroine, NO speed. NOT on yourself in yourself, in your car or in your tent. Don’t come a mess don’t make a mess Don’t leave a mess!
I’m coming to Samhain!

Faerie Name:
_____________________________________

When? From:________________________
Till:_________________________________

Wanna help?
Kitchen? ____________________

Organizing?______________________
Vegan? yes/no Vegetarian? yes/no
Allergies:_________________________
Special dietary needs?__________________

Also I am setting up a tribe for folks interrested in getting this plannin' in gear... kitchen girls especially take note.... These gatherings are better if we get everyone in on the action!

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New Member: Intro 2U: C My Page/Send Add?

2007-07-14T20:28:57Z

Hello Dear Tribe Members,

Just Wanted to Introduce Myself…
Hope you will want to see my page, send an add, and even write a testimonial:
http://people.tribe.net/d6aa2e9c-308c-4ab8-b937-d29e5f46af62

I am author, artist, illustrator, filmmaker, and photographer, Merton Parrish. I am a devotee of Priapian Spirituality (Priapus), and have a special devotion to my fellow gay, bi and str8 m4m men. I have diverse interests and am enjoying the diversity here on Tribe. I live in the midwest with my male partner of eight years. I am 44 years young.

Because the M4M life and Priapian Spirituality has been such a joy to me, I am here to provide information on these things for my m4m brothers. I would like to share with you my blogs, writing, art, and the various pages I have created on the net. I hope to be of service to you, connect with you, and become friends with you here on Tribe.

I will enjoy knowing you visited my page. I would be so pleased if you would add me as a friend and write a testimonial, and hope that you will also bookmark my Tribe page, and bookmark the various pages I've listed in my links section (I think you will enjoy my regularly updated 360 and Blogger Blog in particular… http://mertonparrish.blogspot.com/ and http://360.yahoo.com/mertonparrish )

Finally, I'd be happy to chat/cam/IM/Em with you (for friendship, camming, play, cockworship, or to answer any questions you might have about M4M life or Priapian Spirituality). Detailed contact info is below my signature…

Peace, guys!

Merton :)
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Tribe page:
http://people.tribe.net/d6aa2e9c-308c-4ab8-b937-d29e5f46af62

Email:
Preferreddad@aol.com

My Y_hoo IMs:
Numeroushats2 (for camming with guys nationwide)
Numeroushats3 (for rt with Indianapolis guys/guys who visit Indianapolis)
MertonParrish (for questions re: m4m/Priapian Spirituality)

Note: If you send an add to my IM list for any of the above IMs, make sure your age, sex, and location is on your profile and 360. Ty! :)

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Lesbians sentenced for self-defense. FREE THEM NOW!

2007-06-23T02:46:05Z

FREE THEM NOW!
Lesbians sentenced for self-defense
All-white jury convicts Black women

By Imani Henry
New York

Published Jun 21, 2007 2:58 AM
On June 14, four African-American women—Venice Brown (19), Terrain Dandridge (20), Patreese Johnson (20) and Renata Hill (24)—received sentences ranging from three-and-a-half to 11 years in prison. None of them had previous criminal records. Two of them are parents of small children.

Their crime? Defending themselves from a physical attack by a man who held them down and choked them, ripped hair from their scalps, spat on them, and threatened to sexually assault them—all because they are lesbians.

The mere fact that any victim of a bigoted attack would be arrested, jailed and then convicted for self-defense is an outrage. But the length of prison time given further demonstrates the highly political nature of this case and just how racist, misogynistic, anti-gay, anti-youth and anti-worker the so-called U.S. justice system truly is.

The description of the events, reported below, is based on written statements by a community organization (FIERCE) that has made a call to action to defend the four women, verbal accounts from court observers and evidence from a surveillance camera.

The attack

On Aug. 16, 2006, seven young, African-American, lesbian-identified friends were walking in the West Village. The Village is a historic center for lesbian, gay, bi and trans (LGBT) communities, and is seen as a safe haven for working-class LGBT youth, especially youth of color.

As they passed the Independent Film Cinema, 29-year-old Dwayne Buckle, an African-American vendor selling DVDs, sexually propositioned one of the women. They rebuffed his advances and kept walking.

“I’ll f— you straight, sweetheart!” Buckle shouted. A video camera from a nearby store shows the women walking away. He followed them, all the while hurling anti-lesbian slurs, grabbing his genitals and making explicitly obscene remarks. The women finally stopped and confronted him. A heated argument ensued. Buckle spat in the face of one of the women and threw his lit cigarette at them, escalating the verbal attack into a physical one.

Buckle is seen on the video grabbing and pulling out large patches of hair from one of the young women. When Buckle ended up on top of one of the women, choking her, Johnson pulled a small steak knife out of her purse. She aimed for his arm to stop him from killing her friend.

The video captures two men finally running over to help the women and beating Buckle. At some point he was stabbed in the abdomen. The women were already walking away across the street by the time the police arrived.

Buckle was hospitalized for five days after surgery for a lacerated liver and stomach. When asked at the hospital, he responded at least twice that men had attacked him.

There was no evidence that Johnson’s kitchen knife was the weapon that penetrated his abdomen, nor was there any blood visible on it. In fact, there was never any forensics testing done on her knife. On the night they were arrested, the police told the women that there would be a search by the New York Police Department for the two men—which to date has not happened.

After almost a year of trial, four of the seven were convicted in April. Johnson was sentenced to 11 years on June 14.

Even with Buckle’s admission and the video footage proving that he instigated this anti-gay attack, the women were relentlessly demonized in the press, had trumped-up felony charges levied against them, and were subsequently given long sentences in order to send a clear resounding message—that self-defense is a crime and no one should dare to fight back.

Political backdrop of the case

Why were these young women used as an example? At stake are the billions of dollars in tourism and real estate development involved in the continued gentrification of the West Village. This particular incident happened near the Washington Square area—home of New York University, one of most expensive private colleges in the country and one of the biggest employers and landlords in New York City. The New York Times reported that Justice Edward J. McLaughlin used his sentencing speech to comment on “how New York welcomes tourists.” (June 17)

The Village is also the home of the Stonewall Rebellion, the three-day street battle against the NYPD that, along with the Compton Cafeteria “Riots” in California, helped launch the modern-day LGBT liberation movement in 1969. The Manhattan LGBT Pride march, one of the biggest demonstrations of LGBT peoples in the world, ends near the Christopher Street Piers in the Village, which have been the historical “hangout” and home for working-class trans and LGBT youth in New York City for decades.

Because of growing gentrification in recent years, young people of color, homeless and transgender communities, LGBT and straight, have faced curfews and brutality by police sanctioned by the West Village community board and politicians. On Oct. 31, 2006, police officers from the NYPD’s 6th Precinct indiscriminately beat and arrested several people of color in sweeps on Christopher Street after the Halloween parade.

Since the 1980s there has been a steady increase in anti-LGBT violence in the area, with bashers going there with that purpose in mind.

For trans people and LGBT youth of color, who statistically experience higher amounts of bigoted violence, the impact of the gentrification has been severe. As their once-safe haven is encroached on by real estate developers, the new white and majority heterosexual residents of the West Village then call in the state to brutalize them.

For the last six years the political LGBT youth group FIERCE has been at the forefront of mobilizing young people “to counter the displacement and criminalization of LGBTSTQ [lesbian, gay, bi, two spirit, trans, and queer] youth of color and homeless youth at the Christopher Street Pier and in Manhattan’s West Village.” (www.fiercenyc.org) FIERCE has also been the lead organization supporting the Jersey Seven and their families.

The trial and the media

Deemed a so-called “hate crime” against a straight man, every possible racist, anti-woman, anti-LGBT and anti-youth tactic was used by the entire state apparatus and media. Everything from the fact that they lived outside of New York, in the working-class majority Black city of Newark, N.J., to their gender expressions and body structures were twisted and dehumanized in the public eye and to the jury.

According to court observers, McLaughlin stated throughout the trial that he had no sympathy for these women. The jury, although they were all women, were all white. All witnesses for the district attorney were white men, except for one Black male who had several felony charges.

Court observers report that the defense attorneys had to put enormous effort into simply convincing the jury that they were “average women” who had planned to just hang out together that night. Some jurists asked why they were in the Village if they were from New Jersey. The DA brought up whether they could afford to hang out there—raising the issue of who has the right to be there in the first place.

The Daily News reporting was relentless in its racist anti-lesbian misogyny, portraying Buckle as a “filmmaker” and “sound engineer” preyed upon by a “lesbian wolf pack” (April 19) and a “gang of angry lesbians.” (April 13)

Everyone has been socialized by cultural archetypes of what it means to be a “man” or “masculine” and “woman” or “feminine.” Gender identity/expression is the way each indivdual chooses or not to express gender in their everyday lives, including how they dress, walk, talk, etc. Transgender people and other gender non-conforming people face oppression based on their gender expression/identity.

The only pictures shown in the Daily News were of the more masculine-appearing women. One of the most despiciable headlines in the Daily News, “‘I’m a man!’ lesbian growled during fight,” (April 13) was targeted against Renata Hill, who was taunted by Buckle because of her masculinity.

Ironically, Johnson, who was singled out by the judge as the “ringleader,” is the more feminine of the four. According to the New York Times, in his sentencing remarks, “Justice McLaughlin scoffed at the assertion made by ... Johnson, that she carried a knife because she was just 4-foot-11 and 95 pounds, worked nights and lived in a dangerous neighborhood.” He quoted the nursery rhyme, “Sticks and stones will break my bones, but names will never hurt me.” (June 15)

All of the seven women knew and went to school with Sakia Gunn, a 19-year-old butch lesbian who was stabbed to death in Newark, N.J., in May 2003. Paralleling the present case, Gunn was out with three of her friends when a man made sexual advances to one of the women. When she replied that she was a lesbian and not interested, he attacked them. Gunn fought back and was stabbed to death.

“You can’t help but wonder that if Sakia Gunn had a weapon, would she be in jail right now?” Bran Fenner, a founding member and co-executive director of FIERCE, told Workers World. “If we don’t have the right to self-defense, how are we supposed to survive?”

National call to action

While racist killer cops continue to go without indictment and anti-immigrant paramilitary groups like the Minutemen are on the rise in the U.S., The Jersey Four sit behind bars for simply defending themselves against a bigot who attacked them in the Village.

Capitalism at its very core is a racist, sexist, anti-LGBT system, sanctioning state violence through cops, courts and its so-called laws. The case of the Jersey Four gives more legal precedence for bigoted violence to go unchallenged. The ruling class saw this case as a political one; FIERCE and other groups believe the entire progressive movement should as well.

