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"
[Letter to the Maidu Summit Consortium
See bottom of blog post for text of letter]
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
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.
Before the 2024 Gathering, you opened and invited communications from the local tribes.
ReplyDeleteThey communicated, verbally and in writing.
You didn’t like what they said. You ignored their expressed wishes.
They are very, very used to that, their perspectives and wishes being ignored. Somehow, they hadn’t expected it from you.