2024 Vision Council Consensi

Vision Circle 2024 Consensus

Vision Circle Report

Meadow 1 (7/7/24):

"Dear Family

As we pass the stick to meadow 2, we the people on the land decided on by spring counsel have consensus'd

Rainbow has no leader

IGNORE ALL RUMORS OF CANCELATION

We miss our family

We invite you to share our vision of a gathering in the Ozarks region, including Oklahoma (or Alaska)

Clean up is real and

WE ARE STILL HERE

Love

Vision Counsel"

Meadow 2 (7/9/24):

[Letter to the Maidu Summit Consortium

This letter is in the process of being hand-delivered and out of respect for the recipient, the text of this letter won't be made public until it is received. Then, this consensus statement will be updated with the full text.]

Meadow 2:

(7/10/24):

"Dear rainbow family,

As we continue Vision Counsel and lovingly accept the talking stick from the people on the land decided by Spring Counsel,

We, the people circling on meadow 2 of the Annual Rainbow Gathering of Living Light 2024 in Plumas National Forest, California, have consens'd

Rainbow has no leaders

Ignore all rumors of cancelation

We miss and love our family

We are excited to be reunited once again

We share a common vision of a gathering

in or near the Ozark region in the Ouachita, Ozark-St. Francis or Mark Twain forests,

Preferably the land currently known as Oklahoma

(And let's keep visioning about Alaska!)

Cleanup is real, and we're OVER HERE

We love you!

Love,

Vision Counsel (Meadow 2)"

"We reaffirm the Rights of everyone to peaceably assemble, to move freely on public lands, and to freely speak"

"We invite all veterans of the armed forces to join us in peace and fellowship to any and all Rainbow Gatherings. We recognize the difficulties veterans face, as many who gather are veterans. Rainbow Gatherings would not exist today without the efforts of veterans. Welcome Home!"

"We invite all interested individuals to attend the Fall Harvest Counsel in the Ozarks/Ouachita region, November 14-17"

 

*********Text of letter to Maidu Summit Consortium vice-chair***************

 

Vice-Chairman

Maidu Summit Consortium

 

Dear Mr. xxxxx,

 

We understand that our presence on your homelands has not been in a good way and this was not our intention.

 

If you would be willing to communicate your perspective on healing this relationship, gathering participants will share this information in our circles and encourage individuals to engage in these reconciliation efforts.

 

How could we have communicated better so that we can learn how to do better in the future?

 

We will work to improve internal communications and efforts to educate folks on how to engage in respectful communications with your communities.

 

Because all people are welcome to attend the Rainbow Gathering, we acknowledge that some gathering participants have been deeply disrespectful and have not yet learned the way of peace.

 

We would like to inform you that in the fall of 2023, a Tribal Outreach Project was formed. We outreached via telephone, email, US Postal mail in in person meetings to over 20 different tribes and/or bands of people who are indigenous to these lands. Some of the tribes we contacted participate in our spring council site selection process.

 

We are deeply sorry that some Maidu circles were not contacted and thus not given the opportunity to sit in council circle with us starting June 15.

 

We invite you to gather with us in the future.

 

With humility,

Circle of volunteers Rainbow Gathering

Plumas National Forest

California

July 9, 2024

 

PS, please share this letter with others if you wish.