Fenner said, “We are organizing in the hope that this wakes up all oppressed people and sparks a huge, broad campaign to demand freedom for the Jersey Four.”

FIERCE is asking for assistance for these young women, including pro-bono legal support, media contacts and writers, pen pals, financial support, and diverse organizational support. For details, visit www.fiercenyc.org.

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Men's Gathering Call - June 15th - 24th

2007-05-24T23:14:53Z

http://www.nomenus.org/sgrfcall.pdf

Blessed Be!

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an Aussie Faerie in Hawaii

2007-05-03T20:08:54Z

gday faeries...!

Im an Australian faerie on my way to the Islands of HAwaii... and I would LOVE to meet faerie folk when Im there and maybe even find somewhere to stay!

Lore

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Beltane?

2007-04-26T23:09:34Z

Hi, my name is Brighid and I've celebrated the last two Beltanes on Short Mountain. Sizzle and Love, at least, will remember me. I met Kelly at the Maku'u Market when I was on the Island in February, but i didn't get his contact info.
I'm returning to the Big Island just in time for Beltane. Is anything planned? I'd love to participate and help.
Let me know!
Bright Blessings,
Brighid (AKA Elderberry)

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cheapest sfo to hawaii airport?

2007-04-13T16:54:21Z

hello all.

i have a bit of dilemma. i am planning on going to hawaii in august and am trying to figure out the cheapest flight. the thing is that i have to use united because i have a united voucher. i'm going to the big island but all the flights to kona and hilo on united seem to be particularly expensive! i can go to honolulu for like 650 bucks it seems but going to kona or hilo is like 800! aren't there interisland flights for like 50 bucks? are there other airports that i could fly into from sf that might be even cheaper than honolulu?

very excited!

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Ostara Is Upon Us

2007-03-20T21:26:54Z

Ostara Is Upon Us
Vernal Equinox: Tuesday March 20th 2007@ 8:07 pm est (-later for you all i guess )

The vernal equinox, the world is poised on the brink, suspended between the cold months and the new warmth of the growing season. The world is coming alive with green shoots and animals seeking mates. Ostara is one of the Lesser Sabbats, usually celebrated anywhere from March 19th to 21st. Some celebrated on the fixed date of March 25 (Lady Day), while others celebrate on the next full moon (a time of increased births). While the equinox is a solar holiday, Eostre is a lunar goddess. This may be viewed as symbolic of the goddess (the moon) and the god (the sun) coming together in completion. Other names by which this Sabbat may be known are Oestara, Esther, Eostre's Day, the Rite of Eostre or Rites of Spring, Alban Eilir, Festival of the Trees, and the Bacchanalia. The Christian holiday of Easter is determined as the first Sunday after the first Full Moon after the Vernal Equinox.

According to the Venerable Bede (673-735), the Anglo-Saxons called the fourth month "Esturmonath" for the goddess Eostra. Her festival became the celebration of Christ's resurrection when Anglo-Saxon and German peoples were converted to Christianity. While English and German Christians still attach the name of Eostra to their most sacred holiday (Easter or Ostern), other European languages base the name on the Hebrew word "pasah," to pass over, reflecting the Christian holiday's Biblical connection with the Jewish Passover.

All cultures living in temperate climates celebrate the coming of spring with rituals and festivals. This was one of the most important of spring festivals among pre-Christian Germanic tribes, dedicated to the goddess Ostara, a goddess associated with the "east" and thus "dawn" and "morning light." Ostara is a time to celebrate the renewal and rebirth of Nature herself, and the coming Summer. Light and darkness are in balance, as are masculine and feminine energy, yin and yang. Ostara is a fertility festival celebrating the rebirth of the God and the awakening of life from the Earth. Some Wiccan traditions worship the Green Goddess and the Lord of the Greenwood.

The Spring-cleaning tradition derived from the old witches who engaged in a cleansing each spring followed by setting up a hedge of protection. All motions involving scrubbing of stains or hand rubbing the floors should be done "clockwise." This custom aids in filling the home with good energy for growth. Another Spring tradition for ancient pagans and magicians was to dig a small trench around the outer perimeter of their home. At each quarter they would bury an egg. A modern practitioner might also add iron, old rusty nails, metal keys, old razor blades, pins and needles or witch bottles filled with the above items to diffuse magical attacks and spiritual negativity. (If you are unable to dig a perimeter, you can improvise by placing iron keys above your door, and pentacles and sigils drawn on pewter or parchment paper under your carpet or floorboards.

As a time of cleansing and renewal, Ostara is an excellent time to begin some new project. It is an excellent month for prosperity rituals or rituals that have anything to do with growth. Spells for improving communications, fertility, and abundance are especially strong at this time. Some Pagan customs include ringing bells and lighting new fires at dawn for cures, renewed life, and protection of the crops. A common belief in nineteenth century Germany touted the curative properties of water drawn early on Easter morning. One nearly universal craft is decorating hard-boiled eggs.

Eggs have long been a symbol of rebirth. They have been found among the grave goods of Anglo-Saxons, within the tombs of the Egyptians, and were placed on the fresh graves of the deceased Greeks. In ancient time, eggs were gathered for use in the creation of talismans and ritually eaten. The gathering of different colored eggs from the nests of a variety of birds has given rise to two traditions still observed today, the Easter egg hunt and coloring eggs in imitation of the various pastel colors of wild birds. Some believed that humankind was inspired by watching birds weave nests to begin weaving the first baskets. This is perhaps the origin of the association between colored Easter eggs and Easter baskets.

The custom of coloring eggs seems to be limited to the Germanic countries, Slavic countries, and America. In Scotland and Ireland, the custom is virtually unknown. Each spring in Germany, bakery windows are filled with elaborately painted eggs. Eggs are also hung from flowering branches to make "egg trees." Easter is celebrated in Germany more enthusiastically than it is anywhere else in the world with decorations up a good month before the festival. There are parties, egg hunts, and other celebrations weeks in advance of Easter itself.

In many places, it is traditional to keep Easter eggs or shells all year to ward the family and cattle against harm. They are also used specifically as a charm against hail and lightning. For this reason, great care and thought goes into the creation of egg decorations, egg-trees, boiled and decorated eggs for eating, and hare cakes.

Eostre is a goddess of the moon, an ancient measurer of time. The lunar month of 28 days gives us thirteen periods in 364 days, equivalent to the solar year. The hare, though viewed as a symbol of fertility, is also a symbol of the moon. Ixchel, the Mayan Goddess of the moon, midwifery and weaving, has a rabbit totem. Mexican panels of 600-900 AD show her giving birth to and suckling a rabbit, and another shows the rabbit representing phases of the moon.

The Egyptians called the hare Un, which means open, to open, and the opener. The month of April, the first month of the spring season, comes from the Latin “to open.” Un also means period of time. The hare as "opener" symbolizes the New Year at Easter, and fertility and the beginning of new life within the young. Since the hare can sleep with its eyes open, the Romans equated it with vigilance and believed that rabbits watched over everything. According to one story, Buddha placed the rabbit in the moon after it voluntarily gave itself as food for one of Buddha's hungry friends. In another, a rabbit jumped into a fire to feed a hungry Indra and out of gratitude, Indra placed the rabbit in the moon. Rabbits were significant totem animals however and eating them was prohibited in Britain and Egypt. A Scottish superstition suggested that eating rabbit was equivalent to eating one's grandmother.

In Asian myth, rabbits and the moon are virtually identical. The Rabbit in the Moon sweeps its surface clean with bound horsetails according to Japanese stories. The rabbit pounds rice into flour, making mochi which means both rice flour and full moon. The Sanskrit word, cacadharas also means both moon, and "that which carries the hare."

Rabbits also represent immortality and vitality. Pliny the Elder stated that rabbit meat enhanced one's beauty and radiance for a week afterwards, and Chinese myth believed rabbit meat was essential for vitality. According to Chinese myth, the rabbit is a symbol of longevity. Its fur turns white at age 100 and blue at 500. In Eastern Asian myth, rabbits created an elixir of immortality. The Algonquin trickster rabbit, Manabozho, is thought to embody all life-giving energy.

In Greece, live rabbits were popular love gifts, indicating sexual intentions. European wedded couples in the Middle Ages exchanged rabbit-shaped rings. Rabbit's popularity as a sex charm or fertility totem is related to its' natural cycle. A rabbit's gestation period is approximately one month, and it tends to be the first animal to give birth in the springtime, continuing to have litters of kits during the year. In Asian folklore, a rabbit may become pregnant simply by staring at a full moon, licking a male rabbit's fur under a full moon, or running across a moon-lit water's surface.

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taste-testers

2007-03-11T02:23:06Z

Hello all!

I hope you're doing well. I just moved to Honolulu to do public health work and am looking to connect with some life-loving faeries. looking for taste-testers, risk-takers, explorers, people who live for experiences, people who see the good in others and people who can feel love even with their eyes and ears closed.

can't wait to hear from you!

Brian

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VICTORY!

2007-03-09T17:01:03Z

HB 1577 passes the Hawaii State House - No GMO Coffee Allowed in State!

On Tuesday March 6, 2007 the Hawaii State House of Representatives passed HB1577 which prohibits the outdoor planting and outdoor field trials of GMO coffee in the state of Hawaii. It allows for research in an environmentally controlled facility. HB1577 previously passed both the Energy and Environmental Protection Committee, chaired by Hermina Morita and Consumer Protection and Commerce Committee, chaired by Robert Herkes. The vote on the House floor was 45 ayes and 4 nos with 2 excused. This comes on the tails of the historic vote last month in the Hawaii Senate passing SB 958 a ten-year ban on the planting and research on taro, the Native Hawaiian staple crop and the revered ancestor of the Hawaiian people. The first gmo crop moratorium to pass a body of the Hawaii State Legislature

The coffee bill HB1577 is a reasonable, fair and prudent bill, which will help to protect the vibrant Hawaii coffee industry from the contamination that other crops in the U.S. have been affected with. Says Una Greenaway, from the Coaliton to Protect Hawaii Coffee and an organic Kona coffee farmer. "We applaud the foresight of the Hawaii State Representatives to behave in a proactive manner to control the risks that could devastate an industry's markets. The coffee industry in Hawaii, is a 175 year old industry. There are over 600 small family farms in Kona alone that could be affected. We say mahalo to the legislature."

The bill crosses over to the Senate next week, where the dialogue continues.

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Good to be here...

