Eleanor’s & Anne’s First Blog Post—Welcome
WELCOME TO C:WED!
C:WED is the CENTER FOR WOMEN, THE EARTH, THE DIVINE, where we explore parallels among the imaging and treatment of Women, the Earth, and the Divine with an eco-feminist spirituality.
You may remember C:WED and its newsletter "Weaving the Connections," as well as its affiliation with the United Nations as a non-governmental organization (NGO).
Founder Eleanor Rae and editor Anne Andersson have partnered again to bring you the content you have loved—with the addition of an interactive blog.
If you are new to C:WED, we hope our mission will stir your interest and you will see value in our work!
WHAT IS C:WED'S MISSION AND MESSAGE?
C:WED's immediate mission is educational, while its long-term goal is the healing of creation.
Intuition, as well as extensive work in the environmental movement, led us to conclude that the forces that are now bringing the Earth to destruction are the same forces that are responsible for the global oppression of women.
We found in the major world religions a basis for justifying this oppression, an oppression that grows out of a patriarchal world view. The patriarchal view sees certain members of the male ruling class as normative and the rest of creation as derivative and other.
We were led to conclude that the healing of creation—the ultimate goal of C:WED—can only be accomplished if there is a change in world view. Within this shift, the human will no longer be regarded as above and apart from the rest of creation. Rather, humans will take their rightful place as members of the Earth community.
WHY WAS C:WED CREATED?
C:WED was created over 30 years ago to promote its mission of education toward the goal of healing the creation. We strongly believe that now, given the times in which we are living, C:WED's mission statement is not only as relevant today as it was then, but that our message is needed even more now than ever.
Dear friends, we hope you will join us on our journey and share your thoughts.
Love,
Eleanor and Anne