We, the members of Reclaiming’s Racial and Gender Justice Circle, stand in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement to end police brutality, murder, and targeting of people of color. We are people of different races, genders, ethnic backgrounds, and diversity, who are drawn to the ancient, pre-Christian, earth-based spirituality with roots in Europe and the Middle East, and we identify with the Witches who were murdered with impunity throughout centuries of oppression. When any group can be victimized, none of us are safe. We acknowledge the Goddess--the sacred being of every person--and the value of every person’s life.
We also acknowledge that people of color, and in particular black people, are being especially targeted today, and still bear the brunt of a long history of dehumanization and exploitation, from the genocide against native peoples to the long years of slavery, from the exploitation of migrant workers to the era of lynching and segregation. These same communities have also furnished us all with a roster of heras and heros who inspire us all, and have led proud struggles for liberation just as they rightly step into the forefront of this struggle today. We are proud to lend our support to all who are calling for accountability, safety for communities of color, and justice. Because we are a decentralized tradition, we have no mechanism for Reclaiming as a whole to issue statements such as this one. However, we believe that this expression of solidarity has wide support in our community, and we invite individuals and groups to sign on in the comments section below. (And feel free to share this post widely!) *Note: the date of this blog entry was changed from Jan 19 to Jan 20 to keep it at the top of the page.*
22 Comments
Rose May Dance
1/19/2015 02:21:17 pm
I sign this statement.
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Rahula
1/20/2015 04:17:35 am
I endorse this statement.
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Witchlets Weavers
1/20/2015 04:32:30 am
The Weavers of Witchlets In the Woods (the group of volunteers who organize our yearly pagan family camp) endorse this statement.
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Santiago Alarcón S
1/20/2015 06:42:44 am
I support this statement, the Goddess bless all the world <3
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Melissa Zapadinsky
1/20/2015 08:50:26 am
I wholeheartedly support this statement <3 <3 <3
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Gwydion Logan
1/20/2015 10:17:13 am
I thoroughly endorse this statement.
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Root Holden
1/20/2015 12:36:10 pm
I support this statement.
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laura holland belk
1/20/2015 01:33:41 pm
I endorse this statement.
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Jeanne Lemieux
1/22/2015 12:43:43 am
Yes, I fully support this!
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1/23/2015 02:53:35 pm
I wholeheartedly support this statement. I have and will continue to work for justice and speak out against systems of oppression.
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Susan Small
1/23/2015 07:51:24 pm
I wholeheartedly endorse this statement.
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NorthLight
1/24/2015 07:48:35 am
I wholeheartedly endorse this statement. Black lives matter; those who benefit from White privilege need to help dismantle it.
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Cypress Fey
1/24/2015 10:41:01 am
I endorse this whole heartedly!
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Susan Bizaca
1/25/2015 02:06:45 am
I support and agree with this entirely!
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1/27/2015 01:34:23 pm
Proud to add my name and my voice to this statement. And grateful and honored to be a part of Reclaiming.
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Bran Bairseach
2/20/2015 11:16:31 am
I support this statement
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4/28/2015 11:35:10 am
I support and endorse this statement with my whole body, mind, soul, and spirit.
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Jamie
3/19/2016 06:58:11 pm
Amen!
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Rachel Yukimura
9/23/2016 11:18:39 am
I support this statement!
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