2007-03-08T08:38:04Z

Aloha friends, I have just moved to Kailua-kona and am trying to find the "tribe" so to speak. I know it will all happen with time but I figured I may as well try to expedite the journey :)
I just moved here from SF...so very glad to start and create something so very new. I really dont know what else to say other than if you want to hang out at all, or if you may have some free time to show me around a bit, I would be so appreciative.
**also, tomorrow I start the journey for a job--fine dining waiter here**just thought I would put that out there as well. Please let me know if you have any leads/

so, which rocks are you guys all hiding behind??
:)
mahalo!
Danny

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No Human is Illegal! March for Immigrant Rights May 1st

2007-03-06T14:43:34Z

www.mayday2007.org/

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Islands at Risk: Genetic Engineering in Hawai'i -- Earthjustice

2007-01-21T18:47:56Z

Greetings Fae of Hawai'i: I thought you might be interested in this issue on the islands. I won't post more than this to the tribe, since this is somewhat off-target, but still of importance to mama gaia. pass it around if you please. Greetings from Ginger Root in Santa Cruz.

ISLANDS AT RISK: GENETIC ENGINEERING IN HAWAI'I
New video now available for activists and house parties
January 2007

Contact:
Brian Smith, 510-550-6714

Honolulu, HI - Earthjustice announces a new video entitled Islands at Risk â€“ Genetic Engineering in Hawai'i. This half-hour program explores a subject that has received little attention in the media but involves a potential public health and safety issue of enormous consequence.

Focusing on local experiments with genetically modified organisms (GMOs), the program features local Hawai'i farmers, teachers, legal and medical experts, and community activists who share their perspective on the genetic engineering of crops and the patenting of life forms.

"Hawai`i has been called the GMO testing capitol of the world because, in the past ten years or so, we have had here more than 2,000 field tests of experimental genetically-engineered crops in more than 6,000 locations around our small state," says Earthjustice attorney Paul Achitoff in the video. "And this is more than any other place in the world."

Earthjustice has won recent lawsuits in federal and state courts challenging the introduction of these experimental crop tests in the islands without first assessing the environmental and human health impacts.

Islands at Risk â€“ Genetic Engineering in Hawai'i looks at some of the possible impacts, including allergic and immune system responses from exposure to biopharmaceutical crops - both in humans and in Hawai'i's endangered species - and contamination of regular food crops such as papaya, taro, coffee and corn with genetically modified versions of those crops.

"Some people say it's a tiny risk," says Kaua'i taro farmer Chris Kobayashi in the video, "but it's a huge risk."

Some of that risk is described by medical doctor, public health officer and World Health Organization consultant Dr. Lorrin Pang of Maui who calls for more oversight of the genetic engineering industry. Regarding the substances introduced into the cells of GMO plants, Pang states, "These things are not benign. These things are quite unknown. The kinds of studies we do for drugs and vaccines are exactly what genetically-engineered food needs."

Aside from health issues, the video focuses on the economics of the current state government policy of subsidizing the biotech industry. Local organic farmers growing coffee, papaya, taro and corn point out that genetically engineered produce does not command the export market prices of conventionally-grown and organic produce. Many countries either refuse to import GE food or require labeling. "We're going in the wrong direction for economic development," says international legal expert Mililani Trask. "We need to re-assess it."

Trask also discusses the practice of patenting Hawaiian life forms, calling it a form of bio-piracy. "We Kanaka Maoli (Native Hawaiians) are claiming our inalienable right to the biodiversity of our lands. This is the heart of what we are in terms of our survival, our ability to maintain our health."

The recent attempt by the University of Hawai'i to patent taro, honored as an ancestor of the Hawaiian people, is recounted in the video by Moloka'i hunter and Hawaiian activist Walter Ritte. His and others' successful efforts to persuade the UH to drop their patents on new hybrid Hawaiian taro varieties was a signal to the whole biotechnology industry, Ritte says in the video, that "you cannot own our ancestors."

The issue of food security and the world's future ability to feed itself is discussed by local farmers Una Greenaway and Nancy Redfeather.

"By choosing the path of genetically-engineered agriculture, we are narrowing significantly the amount of seed varieties that are available to the farmer today," says Redfeather.

The video ends with a vision of Hawai'i as a model for sustainable tropical agriculture. "Hawai'i is a niche specialty market for amazing things: coffee, pineapple, banana, flowers. We can actually support ourselves with this," says mixed organic farmer Melanie Bondera.

The program was produced for Earthjustice by Joan Lander and Puhipau of the documentary production team Na Maka o ka 'Aina. Copies are available at http://www.namaka.com

Watch a clip of the video online here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVwulgaGDa0

Media seeking review copies please contact Brian Smith bsmith@earthjustice.org

(thanks to TW)

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Rebirth 2007

2007-01-20T21:51:56Z

It is Ka Pilina's pleasure to officially announce:

Rebirth 2007
The Hawaii Interactive Arts Festival
April 26th - 29th
At the Shire, near Pahoa on the Big Island

Tickets are on sale NOW!
Simply go to http://kapilina.org/kapilina/buytix.php to buy a ticket right now.

Rebirth 2007 (an official Burning Man Regional event), is a 4 day interactive art festival in the jungles of Puna including a 20' phoenix, fire spinners, luau, performance, music, installations, and much more. Come prepared to camp for 4 days, express your creativity, and make connections. This event is a nonprofit gathering of artists, no one is making money, and vending is banned inside, you come to give and share. Rebirth 2007 is organized following the Burning Man 10 Principles, which you can see for yourself here: http://regionals.burningman.com/network_principles.html.

Tickets for Rebirth 2007 are $35 (100 available online and 100 are for sale on the Big Island) and $45 (700 available online, at the gate, and soon in an outlet on an island near you) while supplies last. Discounts available for volunteers, artists, performers, and some low-income tickets, see website for details.

We are looking for volunteers to help the event run smoothly and there are a lot of different jobs we need to do. We really need the help of some passionate people, if you are interested in really helping out and participating by volunteering then go to our website for all of the details. We are also looking for groups to form themecamps to help make the event one of the brightest expressions of interactive art outside of Burning Man, see the site for more details. We are giving out at least $1,000 in art grants go to http://kapilina.org/kapilina/artgrants.html for all the info and an application. The art grant cycle is now open and closes March 15th.

See http://www.kapilina.org/bigisland/rebirth2007.html for all the information you need about Rebirth 2007.

The Ka Pilina Interactive Arts Society, Inc. (501c3)
hawaii@burningman.com
www.kapilina.org
http://kapilina.tribe.net/

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Ecstatic Dance - HEMF - my B'Day party

2007-01-02T21:46:37Z

To all the ones who have been secretly dreaming of dancing their heart out at Ecstatic Dance, here's your chance to not only experience one of the coolest thing on earth but also celebrate my birthday and... the closing of the HEMF (Hawaii Electronic Music Festival)...

WOW... too much, just too much!!!...

All at Kalani, next Sunday the 7th. The schedule will be:

10:00 to 1:00 Ecstatic Dance in the 'Ohana Room with gorgeous views on the ocean and beautiful jungle
1:00 Lunch offered by Kalani (great organic food, super tasty...)
2:00 to 6:00 Pool party... (clothing optional...)... please don't let that stop you!...

Isn't that just great!!!... Plus, don't forget the HEMF big party at the Palace on the 6th... what a great way to end a year in someone's life and start a new one... You'll experience the Palace Theater like you've never seen it before, decorations and all... If it triggers your curiosity just come and see for yourself.

See you somehow next weekend.

I love you, Jo xxx

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Big Wig Beauty Pageant at Banana Boys

2006-12-22T04:40:08Z

Hello darlings,

very glad to announce this special event Ms. Big Girl Wig Volleyball Pageant at the Banana Boys www.isleofyou-hawaii.com
on Jan 14th ( i think) how faerie ov me....sometime around then on Big Island hawaii...Fabulous DJ's Plenty ov Wigs, a Styling and glamour in thee Miss Fitz realm...gay volleyball....runway show and more....

Aloha
Miss VorteXXia LuX

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Congress Votes 368-31 to Back Mumia’s Racist Frame-up

2006-12-20T13:16:41Z

Congress Votes 368-31 to Back Mumia’s Racist Frame-up

By Steven Argue

On December 6th Congress voted 368 to 31 to back the racist frame-up of Mumia Abu Jamal by condemning the decision of the French city of St. Denis to name a street after the innocent death row inmate. This anti-Mumia resolution, HR 1082 (also called HR 407), asks the French government to intervene against the city.

Voting against the resolution were members of the Congressional Black Caucus, including Congressperson Robert Scott. He argued that the case was still being decided in the Third Circuit Court of Appeals and that it was inappropriate for Congress to take a position.

In reality Mumia’s case is such a blatant and outrageous frame-up that it should be considered the responsibility of Congress to intervene on behalf of Mumia Abu-Jamal in particular and against the racist death penalty in general. Yet under the current racist government of Democrats and Republicans Robert Scott is correct in opposing Congress’s intervention. As Pam Africa, chair of the International Family and Friends of Mumia Abu-Jamal, has pointed out, “the House action is designed to weigh in on and promote an atmosphere in the U.S. judiciary that is prejudicial to Mumia's receiving any form of justice today.”

The Third Circuit Court of Appeals will be hearing arguments in January. This is Mumia’s final appeal. It will decide if Mumia is set free, given a new trial, held in prison for life, or executed.

The resolution falsely claims, “Mumia Abu-Jamal stood over Officer Faulkner and shot him in the face, mortally wounding him…” Yet this is not what the eyewitnesses said. For instance William Singletary says, "Mumia Abu-Jamal didn't shoot Daniel Faulkner. The passenger in the right-hand side of the Volkswagen [that Faulkner had stopped] got out of the car and shot him. When Mumia came on the scene, we [Singletary and another man] were on the police radio trying to radio for help." ("Witness: Abu-Jamal didn't do it" Philadelphia Daily News Dec. 8, 2006)

Hawaii’s Neil Abercrombie stood up to this resolution for legal lynching. Ed Case didn’t vote.

Nationally, among those voting for the anti-Mumia resolution was Democrat House Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi. She has also announced that she and the other Democrats will continue funding the war in Iraq. In voting against Mumia Abu-Jamal Nancy Pelosi has voted for the death of an actual anti-war and anti-racist leader of the people, while her career has been firmly planted atop the corpses of over 650,000 dead Iraqis and her continuation of the slaughter.

It is outrageous that that the Democrat party would vote in its House majority to condemn a French city for daring to make an issue of a racist legal lynching, while doing nothing about the liar and killer, Bush. But then again that should be no surprise either since the Democrat Party voted in its majority for the war in Iraq.

