On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 4:55 PM,
<dirtyhands@riseup.net> wrote:
Also, if you'd like to put out a formal offer of support regarding your
place you can post it at http://feralfutures.proboards.com/
I can also post the info on our blog and mailing list, etc., either with
just your phone number for folks to get in contact with you or, if you're
comfortable with it, your location itself.
Let me know what's good. Thanks again.
-N
> Great Nathan! Thanks for the thumbs up - I will contact them.
>
> I think I sent you or Charlie the info about "water barrels" you can get
> cheap at COca cola -their syrup comes in 33 gal. barrels and they sell
> them
> off cheap.
>
> If you all need a water source, I have a great fresh water well here on CR
> 234 and you could use it all you want. It would be a bit closer for you
> all
> than Dgo if you need to keep filling up. Am also HAPPY to serve as a
> base
> for whatever else is needed - internet, phone, electric, showers, etc.,,,
> just let me know!
>
> Thank you for giving so much of your time and life to helping our society
> reinvent itself. The shift is very big, even intergalactic and is
> happening
> hugely this year. We are going to need new structures. Have you
> visited
> Barara Marx Hubbard's site? She is a visionary who brought other similar
> types together to create plans for completely new social structures, more
> in
> harmony with Earth and humans. They are getting ready, as you all are.
>
> THANK YOU!
>
> Jess Martin
>
> 259-8998
>
>
>
> On Sat, Jun 4, 2011 at 5:54 PM, <dirtyhands@riseup.net> wrote:
>
>> That sounds totally great! Please extend an invitation to them!
>>
>> Wild Roots Feral Futures 2011
>>
>> "The whole earth is in jail and we're plotting this incredible
>> jailbreak."
>>
>> The 3rd annual Wild Roots Feral Futures direct
>> action/eco-defense/climate
>> camp will take place during June 2011 in the foothills of the mighty and
>> wild San Juan Mountains of Southwest Colorado.
>>
>> The dates are June 14th-22nd (the day before the Full Moon until the day
>> after the Solstice) with Seed Camp (set up) starting the 11th or 12th
>> and
>> clean-up lasting through the 24th or 25th.
>>
>> Update! The site location has been decided! Check the general board at
>> http://feralfutures.proboards.com/ for more info.
>>
>> Contact feralfutures@riseup.net to provide input and/or get involved.
>>
>> We are looking for folks of all sorts to join us and help facilitate
>> workshops, conflict resolution and management, direct action and medic
>> trainings, wild food walks, and much more! We will be focusing on many
>> things, including but by no means limited to anarchist theory and
>> praxis,
>> unpacking privilege, decolonization, rewilding, ancestral skills,
>> indigenous solidarity, direct action, forest defense, earth liberation,
>> animal liberation, security culture, civil disobedience, hand to hand
>> combat, survival skills, evasion tactics, green anarchism, anti-civ,
>> post-civ, star watching and navigation, maps and orienteering, shelter
>> building, permaculture, and whatever YOU care to bring and provide. But
>> we
>> need everyone's help to make this as safe, positive, and productive a
>> space as it can be. Our own knowledge, skills, and capacities are
>> limited.
>> We need YOUR help!
>>
>> Roles we REALLY need filled:
>>
>> • Kitchen! (last year's informal kitchen was facilitated by Food Not
>> Bombs
>> chapters from Taos, NM and Durango, CO and upheld communally by event
>> participants, but this year we are once again reaching out to the likes
>> of
>> Seeds of Peace and Everybody's Kitchen in hopes they'll provide kitchen
>> support this time around)
>>
>> • CRAM team (conflict resolution and management: we need people of
>> diverse
>> gender/sexual orientations who know how to give support to survivors of
>> sexual assault and to people with PTSD)*
>>
>> • Medics! (especially WFRs, WEMTs, & EMTs of diverse gender/sexual
>> orientations)
>>
>> • Child care! (We will have a kids space and support parents in
>> participating in communal child care)
>>
>> *There is a need for both womyn (cis and trans), queers, and trans folk
>> on
>> both the CRAM and Medic teams because many people in our communities
>> aren't going to trust men, cis people, or heteros with their health or
>> to
>> help with conflicts. We do not expect womyn (cis and trans), queers, and
>> trans folk to do the support work, but seek to create and maintain a
>> safe
>> and welcoming space that allows for plenty of room for it.
>>
>> We at the Wild Roots Feral Futures organizers collective feel that white
>> dominated spaces & racism within our communities are a significant
>> problem, & feel the need to confront that. Due to the legacy of racism
>> within our communities of resistance we will be holding workshops on
>> white
>> privilege, settler privilege, & cultural appropriation.
