Facing change: Eastside women's temple closes doors
Full Circle Temple closes after budget issues, some aim for wider inclusion
By: Melinda Bardon
Issue date: 3/4/08 Section: News

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After 13 years of drum circles, lunar rituals and quiet cups of tea, the women-only sanctuary, the Full Circle Temple, held its last ritual circle on Sunday.

The vibrantly-colored house on East Burnside was closed because of budget reasons. The closing, as well as talks of opening up a new feminist collective that may include men, are signs of a new era of feminism in Portland, for some associated with the Full Circle Temple.

Facing change: Eastside women's temple closes doors

Daily Vanguard
03/04/2008

"Nikki Hemlan, Anni Paisley and Nova Dawn, all members of the Sisterhood Circle, have been gathering for a year at the temple every other Sunday. They say they feel the time has come for less exclusion of gender within the organization. Circle members say that a precedent has been set for women's equality and bringing men back to the table is the best way to keep that equality and facilitate further harmony between genders."