The Democrat Party was also involved in the frame-up of Mumia Abu-Jamal from the beginning. Democrat Ed Rendell was the Philadelphia district attorney that successfully worked to frame Mumia Abu-Jamal in 1982. Later, with a lynch mob attitude created by the lies of the corporate press, he successfully ran for mayor of Philadelphia on a platform that included promoting the murder of Mumia Abu-Jamal. He was Mayor from 1992-1999. Bill Clinton then helped get him the position of chair of the National Democratic Committee. Since 2003 he has been the Governor of Pennsylvania. In addition Ed Rendell is a member of the Fraternal Order of Police that is calling for Mumia’s blood while his wife is an appellate judge on the Third Circuit US Court of Appeals that is going to hear Mumia's appeal. Besides framing Mumia, Rendell also presided over the police bombing of the MOVE home in Philadelphia in 1984, resulting in 11 deaths and 65 homes destroyed.

California representative Sam Farr [D] was among the eight that voted “Present”, choosing not to vote for or against the resolution. This despite Sam Farr sending this author a letter promising to back the Congressional Black Caucus’s position, that having been a position in support of framed political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal. Sam Farr also sent a copy of a letter that he sent to the Congressional Black Caucus with the same promise. These promises, as it turns out, were nothing but lies.

This vote by the racist US Congress was also an affront to the people of St. Denis that have chosen to support and honor Mumia. Would Sam Farr stand aside in a similar way if a resolution came before him that called for action against his constituents in the City of Santa Cruz, where the city has also passed resolutions in favor of Mumia Abu-Jamal?

Mumia is innocent, and much of the world knows it.

Here is the response the City of St. Denis had to earlier attempts to coerce them into ending their support for Mumia Abu-Jamal:

“The city hall of Saint Denis denounces the manipulations of certain ultra-conservative pressure groups, and reasserts its commitment in favor of Mumia Abu-Jamal

“The city hall of Saint Denis re-affirms yet again its support to the women and men who are demanding Mumia Abu-Jamal be treated with fairness and justice. The picket this 30th day of November 2006 has been organized to protest against the pressure brought to bear on the city of Saint Denis by members of the American extreme right in order to bring about the cancellation of our decision to name one of our streets after an African American militant who has been unfairly incarcerated and sentenced to the death penalty.

“This ultra conservative pressure group, based in Philadelphia, has not hesitated to make use of the grossest manipulations. Thus, the widely disseminated information according to which the city of Philadelphia is suing the cities of Saint Denis and Paris, because of their commitment in favor of Mumia Abu-Jamal - is nothing but a lie. The Mayor of Philadelphia, as well as the president of its city council, informed the city of Saint Denis that they never intended to file any kind of suit, and have absolutely nothing to do with this campaign.

“This manipulation was unmasked, and it should be know that the Philadelphia politician who initiated it, though a member of George Bush's party, was defeated during the recent American elections.

“Whatever the case may be, the city hall of Saint Denis is proud to have named a street of this city in honor of Mumia Abu-Jamal, who has become one of the symbols, of the struggle for justice and the abolition of the death penalty in the US and throughout the world.

“It is not the first time that an international mobilization has taken place in favor of American citizens who are unfairly sentenced in their own country. Such was the case for Nicola Sacco, and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, between 1920 and 1927, for Julius and Ethel Rosenberg who died on the electric chair in 1953, and subsequently in 1972 for Angela Davis initially sentenced [sic, she was actually never sentenced] for murder, before being acquitted of all charges.

“The city hall of Saint Denis will steadfastly pursue the struggle to save Mumia Abu-Jamal, so that this man incarcerated for a quarter of a century for a crime he has always claimed he did not commit - be reinstated in his human rights.

“Saint Denis 30th of November 2006”

The people of the world should not forget this hypocritical act of the US Congress, a governing body of a nation that falsely claims to uphold the values of human rights on a world scale. Likewise this once again exposes the need for the American people to build a socialist alternative to racist and repressive Democrat and Republican Parties.

As Mumia Abu-Jamal says, “Conventional wisdom would have one believe that it is insane to resist this, the mightiest of empires. But what history really shows is that today's empire is tomorrow's ashes, that nothing lasts forever, and that to not resist is to acquiesce in your own oppression. The greatest form of sanity that anyone can exercise is to resist that force that is trying to repress, oppress, and fight down the human spirit...”

Mumia stands up for unions, against war, against racism, equality for gays and lesbians, for the poor, and against the many injustices of the so-called criminal justice system. Mumia speaks up on many of the issues ignored, lied about, or glossed over by the corporate media and the corporate politicians. We need Mumia, yes we need him alive, but we also need him free. Yet all of the evidence shows that Mumia won't get justice in America unless we turn up the heat.

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For a complete listing of individual votes see: http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2006/roll527.xml

Mumia Abu-Jamal is a political prisoner in the United States on death row. For more information on Mumia's case and how to get involved, check out the following web sites:

Yet Another Witness Comes Forward and Refutes The Frame-Up Of Mumia
Abu-Jamal! By Steven Argue
http://www.freemumia.com/policecoercion.html

Labor Action Committee To Free Mumia Abu-Jamal
http://www.laboractionmumia.org/

International Concerned Family and Friends of Mumia Abu-Jamal
http://www.mumia.org/freedom.now/

Free Mumia Coalition, NYC
http://www.freemumia.com/

San Francisco Free Mumia Site
http://www.freemumia.org

Chicago Committee To Free Mumia Abu-Jamal
http://www.chicagofreemumia.org/

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Any faerie safe apce on Honolulu.... Comminig to the island...

2006-11-16T22:04:14Z

Hey all you fabulous faerie entities! I am comming to Honolulu next Thursday and I could stay in a tent on the beach or in a hostle, but I am checking to see if there are any faeries out there who would be willing to host a sweety pie like my self. I could contribute to food, or just give you some money and you use it how ever you want.

I will be visiting my brother, but I am too much of a freak for him to let me in stay in his dorm. I think he thinks I will scare his friends away, wich is probebly very true.
So, if you can host I would greatly apreciate it and I am a minimalist, so I won't have much. Just some queeny clown clothes and juggling toys, guitar.
Drop me an email if you can.
Blessed be the sissy queens!
Blessings.
Morningglorious RUNWAY

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Pangender Homeland Search Tribe

2006-11-07T16:54:01Z

www.tribe.tribe.net/panhome

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Halloween FreakFest at Yo Ranchero 13!

2006-10-19T00:21:54Z

Hi Everyone!

The fairies at Yo Ranchero 13 are hard at work putting together Da Illest Halloween Freakfest on our mad 28 acres of lushness. In the making is a tantalizng lineup of musical acts and entertainers (thanks for your suggestions, we will notify you as soon as we finalize the lineup) as well as being hard at work constructing the magical freakland.

Here is where your help will be sincerely and utterly appreciated (prizes determined later ;) :

1. We have commenced the construction of the Haunted House! This is 1.5 weeks away! Sickboy (Carl) is hard at work today, wednesday, at yo ranchero 13, so stop by and give him a hand in the construction of the yo haunted casa at yo ranchero! We will be building all week-end, so drop in any time and lend your muscles and creative impulses!

2. The Winged Stiletto Circus, leading the midnight invocation NEEDS YOU, beautiful lovely ladies (lads, talk to me if you're into stilettos, we might work something out). If you want to participate in the invocation, you need stilettos (preferrably the stilt variety), wings and fire toys. Does anyone have fire fingers? Does anyone know how to make stilts? Brainstorming meeting this Thursday at Yo Ranchero at 8 pm PRONTO. Thank you!

~Next Wednesday: Costume, Body Casts, Stilts and Wings Construction Night. 6 pm - ???

For the Actual Night:

1. We need greeters, probably 45 minute increments where you get to greet all our guests and collect the $$ so that we the residents don't have to sell our underwear to finance the electric bill for this party. I have the sign up sheet and the increments will go from about 7 pm to 1 am. Email me or Call me at 385.0305. This is a stictly volunteer position (but you get to meet and make new friends!!!).

2. We need people to park cars. Help direct traffic flow. You will be paid a small amount to be determined later for your shift. Email me or Call me at 385.0305. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

3. We need FRIENDLY MUSCLE!!! for everyone's safety. Muscle will be reimbursed for their services. Please call me if you have any CONCRETE ideas.

As always, suggestions are welcome, but better yet, look at this as a participatory event. DO SOMETHING. PARTICIPATE. CREATE!

Love you guys! This party is going to be Pure Magic on Tap. Lap it up!

~Natalia DreamStar~ aka FemmeBot
dreamstarstudio@yahoo.com
808.385.0305

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Good Wishes

2006-10-18T04:48:52Z

I hope all of the Hawaii faeries are okay after today's earthquake.

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Sanctuary @ Ong King Arts - September 30th!

2006-09-19T08:43:46Z

Come dance and play Saturday September 30th at Ong King Arts Center, 184 N.King St. in Chinatown.

Two rooms of sound featuring progressive, breaks, house, trance and drum n bass spun by some of Honolulu's best DJ's.
10pm - 4am, 18 and over, $10 cover OR $5 if you wear something outrageous and creative!
BYOB w/ID- $5 corkage fee

Check out the flyer at: http://www.dannyyun.com/MiscRandomness/Sancflyer.JPG

See you on the dancefloor!
~Alicia

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Coming to Kalani

2006-09-16T22:12:39Z

Hi Everyfaerie,

My partner and I will be coming to the Big Eye and staying at Kalani 9/30-10/7. We are bringing our good friend too. I know we will miss the yoga thingy. I was wondering if anyone was going to be staying on into October, or what local faeries there are. I would love to meet and spend time with other Hawaii faes. Also looking for tips on what to do, what not to do, etc.

Love & Kisses!
David Ray

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Spaces still left in our GAY MEN'S YOGA RETREAT on the BIg Island of HAWAII!

2006-09-07T22:41:41Z

Aloha!
There are still spaces left in our upcoming Fall Men's Yoga Retreat - September 24th-30th on the Big Island at Kalani Oceanside Retreat (www.kalani.com). We'll be practicing together as gay men in a warm, safe and friendly environment. Awaken to Kundalini morning sessions before a tropical breakfast. Enjoy getting into our bodies through hatha, vinyasa and partner yoga before lunch. Afternoons will be free to explore the island, black sand beaches, snorkeling, waterfall adventures and more..! We already have fifteen guys ready to play and practice yoga on the healing island of HAWAII!
Join us this fall, or perhaps for our upcoming retreats next year in 2007! For more info, email: yoga@kalani.com

Peace and aloha,

~jaRed.