>>
>> We also feel that cis-hetero, male dominated spaces and hetropatriarchy
>> within our communities are equally problematic, and will also be holding
>> workshops on patriarchy and (anti)sexism.
>>
>> We would like to put out a request for workshops on white privilege,
>> hetero privilege, cis privilege, and male privilege. We recognize that
>> it's not the job of those of us oppressed by white supremacy and
>> heteropatriarchy to facilitate those workshops. We don't expect
>> oppressed
>> people to attend, but you are welcome to. While it is not the
>> responsibility or duty of queers, POC (People of Color), and other
>> oppressed and marginalized people to assist white, cis-hetero, and
>> privileged people unpack, deconstruct, and confront their own privilege,
>> these processes will be open to all.*
>>
>> *The above statements are, of course, over-simplified and
>> over-generalized. It is highly important to operate from an awareness
>> that
>> these are not monolithic, static categories and that individuals do not
>> so
>> easily fit into a simplistic "either/or" scenario of
>> oppressed/oppressor.
>> Rather, there are many layers and intersections of oppression and
>> privilege interwoven and intermixed (and often colliding) within the
>> conglomerate we call the self, formed through the reciprocal processes
>> of
>> social construction and autonomous individuality. "Privilege" and
>> "oppress" are situational verbs and constructed social qualities, not
>> inherent and hegemonic qualities of individual human beings. (For more
>> insights into the failures and limitations of dogmatic "anti-oppression"
>> rooted in the false fight against alleged "identity politics", we
>> recommend the three "Lines In The Sand" articles regarding identity
>> politics, anti-oppression activism, and social war. The first, "You Have
>> to Do It My Way," confronts the dismissal of identity-focused struggle
>> or
>> activism by many anarchists; the second, "So Fucked Up," analyzes the
>> dynamics of guilt, disempowerment, and marginalization built into common
>> practices of anti-oppression activism; and the final, "Some suggestions
>> for real solidarity," proposes ways to improve mutual support between
>> conflictive and supportive anti-authoritarian practices. They can be
>> found
>> on AnarchistNews.org as well as a printable zine on ZineLibrary.info)
>>
>> We intend to create clinic space with some privacy provided for patient
>> care so that the bodies of trans people (and also cis womyn) aren't on
>> display during vulnerable moments. We will also be implementing a
>> safe(r)
>> space policy to keep perpetrators of sexual/physical assault out of our
>> community and support survivors by respecting any processes of
>> accountability they initiate.
>>
>> Womyn (cis and trans), queers, and trans folk have full support of the
>> Wild Roots Feral Futures organizers collective to establish safer spaces
>> for themselves, including spaces that are only for people who are
>> oppressed by sexism, people who are queer, and people who are trans. We
>> recognize the need for those spaces because no matter how much we work
>> on
>> our privilege, as recovering hetropatriarchists still in the process of
>> mental and psychological decolonization and recovery, we're still going
>> to
>> be bringing heteropatriarchy into the space (hopefully unconsciously and
>> unintentionally, which does little to change its effects).
>>
>> We also intend to create family/child friendly space that includes
>> multigenerational workshops and activities appropriate (and fun!) for
>> kids.
>>
>> Camp guidelines (in progress):
>>
>> We seek to create safe(r) space for all, including families and
>> children,
>> the sober, and those who identify as GLBTQ.
>>
>> Please do not make assumptions about an individual’s gender, and if you
>> feel unsure, do not be afraid to ask what someone’s preferred gender
>> pronoun is. If you use the incorrect gender pronoun, you will be
>> corrected, but it is not something to be ashamed of. We have all been
>> raised within a gender binary culture and breaking free of these false
>> binaries is a process of learning and growing for all. It is also
>> appropriate to introduce your preferred gender pronoun when first
>> introducing yourself to new people, if you feel the desire.
>>
>> Due to natural circumstances and the lay of the land (rocky trails on
>> steep hills, etc.), ableism and “disability” may hinder accessibility
>> for
>> some to the inner reaches of the gathering, including the hot springs.
>> This is a reality of the natural world that is beyond our ability or
>> desire to alter or control.
>>
>> We expect everyone to observe good security culture. If you are
>> unfamiliar
>> with security culture, check out our security culture workshop(s), check
>> the zine library for security culture literature, or just ask an event
>> organizer for a basic overview. Basically, don’t talk about your or
>> someone else’s involvement in illegal activity, and don’t make jokes,
>> because even jokes can be used in court as evidence against you. Keep in
>> mind that ANYONE could be an infiltrator or informant. While we must act
>> accordingly, it is also important to not let this reality sow seeds of
>> distrust and suspicion within our communities that leads to
>> self-repressive restrictions on our ability to form and build
>> relationships with one another as human beings and creatures of this
>> Earth. Following good security culture allows us to interact and build
>> relationships without placing ourselves in unnecessary and risky
>> situations because of potential surveillance.
