2025 Ozarhoma Rainbow Gathering

  Every year the United States Forest Service Law Enforcement (USFS) Incident Management Team (the cops) attempts to write as many tickets to family coming home as they possibly can to justify their presence. They give out tickets for broken tail lights, failure to use a turn signal in a deserted parking lot at 2 AM, lack of seat belts, controlled substances (even just a trace amount), beads hanging from your rear view mirrors, prescription medications if the label doesn't clearly have your name on it and you can't prove who you are, dogs off leash, a vehicle missing a front license plate even if you live in a state that does not issue a front license plate and a lot more violations of the letter of the law. You do not want to go to Kangaroo Court However, these tickets are not the type of citation you would probably receive for any of these issues in your hometown. These are Federal mandatory court appearance tickets. There will be spec...

 For people with special needs, ask for Handicamp - a space for people with mobility and other related disabilities with lots of folks willing to help you make the most of your gathering experience. However, keep in mind that not all people who need close in parking at Handicamp will be able to get it as the lots do fill up.  Sometimes our ability to maintain Handicamp parking is constrained by the United States Forest Service. But the situation varies year to year and even day to day. Providing access for those who need it is one of the hardest things to manage at the gathering. We often work something out, then have to change it for a variety of reasons.  My best recommendation is arrive earlier as the later you come, the more challenging the parking situation tends to become. The gathering proper can be 1/2 to 2 miles away from vehicle access and may involve hills. There is usually a drop-off point where people and gear can stage at the trail ...

  Rap 107 Gathering Consciousness Please protect this Beautiful Land. Walk softly. Harm no living thing. Harmonize - Blend in. Cut no living trees. Use only down, dead wood. Preserve the meadows; camp in the woods. We are caretakers of this land. Everyone sharing makes a strong Human Tribe! Please Protect the water sources by staying out of DELICATE spring areas. Avoid camping, peeing, washing above spring areas. Keep ALL soap out of streams, springs or the creek! Use a bucket to take your bath 100 feet away from any water source. To be certain of drinking water, boil it! Protect our Health! Use the slit trenches or covered latrines – cover your paper & waste with ashes or lime, wash hands. Dig no shitters near water areas or kitchens. Break the fly/illness connection: shit > flies > food > YOU! Use your own cup, bowl & spoon. Wash them after eating and rinse in bleach water. Visit C.A.L.M. if you are injured or if you feel ill – especially if you have a contagious...

  Directions to the 2025 Annual Rainbow Gathering are here . Statement from the 2024 Vision Council/Counsel/Circle of Rainbow Family of Living Light on the land in California?   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) This is a 100% free assembly of peaceful people. Food is free, medical care is free, parking is free. No admission fee ever! All supplies are paid for by donation of cash or items people bring. Harvest and/or Fall (giving tha...

  Until the snow melts, people interested in finding a site for the gathering, spend their time reading maps and doing other research.  As we enter May, snow levels are climbing and areas we couldn't access a month ago may be open for people with vehicles that can handle mud and substandard roads. I have included two sets of thoughts on scouting. Neither is right nor wrong, just different perspectives. Image by Francesco Foti from Pixabay If you have sites that you think may work for this year's annual gathering, I strongly encourage you to get on the Sunday evening Zoom/Conference call and get plugged in with others walking the land.  Do not discuss the site specifics on the call, just say you have a potential site and share your contact details. Zoom/Conference call info at  Plugging In .  Do not expect to show up with your site at Spring Council and have it be seriously considered. Get more experienced folks to check out your site towards the end...

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 Nat...