Men's Yoga Retreat Facilitator
Vinyasa & Yin Yoga Instructor
Kalani Oceanside Retreat
1 800 800 6886
(808) 965-0468 x122

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Voices / Visions of Female Faeries

2006-08-04T13:55:33Z

hey all,

my friend Phoenix of the Denver Faeries has put out the following call for submissions to the Airy Faerie. here's an index of back issues from radfae.org:

www.radfae.org/AiryFaerie/

hugz,

origynal sinnerjee

Original Message --
From: Horned01@aol.com

In several of the discussions this past year I heard some wonderful thoughts coming from those who joined the tribe who are not of the "faerie classic" type. In listening to their words, I had an idea that I would like to do a special edition of the Airy Faerie that features stories, poetry, art and thoughts that represent the female side of the modern faerie community (and in this case, I'm not limiting the word female to bio-female - this does include the
transgendered that share that identity).

In the grand debates, I often feel that this perspective is often overpowered by the numbers of male voices that speak up and thought it would be nice to take a pause in my own talking in the Airy Faerie to give this group a chance to speak up and be heard. It would be my hope that someone would like to take up the challenge to make this idea an on-going expression of this collective perspective.

If you have something to share, please send it my way: Horned01@aol.com
If you are an artist but don't have a way to electronically send your creation to me, contact me directly and we can discuss possibilities. I don't have a specific deadline in mind. Once I collect enough to support a 12-16 page issue, then I'll start putting it together.

Phoenix

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Called here by a vivid dream

2006-07-27T12:18:51Z

seeking wisdom, seeking truth, seeking spirit

I have been granted the name Sacred Crow Feather by my teacher, my guided dream time has directed me to Hawaiian Spirits. Peace and profound love to you all.

Sacred Crow Feather IV

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hello hawaii from 3RAven

2006-07-25T19:06:45Z

been here about a week and doing well.
am here to help set up a yoga shala with astanga yoga teachers Rolf and Marci Naujoket.
the land is just outside pahoa on homestead road, not many know where it is.
512-826-6427 is a working #. i would appreciate visitors, especially with knowledge of permaculture and good talking as i know next to nothing and am a good listener. come tell me what you see as it is mostly over grown rigt now.

also available for anything from personal assistance(cooking, cleaning, massage,yoga, handy personage) to manual labor(digging, cutting ,lifting)
thank you!
P.S. if this is the wrong format for this info, then please forgive and ignore this ignorance
3Raven

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Sssssssssss

2006-07-08T14:33:21Z

Cliff, thanks for the info about faeriedom in Hawaii. We wii be there on October 22 or so. The place sounds fabulous, can't wait.

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A Birthday Return to the Island

2006-07-04T23:08:59Z

Aloha beautiful ones,

Ah, I have finally booked a flight back to the BigIsland! I will arrive in Hilo the eve of August 31, and depart on September 11. My birthday is Thursday the 7th, Full Moon, and I plan to create some celebration, either on the beach or my brother's land, or some other fabulous venue...looking forward to seeing the beauty, majick, and all the faerie creatures that abound!

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Harry's Revolutionary Roots

2006-07-03T14:08:49Z

A leftist appreciation of Harry Hay from the Worlers World magazine

www.workers.org/2005/us/lgbtseries-0428/

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Kalaban;s Hawaian Radical Faerie Sanctuary download

2006-06-23T01:50:13Z

Aloha Loved Ones
Here is My Hawaiian Radical Faerie Sanctuary download
My experience here on the island are as follows
This is a VERY Magickal place...we have all four elements combining in very elemental ways...the Lava(fire) flows down the crater's side into the ocean(water) making steam(air) and poof instant new earth!!! The island is growing each moment, primordial...and NEW. I am seeing and feeling a place where we as humans can learn from our past mistakes and CHANGE the story. The energy here, especially the fire has brought me on a journey to my CORE...the source of my physical body, many things keep peeling away like an onion. My past programs, past agendas, past pains, and past Magicks and intentions are all coming into my consciousness, ready to be discarded or embraced. It seems to me that this island really is bringing me to the power of NOW. It is very important to be present here, yes there is no animals or many natural poisons here to maim and hurt (ok definitely beware of centipedes!) but there are many things that can hurt if not present...a fall on the hard lava earth can cut maim and scar...the ocean here can take you off to sea...if not present....and if not present with the native folk..trouble can ensue as well...and it can rain for Months....the highlights have been...some VERY beautiful people of ALL races genders and sexuality's...unifying and creating communities on many different levels...BEAUTIFUL land...the importance of Ohanna (family) is very clear here (all different kinds of family) the Aina (potent earth energy is very strong) air is clear..we have jungle, desert,mountain, beach..all here...lots of gentle and welcoming Aloha as well as the shadow side.
I have seen vision of the radical faeries bridging shadow and light...ancient and new..here with our presence...and the idea of caregiving the steam vents is a powerful and lovely idea....steam vents are where steam comes from lava tubes.. a cave and four or five other spots that you can get naked and climb into and sweat and cleanse...this is a sacred and power-full spot...the cave is like climbing back into PELE"S womb...imagine the healing...and this has become the main cruising spot on this side of the island..a place to play and fuck....now of course this has caused a bit of a rift..as we have seen in most of the cruise parks in this country, a sacred place were families an women come to heal as well and find men always having sex, shitty kleenex and used condoms litter the ground (were is the respect faggots?)...so some good in-between energy and CARE givership would definitely be an asset and....
What i see here is that almost all agenda that has come to this island has had DISASTROUS effect/affect...no presence with what is here NOW!! The agenda's do not come from the raw Here and Now....but from mainland where the reality grid is much different than here...some of the disastrous effects have been agricultural,religious (churches and clothes and plants with thorns to keep the natives in clothes and shoes)/spiritual...tourism (what a mess!) social (rifts between Hawaiians and Haulies(whites)) the list goes on...
Now many people from all over the planet are being drawn here...to play out or create new story?..who knows but I definitely want New story..
I do not resonate with the idea of creating a sanctuary here from afar. I highly encourage all that really feel the vision to come to the island and and feel her...go on your journey of self and your relationship with the island and all of her natives..and visualize in the here and Now of what we as Two spirits need to create here...doing it from afar does NOT resonate at all with me...there are many faerie places here..many communities to plug into, and support us... while we fully realize the vision
as for board of directors...i feel BORED WITH DIRECTORS...this is my movie too witch...so once again i encourage you to come here...fully realize the MOVIE...and lets do what we as faeries do best...but circle up and ALL direct the movement from the here and now
Much healing and remembrance is here(not all easy) and I feel greatly about having faerie tribe here Truly representing....i do highly recommend CAUTION..PRESENCE, and the release of OLD AGENDA'S
I am not attached to any outcome...and this is my download
So much love and aloha to all..i do truly love and adore you and look forward to playing and praying with you all again soon
p.s. as for the noni on the butt-hole ritual..i have seen the healing and ecstasies that come from this...and i am NOT all about the noni...i much prefer the Kukui nut oil...feels SOO good!!!!!!!
LOVE IN YOU
K-Hisses
Kalaban Sidhe Khol-sss

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Healing, Dance, Nudity: Performances and Workshops!

2006-05-24T08:08:50Z

Greetings!

This production was featured in RFQ! Please help spread the word about our workshop at Kalani!!

I have been dancing with the Dandelion Dancetheater for the past 4 years. We are once again creating a work that has at its core ideas of nudity, art, body image, human relationship, impermance and love. For those of you who are curious or who have seen our work before please consider joining us this summer.

We will be doing a number of wonderful, nourishing workshops in California and Hawaii. If you are interested please contact me directly with questions or check out the following links.

Great workshops, great healing, great dancing, great creativity. Be a part of it!

in perfect love,

April Taylor

Anicca: a part of the Undressed Project
www.dandeliondancetheater.org

"Healing Body Image Through Naked Dance"

Electric Lodge, Los Angeles
July 17 & 18 10 - 5pm
$75 for one day, $130 for both
contact: miranda@electriclodge.org
www.electriclodge.org

CounterPULSE, San Francisco
July 8 & 9 10 - 5pm
$200
(no one day option for this one, unless they work out special arrangements
with Dancers Group)
415-920-9181
www.dancersgroup.org/sdf/index.php

Kalani Oceanside Retreat
Aug. 8 - 13
$495 - 1,610
www.kalani.com/learn/Heal...d_Dance.html

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Need ride from Hilo airport to Shaka's in Pahoa this saturday eve

2006-05-20T03:35:09Z

okay i found a place to crash, now i need a ride from the hilo airport to shaka's in pahoa next saturday. im willing to pay cash for anyone who can get me a ride.

I arrive at 9:50pm

does anyone know if i can hitch hike in hawaii, is 10pm to late for that?

be well
evie

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Hawaii Radical Faerie Sancutary Seed ov Intention

2006-04-16T04:18:36Z

Well I am very pleased to share that this winter Hawaii has called many ov our faerie sisters out to the islands and we are in the beginning process of stating and manifesting the seed ov intention for the creation ov a Faerie Sanctuary on these beautiful islands...On the first week ov March a group ov us will be doing a walk-about on some lands on big island and scouting out potential locations for the first Radical Faerie Sanctuary in Hawaii...

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ISO of the OHANA KAI

2006-04-13T03:51:26Z

What ever happened at Kawhoelave? Is it still a tribal sanctuary for the OHANA KAI? When I left big Island in 1979, they were at war with the great white father in washington over their rights to ancient sanctury on Kawhoelave. If anyone knows hit me back pls. Pzc james420.

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Gay Men's Yoga Retreat on the Big Island April 23-29th

2006-03-09T23:53:00Z

Missing the warmth of a tropical yoga practice? Maybe you've never tried practicing in a climate that warms up your body and allows you to go deeper?

JOIN US and other friends (beginner's welcome) next April or September if you're free to our ongoing spring and fall yoga retreats at Kalani Oceanside Retreat with other gay men in tropical yoga heaven as we experience the magic and vitality of the Big Island! Immerse yourself into a variety of styles of yoga including kundalini, meditation and breathwork, vinyasa (flowing), partner yoga and chanting in a relaxed, inclusive environment. Deepen your practice with optional sunrise sessions, practice naked on remote black sand beaches. Let your body and soul find harmony in the most untouched areas of Hawaii.

For more info, visit: http://www.kalani.com/learn/mens_yoga_retreat.htm
or to register contact ~jaRed at: 808 965-0468 x122
or call 1 800 800 6886 x122

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enroute

2006-03-07T22:20:25Z

so excited to arrive in hawaii..... march 8th, hooooray.

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Recently Arrived Maui Radical Faerie

2006-02-28T04:35:04Z

Dear Brothers,

Where are you? Where are the people who believe in solstice bonfires, plant spirits and full moon circles. Where are the ones with courage, strong hearts and a vision for a better/different way of life?

