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Essays, Articles, Poetry & Art by Pegi Eyers
Published in Print and Online Media


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SPACE BETWEEN NATIONS
STORY GATHERING PROJECT

"Colonial Rescue" by Pegi Eyers is a gripping personal narrative for the Contact No Contact project supervised by Randy Fred, the founder of Theytus Books (the first First Nations book publisher in Canada), and the Geist Foundation, the publisher of Geist magazine. A gathering of personal contact narratives created by writers and storytellers, Contact No Contact welcomes Canadians into a conversation on the subject of contact - how contact appears in our lives and our memories, and how we encounter our own culture as well as the culture of others. “Contact” is a term used to indicate initial encounters of Aboriginal peoples with non-Aboriginals, and carries a special charge in accounts of Aboriginal history.

"We Are all Ancestors of the Future" by Pegi Eyers is a riveting response to the question "What Kind of Ancestor Do You Want to Be?" posed by the Center for Humans and Nature: Expanding Our Natural and Civic Imagination.  In the face of challenge and struggle, how can we draw on our Ancestors for knowledge, resilience, and hope? As we look to the future, what will we offer to our descendants to draw upon in their own challenging times? What are the stories we will tell today, and how will we enact those stories? Engage with the diverse perspectives the contributors bring to this topic, and add your own reflections!
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ASKING QUESTIONS ~ INSPIRING CHANGE

The Center for Humans and Nature partners with bright minds to explore human responsibilities to each other and the more-than-human world. We bring together philosophers, ecologists, artists, political scientists, anthropologists, poets and economists to think creatively about a resilient future for the whole community of life.

"The Cultural Appropriation Learning Curve" a new essay by Pegi Eyers 
appears in the Summer 2017 issue of the online journal Isis-Seshat!
~ Traditions Thriving at the Cross-Currents of Global Paganism ~
Access this timely and important collection of perspectives >here<

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Whether you are still wondering about the difference between cultural exchange and cultural appropriation, or have been “called out” in person or online, or have read about cultural appropriation in articles and blogs, there is one simple rule to follow.......  >more<       The Cultural Appropriation Learning Curve


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Read "Rejecting Empire 1" and "Rejecting Empire 2"
by Pegi Eyers on the Academia.edu platform
 
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Love From the Earth by Pegi Eyers is an impassioned blend of creative non-fiction and shape poetry published in Confluence:  Youth Passageways Journal Volume II, Issue 1, Spring/Summer 2017.   Read more >here<
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We Are Living on Turtle Island - Isn't it Time We Started Acting That Way?  an essay by Pegi Eyers was published in the 2nd issue of the Gods&Radicals Journal A Beautiful Resistance: The Fire Is Here.  Edited by Lorna Smithers, foreword by Emma Restall Orr. Published May, 2016 and available >here<
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​Contemplating The Ruins and Reviving Mythic Stories, an essay by Pegi Eyers, was published in the inaugural issue of the Gods&Radicals Journal A Beautiful Resistance: Everything We Already Are. Edited by Rhyd Wildermuth, foreword by Peter Grey. Published  November, 2015 and available​ >here<​

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The Myth of the Pagan Passcard by Pegi Eyers was published in the online edition of Gods&Radicals, December, 2016. Read this notable essay  >here<
Natán Rebelde of Unsettling America on The Myth of the Pagan Passcard ~ "Pegi Eyers doing the deep work."
 "A loving and hard-hitting critique on Pagan Community." byron, host of To Know the Land
CFRU 93.3 FM Guelph


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Pegi Eyers is the Book Reviewer for the regional publication "The Link"  www.the-link.ca.   If you are an author and would like your book reviewed in an upcoming issue, please contact Pegi Eyers >here<


"Seeking Settler Re-landing" by Pegi Eyers  was published in Unsettling America: Decolonization in Theory & Practice on March 30, 2016

We as Settlers have abandoned the land.  We have successfully walled ourselves off.  The wind is something that howls outside, the rain bangs on the roof, the snow is an inconvenience that needs to be shoveled away.......read more

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“The Earth” (Zemliia)

"From Colonial Rescue to Cultural Genocide" by Pegi Eyers was published in Unsettling America: Decolonization in Theory & Practice on March 7, 2018

When our Ancestors arrived on the shores of Turtle Island, they brought their cultural beliefs and social mores with them. They were looking for a “fresh start,” but instead of taking their cues from the indigenous civilizations already thriving in the “new world” they replicated the familiar lifeways of home.  Honoring natural law and living in balance with Earth Community had been outdated concepts for centuries, in the European lands from which they sprang........read more


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Unsettling America is an emerging decentralized network of autonomous groups and individuals dedicated to mental and territorial decolonization throughout Turtle Island and the “Americas.”    https://unsettlingamerica.wordpress.com

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Say No!  Rejecting Empire an essay by Pegi Eyers currently appears in Whirlwind #10, "Empire," Winter 2017.  Whirlwind's 10th issue features poetry from around the world, bearing witness to the injustices of Empire.  In print and online, Whirlwind is an independent literary journal founded in 2014 in Philadelphia PA, by publisher Lamont Steptoe and editor Sean Lynch.

