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BYLAWS OF THE CASCADIA RADICAL FAERIE RESOURCE


NAME OF CORPORATION: CASCADIA RADICAL FAERIE RESOURCE


ARTICLE I: PURPOSE

This corporation shall be organized and operated exclusively for
charitable, scientific, literary, religious, and educational
purposes. Subject to the limitations stated in the Articles of
Incorporation, the purposes of this corporation shall be to
engage in any lawful activities, none of which are for profit,
for which corporations may be organized under Chapter 65 of the
Oregon Revised Statutes (or its corresponding future provisions)
and Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (or
its corresponding future provisions).

This corporation's primary purpose shall be support of Radical
Faeries and their Northwest gatherings, including those
traditionally held at Breitenbush Hot Springs Community.


ARTICLE II: MEMBERS

Section 1. Classes and Consensus. There shall be one class of
members of this corporation. Each member shall be entitled to one
vote in accordance with the consensus process in Article II,
Section 7 of this corporation.

Section 2. Qualifications. A person shall become a member of the
corporation by supporting the purposes of the organization,
providing contact information to the Secretary, indicating
thereby a choice to become a member of the corporation and be
placed on the notice list for business meetings. A member may
resign at any time by providing a written resignation to the
Secretary. Any person failing to maintain current contact
information with the Secretary may be dropped from membership
and the notice list.

Section 3. Termination of Membership. Membership may be
terminated by the Board of Directors after giving the member at
least 15 days written notice by first class certified mail of the
termination at the member's last address of record, and the
reason(s) for the termination, and an opportunity for the member
to be heard by the Board, orally or in writing, not less than
five days before the effective date of the termination. The
decision of the Board shall be final and shall not be reviewable
by any court.

Section 4. Annual Meeting. The annual meeting of the members
shall be held at a time and place determined by the board and
described to the members by notice.

Section 5. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the members
shall be held at the call of the Board of Directors, or by the
call of at least five percent of the corporation's membership by
a demand signed, dated, and delivered to the corporation's
Secretary. Such demand by the members shall describe the purpose
for the meeting.

Section 6. Notice of Meetings. Notice of all meetings of the
members shall be given to each member at the last address of
record, by first-class mail at least 14 days before the meeting,
and through other usual and reasonable means. The notice shall
include the date, time, place, and purposes of the meeting.

Section 7. Quorum and Consensus. Those members present at a
meeting of the members shall constitute a quorum. A consensus
vote of the members present is the act of the members, unless
these bylaws provide differently. The method of consensus
voting will be described in a "Handbook of Traditions," to be
approved by the Board.

Section 8. Proxy Voting. There shall be no voting by proxy.

Section 9. Action by Consent. Any action required by law to be
taken at a meeting of the members, or any action which may be
taken at a members' meeting, may be taken without a meeting if a
consent in writing, setting forth the action to be taken or so
taken, shall be signed by all the members.


ARTICLE III: BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Section 1. Duties and Qualifications. The affairs of the
corporation shall be managed by the Board of Directors, all of
whose members shall be members of the corporation.

Section 2. Number. The number of Directors shall be five.

Section 3. Term and Selection. The term of office for Directors
shall be two years. A Director may be selected without limitation
on the number of terms served. The Board members shall be
selected by consensus of the members at an annual meeting of the
members.

Section 4. Removal. Any Director may be removed, with or without
cause, at a meeting called for that purpose, by consensus of the
members present. The Director in question may participate in
discussion, but shall not participate in the final consensus vote
on their own removal.

Section 5. Vacancies. Vacancies on the Board of Directors will be
filled by consensus of the Directors then on the Board of
Directors to serve out the remainder of the vacated term.

Section 6. Quorum and Action. A quorum at a Board meeting shall
be a majority of the number of Directors prescribed by the Board,
or if no number is prescribed, by a majority of all Directors in
office immediately before the meeting begins. If a quorum is
present, action is taken by consensus of the Directors and
officers present. Where the law requires a majority vote of
Directors in office to establish committees that exercise Board
functions, to amend the Articles of Incorporation, to sell assets
not in the regular course of business, to merge, to dissolve, or
for other matters, such action is taken by that consensus as
required by law.

Section 7. Regular Meetings. Regular meetings of the Board of
Directors shall be held at the time and place to be determined by
the Board of Directors. No other notice of the date, time, place,
or purpose of these meetings is required. Meetings of the Board
of Directors shall be open to all Radical Faeries.

Section 8. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board of
Directors shall be held at the time and place to be determined by
the Board of Directors. Notice of such meetings, describing the
date, time, place, and purpose of the meeting, shall be delivered
to each Director personally or by telephone or by mail not less
than two days prior to the special meeting. In accordance with
our tradition of open meetings, the Secretary shall keep a list
of members who have stated that they wish to be contacted when
special meetings are held; these members shall be given notice
by the same method and at approximately the same time as Board
members.

Section 9. Meeting by Telecommunication. Any regular or special
meeting of the Board of Directors may be held by telephone or
telecommunications, as long as all Directors can hear each other.
In accordance with our tradition of open meetings, the Secretary
shall keep a list of members who have stated that they wish to be
contacted when meetings by telecommunication are held; these
members shall be given notice by the same method at approximately
the same time as Board members and shall be connected to the
call.

Section 10. No Salary. Directors shall not receive salaries for
their Board services, but may be reimbursed for expenses related
to Board service.

Section 11. Action by Consent. Any action required by law to be
taken at a meeting of the board, or any action which may be taken
at a board meeting, may be taken without a meeting if a consent
in writing, setting forth the action to be taken or so taken,
shall be signed by all the Directors.


