From: paganlnk@antipope.demon.co.uk (Information) Subject: UK/Eire Pagan Organisations Organization: Paganlink Network (UK) Date: Fri, 3 Dec 1993 18:02:52 +0000 ============================= Pagan and Other Organisations ============================= This is a listing of organisations in the UK and the Republic of Ireland which Pagans may find of use. It is divided into a number of different categories. Those groups listed as "Pagan organisations" are concerned with Paganism/occultism enitirely, or provide a particular Pagan angle on other issues. Also included are civil liberties/human rights organisations, environmental campaigns and other non-pagan associations which may nevertheless be of interest. Inter-faith organisations have their own listing. This list is being compiled for the Paganlink Network and is at present incomplete. Please mail any corrections and additions to paganlnk@antipope. demon.co.uk. Paganlink is a non-commercial network for all who honour and celebrate the spirit of the Earth. For more information contact 25 East Hill, Dartford, Kent DA1 1RX, or the e-mail address above. Pagan organisations =================== Cheiron - postal group and newsletter for occultists with disabilities; #1 per copy, #4 per year (payable to F. Skinner). c/o Gramayre, Meadow Close, Bagworth, Leicestershire LE6 1BR --- Dragon - unifies magickal ritual with ecological action; draws on all magickal traditions; ritual work and campaigning. Adrian Harris, 3 Sanford Walk, New Cross, London SE14 6NB. Tel: (081) 692 1358 --- Fellowship of Isis - an open fellowship for those interested in the Goddess/feminine principle. International network of Iseums open to members; Clonegal Castle, Enniscorthy, Wexford, Eire. --- Green Circle - fellowship of contacts and local groups for those interested in magick, witchcraft, esoteric traditions etc; #5 including subscription to "Green Circular"; P.O. Box 42, Bath, Avon BA1 1ZN --- Hoblink - Network for gay, lesbian and bisexual Pagans; #5p.a./#2 (unwaged) including newsletters. P.O. Box 45, Ramsay, Isle of Man. --- House of the Goddess - runs courses and holds monthly open events in the London area. Organises annual Pagan Hallowe'en Festival. 33 Oldridge Road, London SW12 8PN. Tel: (081) 673 6370. --- Irish Pagan Movement - publishes "Pagan Life". The Bridge House, Clonegal, Enniscorthy, Wexford, Eire. --- The Occult Helpline - confidential advice for anyone experiencing problems in any occult field. Tel: (0530) 230147, (0772) 786241 or (0929) 425916. --- The Odinshof - national organisation for Pagans drawn to a Nordic path. BCM Tercel, London WC1N 3XX --- Pagan Animal Rights - local groups around the country; publishes newsletter 4 times a year; #2.50 p.a. (payable to PAR). 23 Highfield South, Rock Ferry, Birkenhead, Merseyside L42 4NA. --- Pagan Federation - provides information on Wicca, represents its members and holds regional and national conferences; #6 membership (subject to probationary period) including subscription to "The Wiccan". BM 7097, London WC1N 3XX. --- Pagan Hospice and Funeral Trust - provides advice and help for all who want a Pagan approach to death and dying; #5 p.a. including newsletters. BM Box 3337, London WC1N 3XX --- Pagan Parenting Network - an informal network for Pagan parents. Newsletter #2 p.a. Blaenberem, Mynyddcerrig, nr Llanelli, Dyfed, Cymru --- Raven Tribe - co-ordinating magickal action to support environmental direct action. Publishes "Raven's Wing" newsletter. 21 Penmon Close, Blacon, Chester CH5. e-mail: feorag@antipope.demon.co.uk --- SAFF - see "Civil liberties/human rights" --- Stonehenge Campaign - no details at present --- Tree Spirit - Ecological charity for all who honour trees and their spirit. Plants trees and publishes twice-yearly newsletter. Tree Spirit, Hawkbatch Farm, Arley, Bewdley, Worcestershire --- Civil liberties/human rights ============================ Amnesty International - works worldwide for the release of prisoners of conscience (people jailed for their beliefs etc), fair trials for political prisoners and an end to torture, extrajudicial excecutions, 'disappearances' and the death penalty. Amnesty International, British Section, 99-119 Rosebery Avenue, London EC1R 4RE. Tel: (071) 814 6200 --- Campaign for Press and Broadcasting Freedom (CPBF) - no details at present --- Charter '88 - campaign for a Bill of Rights based on the UN Declaration on Human Rights. No details at present --- Free Information Network - Newsletter network concerned with freedom-related topics such as festivals, Stonehenge, anarchism, green issues etc. c/o 99 Torriano Avenue, London NW5. See Newsletters/magazines list for individual FINs. --- Liberty - the old National Campaign for Civil Liberties. Aims to safeguard a range or rights including those "to equality before the law and to freedom from discrimination on such grounds as disability, political or any other opinion, race, religion, sex or sexual orientation" and "to freedom of thought, conscience and belief". One of the few organisations to stand up for the Stonehenge Campaign and New Age Travellers. Membership #20 (#6 unwaged). 21 Tabard Street, London SE1 4LA. --- Sub-culture Alternatives Freedom Foundation (SAFF) - campaigns and advice for all affected by fundamentalist activity. 6/8 Burley Lodge Road, Leeds LS6 1QP. Tel: (0532) 451309 --- Women Against Fundamentalism - no details at present --- Environmental ============= Dragon - see "Pagan organisations" --- Earth First! - non-violent direct action against those who destroy the environment. Various local addresses which keep changing. --- Friends of the Earth - letter writing and lobbying in support of the environment; --- Greenpeace - local groups fund-raising for activists who prevent environmental destruction --- Raven Tribe - see "Pagan organisations" --- Tree Spirit - see "Pagan organisations" --- Women's Environmental Network - --- Others (including Earth mysteries) ================================== Association for the Scientific Study of Anomalous Phenomena (ASSAP) - publishes bi-annual report "Anomaly". St Adhelm, 20 Paul Street, Frome Somerset BA11 1DX --- British UFO Research Association (Bufora) - UK's largest UFO research organisation; publishes UFO Times and has large reference library, puts on lectures etc. Send large sae for info to Bufora, Suite 1, The Leys, 2c Leyton Road, Harpenden, Hertfordshire AL5 2TL, or phone (0582) 763218 --- Folklore Society - --- Fortean Picture Library - a self-funding project for the rescue and preservation of valuable documentary material, photographs, drawings etc. Janet Bord, FPL Melysfan, Llangwm, Corwen, Clywd LL21 0RD. --- London Earth Mysteries Circle - --- Northern Earth Mysteries - --- Society for Psychical Research - publishes both the scholarly "Journal' and the more accessible "The Psi Researcher". 49 Marloes Road, Kensington, London W8 ---