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Re-centering the Indigenous Wisdom of Ethnocultural Recovery an essay by Pegi Eyers was published in Whirlwind #7, "Indigenous Peoples of the Americas," Winter 2016.
Whirlwind Magazine publishes literature and art that bears witness to issues of social justice around the world.  In print and online, Whirlwind is an independent literary journal founded in 2014 in Philadelphia PA, by publisher Lamont Steptoe and editor Sean Lynch.



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Speak Out! Dangerous White Woman
BY PEGI EYERS

For one year (March 2016 to March 2017) the Dangerous Women Project was hosted by the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities at the University of Edinburgh.  In response to the question "what does it mean to be a dangerous woman?" an essay by Pegi Eyers was selected for publication.  Read Speak Out! Dangerous White Woman >here<

"What it meant to me."

As the Dangerous Women Project came to a close in March 2017, a number of reflections were chosen for publication, and a statement by Pegi Eyers was included in the mix!   You can read these fascinating and diverse responses >here<

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Bringing Race to the Table: Exploring Racism in
the Pagan Community

Edited by Crystal Blanton, Taylor Ellwood and
Brandy WIlliams


"Beyond the Pale: Lifting IK and Inventing Identity"
Essay by PEGI EYERS


Conversations are finally happening on white dominance and racism in Pagan Community (!) and Pegi Eyers was selected as a contributor to Bringing Race to the Table: Exploring Racism in the Pagan Community.  Adding to the dialogue on cultural appropriation, her essay "Beyond the Pale: Lifting IK* and Inventing Identity" traces the misguided assumption of native identity by non-natives, and the appropriation of First Nations cultural and spiritual property as an ongoing practice in Pagan and New Age Community.

With contributors from every corner of the Pagan world, Bringing Race to the Table is an anthology that explores how racism appears and what we can do about it. Section 1, POC Experiences with Racism shares candid stories of how people of color have experienced racism in both subtle and overt forms. Section 2, Historical/Mythological Racism focuses on how racism has appeared in historical contexts, as well as how it continues to show up in subcultures today. The final section, Being an Ally focuses on shared suggestions and ideas on how white people can be better allies to people of color, and how to be more aware of racism in both the Pagan and mainstream communities.  Bringing Race to the Table is a step in the right direction for creating the equity that will lead to equality in our time.  Available from the publisher Immanion Press >here< and from Amazon >here<

* IK - Indigenous Knowledge



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"Ninhursag," "Spirit of the Flood," and "The Druidess" are mysterious creations from the womancentric art of Pegi Eyers published in The Dark Ones, an evocative 2016 anthology from Bibliotheca Alexandrina.   "Darkness is the counterpoint of light - not its enemy.   There's hope in the night: it's when you can see the stars." From the introduction by Editor Gerri Leen.
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How do you evoke and embody the ancient energies of a Dark Goddess like Medusa?  By wearing a mask and snakeskin robes, that's how!  "The Medusa Imaginal" by Pegi Eyers is part of this amazing anthology. Re-visioning Medusa is a collection of work by women honoring Medusa in all her mystery, including essays, memoir, history, fiction, poetry and beautiful fine art.  A 2017 Girl God production.

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As a member of the Editorial Collective for the GREENZINE, the official magazine of Transition Town Peterborough, Pegi Eyers contributed articles, book reviews, community outreach, graphic design and editing services.
BY PEGI EYERS
GREENZINE Summer 2015
"Re-landing in the Kawarthas Part 1: Restoring Our Connection to Place"
"Canada's Greenest Home!"
GREENZINE Fall/ 2015
"Re-landing in the Kawarthas Part 2: Biophilia and Seeking the Commons"
"Dreams of Beans"
GREENZINE Winter 2016
"Re-landing in the Kawarthas Part 3: On the Treaties and Our Responsibility to First Nations"
"What Does it Mean to Rewild?"
Cover Design by Pegi Eyers
GREENZINE Spring 2016
"Rewilding in the Kawarthas"
GREENZINE Summer 2016
"Re-Igniting the Sacred Power of Creation"
"The Art of the Leaf"

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poetry by Pegi Eyers published in Blue Dandelion Blog
curated by Daniel Miess

>Apocalyptic Dream #9<
by Pegi Eyers




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Pegi Eyers is a contributing author to She Rises with her essay "The Tenets of Goddess Spirituality (and a Cautionary Tale)."   This anthology charts the rise of Goddess Spirituality and Matriarchal Studies in our time, and although the tenets for Goddess Spirituality are not universal, there are common beliefs and values. The women's empowerment movement is not without challenges, and this essay addresses the very real problem of cultural appropriation.   Read an excerpt >here<   Mago Books
Pegi Eyers is a contributing artist to Garland of the Goddess: Tales and Poems of the Feminine Divine, a gorgeous 2016 anthology from Bibliotheca Alexandrina. The mixed-media "Natura Rising" and "Great Mother" are womancentric art creations  by Pegi Eyers. "Goddesses were, and still are, widely worshipped. People today sing to the Goddesses, pray to them, dance for them, create offerings - and write for them." From the introduction by Editor-in-Chief Rebecca Buchanan. 

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