Category: Druidry
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Druid chairs diversity group
Leonore Newson, trustee at The Druid Network, has accepted the role of chairing the Faiths and Beliefs Network at University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust. The hospital trust has several inclusion and diversity networks in place to support the diversity of both staff and patients, including Disability and Wellbeing, BAME, LGBTQ+ and Faiths and Beliefs. Each…
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Druidry and Interfaith
A statement by Phil Ryder, Chair of The Druid Network. It is often asked what it is that makes us human. Humanity is currently at a crossroads with major worldwide problems requiring urgent decisions from our political leaders. Whilst within interfaith we recognise our discreet differences we also celebrate that which unites; our challenge is…
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Cultivating Honorable Relationships with the World: Lessons from the ‘Scriptures’ of Druidry
On October 17, 2021, for the first time in history, Druids (Dr. Larisa A. White & Mr. Neil Pitchford) were invited to speak at the Parliament of the World’s Religions about contemporary World Druidry. The presentation made at the Parliament of the World’s Religions is now available on YouTube. Here is the link.
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The 2021 Census
The 2021 Census takes place in England and Wales on Sunday 21st March, managed by the Office of National Statistics. (The Census in Scotland is being moved to 2022 and the Census in Northern Ireland is managed by the NISRA.) Prior to the 2011 census there was a drive to promote putting pagan-[pathname], known as…
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TDN stands with Faith Leaders calling for Child Sanctuary
TDN joins more than 250 other faith leaders call on PM to give child refugees sanctuary in the UK https://www.safepassage.org.uk/faith-letter-june-2020 TDN Trustee and Inter Faith Network for the UK Druid representative Neil Pitchford signed the letter to PM Johnson on behalf of The Druid Network. It should be noted the letter misidentifies Neil as Trustee…
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TDN Statement on Racism
The Druid Network finds it is appropriate once more to reaffirm its position on racism. There is only one human race; the blends of skin tone that nature has provided are based on ancestral geography and local adaptation to sunlight. Nature values diversity and we too celebrate the many-hued human and reject any social construct…
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Pagan and Heathen Symposium statement
The Druid Network is a member of the Pagan and Heathen Symposium, and took an active part in the formulation of this statement on the recent IPSO rebuttal of complaints, following the Beltane news item in The Sun tabloid. We stand in solidarity with the other pagan organisations named within the statement. IPSO appeal statement…
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TDN stands by PPA complaint
The Druid Network supports the complaint raised by the Pagan Police Association, regarding the klaxon insensitivity of The Sun in its filler piece “Trouble Brewing”. Not renown for its serious journalism, The Sun displays a lack of understanding of religious festivals and pagan celebration that is close to being described as a potential Offence. We…
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An Online AGM
Perhaps it is unsurprising to some to learn The Druid Network will be holding its Annual General Meeting online this weekend; we are, after all, an online organisation. However, this will be our first and is done in recognition of the covid-19 restrictions. We very much prefer to meet face to face, emphasising the networking…