I've been here for 4 months and am astonished at our invisibility. The traditional gay community is at best, a sad commentary on blending into the mainstream. We are better than that - we are unique and have been given many gifts including the responsibility of honoring our inherent magic and spirituality.

I would love to get to know each of you!

Sanderson

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maui kidz???

2006-02-24T08:53:37Z

one of my kidz is trippin over to maui from seattle before we meet on kauai.... any maui kidz out there to take him to the drum circle??/

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Hi Family, anyone check this sight any more? Im comming home.

2006-02-23T02:02:43Z

Feel free to spread the word.
I'll be home around the end of the month.
Ill see ya on the beach. If anyone knows
of any living places in the 300$-400$ range
in Kihei. I needa place. Really i do.
Camping untill the place apears.
Just let me know if you think of anything delicious
and freek and nakey and friendly and sort of vegi.
I know.
Long order.
Love
SImon

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New tribe

2006-02-22T19:38:23Z

If you are interested in exploring emotional movement as a
healing path, this tribe is for you:

http://tribes.tribe.net/feelingreal

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Hello Hawaii

2006-02-20T07:53:39Z

Here I cum. I' m on my way to the Big I and desperately in need of faces to recognize as I have never ever been to Hawaii and have no clue as to where I am going. I arrive on Thurday. That's right Thursday this week and will be in the Pahoa area for about 10 days. I would love to meet some new folks for some fun and games.
So don't be strangers and make yourself known to me and I'll be known to you and we can all live happily ever after.

Love and Light
Be well
Aloha

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Hawaiian Language.

2006-01-17T21:31:15Z

http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~bxu/language.html

mahu - gay, homosexual - Eh dat guy one mahu yeah? - Hey, that guy is a homosexual huh?

So...'I am a mahu', or 'I am mahu', what is the proper way to say it?

T.

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forwarded from the faerie list

2006-01-12T20:03:09Z

Note: this has been forwarded with permission from the faerie email list. . . . please respond to the email included in the note.

hugz,

syn

----- Original Message -----

Dear Faeries,

I am traveling to the Big island of Hawaii for the first time later this month (Jan 19-Feb 2). Anybody on list reside there? Or, does anybody have any advice or information they feel I should know? Any responses appreciated...

ursich@humboldt1.com

Love,
Whitewater

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A chat with a fellow Faerie.

2006-01-02T17:21:00Z

Names removed to protect the guilty...

> out of curiosity, how long have you and yours
> been together?

We met when we were 17 & 18 at the Rocky Horror Picture Show, went home together the first night, and have now been together for 20 years.

> have any tips?

Arguments happen, everybody is crazy in their own way, you hurt most the ones you love, its better to work things out than to be alone and have to start life over again with somebody new.

> and how is life on the big island?

We have no idea yet, we have never been to Hawai'i before. We plan on being there by March. We are giving ALL our posesions to our Son and his Husband and ariving in Hawai'i with just a few clothes.

> my partner and i will be visiting hawaii shortly
> and intend to relocate next year...

A visit would be nice, but we don't need it. We have each other, so it matters not what else we have. NOTHING is as important as 'Us', and we are moving to Hawai'i for 'Us'.

> be well
> i look forward to connecting

Don't move to Hawai'i simply because it's a great place to live, move to Hawai'i to Grow with your Partner in Life.

Love.

You can have Love in a Palace or in a Shack. Love will make you a Richer Man than mere Money EVER can.

We can be found at 'The Isle Of You', after we move there, look us up.

www.isleofyou-hawaii.com/

Tolver.

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Hawaii Electronic Music Festival aka HEMF

2005-12-31T05:20:47Z

Hey there faeries,

Time to get on your cute drag and get ready to dance!
The hawaii electronic music festival is about to happen here on the Big island from Jan 5-8th: Jan 5 at Lava Zone in pahoa, Jan 6 at Coconut island, Jan 7 in Hilo at the Palace theater and Jan 8 at Kalani...If you are on the islands, this event is not to be missed!!! I am excited to possibly be Dj.ing in the ambient room on Palace night!!

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Return of m@thew mercury!

2005-12-26T20:44:46Z

Aloha Ohana,

Yes...! Finally I am returning to the Big Island after a nasty year of being used and abused by the mainland... blegh!

I arrive New Year's Day (yes, I know I'm gonna miss the big party the night before) and will be staying until mid-May. Yay for HEMF! (For anyone that knows my partners Robert and Brent they will also be there for HEMF.) I will be staying with Big Mike in Opihikao, but will have wheels too... so I'll be around...

Anyhow, just wanted to give a shout out to all the ohana... I'm on my way!

Love and Aloha,
m@t

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Uploaded Island Photos.

2005-12-20T18:33:58Z

Searching for usefull island info and found good pictures of the islands and their districts. Hope it was OK to upload the pictures.

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Making the jump.

2005-12-20T17:47:35Z

Ok, as of January we are moving from SF to Hawaii. We are a gay couple been together 20 years, and our 3 cats. We expect to make the jump first then have the cats shipped later. We are a High Tech couple, needing DSL in the apartment and a software/internet related job would be nice. As we are still in SF it would be nice to know of some online resources that might help us in all directions.

Thanx,

Tolver.

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Visiting SF Faery wants Hawaiian friends

2005-12-16T05:02:06Z

I am visiting Maui 12/25 to 1/2 and Hilo 1/2 to 1/5. I want to meet Hawaiian Faeries. My grandmother was born Mary Louise Love and is from the same family that founded Love's Bakery. Are you interested in being friends and visiting?

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Will a Radical Faerie Sanctuary ever come together on the Islands?

2005-12-15T04:49:10Z

Will a Radical Faerie Sanctuary ever come together on thee Islands???

This has been a collective dream for the few faerie residents that live on the Hawaiian islands, having a magical sustainable land for the gathering ov radical faeries and such....There has been talk about land avialable for such projects but who is actually spearheading this??? The faeries have been my family and community for a number ov years now. Since i moved to the Hawaiian Islands i always thought it would bee the perfect place to have faerie land....I am putting this spell out there now in written form as my last attempt to manifest this reality before i leave the islands ov hawaii....

AloHa

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i'll be in hawaii dec 24th-30th and i want to hang out with faery folk!

2005-12-12T19:52:45Z

i am going to hawaii and i want to hang out with you faery folk! i am super excited to get there and connect with good energy. so yes, yes.
creativity and love to all,
ash

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New Moderator???

2005-12-11T03:04:33Z

Hi faeries!! anyone want to be the new moderator of this tribe?? Are you a Radical Faerie living in hawaii wanting to see the vision of a Radical Faerie Sancuary on the Hawaiian Islands manifest?? if so...let me know and you can be the new moderator of this tribe...

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ReLocating Off The MainLand VERY Soon.

2005-12-11T02:53:10Z

But to just check things out, we are gonna take a visit first. Thinking about a week in January. Just to check things out and see what's what. Here in San Francisco we help to facilitate parties at what is commonly known as 'The Faerie House', and were wondering if there was some similiar in Hawaii. We are basicly Techno-Faeries, and tend to gravitate towards other Faeries with High Technology. Know of any? Well anyhoo, i'm off to fill out my Bio Info so you can look me up if you want to.

Be Well.

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fae art

2005-12-04T02:55:59Z

go to www.903smile.com to see the great work by christine angele.

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Mojo is back on the big Eye

2005-11-21T05:44:51Z

aloha everyone,

i just arrived back on the big island for the winter

i'm looking for places to live and good friends to love

lets hang out....

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Headed to Maui from SF Nov 5th-13th.

2005-11-06T20:23:22Z

Looking for place to go, people to see, things to do.
Came last year had a blast hanging with Mojo & Simon.

Be well,
Shade

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Coming to the Big Island

2005-10-24T22:19:58Z

Hello all, or should I say Aloha to you beautiful people, we are coming to hawaii jan. 4 - 17th and we're looking to hook up with good people like yourselves. We don't have a set itinerary or anything like that, we are staying in Pahoa though and we will be attending at least a couple days of the h.e.m.f(please see www.bigislandlove.com/). Lets get connected!

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Radical Faeries in Hawaii-Few and Far between!!

2005-10-20T07:40:12Z

I wonder if half of the people on this tribe have ever attended a radical faery gathering or have even been to hawaii!! the original intention of this tribe was as a place of communication for those who considered themselves to be a radical faeries and to discuss possiblities of creating a radical faery sanctuary on the island....this is very cutting edge of me to do as a bio-female of course, for any of you out there that have witnessed the Gender-battles going on in the Wolf Creek Radical faerie tribe!!

Anyway I have attended many gatherings at both Wolf Creek and Short Mountain Faerie Sanctuaries and had the vision that one day Hawaii would have its own Faerie Sanctaury...It's caretakers would be nothing like nomenus and not have a Gender-specific status....I have found in my 5 years in hawaii that this is a distant dream. There is hardly a gay community here at all not to mention a lack of a pagan community. So I have decided to hand over to another faerie friend this mission and to be the new moderator of this tribe.
I have decided to move from Hawaii to a place where i can be closer to my communities, one of witch is the Radical faeries amongst others....Hopefully this vision will one day manifest, then maybe I'll come back to Hawaii....

Aloha & blessings

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Gabriel in Los Angeles, let me know if you're in town!

2005-10-16T07:14:03Z

Maluhia!

This is Gabriel, sharing Aloha in Los Angeles. If you're in town, let me know. This beast of a city can be quite charming. More on me at: http://www.myspace.com/veganvamp

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seeking models in Hawaii

2005-10-14T22:15:08Z

I'm looking for dancers who are interested in very casual photo shoots, I'm building the A'Kai Silks catalog and am looking for a few ladies who don't mind getting dressed up and tossing silk in the air...this is very informal, fun, ongoing project...you can see what we've done in the past at www.akaisilks.com ...please email me if you are interested; compensation for your time: we can trade for silk??
mahalo

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Steffan on the Big I

2005-10-07T04:22:20Z

Anyone know Steffan's e-mail address? I saw a picture of him in either this tribe or Big Island Love, and just wanted to give him a big Aloha from China. Is he on tribe? He might be too good for it.... Any help is appreciated!
Mahalo!
Monkey

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New here

2005-09-29T10:37:49Z

Blessings I am Paul Lite just joined, hi ya all.

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Hey Freeks!

