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Witch School Heads to Salem

We’ve been following the story of Witch School over the years, throughout the organization’s quest to find a home. Originally founded in Chicago, Witch School moved a few years ago to Rossville, Illinois. Their presence in the economically depressed area has not gone unnoticed. Witch School has been the target of a number of protests by local churches, many of whom felt that they should have been consulted before their new neighbors were allowed to move in.

At any rate, this weekend, Witch School will be packing up and moving to Salem, Massachussetts. Founder and CEO Ed Hubbard says they’re not leaving because of the fundamentalists, but because of the lack of resources in the area. “The Churches are not the cause, they are a symptom of the problems in rural areas, and that is the lack of useful educational resources.” He adds that they’ve had significant problems with the Witch School internet provider — some of which may stem from intervention by local pastors — and for a business that thrives on online interaction, that’s a problem.

Certainly, relocating to a place known as the Witch City can’t be a bad business decision — although Witch School will encounter more competition, they’ll also have a significant increase in the number of people interested in what they do. Not only that, they’ll be located in a local pedestrian mall, which means prime access to the tourist trade. Hubbard plans to have the new location up and running by April, 2010.

via Witch School Heads to Salem.

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Monday October 19, 2009

University of Colorado-Boulder is joining the ever-increasing list of colleges that have a Pagan Student Alliance. What’s making all this growth possible? Simple – students like Emma Lee, who are taking the initiative and starting Pagan student groups where there isn’t one.

Lee, a geology major who recently transferred from Mesa State, wants to “create a place where students with a variety of belief systems can gather, share ideas and make friends.” Lee and a friend founded the Pagan Student Alliance at Mesa State, as a way of making sure there was a place for everyone to feel at home.

A number of other universities have started Pagan student groups. In September, Webster University launched the Webster Pagan Grove. Boston University, Iowa State, Ohio State, and Penn State are just a few of the colleges that have organzied Pagan student groups, and all have one thing in common: each began because one person said, “Hey, we need this.”

If you belong to a school that has a population of students in non-mainstream religions, a Pagan student group might be just what is needed.

via Colorado Univ. Starts Pagan Student Group.

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