>>
>> When it comes to physical intimacy and sexual contact, ASK FIRST! No
>> Compromise In Defense of Consent!
>>
>> For more on consent, attend our consent workshop(s) or inquire with
>> event
>> organizers.
>>
>> Violence, physical assault, emotional assault, and/or sexual assault
>> will
>> NOT be tolerated under any circumstances and anyone who engages in such
>> assault will be asked to leave. In instances of assault we will trust
>> and
>> believe the survivor and respect any processes of accountability they
>> initiate.
>>
>> For more information on how our communities deal with assault and
>> accountability, check out our conflict de-escalation/resolution
>> workshop(s) or inquire with event organizers.
>>
>> In attempting to manifest the world we desire, we will pursue
>> non-coercive
>> means of conflict resolution and non-coercive processes of
>> accountability.
>> Decisions affecting the group will be made horizontally through the
>> utilization of consensus process. If you are unfamiliar with consensus
>> process, check out consensus workshops.
>>
>> We seek to create a temporary autonomous zone which functions as an
>> egalitarian community. In this spirit of cooperation and mutual aid, we
>> request that people attending the gathering sign up for work shifts such
>> as cooking meals, cleaning the kitchen and washing dishes after meals,
>> digging latrines, doing supply/water runs, security & welcoming, etc. A
>> shift sign-up sheet will circulate at communal meals.
>>
>> We ask that people establish communal fires in the various neighborhoods
>> within the gathering and refrain from making personal fires. Communal
>> latrines will also be constructed in the various villages and we ask
>> that
>> people refrain from digging personal cat holes. This will minimize our
>> overall impact on the land.
>>
>> Drugs and alcohol are discouraged, but a rowdy zone will be established
>> at
>> the parking area, where we request the partying be restricted. NO
>> illegal
>> drugs, please. All other space, including celebratory and ceremonial
>> space, should be considered sober space. Your personal space is, of
>> course, your personal space, and you may do what you wish within it.
>> Please respect others. For safety reasons, we request total sobriety
>> when
>> attending workshops and trainings. Unlike many similar gatherings, a
>> space
>> IS being designated for partying. This is more than you will find at
>> most
>> gatherings of this sort. So let’s have some fun!
>>
>> Dogs increase our impact on the land and local wildlife, and are thus
>> discouraged, though we understand and accept the fact many human beings
>> and their canine companions are inseparable, and they will undoubtedly
>> remain a part of our rewilded and feral futures upon this planet. We
>> request that if you bring your dog, you keep it on a leash. If your dog
>> attacks wildlife, other dogs, or human beings, you will be asked to
>> leave
>> the gathering. Please bury your dog shit!
>>
>> Stay tuned for more information as it becomes available. Also see the
>> information from last year as much of it will remain applicable this
>> year
>> as well, though there are also many changes in store to make this year's
>> gathering a much wilder experience than last year's. See you in the
>> woods!
>>
>> May the forest bewitch you,
>>
>> —the Wild Roots Feral Futures crew:
>> -the Dirty Hands Collective http://www.myspace.com/dirtyhandscollective
>> -Earth First! Durango (a cell of HC.EF!) http://earthfirst.org/
>> -Root Force Durango http://www.rootforce.org/
>> -Rising Tide Durango http://risingtidenorthamerica.org/
>> -Durango Food Not Bombs http://www.myspace.com/durangofoodnotbombs
>>
>> feralfutures@riseup.net
>> http://www.myspace.com/feralfutures
>> http://feralfutures.blogspot.com/
>> http://feralfutures.proboards.com/
>> http://groups.google.com/group/wild-roots-feral-futures
>>
>> Ⓐ Ⓔ ✌ ☮ ☠
>>
>> What to bring (suggestions):
>>
>> Vital items we are seeking:
>>
>> ☆someone with a pickup truck with one of those giant water tanks!
>>
>> Personal items:
>>
>> • tent
>> • sleeping bag
>> • hammocks
>> • food & water
>> • water filter (suggested)
>> • toilet paper
>> • adequate clothing for hot days, cold nights, rain, etc.
>> • your own bowl, cup, utensils, etc.
>> • flashlight/headlamp & extra batteries
>> • sunscreen and bug repellent if you use it
>> • swimsuit & towel (there are swimming holes & hot springs! who wants to
>> skinny dip?)
>> • fishing gear & license (world-class fly fishing!)