2005-08-25T22:13:51Z

Whats up?!
I am in Seattle, so fun!
North West Beautifull for a bit.
Aug is nice here but don't catch me
any other time of year. So
wass up?
Eh
parties to gush over?
Love?
Art explosions?
I miss you all SO MUCH!
Kiss the Maui for me!
aloha,
YOur sea stAr Sigh Moon

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Hey fey kin

2005-08-25T21:53:57Z

Here I am again...casting the net, wanting some Hawaiian faerie friend to clue me into the scene on the big island around Pahoa...the faerie scene.

Thanks, Emmett

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US out of Iraq! Rallies September 24th

2005-07-27T15:06:47Z

www.unitedforpeace.org/

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Hey ya'll I am transferring to UH at Manoa!

2005-07-07T18:13:26Z

I was just thinking that there would be some faeries there, or on the island that I could meet in August when I arrive. I am originally from North Cali and attainded a school in Ohio called Antioch College. Well beautifulls, let me know if anyone would like to hang out or meet up.
Love ya.
Chickenmonkeypeaceandgrease.
Pebbles

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3 day event in August

2005-07-07T12:23:39Z

Hello from your neighbors on Oahu!

My name is Alicia, and I am an event organizer/producer and community builder here on Oahu. I’ve been working hard creating a community that supports conscious collaborative electronic music and multi-media events here on the island and, so far, have been having pretty good success.

I’m writing because I would like to generate some interest amongst people on the other islands who are also engaged in creating events and communities like what I’m trying to create.

I am currently working on a 3-day event called Future Primitive that will be held August 19-21 at a beautiful, private, and legal outdoor venue on the top of a mountain on the leeward side of Oahu. You can check out the details on the event as well as more about our community at: www.localundergroundvibe.com Most of this site is functional but the parts that are still being built should be complete by the beginning part of July. I also have a tribe on tribe.net which is: oahuluv.tribe.net

The event in August will focus primarily on all-night electronic music, mostly Progressive, Trance and House. During the day on Saturday there will be workshops offered, hiking trails, lounging at the pool and just hanging out and getting to know people better. We will also have a variety of installations and art built by the community. In addition to the electronic music at night, we want to incorporate live and acoustic music during the day and into the early evening. You can come for one night or both, and if you’re interested in really getting more involved by helping us to create the event, you can come from Thursday to Monday. The price for the event is the same regardless, the only difference in price being that the venue charges a small camping fee per night. Food is available on-site, you can camp or stay in a bunkhouse and there are plenty of indoor showers and bathrooms.

Much of our philosophy is based on the Burning Man spirit of No Spectators and community co-creation. Most of what is created at this event is a community effort and we stress that everyone can (and should!) get involved in making the event great. We encourage people to “bring it on” and share their creative energy with the community as a whole.

I would love to open up dialog with organizers/producers/community builders on the other islands. We especially have a need for visual artists of any and all kinds, workshop presenters and community facilitators (ie, people who can really ‘model’ the ‘bring it’ vibe). Let’s talk and collaborate, who knows where it could lead!

Again, my website (still partly under construction) is: www.localundergroundvibe.com
And my tribe is: oahuluv.tribe.net

Much respect and aloha,
Alicia

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Seeking LalaSun Lovers!

2005-07-05T23:30:45Z

Seeking any-one who owns a piece of LalaSun Designs clothing and would like to join the LalaSun tribe? Share photo's, locations, life stories and joys...
lalasun@tribe.net
www.lalasun.com

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Hey faerie friends...what

2005-07-03T21:18:24Z

about some one clueing me in on the gay scene on the islands. I know it's
going on in one form or another on every island. Would like to hear from you all who live there what it "looks like" to you. Merry meet and merry part....peace and love Emmett

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seeking sparkly sanctuary...

2005-07-03T03:52:20Z

coo coo fairians.. seeking a yurt, shack, acorn, or other kauai space to curl up in.... blessings, aloha!

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psychedelic Trance/Downtempo Dj looking for shiny happy people to play for...

2005-06-09T22:53:57Z

My name is Michael aka DJ Faethe. i am looking for shiny happy people to play for. My ideal environment would be in a crew who focuses on positive energy and is family oriented. i have played several parties in San Francisco as a member of The Pranayuga DJ Collective and here on Oahu at Psylective and Evolving Arts events. i seek to heal, support, and give kindness as well as create magic through dance and togetherness. My greatest high is seeing a floor full of smiling faces knowing that through music our souls and hearts can be healed. i also like to be around when the sun comes up. Please let me know if i can be of service.

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New Radical Fairy Tribe

2005-06-06T20:28:07Z

www.radicalfairy.tribe.net

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blub blub

2005-05-30T22:26:21Z

at long last, i've made it to the big island.
had to drive my car from san fran to florida; become a scuba instructor; sell my car, and fly 14 hours to get here - but hey, i'm here now setting up camp and getting ready to take people out to sea.

as for land life??? ummm...no clue. don't know a soul, save for the good people i just met at kalani.

so i figured i'd give a shout out to any magickal friends on the islands. aloha-heeeee!

peace, luv, and fishes,
scott

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Omega St8, a psy party on O'ahu May 28th Kewalo Studio

2005-05-21T23:34:23Z

This will be the last party of it's kind, please come all of you.
Aloha!
Upavas

OmegaSt8

evolving-arts.com
subterranean elektronik sound
(updated new pics)

OmegaSt8 Party
May 28, 2005
11p-7a

1008 Kawaiahao
Honolulu, Hawaii

$8 Psytax

Psy:
philosonik (usa)
ithamar (israel)
upavas (germany)
gardel (brasil)

Chill:
upavas (germany)
uriah (usa)
philosonik (usa)

Beach Party: June 10

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Hey faeries..what about

2005-05-14T04:34:40Z

gay life on and in the islands. What about gay life especially on Kaua'i , Maui and the big island? Thanks, Emmett

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Very Funny and Clever Parody...

2005-05-11T15:10:11Z

www.gulligo.com

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inter-island coupons 4sale

2005-05-11T03:04:25Z

i have 4 coupons that need to be used by june 15th. selling for $65 each. transferable, can change times and dates at a whim with no additional fees. if interested ring me 808 348 7747. aloha

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Aloha Friends

2005-04-16T23:43:38Z

Hi, I am on the Big Island and I am looking for ANY kind of weekend work. I am in a situation where I need to make some cash fast. I will do anything from house cleaning, to farming, to Reiki. Thanks.

isolationofanulu@hotmail.com

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ACT in the next 24 HOURS... Raise your voice to protect Hawaiian women!

2005-04-05T02:06:44Z

Please act within the next 24 hours to affects this important legislation. Please call you representatives IMMEDIATELY and help us spread the word throughout the islands. This bill will be heard by the Finance Committee on TUESDAY, APRIL 5TH at 3:00 PM!!

Here is info about the bill, information about who to call and what to mention in your call. Please feel free to call me if you have questions or need any assistance.

Mahalo for your swift efforts in this matter,
Cecilia LIPP
Field Organizer/Office Manager
AIUSA San Francisco
(415)291-9233 ext 201
clipp@aiusa.org
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SB467, (also referred to as SD1, HD1) is a bill that would require the office of youth services and department of public safety to develop and implement gender-responsive community-based programs for female adjudicated youths and female offenders. It also appropriates money for these programs.
Read SB 467 SD2, HD1 at: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/sb467_hd1_.htm

This bill will be heard by the Finance Committee on TUESDAY, APRIL 5TH at 3:00 PM.

Please take action today and call your representative expressing support for SB467, SD1, HD2. See talking points below for some tips on what to say.

Don't know who your representative is? Find out at:
http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/site1/info/vstreet/voterinformation.asp?press1=info&press2=vstreet

Please identify yourself as a constituent.

If your representative is a member of the finance committee, please ask him or her to support the bill during the hearing on April 5th.

If your representative is not a member of the finance committee, please ask him or her to support the bill if/when it comes before the full body.
TALKING POINTS:
Unlike rehabilitation, reentry reflects a reality about corrections that often escapes public notice: About 95% of all offenders — about 600,000 people a year nationwide — will be going home.
It makes sense to have a step after prison or jail, where the individual can 'decompress' from the stress of leaving institutional life and re-entering the community
There is a big national push to develop more and better re-entry programs and federal money is available to states
Successful programs such as San Francisco's Delancey Street - replicated here in Hawai`i as Maui BEST (Being Safe and Empowered Together) need to be funded on all islands
Ex-offenders need help in navigating the system upon release. Re-entry programs provide support, job skills development, employment counseling, anger management, parenting, among other resources
Hawai`i has a paucity of these programs and parole officers with at least twice the caseload of other jurisdictions, making successful re-entry a challenge
Investing in re-entry programs will benefit the community by enhancing public safety, expanding the tax base with more contributing citizens, and building stronger families with better parenting skills.

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please feel free to forward. if you are interested in more information about Amnesty International USA's work internationally, nationally, or within the State of Hawai'i, please contact Cecilia Lipp at clipp@aiusa.org

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Faerie looking to relocate from Lake Tahoe to Hawaii

2005-03-29T01:55:02Z

I am looking to relocate from the lake tahoe area to a much warmer tropical paradise. I would love to be a part of this tribe along with my husband Fletch and two small faerie children. We are open, creative, artistic, fun and nature loving people with a desire to connect with a like minded group of people. We enjoy music, dancing, cooking and eating good food, wine, art, film, going to festivals and gatherings, good conversation, yoga, herbs and natural healing, and the outdoors. We would love to move within the next year after our second daughter is born in july. We would love to connect with other faerie people before me move so that we can make the transition with the support of a beautiful community.

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Wolf Creek Beltane 2005 - Calling all Radical Faerie Spirits from Everywhere...

2005-03-24T19:48:10Z

Spirit guides our dreams
Our dreams give us vision
Our vision drives our intention
Our intention creates magic
Our magic changes the world

Calling all Radical Faerie Spirits from Everywhere...to Join together with hearts and hands and fashion a Faerie Circle. Come forth and sing with bodies and souls our Radical Faerie Spirit. Let us create a sacred community for the exploration and enactment of the Mysteries of our Tribe. Join us at the Wolf Creek Sanctuary for Beltane 2005, as we come together for the Fire and the Dance.

What radical things will you do with your faery brothers and sisters by your side?
An opportunity to scream and shout and drum and rejoice that the land and the tribe have been sprung once more from the dark of winter, back into the light of the sun.
A chance to dance like a maniac around the Maypole, and to weave your intentions for the new year with all the intentions of the gathered tribe.
An invitation to share spirit and sensuality, ritual and revelry, to make new friends and reconnect with old
And maybe, if you play your cards right, a moment of pure bliss in the arms of the God or the Goddess that will set you up RIGHT for the year to come.

