Oschdre 2014 Handouts for In-Reach

The Urglaawe rite handout for Oschdresege 2014 is now available. This is the program that will be followed in NJ facilities that In-Reach visits.

Prison Visitation Needs

In-Reach is seeking chaplains qualified to support Heathen inmates in many facilities. Over the course of the next few days, we will be updating the list of facilities where we're seeing a significant need. We now also have female inmates in need of Heathen information and spiritual interaction.

We have been fortunate enough to be able to provide services, whether as an organization ourselves or through allied and associate organizations, to some facilities where we had a pressing need. We would like to continue to see this success.

Our largest volumes of requests currently are coming from the Lake Erie Correctional Institution in Conneaut, OH, the State Correctional Institution in Somerset, PA, the Lawrence Correctional Center in Sumner, IL, and the California Correctional Institution in Tehachapi, CA.

The chaplains at the Lake Erie Correctional Institution have been in contact with In-Reach and are actively seeking assistance. We have previously sent one book to the facility and will be sending more in our next book mailing.

Hail!

In-Reach Yuletide Update

As many of our readers know, In-Reach Heathen Prison Services is an effort undertaken by The Troth, Distelfink Sippschaft, and numerous individuals who are concerned about the toxic environment to incarcerated Heathens. 

While some states are fairly well advanced in allowing Heathens access to ceremonies, others are still learning what Heathenry is (and is not). For many administrators and chaplains, Heathenry is an enigma, and most of their direct contact is tainted by white supremacism.

Many inmates convert to Heathenry while incarcerated, and the types of materials and individuals who control the discussion often create the inmates' understanding of what it means to be Heathen.

We've been working hard to provide positive Heathen materials to inmates, administrators, and chaplains. We are slowly beginning to see some successes.

Starting tomorrow, In-Reach is conducting its first Yule ceremonies in New Jersey with chaplain and administration support. The ceremonies will be in six compounds in three facilities. 

Hail to the gods! Hail to the goddesses!

Updates

An updated Inmate Checklist is now available in .PDF format.

The file is located to the right in the "In-Reach Files" section.

Also, the database has been constructed, and we're transcribing responses from the forms. We have had a burst of inmate requests from several facilities. Please see the Open Requests page for information.

Phoenix Pagan Pride Day Book Drop

Phoenix Pagan Pride Day will be held on November 10, 2013, at Steele Indian School Park, 300 E. Indian School Road, Phoenix, AZ 85012 in the area by the Amphitheater on the south side of the pond in the middle of the park. 

Time: 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM

The book drop will be at The Troth booth.

Thank you all for your ongoing support!

In-Reach Heathen Mental Health Facility Services

Beginning in October 2013, Distelfink's In-Reach will begin contact and visitation in another type of institution in which there are Heathens in need of a religious presence: mental health facilities.

More information will follow.

Upcoming Book Drops

Two In-Reach Book Drops on October 5:

South Jersey Pagan Pride Day at the Distelfink/Troth table.

Heemet Fescht at Kutztown University at the Distelfink/Troth table.

List of most needed titles: http://in-reach-heathen.blogspot.com/p/needed-titles.html

Thank you!