Debra Ravenswood and Pagan Pride
August 28, 2007 – 12:57 pmSometimes I become very confused. Take my stance on Pagan Pride. I wrote to Pagan Pride with concerns about one of their Coordinators, Debra Ravenswood and the fact that she seems to be promoting Gavin and Yvonnne Frost with the Pagan Pride event she coordinates. I feel the Frosts are nothing to be proud about for reasons sated here - http://ajdrew.blogs.pagannation.com/defrost-please-read/
I believed the woman was a legitimate Coordinator of a legitimate Pagan Pride Day event because she lists her credentials in the Frost’s blog as:
Debra Ravenswood
Coordinator of the Heart of the Ozarks PPD Picnic
So why am I confused? Well, I just received an email from Brian Ewing Vice President, Pagan Pride Project which in part reads: “…the Fayetteville, Ark., event is not one of our events”.
Dagonet Dewr, Executive Director, Pagan Pride Project said - “The event in Fayetteville is not an official PPP, Inc-sponsored event. “
So why am I confused? Well, we have a national and respected organization such as Pagan Pride in our community, and then we have Debra Ravenswood who seems to be attaching herself to their good name for the purpose of promoting Gavin and Yvonne Frost. In fact, we have Gavin and Yvonne Frost referencing their attendance at such events as being involved in Pagan Pride events.
Is it possible that in their efforts to promote Gavin and Yvonne Frost, individuals are creating fake Pagan Pride events? Ok, maybe there is not a trademark on the term “Pagan Pride Day”, but certainly in using the same name, there is an indication that there is an affiliation with the larger organization, especially considering the larger organization’s mission is in part to facilitate local events to taking place.
I am ever so confused as to why Debra Ravenswood would seem to be so misleading. Or should I think the Vice President of the Pagan Pride Project is misleading me.
6 Responses to “Debra Ravenswood and Pagan Pride”
I’m going to go and represent myself as part of the Secret Service…..it’s a home delivery service that sneaks in and does your errands for you while you are away. But I don’t plan on making people aware that I am not part of the Presidential team :D….if they think I am, then better for me!Woohoo….or better yet, I think that I just had a Pagan Pride Day in my backyard on Lugh,and we had Frost like hay-people that we plan on burning later this year. SO the Frosts were at MY PPD too!!
Okay…I’ve been awake too long today, and had to much malice in my coffee….I should replace it with creamer, I know, but a dash of malice does the body good.:D 
By MajorTal on Aug 28, 2007
Pagan Pride is not copyrighted it may be used by anyone. I am on the board of Arkansas Pagan Pride a non profit organization not affiliated with PPD international.
There was Pagan Pride Day events long before PPD international decided to organize. Bottom line they do not have the corner on the PPD name. Just because a PPD event is not sanctioned by PPD international does not mean it is not legit.
By SilverCrow on Aug 28, 2007
Cave man says: Hugh? I am not sure if I need more coffee or less.
By A.J. Drew on Aug 28, 2007
That’s the problem with not being able to copyright a name; you get a bunch of whackos who decide to use the idea and do what THEY want to do with it. How unfortunate.
By Solitia on Aug 28, 2007
My understanding is that PPD cannot enforce any trademark action against the Fayettenville event and that the PPD does not take a position pro or con concerning the Frost controversy.
By thunorwine on Aug 28, 2007
Solitia - I doubt they would want to do so if they were able. Pagan Pride Project incorporated has had and continues to have several local / associated events which do host the Frosts.
By A.J. Drew on Mar 17, 2008