Any discussion of the Cleveland Diocese would be incomplete if its link to the Land Dyke movement was not mentioned. I am not sure all the links work anymore, but a couple of years back, the same person was the contact person for both official Diocese of Cleveland Gay and Lesbian events and for the Egg Moon Land Dyke Farm. From an old Akron Al thread:
Cleveland Diocese Linked to Radical Lesbian Group
Egg Moon Farm Website ^ Cleveland Diocese Website | May 19, 2003 | Akron Al
Posted on 05/19/2003 10:32:27 PM EDT by Akron Al
The following email has been flying around the Cleveland area since this weekend. It appears that the Diocesan contact for a recent Cleveland Diocese Gay and Lesbian Retreat is also the contact for the Egg Moon Farm, a lesbian compound described at Lesbian.com as "Land Dykes."
Here you go:
If you thought the Cleveland Diocese Gay and Lesbian group was out of control before, you will not believe this one. The gay group at the diocese, futurechurch, and those who hate the church remain one big incestuous mess. I apologize in advance for the disturbing nature of this e-mail, but before it is stopped it must be exposed. Please forward it to others who care about our Catholic Faith.
The Gay community has it easy in Cleveland. If you want to attend a Gay and Lesbian Day of Prayer sponsored by the Cleveland Diocese, the diocesan website will direct you to contact Judy.
If you want to attend a Land Dyke compound (
http://www.lesbian.com/landdykes/landdykes_intro.html ) at the Egg Moon Farm, you can simply call the same Judy.
Judy describes the Egg Moon Farm as follows on her homepage:
http://my.en.com/~judb/ (also note the futrechurch link on her website) :
I am very involved in my community and a participate in just about every kind of group imaginable. Kimbilio Farm and the womyn's land collective, Egg Moon Farm are my favorite places and where I hang out with my favorite womyn. Egg Moon Farm has been a real adventure, moving from a funky cow pasture infested with poison ivy and thorn bushes to a comfy campground within a few years . This a testament to the hard working and dedicated womyn who believe that the ideal of community without hierarchy is possible. It has been great fun creating this place, and it even has a cozy camping cabin. I was deeply touched when a good friend made a sign for a particular corner of the collective was named for me. Camp Jud' was my first step into transforming some uninviting outdoor space into a place where we could cook food, enjoy meals and sit under the protection of a tarp to tell stories, share our lives and discuss the state of our universe. Even though we now have a first class picnic pavilion and kitchen with all the amenities, the sign remains and Camp Jud' is still a place for wimmin to gather for any kind of chores and great conversation.
The Following is From the Egg Moon Farm Website:
http://www.valkyrie.net/~kimbilio/emf.html The Land Collective Egg Moon Farm
The story so far...of our dream of a place in Holmes County, Ohio where women can work and play and build community.
MISSION STATEMENT...The Land Collective maintains rural land to create community without hierarchy and to create a space which is accessible to all women and where each woman is empowered and valued.
Who We Are
We are about 50 women, mostly lesbians, all woman-identified, who fromed a collective in 1995 to purchase land in Holmes County, Ohio. We range in age from 20 to 70+; most of us live around Cleveland. We are diverse across race and class; however, most of the women at meetings are middle class and euro-american. We want to be more inclusive and are working to get there. About the only thing we all have in common is that we believe in miracles - we somehow gathered enough women, money and hope to buy a chunk of land. We believe that we are limited only by our imaginations.
Values We Share
We strive for open decision-making without hierarchy, using various forms of consensus process and committee work. We feel we are custodians of land for women-not just for collective women. We are strongly committed to eliminating racism, classism, and other forms of oppression withinthe group and as they affect women's access to this land.
From the beginning, we have held the collective open for any woman willing to make a commitment to the land and the group. This commitment can take any form - perhaps contributing skills, tools, work shifts, monthly payments, or a lump sum payment toward a building project.
Our primary goal is to create safe, nurturing space for women. Each of us has a different vision of what that will be. We question the fear of scarcity, assuming that there are love, land, and resources enough to meet every collective woman's needs.
Things We've Done So Far
In October 1995, we bought 85 acres of farmland off TR 501, across from Kimbilio Farm, an established womens land community. We've planted trees, camped, put up a small shed, built a picnic palace, built a small cabin for women who aren't into camping, made a wildflower field, held successful womens festivals, LandFest 97,98, 99, 00 and leased land to a neighbor for organic farming. Several of us have also built tent platforms. We've held regular meetings, working through decisions on everything from getting liability insurance to planning anniversary celebrations.
Challenges We Face
In the rush to buy the land and make the payments, some important things got set aside. We want to make a land trust or non-profit legal structure to hold all or part of the land. Each season, new issues come up:will we lease land for farming this year? Will we allow hunting on the land? How will we get some space mowed for camping? And, we have big and fabulous ideas in the works. We see gardens, and gatherings, and workshops, and artisans, and space for spirituality, and...
Why We Need You
Every day, at every meeting, during every visit to the land, we are inventing women's community. It is wonderful, difficult, invigorating, draining, important work. We are asking for your input, your vision, your wisdom, your time, your experiences, your energy, your skills - yourself. Call one of the women below and talk. Come to a collective meeting or check out a committee project. Join us for a work day on the land. You are limited only by your imagination.
For more information call Sally at 216-932-0977 or Judy at 216-227-1243 or you can email at
EggMoonFarm@hotmail.com Egg Moon Farm - P.O. Box 18771 - Cleveland Heights, OH 44118-0771
The Following is From the Diocese of Cleveland Website:
http://www.dioceseofcleveland.org/gayandlesbianfamilyministry/events/index.htm The Gay and Lesbian Catholic Community’s
Lenten Day of Prayer
Saturday, March 22, 2003, 8:00 am to 7 pm
$10.00 per person
Morning Coffee and Donuts
Lunch and Dinner Provided
If you are unable to be with us for the entire day,
join us at 4:30 PM for Mass followed by dinner.
For reservations call: Denis at 216-939-8198; Judy at
216-227-1243; or Paula at 216-696-6525 Ext. 3500
Advent Prayer Service 2nd Sunday of Advent, 2003 East side Parish >More Information Coming Soon<
Gay and Lesbian Family Ministry - Catholic Diocese of Cleveland