Hi everyone

I do not usually send out mailers in between newsletters but I am sure you will forgive the intrusion:

Mpumalanga are in the process of drafting a Witchcraft suppression bill which will make the pratcice or admission of witchcraft a
criminal act in Mpumalanga - you might think it is not your province and therefore not your problem, but if Mpumalanga do it, they open the doorway for other provinces to do it.

What you can do to help: The deadline for objections is 13 July so please do not delay. We need all pagans who identify as Witches (or even those who don't) to lodge PERSONAL objections against the bill.
No group petitions here, we want a large quantity of mail being submitted against the drafting of the bill!

SAPRA are on it (thank you Damon), and we have lodged an objection on behalf of the FireFly community...but we need to get as many objections as possible so please take the time to send a mail and also pass this along to all Witches, Pagans and Witch-friendly folk.

To make it easy for you - here are address details and a template (just add personal details and tweak the wording if you like).

Let us stand up and be counted!

Warm Blessings
Spiral
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FireFly 


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Send your mail to : bbongo@mpg.gov.za

Subject: Witchcraft Suppression Act - OBJECTION

E-mail content :

Office of the Premier
Mpumalanga Provincial Government

For attention: Advocates B. Thomas and H.M. Mbatha and L. Pretorius

With reference to: P.15/5/15 Comment as an Interested and Affected Party: Mpumalanga Witchcraft Suppression Bill 2007.

I, INSERT NAME HERE, hereby formally object to the proposed Witchcraft Suppression Bill on the following grounds:

1. Any bill that provides for the suppression of Witchcraft is in direct contravention with the South African Contstitution and Bill of rights (which allow religious freedom to all)

2. The proposed bill will criminalise members of a recognised and established religious minority

3. It denies the members of this minority religious community freedom of religion and belief

4. The bill will create a threat to the dignity, and well being and safety of Witch/Wiccan religious communities throughout South Africa

5. The bill will misrepresent a Witches worldview and belief system and will create discrimination and division within communities

I respectfuly request that this bill is not passed with the current wording - and that alternate solutions are found to deal with the issues at hand.

Regards

INSERT NAME
aka INSERT PAGAN NAME
TELEPHONE NUMBER
ADDRESS (POSTAL IS FINE)