The Greater Rochester Pagan Pride Project, Inc.

Rochester Pagan Pride Day Festival 

Who We Are, What We Do, and Why We Do It

Statement of Purpose:Text Box: The Greater Rochester Pagan Pride Project, Inc. is a non-profit organization in New York State, formed under the Not-For-Profit Corporation Law, Section 102, subparagraph (a)(5). The primary purposes of this corporation shall be the advancement of religious diversity and tolerance, and the elimination of prejudice and discrimination based on religious beliefs. Mission Statement:Text Box: The mission of The Greater Rochester Pagan Pride Project, Inc., is to foster pride in Pagan identity through education, activism, charity and community.

Defining the Mission Statement:Text Box: We try to keep our purpose balanced through the inspirations of Air, Fire, Water, and Earth: Air: Education We're never going to be able to practice our spiritual paths openly if we don't give the public accurate information about what we do and do not do. Fire: Activism People aren't necessarily going to go out of their way to find out what Pagans really do. We have to have the courage to act on our convictions and do what we need to do. Water: Charity We know that what we do returns to us. We need to demonstrate this by offering compassion to our communities where it is needed. When we share our own abundance, we show that we trust the Gods to share abundance with us in return. Earth: Community We're never going to be able to practice openly if we don't know anyone else in our local Pagan communities. We need to weave networking webs in our cities, in our towns, in our rural areas. We need these webs to support one another. That support will also show those who would restrict our practice that we are not just a few isolated wackos, but are a growing congregation of people who adhere to a faith that, while different, is as valid as their own.

History

Read the History of the Rochester Pagan Pride Day Festival here. 

Information

Here are links to some information from the Pagan Pride International Website that you can read.

Neo-Paganism - The Divine In All Creation

Pagans In The Workplace

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Why Pagan Pride

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