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Joanna van der Hoeven

Joanna van der Hoeven

  Joanna van der Hoeven is a Hedge Witch, Druid, and a best-selling author. She has been working in Pagan traditions for over 20 years. She is the Director of Druid College UK, helping to re-weave the connection to the land and teaching a modern interpretation of the ancient Celtic religion.  

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    This is one of the reasons I'm interested in Feri -- gender and gender roles are fluid, and you're not restricted by yours to any

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Hello, Jack

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The Druid Approach to Ageing

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    I'm 25 and sometimes tired of wearing makeup. I only put on makeup if I'm going out or to work, but never on Sundays (and Sunday a
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    It's all a matter of perspective. When my wife and I moved to our retirement community of Sun City, Arizona, we heard the followin
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    blessed be.

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The Teenage Druid

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Beltane and the Singleton

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Not satisfied with the response to a complaint that I had made at the beginning of April regarding two sexist comments that Ken Bruce had made at the beginning of his BBC Radio 2 show on 2 April, I have written back to the BBC and am sharing this story with you. What we say DOES matter, and we need to speak out against what we think is wrong. As a Druid, I take speech quite seriously (when I'm not being The Fool, but there is method in my madness there as well - indeed, a good friend of mine this weekend said that I am one of the most intelligent people she knows, and also the silliest - but I digress...)

What happened was that I wrote in to BBC Radio 2 because Ken Bruce had called Lynne Bowles a "whale" (in jest) and in the next breath said something about her putting on a French maid's uniform. Many people would say that taking this out of context is making it appear worse than it actually is. What I am saying is that the context of sexism doesn't matter - it's still sexism. Ways to undermine women's power in our society is becoming more and insidious where it cannot be achieved through brute force. Here is the correspondence that I have received back from my complaint, and my further response.

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  • Joanna van der Hoeven
    Joanna van der Hoeven says #
    Dear Madam/Sir at the BBC Editorial Complaints Unit, I began this complaint with regards to remarks made by Ken Bruce. What I wou
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    Joanna van der Hoeven says #
    Dear Mr Martin, Would I be endearing myself to you if I called you a whale? I'm not trying to be deliberately sexist, but how abo
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    UPDATE: Endearing? And deliberate or not, it isn't right! Dear Ms van der Hoeven Thanks for contacting us again regarding Ken Br
Peace - Learning When to Speak and When to Keep Silent

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  • Joanna van der Hoeven
    Joanna van der Hoeven says #
    Thank you for your kind words, Tashi. x
  • Ted Czukor
    Ted Czukor says #
    Tashi means auspicious and Delek means fine or well. From Tibetan Buddhism. Different authors render it as "Blessings and good l
  • Ted Czukor
    Ted Czukor says #
    Thank you so much for this perfectly timed message. I know exactly what you mean! I was called out - quite politely, but still

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