The mission of the Ogden Pagan Pride Project is to foster pride in Pagan identity through education, activism, charity and community.

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We are proud to announce our Second Ogden Pagan Pride Day!

ogden PPD

Join us at the Monroe Park, 3000 south Monroe Ave, Ogden Utah
on August 15, 2009 at 10 am until 7 pm for our First Ogden Pagan Pride Day
Admission is just one item for donation to the Your Community Connection Ogden Utah.

At this year’s festival you can:

  • Join in the public rituals.
  • Learn about local pagan organizations
  • Take Workshops covering everything from pagan crafts to Spiritual interpretation
  • Visit Altarscapes, a new exhibit of altars used for Ancestral worship.
    Altarscapes is a word coined by another PPD group, specifically http://www.ncpaganpride.org/
  • Shop for jewelry, ritual attire, and much more
  • Entertainment through out the day, with music, and dancing.
  • Supervised workshop activities for the kids
  • Help us help the community with the food drive

Ogden has a large populace of Pagans, seeking for more community events, this is a great event for most new or solitaire seekers to join.

The purpose of Ogden Pagan Pride Day is to educate the public about Paganism, and reduce prejudice and discrimination of Pagans.

There are three main activities that Ogden Pagan Pride Day will incorporate into our event.
  1. Public ritual:
    A public gathering where Pagans can network with each other and celebrate an Autumn Equinox ritual.
  2. Food drive:
    A food drive to share our abundant harvest with others in need.
  3. Press releases:
    Press releases and media coverage of our events in order to present the truth about Paganism to our communities, refute common misconceptions, and draw political attention to Paganism in order to try to prevent legislative discrimination against Pagans.

    4. Through our information resources, public events, and media contacts, we hope to challenge intolerance through education. We wish not only to reduce discrimination against us, but to present the value that our paths can bring to society, while emphasizing that we do not seek converts but ask that each person honor the Divine in the manner that seems best for him.

    Too often valuable contributions are ignored because of misunderstandings - mistaken beliefs that Pagans sacrifice people or animals, that Pagans practice nothing more serious than wild orgies and debauchery, that Pagans are out to steal souls

    In fact, members of modern Pagan and NeoPagan religions tend to value ecology as an extension of their view of the Earth as sacred and all life as interconnected; hold a paradigm that embraces plurality, supports civil rights, and advocates personal freedom; hold ethical standards that require personal responsibility; be well-read and interested in learning; focus on self-help, emotional and psychological growth; and be keenly aware of each person’s right to believe as he chooses, believing that to impose one’s beliefs on another is harmful.

    The fee for this event is one non perishable food item per person for the YCC, Your Community Connection in Ogden, Utah. Donations of other items, including clothing, blankets, personal hygiene items, toys, and functioning household items are welcome and will be donated to the YCC.

    We hope you join us.
    All Are Welcome