ARTICLE IV: COMMITTEES

Section 1. Committees. The Board of Directors may establish such
committees as it deems necessary and desirable. Such committees
may exercise functions of the Board of Directors or may be
advisory committees.

Section 2. Composition of Committees Exercising Board Functions.
Any committee that exercises any function of the Board of
Directors shall be composed of two or more Directors, selected by
the Board of Directors by consensus of the Directors.

Section 3. Quorum and Action. A quorum at a committee meeting
exercising Board functions shall be a majority of all committee
members in office immediately before the meeting begins. If a
quorum is present, action is taken by consensus of the members
present.

Section 4. Limitations on the Powers of Committees. No committee
may authorize payment of a dividend or any part of the income or
profit of the corporation to its Directors or officers; may
approve dissolution, merger, or the sale, pledge, or transfer of
all or substantially all of the corporation's assets; may elect,
appoint, or remove directors or fill vacancies on the board or on
any of its committees; nor may adopt, amend, or repeal the
Articles, bylaws, or any resolution by the Board of Directors.

Section 5. Delegation of Authority for the Purpose of Creating
Gatherings. The Board of Directors shall delegate all necessary
authority for the creation of gatherings to the Queen
Registrar(s) and such other persons who step forward, in the
traditional manner, to assume such responsibility. Persons
acting with authority delegated under this section shall be
deemed officers of the corporation; provided however that a
Queen Registrar or any other person may opt out of involvement
with the corporation by providing written notice to the
Secretary.


ARTICLE V: OFFICERS

Section 1. Titles. The officers of this corporation shall be the
President, Secretary (or co-Secretaries), Treasurer, Guardian of
the Northwest Radical Faerie Database, and current Queen
Registrar(s), unless the Queen Registrar(s) or Guardian of the
Northwest Radical Faerie Database opts out in accordance with
Article IV, Section 5.

Section 2. Selection and Qualifications. Except for the Queen
Registrar(s) and the Guardian of the Northwest Radical Faerie
Database, the Board of Directors shall select the officers of the
corporation by consensus to serve one year terms. An officer may
be selected without limitation on the number of terms the officer
may serve. The Officers shall be members of the corporation,
but are not required to be members of the Board. The Queen
Registrar(s) and the Guardian of the Northwest Radical Faerie
Database are selected by stepping forward in the traditional
manner.

Section 3. Vacancy. A vacancy in any office shall be filled not
later than the first regular meeting of the Board of Directors
following the vacancy. If a permanent replacement cannot be
found, a temporary ("acting") officer shall be chosen by
consensus of the Directors and according to terms agreed to by
the acting officer.

Section 4. Other Officers. The Board of Directors may select or
appoint other officers, agents and employees as it shall deem
necessary and desirable. They shall hold their offices for such
terms and have such authority and perform such duties as shall be
determined by the Board of Directors.

Section 5. President. The President shall be the chief officer of
the corporation. The President shall have such powers and duties
as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors.

Section 6. Secretary (or Co-Secretaries). The Secretaries shall
have overall responsibility for all recordkeeping. The
Secretaries shall perform, or cause to be performed, the
following duties: (a) official recording of the minutes of all
proceedings of the Board of Directors and members' meetings and
actions; (b) providing for notice of all meetings of the Board of
Directors and members; (c) authenticating the records of the
corporation; (d) maintaining current and accurate membership
lists in cooperation with the Guardian of the Northwest Radical
Faerie Database; and (e) performing such other duties as
prescribed by the Board of Directors.

Section 7. Treasurer. The Treasurer shall have overall
responsibility for all corporate funds wherever held. The
Treasurer shall perform, or cause to be performed, the following
duties: (a) keeping full and accurate accounts of all financial
records of the corporation; (b) depositing all moneys and other
valuable effects in the name and to the credit of the corporation
in such depositories as may be designated by the Board of
Directors; (c) disbursing all funds when proper to do so;
(d) making financial reports as to the financial condition of the
corporation to the Board of Directors; and (e) performing such
other duties as prescribed by the Board of Directors.

Section 8. Guardian of the Northwest Radical Faerie Database.
The Guardian of the Northwest Radical Faerie Database, working
with the Queen Registrar(s) and Secretary(ies), shall have
overall responsibility for: (a) supporting mailings to Radical
Faeries who attend Gatherings; (b) supporting the preparation of
Gathering directories; (c) producing local directories; and
(d) performing such other duties as prescribed by the Board of
Directors.

Section 9. The Queen Registrar has responsibility for planning
and facilitating gatherings.


ARTICLE VI: CORPORATE INDEMNITY

This corporation will indemnify its officers and Directors to the
fullest extent allowed by Oregon law.


ARTICLE VII: AMENDMENTS TO BYLAWS

These bylaws may be amended or repealed, and new bylaws adopted,
by the Board of Directors by consensus of Directors present, if a
quorum is present. Prior to the adoption of the amendment, each
Director shall be given at least 14 days notice of the date,
time, and place of the meeting at which the proposed amendment is
to be considered, and the notice shall state that one of the
purposes of the meeting is to consider a proposed amendment to
the bylaws and shall contain a copy of the proposed amendment.
A copy of the proposed amendment and notice of the meeting shall
be sent to all members of the corporation, using the same
procedures for notice described in Article II, Section 6 of
these bylaws. These bylaws may not be amended to prevent
selection or removal of Board members by the membership of the
corporation.



ADOPTED: ________________



This is to certify that this is a true and correct copy of the Bylaws of
the
Cascadia Radical Faerie Resource.


BY: _____________________
Agent for Cascadia Radical Faerie Resource