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For those interested here is the US American Council of Witches, a old disbanded group from the 1973 seeking to reform. Contacted them because they needed to know Correllian's and others are around and gave them contact number. Here is their plan:
Phase II.
The American Council of Witches and Pagans is seeking individuals interested in serving as state representatives. The council’s vision is to pursue an interfaith dialogue among various traditions among a broad array of spiritual traditions. The council is working to compile information that will be included in a resource manual on Nature Earth traditions for use by government organizations at the federal, state and local levels.
Each state representative will be responsible for collecting and compiling information within his or her state, and will report to a member of the council. This is a volunteer position. Applicants should be motivated and willing to work with individuals from a variety of spiritual and religious traditions. Each representative will be selected by the council member responsible for overseeing his or her district/region.
Please send your inquiry to: usamericancouncilofwitches@yahoo.com
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Each state representative will be responsible for collecting and compiling information within his or her state, and will report to a member of the council.
so in each state,
1-rep of state
1-rep for every 2-3 counties
numerous volunteers.
these people will form a committee, who reports to the rep of that state, the state rep send all info to the council member that is assigned to that state. Each council member shall have 3-7 states that they will coordinated the information for our mailing list for the manuals that are being processed at the moment.
If I can be of further service to you, please let me know.
Sincerely in your service.
Permalink Reply by MoonJoy on For more info (look both in the article and the comments below it):
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/wildhunt/2011/10/the-return-of-the-ame...
Permalink Reply by Rev. David McDonald on Has anyone thought about volunteering for this yet? I signed up for their email list so far, but not sure if I am in a position to volunteer yet.
Permalink Reply by Rev. David McDonald on Here are some more links for them as well...
"US American Council of Witches".
https://www.facebook.com/pages/US-American-Council-of-Witches/25437...
*American Council of Pagans*
https://www.facebook.com/pages/American-Council-of-Pagans/273168556...
*American Council of Natural Earth Religions*
http://www.facebook.com/pages/American-Council-of-Natural-Earth-Rel...
Got these from the email they sent me.
Permalink Reply by MoonJoy on I came across this, and think it should be part of the thread:
http://thecaffeinatedwitch.wordpress.com/2011/12/06/press-release-o...
PRESS RELEASE: Oberon Zell and Kenny Klein, and the US American Council of Witches
Posted on 6 December, 2011
December 5, 2011
Re: Oberon Zell and Kenny Klein, and the US American Council of Witches
In the past few months, there has been a good deal of concern over the organization and web presence of the “US American Council of Witches.” The original idea—as proposed by Kaye Berry of the Temple of the Phoenix in Peoria, Illinois—was a resurrection of the old American Council of Witches that was convened in Minneapolis in 1973- 1974, and which drafted and ratified the legendary “13 Principles of Wiccan Belief.” Kaye proposed reforming the ACW to re-examine the “13 Principles” for possible updating; and also to update the information on Witchcraft and Paganism for the US military and prison chaplains’ resources. To distinguish the current Council from the original one, it was retitled “US American Council of Witches.”
While some saw the reviving of this Council as a good idea, or perhaps as an interesting venture, in the weeks after its presence was announced on social networking sites those researching the project brought to light serious issues concerning the organizers and apparent misrepresentation of nonprofit status.
In various postings by representatives of the Council, and in various missives by those concerned about the Council, mention of Oberon Zell and Kenny Klein have come up several times. There seems to be an assumption that either or both Oberon and Kenny have some affiliation with the Council, or according to some posts, that either or both lead the Council. Oberon and Kenny would like to take this opportunity to voice their own positions on this matter.
Oberon was contacted by Kaye Berry simply to provide the “reformed” Council with documents and information from the original 1973-‘74 Council records, which he happily agreed to do. He also offered to try and reconstruct the roster of the 73 people who had met in 1974, and contact those who are still alive regarding their possible participation in a new Council. In the ensuing months, suggestions were made that Oberon was an actual member of the new Council, or that he was taking an active role in reforming the Council. Neither of these were true.
Kenny saw mention of the Council being “reformed” on a social networking site, and offered to help in what was being represented as the primary goal of the Council, an updating of the Army Chaplain’s Manual entry on Wicca. Within a day or two of this offer, Kenny was asked to draft a press release, which he did, using the information given him at the time (this press release was to be represented as a document released by the Council, and was not to have his name personally attached to it).
In the next week or two, Kenny found that much of the information that had been given to him was erroneous, and when Kenny asked for clarification or simple answers, he received answers that he felt made no sense, or met with avoidance of resolution to important questions. The press release was also posted as being written by him. Kenny also found that various Council web sites named him as a member of the Council, a position to which he had never consented. And then Kenny began hearing from other Pagan figures that they too were “placed” on the Council without giving their consent. On October 18, Kenny informed the Council by e-mail that he was very upset with these actions, and was no longer to be considered as a member or a resource.
Unfortunately, two months have gone by, and both Oberon and Kenny still seem to be answering questions and clarifying rumors about their Council involvement. Therefore, please let it be known that while both Oberon Zell and Kenny Klein believe strongly in Pagan networking and organization, both of us also feel that there are already strong organizations serving the needs of our community. Further, neither of us have ever been official Council members; each of us have served in limited capacities (Oberon as adviser, Kenny briefly as editor), but neither of us has ever taken an active role or a leadership role in creating any official “US American Council of Witches” policy or program.
Kenny spoke out quite actively last month against certain Council activities on the Modern Witch Podcast, denouncing many of the posts and e-mails created by the Council, and he encourages any interested persons to listen to that episode of the Podcast to be aware of his views on the matter.
Oberon was in Australia for the entire month of November, and had no involvement with the Council during his absence from the U.S. Meanwhile, as he has learned, all manner of rumors had been wildly circulating regarding his alleged involvement with the Council, and his name had even been invoked in threatening admonitions to people raising awkward questions. Now that Oberon has returned, he and Kenny have consulted with each other and decided to draft this joint statement.
Considering the controversies and ill-will that this project has engendered within the Pagan community, it is our joint opinion that the US American Council of Witches can no longer be regarded as a viable enterprise, and we strongly recommend that the entire project be abandoned at this time and the USACW be dissolved.
Thank you for your interest, and please feel free to repost this letter in its entirety only.
Oberon Zell
Oberon@mcn.org
Kenny Klein
www.kennyklein.net
P.S: Several other people who have been pulled into the “gravity well” of the US American Council of Witches have also asked that they be allowed to add their signatures to this letter to indicate their agreement with what Kenny and Oberon have written. We have agreed to this, and here they are:
Christina Nyx
(Caffy, The Caffeinated Witch)
Sylveey Selu
(Webmistress for the Green Egg)
Ariel Monserrat
(Editor/Publisher of Green Egg; co-host of “Over to Oberon & Ariel” on blogtalk radio)
Steve Provost
(publisher of The Provocation; co-founder of Pagans of California)
Rowan Pendragon
(co-host of The Modern Witch Podcast, author of One Witch’s Way blog)
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