| PAGAN FREEDOM DAY CHARTER 1. Name: The name of this affiliation shall be the Pagan Freedom Day Movement, herein known as PFDM. 2. Purpose: The purpose of this organization shall be to: 2.1. Facilitate an annual national and regional celebration of Pagan Religious Freedom in South Africa on Freedom Day 27 April. 2.2. Foster a positive and holistic South African Pagan identity, encourage Cooperative Community building amongst Pagans and between Pagans and non-Pagans, and to promote understanding and tolerance amongst Pagans and between Pagans and non-Pagan South Africans. 3. Activities: 3.1. PFDM will assist and coordinate the formation and function of cooperative regional / local PFD organizing executive committees that shall be known herein as PFD Communities. 3.2. Local PFD Communities shall be responsible for: 3.2.1. facilitating Pagan Freedom Day Fairs in their local regions that may include public fairs, flea markets, festivals, public promotions of Paganism, public religious ceremonies and charitable donation events, and may also include other activities chosen by the local PFD Community, 3.2.2. publicizing planned local activities through their local newspapers, radio, magazines, and whatever other form of media is deemed appropriate by the local PFD Community. 3.2.3. inviting regional Pagan groups and individuals to cooperatively participate in the planning and celebration of regional PFD events, 3.2.4. inviting local non-Pagan religious groups and organizations to participate in the planned PFD events. 3.3. A PFDM Promotions Group will facilitate the national promotion of all PFD Events and coordinate Local PFD Community promotions and advertising. 3.4. PFDM members shall not engage in activities that are illegal or that are not in furtherance of the stated purpose of this organization. 3.5. PFDM will not be responsible for events held in violation of local ordinances. 4. Membership: 4.1. Participatory Membership shall be free and open to all Pagans who agree with the stated purpose of the PFDM. 4.2. Membership to local ‘organizing’ PFD Communities shall be open to all Pagans who are willing to work towards the furtherance and facilitation of the stated purpose of the PFDM. 5. Cooperative Participation: 5.1. All PFDM planning and executive decisions shall be transparent, democratic and in support of the stated purpose of the PFDM. 5.2. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Freedom_Day/ shall be deemed to be the PFDM eGroup and Forum and shall be open to all participating members of the PFD Movement. Ariel
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