Dates and Registration:
This year the Beltane gathering will take place between Tuesday the 26th of April and Tuesday the 3rd of May.
The suggestion donation is 35 dollars per person per day (more if you can, less if you can't, and no one turned away for lack of funds). This includes your food, propane, and the costs of hosting the gathering and maintaining the land. If money isn't in your particular bag of tricks this particular year, there are many other ways you can contribute to the success of the gathering.

Please send in your registration form and funds for the gathering. Registering early helps up get an idea on who's attending, and also gives us a head start on the pre-gathering costs of summoning the foodstuffs, toilet paper, nail polish, and lipgloss. A confirmation letter will be sent when we receive your registration. Registration forms can be downloaded from the nomenus website via the following link - http://www.nomenus.org/BeltaneReg2005.pdf

Logistics:
You are invited to arrive on Tuesday, April 26th to set up your tent and get settled in. The Gathering will begin the next day with a Opening Circle/Ritual. Each day will include a morning circle after breakfast and plenty of time for workshops and smaller circles. There will also be heart circles, ritual planning circles, and many other ways to plug into the Beltane magic.

Come prepared to camp, and come prepared for rain. It's spring in southern Oregon, and that means the possibility for wetness at least once or twice during the week is pretty good. Special-needs space is for faeries who require a heated indoor sleeping place, and is very limited, so call ahead to let us know of your needs.

What to Bring, What not to Bring
What to bring: a tent, tarps for your tent, sleeping bag, flashlight, warm clothes for chilly nights, something to wear if it rains, sunscreen, books and pictures of faerie lore, a workshop, a vision to share of what you want this beltane community to be/look like/feel like, fabulous outfits, drag to share, drums and musical intruments, a sense of humor, tarot cards and tools of magick, high heels in your size, extra pumps, towels, biodegradable shampoo, a toothbruth and toothpaste (again biodigradable), your razor if you want to shave (it's not safe to share), floggers, cuffs, leather, furs, lace and poetry, a number for the talent show, a clearly divined intention, and your best fabulous faerie friend.

Further information about the Sanctuary can be found on the internet at Nomenus.org, but please keep in mind a few items that you should please not bring with you to the Sanctuary:
-Pets, of any kind, not even in your car.
-Speed, of any kind, not even in your car.
-Violence or Intolerance,
-synthetic body care products. our drains empty into the creek, let's not muck her up.
-a nasty 'tude

This is a safe place for all faeries, and it is up to all faeries to maintain that positive flow amongst ourselves. Please be conscientious of the land and of the rest of the tribe, and help contribute to a gathering that is intentful and focused and healing and, above all else, rockin'. Magick of intent demands an environment of intent, in order to thrive.

Kitchen Queens!!!
The Kitchen really is the heart of the gathering, and we need kitchen-wise faeries to step into their power as High n' Holy Kitchen Witches.

Strut your struff in the barn at Beltane. We need food wise faeries to plan and present a meal each evening at 6pm during the 2005 Beltane gathering. Gather together some of your faerie friends to help, and treat your community to a show of your kitchen mastery. We're ordering the food in mid-April, so join us now. Send your commitment for one of the nights April 26th - May 3rd.

It's Y(Our) Gathering
From cooking and cleaning to circles and rituals, it's our communal energy and labor that makes a gathering happen. If there is a circle or event (such as the Know Talent Show or a Meal) you would like to facilitate or a skill you have to share, or if you feel called to contribute to the opening and closing ritual/circles, please let us know.

For further information, to offer support or just to say "hell yes, I'll be there," contact us at Nomenus@budget.net and/or join the Wolf Creek Beltane and Wolf Creek Faerie tribes on Tribe.net. You can also check out our webpage at www.Nomenus.org, give us a call at (541)866-2678, or write us at
Nomenus
Attn: Beltane 2005,
PO BOX 312
Wolf Creek, OR 97497.
Make checks payable to Nomenus.

Be a creator of the feast, bare-assed beast, fashion diva, heartcircle healer, real estate developers, sanctuary protector, lover of ritual tempo, high priest of a sacred temple; or come just as you are.

Blessed Be,
the Conspiracy for a Beltane Gathering at Wolf Creek.

We come together -
We explore ourselves -
We form a community -
We share with the world.

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First Trip

2005-03-21T17:16:59Z

Coming to Maui for 4/20 party. It's my first trip to the island. I want to swim with the dolphins and my man wants to parasail. Where should we go?

What do we absolutely have to see?

Smooches -
Oz

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Please Join My Tribe!

2005-03-17T23:42:11Z

I've started a tribe for queer people looking to share a space with other like-minded queer people in Hawaii. I'd like to build a community! Check it out: hawaiiroomates.tribe.net. Or it's listed under places/travel *Hawaii*CoolQueerRoomates.

Thanks!!
Lulu

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shipping to Hawaii (from Bay Area)

2005-03-07T05:35:32Z

Aloha!
with more details i write to inquire if there are people looking to ship stuff from the bay area to Oahu. The deal is this: a 20 foot container (20 x 8 x x8 feet) is $2,000, so four of us could split it at $500 bucks a piece. Pretty cheap for the ample amount of space we would get. Not to mention the fact that a container would provide a safer place for fragile items as oppose to the us post.

Who's in? The sooner the better, yes?

Mahalo,
Lloyd

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Notes From the Hawaii Gathering

2005-03-06T05:59:22Z

Winter Sunlight on Faerie Butts: Notes from the Aloha Gathering in Hawai’i

Aloha from the land of the great destroyer-creator Goddess Pele. She lives in the bubbling pots of lava inside the ever spurting kila wea volcano here on the big island, where our first ever faerie gathering was held this past winter solstice 2004. Two fabulous just-discovered -they were-faeries named Normand and Kelly offered to host us where they own and live and work naked all day on their Puna banana plantation “Isle of You” (say it to yourself a few times fast).
The week long gathering was a soft and sweet pot pourri of chaos magick, abundant tropical fruits, light rains, heart circles, friendship deepenings and mana saturated love. We took field trips to fantastical locales like the steam vents of Pahoa (an organic bathhouse in more ways than one), the black sand beach Kahena, a bottomless, boy-swallowing Green Lake inside a volcanic caldera and the bathwater warm and turtle filled Champagne Pond. All the local gurls honored us with teachings of hula, ti plant lei and bracelet making, kava drinks, healing oils, chants and exotic fruits like orange lilicoy, starfruit, noni, papayas, apple bananas, coconuts and doorious
The call for this gathering went out with a strong intention: “Manifesting the vividly beautiful vision of permanent faerie sanctuary in Hawai’i.” And already this may be happening, as the note below from our local faerie ambassador Buck (aka Juicy Chainsaw and Many Hands Flying) foretells. I love it when faeries manifest the things that we want most, more than just talk about them. It shows us that the magick and intention of our tribe has a powerful effect on each other and our lives. This gathering was like that for me: It was a gorgeous seed planted for more and bigger faerie migration to the Big Island…. where powerful mana magick awaits us deep within her jungles, ocean and rocks. –Mojo Jaya
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<<aloha Faeries! Looking for faes with cash. There is 27 acres of beautious land for sale right next door to me on the Big Island of Hawai'i. They are asking just over $500,000 for it. There is a large 2 bdrm house / and 2 guest cottages on the land. I am looking for business minded faes that can organize a collective and/or research and gather funds so that we can create a permanent sanctuary in Hawai'i. I know the land well and this is a prime piece of protected property that has the potential to expand. It is located but hidden right in the heart of lower Puna.
A hui hou, Juicy Chainsaw
gobuckgo@earthlkink.net>>
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>Aloft on the wings of fingers;
>afloat in an island sky.
>Wolverine –
>born again of aloha and faerie laughter;
>a shooting star (hokulele),
>a Greenman;
>born again and again at winter's Solstice
>each and every year.
>But! This year so special.
>Born into the tribe: an elder.
>Playing in the fields
>of the Lord of the Green.
>Behold the lillies dancing:
>with Wolverine Hokulele Greeman.
(Wolverine turned 69 during the gathering, and we honored him by laying him on the earth and then lifting him up to the sky over our heads.)
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Our most gracious hosts Kelly y Normand blessed us with the use of their land and facilities. We purchased and had delivered more and varied foods than any of us could or would eat in many a moon. We had fab meals of lasagna, chili w/ special cornbread, stir fries, lau lau and soy milk--lots of soy milk.
Some rains are most conducive to self reflection and lead also to searching for dry sleeping spots. Had one glorious opening circle with many sharing chants and other majix. One highlight being the lifting of Wolverine into his 69th year.
Solstice celebration was an intimate affair around the new firepit. Torchlit up with hag tapirs we had gathered from the mountain, which doubled as sparkling twirling light shows to the beat. We drew Hermit card for our gathering and had lots to relate.
Erection of a new pavilion was a priority for this confag. Sissies constructing has always been a big turn on for me. We got to use this pavilion for chi gong and most hugely for our xmas Dance, the Mermaids' Balls. We had lite blessings of rain throughout the evening and what better blessing than to have shelter. We had lights, massages and the best of done up company all to sets by djs max Fathom and our very own Dandy Lion, fresh off the plane from San Francisco. Oh, costuming and makeup by the most luscious Juicy Cameltoe I hadn’t, until that moment, met.
We had one day of road trip to alternative gathering sites with visitations. Playing swing the rope after our swim at Green Lake there descended upon us a family of seven. Five teenage boys, Woody being the middle one. Mom called him wood. I like to think of him as morningwood. 2 younger blonds and 2 older brauns. And Dad was having a hard time looking at our privates all exposed like they were. Someone chatted up Mom enough to get all the boys birthdays and we were busy doing astro charts for them while watching them play swing on the rope-letting go at the perfect moment and posing for Normand's shutter on the way down to the boy eating lake. Steffen had just shared that story of the man in the lake that ate boys. Someone mentioned William, owner of said Green Lake and infamous boy-eater. Anyhow, to make a long story short, we got a song out of it. Or at least a line for an as yet unfinished version of the Twelve Days of xmas. Everybody sing now,
FIVE TEENAGE BOYS
We sang that song the rest of our lives.
Champaign ponds, steaming gardens
awa dreams, bodies minding
bending time
Thanx again to Kelly and Normand. And to all of us here. more love --bamboo stevie
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Rain and sun and
steadily tanning butts.
Smiles running around
a new land full of friends.
A safe place to play, creating
the new future of now together.

-- seastar simoon

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Please Join My Tribe!

2005-03-02T07:55:35Z

If you're queer and you're looking for other queer, liberal-minded people to share a space with in Hawaii check this out!!

hawaiiroomates.tribe.net Or it's listed under places/travel *Hawaii*CoolQueerRoomates.....:)

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