Grove of Nova Scotia Druids 2020 AGM

  • Year at a glance

  • Ritual assignment

  • Ideas for charity work

  • By Law change

  • Dues are due

  • Pagan Assembly of Nova Scotia

In Attendance

  • Marc Meadows

  • Lily Meadows

  • Karen Larter

  • Brian Larter

  • Aldine Koster

  • Michael Van de Hook

  • Kaylee Van de Hook

Year at a Glance

    • First year with a female Senior Druids

    • Assume House Donation

    • Recorded Guided Meditations

    • Started being more active on social media

    • Welcomed baby Ethan

    • Continued the debate with ADF over family membership

    • Participated in Inter Faith by leading the lead Pagan Ritual

    • Created a loss of unborn children ritual

    • Hosted all 8 ritual high days

    • Karen failed at sour dough

    • Started cider nights at the height of Covid

    • April created and updated a full new website with updated blog

    • April did a social distance community Clean up

    • April drafted grove history time line

    • May more park clean ups

    • June Karen started the consent culture program with ADF

    • June Flowers for the bee

    • July for Canada day and park clean up

    • July first ever Druid Fest

    • Sept community service Feminine hygiene donation

    • Michael became ADF Treasurer

    • Marc became Deputy of the SD Council

    • Brian became Deputy to the RD Council

    • Brian became Scribe to the SD Council

Ritual Assignment

  • Yule - Karen

  • Imbolc - Mike

  • Ostara - Aldine

  • Beltane - Dan Negus

  • Litha - Marc

  • Lughnasadh - Aldine

  • Mabon - Bev

  • Samhain - Marc

Ideas for 2021 Charity work

  • Park cleanups

  • Find more suitable charities for our own views

  • Change from Monthly to Quarterly charity work

By Law change

Article 16, section 4

Proven communication or behaviour of a virulently racist, sexist, homophobic, heterophobic, or otherwise bigoted manner, shall be grounds for expulsion from GNSD, as described elsewhere in these Bylaws. This does not include strong verbal statements about the theology, history, or psychological characteristics of other religions.

I propose should be changed to

GNSD shall not tolerate proven communication or behaviour that displays discrimination on the basis of race, colour, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or employment status, in any of its activities or operations. This behaviour shall be grounds for expulsion from GNSD, as described elsewhere in these Bylaws. This does not include strong verbal statements of opinion about the theology, history, or psychological characteristics of other religions.

Dues are due

Family $50

Individual $30

Pagan Assembly of Nova Scotia

Putting Marc Meadows forward for Church spiritual counsel