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We have a feeling we are going to have more information about this group and the circumstances surrounding their associations with KSS, but Norsewind (From L to R: Anna Hagalaz, Daniel Norris and Paul Fredericks) is seriously going to have to explain all this.<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n
Tomorrow, Saturday 8\/30 in Clark Park, is The Philadelphia Pagan Pride Day. This event will bring together pagans, heathens and other adherents of non-Abrahamic faiths. Unfortunately, a band with strong ties to the Keystone State \u201cSkinheads\u201d was scheduled to play at this family-friendly event. Fortunately, after the organizers of the event were alerted by Philly Antifa and supporters in the philly pagan community, Norsewind was removed from the bill.<\/p>\n
A statement from the organizers of Philly Pagan Pride Day:<\/p>\n
PRESS RELEASE August 23rd, 2014<\/em> <\/p>\n
The mission of the Pagan Pride Project is to foster pride in Pagan identity through education, activism, charity and community. In keeping with that mission, Philadelphia Pagan Pride Day is intended to bring together Heathens and Pagans of all traditions to advance understanding, communication, and fellowship among the various communities.<\/em><\/p>\n
Philadelphia Pagan Pride Day is an open, public, family-friendly harvest event. We welcome anyone to participate who supports our mission and\/or wishes to learn more about the Pagan community and our beliefs. An important facet of the mission is to build community among Pagans, Heathens and adherents of non-traditional faith systems and to educate the greater community about those beliefs. The event is designed as a celebration of life and of a community that contains diverse elements. That being said, we also find hate and intolerance in any form abhorrent and counterproductive to our mission.<\/em><\/p>\n
We on the board of Philadelphia Pagan Pride Day are committed to our stated mission as part of the greater Pagan Pride Project. The integrity of the PPPD and its mission and the safety of the participants are our primary obligations as organizers of the event.<\/em><\/p>\n
Any decisions made regarding changes to the schedule of events are based solely on the effort to fulfill our mission and to provide an enjoyable and meaningful event for our community. The views, opinions, and outside affiliations of the participants and attendees of Philadelphia Pagan Pride Day do not necessarily reflect the views of the organization, its board, or event volunteers.<\/em><\/p>\n
In love and light, bright blessings,<\/em><\/p>\n
The Board of Philadelphia Pagan Pride Day<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
That\u2019s really as simple as it was. Despite claims by the band\u2019s drummer Paul Fredericks (aka \u201cPoul Augustsson\u201d) that Antifa Philadelphia had threatened the band, event and organizers, the reality is that a brief e-mail exchange with some pictures made it perfectly clear that Norsewind and the people they were inviting to Pagan Pride Day were not in synch with their stated mission. We would like to commend the organizers for taking action as soon as they learned of Norsewind\u2019s affiliations.<\/p>\n
Antifascists first heard about Norsewind in 2009. Two of their members, Daniel Norris (aka \u201cDanjul Norse\u201d) and Daniel Riegel (who has since died<\/a> and been replaced by Hagalaz) attended KSS\u2019 Leif Ericson Day Celebration in Fairmount Park. Daryle from One People\u2019s Project was there to show opposition and filmed the event<\/a>. Riegel was very vocal and came up to argue with Daryle at the end of the video. Because the extent of their ties to KSS were not known at the time, people gave them the benefit of the doubt that they were just duped viking nerds.<\/p>\n
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