>> • musical instruments
>> • your knowledge, wisdom, and skills
>> • your friends!
>>
>> Communal items (to share or donate):
>>
>> • tools (like shovels for digging shitters and hatchets/axes/saws for
>> cutting up fire wood)
>> • food and water (a communal kitchen will form)
>> • kitchen gear (large pots, pans, water containers, etc.)
>> • extra tents, easy-ups, etc. (the larger the better)
>> • tarps and rope
>> • hammocks, hacky-sacks, frisbees, etc.
>> • climbing gear (harnesses, ropes, etc.) for tree climbing/sitting
>> trainings
>> • First Aid gear!
>> • random primitive skills supplies (you know better than we do!)
>> • arts and crafts supplies (think of the children!)
>> • radical environmental, primitive, and rewilding literature
>> • local plant and animal identification guides, etc.
>> • local topographical maps
>> • your knowledge, wisdom, and skills
>> • your friends!
>>
>> Things NOT to bring:
>>
>> • firearms and other weapons (there's a difference between a TOOL and a
>> WEAPON)
>> • parasitic or predatory human beings
>> • a bad attitude (including racism, sexism, classism, heteronormativity,
>> homophobia, speciesism, ageism, ableism, etc.)
>> • the pigs and/or feddies
>> • a wire (we will be holding mandatory naked security culture workshops
>> in
>> the hot springs. No just kidding, only with your consent!)
>>
>> > Hi Gang,
>> >
>> > I would like to share an idea possible for your FF event. I was at
>> the
>> > Dances Of Peace camp in Utah and heard that they want to expand to
>> more
>> > youth to share in this practice, and thus send out more and more love
>> > vibes
>> > to help this needy world recreate a tribal sense of community. The
>> DUP
>> > was
>> > begun in the 60's to create a universal dance, song, brotherhood, and
>> > multicultural practice that would help unite all peoples. They are
>> really
>> > simple circle folkdances from all over the world, and simple chant
>> songs
>> -
>> > lots of Sufi, Rumi, hindi, muslim, etc... I discovered it cuz they
>> do a
>> > monthly one here in Dgo. I really like the tangible expression of
>> oneness
>> > in peace and botherhood that it engenders in everyone's hearts. It is
>> a
>> > powerful community bond-builder too. I will attach a video of it and
>> > there
>> > are many more on youtube.
>> >
>> > Please let me know soon if you would like to connect with the people
>> who
>> > lead the dances here, as they may be able to go up to the Pierdra and
>> do
>> > them at the camp with you....
>> >
>> > hope you are enjoying summer now that its here!
>> >
>> > peace,
>> >
>> > Jess Martin
>> > 259-8998
>> >
>> >
>> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-hDFhbpvMI
>> >
>> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rArN7bp1YIc&feature=related
>> >
>> > http://www.dancesofuniversalpeace.org/home.shtm
>> >
>> > From:http://www.dup-co.com/danceinfo/index.html:
>> >
>> > Before the inception of "Music Therapy", "Art Therapy", or "Dance
>> > Therapy", tribal and village cultures renewed their sense of
>> connection
>> > and
>> > place in the Cosmos through ritual celebrations. Singing, dancing and
>> > chanting to music were natural ways to invoke the Great Mysteries of
>> Life,
>> > and to mark the seasonal rhythms of the Earth.
>> >
>> > The Dances of Universal Peace revive this human tradition with a new
>> > awareness of the Earth as our global village, and with peace as the
>> > acknowledged root desire of all her peoples. Through simple movements
>> and
>> > songs we tap the essence of the world's wisdom traditions and bring
>> them
>> > into a circle of wholeness where we can start to experience the
>> reality
>> of
>> > unity through diversity.
>> >
>> > The Dances were founded in the late 1960's in San Francisco by Samuel
>> L.
>> > Lewis, with the purpose of promoting peace worldwide. They consist of
>> > uncomplicated movements performed in a circle, combined with short
>> lyrics,
>> > ranging from meditative to celebratory in quality. Together with live
>> > music,
>> > they create an uplifting atmosphere and a sense of unity and community
>> > among
>> > the participants.
>> >
>> > The simple acts of joining hands, lifting our voices in thanksgiving,
>> > looking deeply into the eyes of other dancers and moving our bodies in
>> the
>> > rhythms of the music, create an ease of belonging to a greater
>> community.
>> >
>> > The dances evoke feelings of love, joy, compassion, ecstasy, peace,
>> > stillness, and unity. Now shared by millions of people worldwide, the
>> > Dances
>> > of Universal Peace express a feeling deeper than language, a
>> connection
>> > that
>> > transcends nationality, and even personality.
>> >
>>
>>
>>
>