Cascadia Radical Faerie Resource
Welcome home!
Cascadia Radical Faerie Resource is born!
This is an informational website about the Cascadia Radical Faerie Resource, a non-profit corporation created to provide, amongst other things, a protective legal structure for the Breitenbush Radical Faerie Gatherings. (Ummmmmm, WHY?!) Please read on?
This site is here so that you can learn more about this organization, its history to date, and how you can become involved. You may also pick up some dish and history along the way (grin)! If you'd like "the facts, m'am", you should start with the bylaws. If you'd like context and history, you should pick a link from the related information, and work your way back to the proposed bylaws.
Please pardon all involved if some of it seems a bit dry. We all have gifts to offer our gatherings, but they can't all be pretty, fierce, and fabulous! (Actually, we tried writing fierce and fabulous bylaws, but the lawyer said they wouldn't work ... apparently the government has NO sense of fun when it comes to non-profit organizations ... sigh.)
Our Board (circa Fall 2006)
- Elderberry, Portland, El Presidente
- Faun, Portland, Secretary
- Riversong, Portland, Treasurer
- Missus Clear Plastic , Portland, Board Member
- Kwai Lam, Santa Cruz, Board Member
Join Us!?
CRFR membership has nothing to do with going to gatherings, but much to do with helping ensure we keep having them. If you're interested in "infrastructure" and community-building, you may want to join with us? Members will be sent meeting notices. Meetings will probably happen just before or after gatherings, so they'll be easy for as many as possible to attend. If you've ever wanted to get "more involved" with the Breitenbush Radical Faerie Gatherings, this is one of many good ways to do it!
If you would like to be a member of Cascadia Radical Faerie Resource, Inc., just check the box the next time you send in your Call to one of the Radical Faerie Gatherings at Breitenbush.
The Bylaws
The Current Bylaws: after another meeting of several interested faeries, and another meeting with our fabulous dyke-ola lawyer, these bylaws were submitted as our initial bylaws with the State of Oregon. One primary change is that, at Banyan Crow's request, the bylaws were modified such that any Queen Registrar may decline involvement with CRFR if he chooses to do so.
Related Information
Dear Faerie Brother: This letter was jointly composed by Rosemary For Remembrance, Riversong, and Scotty Dogg, with input from many others, many of whom added their names to the letter. This letter was sent out to all faeries with addresses in the Northwest Faerie Database, along with the Call for the Winter 2001 Breitenbush Radical Faerie Gathering
Scotty Dogg's Open Letter to Favero: following a meeting about the CRFR process in Seattle, Favero asked a number of insightful questions. Scotty Dogg, who has been very involved in the process to date, wrote this Open Letter in response.
BardinBrooks' "Faeries Inc." Site (now defunct): Banyan Crow created this site full of insightful questions and comments about the CRFR process and proposal. This page provided perspective on the CRFR process from faeries who were not directly involved in the original meetings and the drafting of the original, proposed bylaws. Banyan Crow and March retired their bardinbrooks.com domain, and this site went away in the process.
Damien's "Frequently Asked Questions" Page about CRFR: Damien was involved in many of the CRFR meetings, and closely involved in drafting the proposed bylaws. This page attempts to describe the history of the CRFR process to date from the perspective of someone who was directly involved in the original meetings.
Marlin's "The Mundane as a Sacrament, or, Wingtips are drag too, you know ...": Marlin wrote this letter and distributed it at the 1999 Winter Gathering to inform everyone about CRFR and invite participation. It's very fun to read, and tidily describes why so many think CRFR is a good idea.