2009 rainbow gathering new mexico

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HOWDY FOLKS
Where the Gathering will be in 2009
This year the North American Rainbow Gathering (hence refered to as
The Gathering)will be in
New Mexico near the town of Cuba

We who are brothers and sisters, children of God, families of life on
earth, friends of nature & of all people, children of humankind
calling ourselves Rainbow Family Tribe, humbly invite:
All races, peoples tribes communes, men, women, children,
individuals-- out of love.
All nations & national leaders--out of respect.
All religions & religious leaders-- out of faith.
All politicians-- out of charity,
to join with us in gathering together for the purpose of expressing
our sincere desire that there shall be peace on earth, harmony among
all people. This Gathering to take place beginning July 1 thru July
7th to hold open worship, prayer, chanting or whatever is the want or
desire of the people, for three days,but upon the fourth day of July
to ask that there be a meditative, contemplative silence wherein we,
the invited people of the world may consider & give honour & respect
to anyone or anything that has aided in the positive evolution of
humankind & nature upon this, our most beloved & beautiful world--
asking blessing upon we people of this world & hope that we people
can
effectively proceed to evolve, expand, & live in harmony & peace.-
Amen-


News from 2009 Rainbow Family Spring Counsel
The 38th Annual Rainbow Gathering of the Tribes is at
Parque Venado in the Santa Fe National Forest.
24 miles from of Cuba, New Mexico.


The site is beautiful, altitude is 8,500 - 9,000 feet.
Nice gentle terrain with long meadows and great forest.
Be prepared for cold nights (low 40's to 50 degrees)
Warm days in the mid 80's and sunny.
1/2 hour afternoon thunderstorms most days, which are downpours,
bring good rain gear.


Directions:
From Cuba, New Mexico take State Road 126 East for 13 + miles to
FS Road 103 on left, go 2 miles to FS Road 69 on left then drive
9 miles to where FS Road 69 meets FS Road 70
Welcome Home!!


Ignore all rumors of cancellation or organization! Live Lightly with
the Land and People!
THINGS TO BRING TO A RAINBOW GATHERING
Sleeping bag/hammock, blanket, tent/tarp, toilet paper/paper towels.
Bleach/five gallon buckets/
Check the weather! rain gear, appropriate clothes, etc...
PLATE, CUP, OR BOWL, AND SPOON !
this will be your food dish. You will eat out of it so this is VERY
IMPORTANT. Biodegradeable soaps and stuff.
WATER, WATER, WATER, AND MORE WATER:
Drinkable water is a very precious comodity. If you can hike some
in ... or bring some to the lot and ask for some help to hike it in ,
you will make many people happy. Pretty much all you get to drink at
rainbow gatherings is water coffee and tea. If you don't like coffee
or tea,
you may want to bring powdered drink mix(with the sugar already
added).
Sweets (especially chocolate).
Fruits and Vegetables. Bring extra if you can to donate to the
kitchens.
Tools if you can( i.e. knife, axe, saw) there will always be
firewood
that needs cuttin'.
Musical instruments (non-electrical)
Poetry
!!! DO NOT BRING !!!
ALCOHOL:
NEAR THE PARKING AREA THERE IS A PLACE CALLED "A-CAMP".
Rainbow says "WE Love the alcoholic, but not the alcohol ".
Personalities change on alcohol (and hard drugs). Sometimes people
can't control themselves as well. Therefore you are respectfully
asked to leave the alcohol in A-camp when you hike in to the main
gathering space.
!!! DO NOT BRING!!!
Aggressive dogs
Bad attitudes
Hard drugs: Rainbow discourages the use of hard drugs of any kind.
Rainbow also discourages the ABUSE of any drugs of any kind.
Radios: also more welcome in a-camp


Guns: never really welcomed at a gathering..


Please understand that all of these suggestions are "agreed" upon by
concensus..No one is specificaly bound to these
decisions.
You are asked however to respect the space of others and the rights
of
those who_did_ agree to concensus.
With thanks to the hundreds of contributors


Amendment I


Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion,
or
prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of
speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to
assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances
( KNOW YOUR RIGHTS)