Pfi annual report 2008/2009 From Morgana, International Coordinator, Chair pfi foundation Current situation – November 2009
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PFI ANNUAL REPORT 2008/2009From Morgana, International Coordinator, Chair PFI Foundation Current situation – November 2009Pagan Federation International (PFI) continues to grow and is now visible on all continents and active in about 25 different countries. Some are more active than others as you might expect and some countries have recently been “revived” such as PFI France. Each PFI Nation works semi-autonomously. The PFI Foundation (Stichting PFI) acts as an umbrella for the PFI Nations. The PFI forum acts as a platform for the PFI community with 12 different language sections.
In 2009 I had the chance to travel extensively and visit a number of PFI's to give talks and workshops and expand our network. A brief overview October 2008/ 2009October 2008: The Isaac & Phaedra Bonewits - a 2-week European Tour was organised in cooperation with PFI Germany, PFI Netherlands and the Atlantis Bookshop January: Prague, PFI Czech Republic, PFI moot and Workshop February: Barcelona, PFI Spain. PFI moot, workshop, meeting with UNESCO Catalan, interview with Reuters Spain. March: Ljubljana, Slovenia. Introducing PFI at the first Pagan conference in Slovenia, Participated in an Ostara Ritual. April: Attended the ESITIS conference in Salzburg. “Interreligious Hermeneutics in pluralistic Europe” May: Gave a workshop at the Bohemian Moravian Witch Camp in the Czech Republic. PFI Meeting to discuss way forward with Slavic Pagans, in cooperation with PFI Poland, Russia, Cz. Rep. Bulgaria and Slovenia, but also PFI Hungary, Italy, Austria & Romania. Dutch Conference. NC’s from Bulgaria, Russia, Belgium & Hungary present. July In Hungary for a handfasting, with Gwiddon from PFI Russia August: Moscow, Russia. Meeting Slavic Pagans. Liaising with academics in the UK (including Prudence Jones from PF) September: London, PFI had a stand at the “Day for Doreen”. Isobel (PFI Portugal) & Morgana gave talks. Presentation of the DVD ‘The Charge of the Goddess – a multilingual project by PFI”. Also presentation of Portuguese version of “Natural Magic” by Doreen Valiente, PFI Portugal PFI Belgium Conference October: Seville, Spain. Social Forum 2009 - Ethics & Spiritualities, PFI Spain & Portugal attended with a stand and talks. INTERFAITHIn the Netherlands we have the “Pagan Heathen Round Table” which has both an Interfaith and Intrafaith function. In April 2009, for example, we had a stand at the Spiritual Festival in Rotterdam. We have also been working with URI (United Religious Initiative) on various projects. PFI Mexico and PFI Spain are also active on the Interfaith front. There is quite a lot of activity in Latin America as more countries come on board (PFI Panama, Colombia, Argentina) PFI Russia is working with Northern Wind a pagan umbrella organization in Moscow. At local level moots, talks, festivals and workshops are being organized Newsletters are being produced by the Netherlands, Czech Republic, Belgium, Germany and Spain. PFI Hungary has introduced a “Pagan Weblog”. PFI USA also implemented a “pen-pal service for prisoners”.
Pagan Resources, events and news items are listed daily making it an actual, up-to-date forum. There are also discussions and suggestions for events for newcomers.
Morgana, Zeist, The Netherlands, November 2009 See: http://www.forum.paganfederation.org/ and http://www.paganfederation.org Download 28.26 Kb. Share with your friends:
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