At PantheaCon this year, I had the pleasure of reporting on the Foundations activities since the last Con. We’ve come a long way in a year and we got the spreadsheet to show it! In an effort at transparency, we are publishing the accounting data for each of our major projects and the Foundation as a whole. You can find the report here.
Category Archives: Event
Pagan Activism Conference Online a Rousing Success!
With 84 registrants for the conference, and between 27 and 34 attendees per session, the Pantheon Foundation declares this conference a success. We feel very full of mind and heart after listening to all the presenters and attendees discuss each of the topics with rich informational exchange, fantastic presentations, and some great questions emerging, such as “What gives you the strength to keep on keeping on?” and “Where do we go from here?”
Ideas for next steps on our end include starting a weekly round-up of Pagan Activist blog posts from our presenters and wider community, an annual Journal of Pagan Activism Studies, and future online classes and discussion groups featuring some of our presenters from this Conference as well as other Pagan Activist leaders. You’ll be able to learn more about these initiatives if you join our newsletter here. And, of course, we are really looking forward to next year’s PACO! How about you? What are you moved to do, coming away from this experience?
The Foundation thanks all of the attendees for their presence and thoughtful discussion. It is our honor to serve you.
We bow in gratitude to all of the presenters: Celia Alario, Andy Conn, Laurie Lovekraft, Starhawk, Heather Greene, David Salisbury, John Medellin, Tim Titus, Stephanie Ivy Whiteside, Khi Armand, Crystal Blanton, Xochiquetzal Duti Odinsdottir, Black Witch, Elena Rose, Lou Flores, P. Sufenas Virius Lupus, Dee Schull, John Beckett, Soli Zat Johnson, Rhiannon Laakso, Rion Roberts, T. Thorn Coyle, Alley Valkyrie, Ankhira Swordplow, Carolina Amor Boggs, Byron Ballard, Christina DiEdoardo, Cara Shultz, Christine Hoff Kraemer, Shauna Aura Knight, Rabbit Matthews, and LaSara Firefox Allen.
Special thanks goes to the organizers Xochiquetzal Duti Odinsdottir, and Yeshe Rabbit Matthews, who made it all happen.
Thanks again to everyone for attending PACO 2014. The social feed for the Conference is are using the hashtags #PACO and #RITEaction for the whole event, as well as hashtags for the separate panels: #PACOECO, #PACOMedia, #PACOPOC, #PACOGender, #PACOCare, #PACOBuild, #PACORights, and #PACOConsent.
May the work be blessed!
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sam webster, e.d.
T. Thorn Coyle & Starhawk…at my kitchen table?
As a nonprofit organization with a national focus, the Pantheon Foundation seeks to create events & offerings that will be accessible to all Pagans. Our forthcoming Pagan Activism Conference Online (PACO) is a good example of this. At this event, you will be able to welcome accomplished and respected Pagan Activist leaders into your home via video conference, regardless of your location.
Think about it: when was the last time you sat down for a chat at your kitchen table with the likes of T. Thorn Coyle, or Starhawk? At this event, that is exactly what you will be able to do.
People at PACO will be connecting from all over America Nov 21-23 to hear from some of the brightest, most forward-thinking voices for change in the Pagan community. There are 9 sessions in the Conference, focused on Earth Activism, Activism Among Pagans of Color, Gender & Sexuality, Online Media Activism, Sexual Consent, and more. Each panelist will be making a brief presentation during their session, and then the floor will open to broader discussion, Q & A, and resource-sharing.
Think of it, you could be sitting there, with your cup of tea and your cat in your lap, chatting away with some of the folks whose work you have come to respect, right in your own home.
In addition to the video aspect of each session, there is also a chat window available for your use, so that you and the other attendees and presenters can share links, ask questions, raise points, and converse during the session. Allowing for multiple points of contact is our goal here. The conversation is richer and more dynamic that way.
Take a peek at the list of presenters and panels here. Would you like to invite any of these folks to your home for tea and a conversation? Then purchase your PACO ticket and put on the kettle, because we’re coming over!
PACO Organizers cutting price of admission?!
YES! Read on!
The Pagan Activism Conference Online organizing team is getting excited for the upcoming event, Nov 21-23, 2014. We have lined up some awesome presenters (Keynote speaker T. Thorn Coyle, Starhawk, Shauna Aura Knight, Crystal Blanton, David Salisbury, Cara Schultz, Byron Ballard, and others) to speak on a wide variety of issues relevant to the welfare of the Pagan community and our collective future.
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The Pantheon Foundation’s mission is to provide infrastructure and institutional empowerment to our oft-marginalized religious population by providing fiscal and organizational support, sponsorship, and tools to Pagans and Pagan organizations. This conference is but one example of the ways in which we are trying to do that.
We’ve had a few sensitive queries about the ticket cost of PACO, which was formerly listed at $100 per ticket for the whole weekend conference and $20 per individual panel. A few folks have let us know that this cost is just too far outside the means of an activist’s budget for their comfort.
We’re really glad you spoke up. We get it. The economy is tough on everyone right now. Our desire is to provide you with the tools to build the world you want to live in, not for finances to keep you from accessing those tools.
As a result of your feedback, we have decided to cut the ticket cost for this event dramatically, to allow more people to attend. Starting today, tickets for the entire event will be $40 instead of $100, with individual panel tickets being $10 instead of $20. Those who purchased tickets previously will be contacted to see if they prefer to bring a friend, or to receive a pro-rated refund.
The proceeds from this event will still go directly to our presenters, to support their good work. We hope that taking this dramatic step will make it more accessible to all, and that you will be able to join us.
And for those for whom the cost of a ticket is still out of reach, don’t forget that we are giving away two free tickets next week via lottery. Just send your name, phone number, and email address to pantheonfoundation@gmail.com with the Subject “PACO Free Ticket” to be entered in our drawing. Winners will be announced Monday, Nov 10.
Thanks for your feedback, patience, and openness about your needs. It’s so important to us, as we grow, to hear how we can best serve you. And it’s our hope that with dialogue, support, and events like these, we can build a better Pagan future together. #PACO #riteaction
Pantheon Foundation Announces Pagan Activism Conference Online 2014
The Pantheon Foundation invites you to the upcoming
Pagan Activism Conference Online (PACO)
Nov. 21-23, 2014
Price Reduced: $40 for the entire conference
This innovative Conference, in service to the national Pagan community, will take place entirely online, allowing for participants from every region of the US to attend. PACO will provide valuable, insightful information from experienced and innovative Pagan activists and community voices. Our interactive presentations and discussion panels, regarding infrastructures that serve Pagan organizational and individual activism, feature some of the most experienced and accomplished leaders in their respective areas. Check back frequently, as guests are still joining.
The goal of the Conference is to equip Pagan activists from all over the country with the tools necessary to advance the goals and aims of their own activist efforts, and to build bridges between Pagan activists for mutual support. Care to join us? You can come for the whole conference, or else attend single panels, as desired.
Click below or see the calendar listing to purchase your tickets
Whole Conference Ticket–New Pricing: $40