Scouting, Vision, FS directives, speaking up now, please

In case I haven't said this earlier; me'n'JuJu were asked to help get info around for Rainbow 2007 & the stages of getting Rainbow 2007 together. This e-mail came in today:
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Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 13:09:24 -0600
>To: AAGR

>Howdy,
> One of the major considerations of Scouting for an Annual
> Gathering is the elements of Circumstance and Vision. Sailor
> pointed out a circumstance, a conversation with a worker, mention
> of Indian Prairie, 1997, and then, after water is looked at, and
> other common sense provisions, then comes the sense of Gathering,
> of experiencing the People being on the Land, before they come
> there, a Vision of the Home, a Sense of the Annual Gathering. At
> times, one can almost hear the drums and songs, laughter of our
> children at play.
>
> Once, in Nevada, 1989, Robbinson's Hole, walking on the Site
> up for consideration, a youn'un, a scout in his own right, (like
> his family, daddy and mom, et. al.) spoke up and said, "can't you
> see the people already". I looked out, yep, i could see them, a
> while later walking John Buffalo, i asked him, and sure enuf he
> started seeing them too... I shared consensus, that turned out to
> be the Site...
>
> In the Spring, in the fresh blush of budding life, when
> the People come seeking a Home Site, the Earth opens out, shares
> where the water is, and will be, and how the land fare during the
> Winter, harsh or mild. So many things, and beyond this, is a vibe,
> a calling if you want to call it that, to a certain land, for a
> Home place for the Rainbow Family Tribe and friends to Gather in July.
>
> Scouting in the Spring, with Circles, folks coming to
> Spring Circle (which started out as a time for folks to show up and
> bring resources, help jumpstart the set-up, help out for a
> weekend).... all this helps Guide folks to where the Home Site should be...
> Only the People can ever choose for sure, because the
> Govt does not operate with Vision as criteria, only the People,
> Rainbow People and other folks who seek to Gather for peace in
> peace also have the criteria of Vision.
>
> (2) Folks, it is necessary for the Forest Service, mark
> Rey, and others to put in writing... something I and others can
> take to court that is specifically works out the issues. Thank you,
> but his is necessary... for all peoples' rights and uses of the
> national forests and public lands.
>
> (3) if any of you have ever had a good moment with some FS person,
> LEO or Resource, and want to do something... now is the time to
> speak to these people, write to them, lobby them, for this change
> in application of 36 CFR 251..
> write, lobby, call, Mark Rey, John Twiss, Bosworth, et. al... NOW
> is an opportune time... not just write to one another, but to the
> Government... lyour congressional people, NOW please.. thank you
> barry, plunker, montana, rainbow family tribe

 

This mornings messages; fs e-dress have been left on so that anyone who wishes can contact them

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---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Date: Oct 25, 2006 10:13 PM
Subject: Fwd: Please forward to ThanksGiving Circle/council, to all points of light, tks -**Fw: USFS 2007 Rainbow, msg from Mark Rey, Undersecretary of Ag.



>To: <Mark.Rey@usda.gov>, tflorich@fs.fed.us
>

>Subject: Please forward to ThanksGiving Circle/council, to all
>points of light, tks -**Fw: USFS 2007 Rainbow, msg from Mark Rey,
>Undersecretary of Ag.
>Cc: AAGR, jeff kline,<amelle@fs.fed.us>, < KThorsen@fs.fed.us>,
><dbosworth@fs.fed.us>, Gail van der Bie
>< gvanderbie@fs.fed.us>,**John C Twiss
>< jctwiss@fs.fed.us>,**< dferrell@fs.fed.us>
>
>Howdy Mark Rey, et.al.,
>
>****** Indirectly, I received this communique from your personal
> envoy, Jeff Kline, to an individual, who apparently is hoping to
> help with scouting this year in the coming region of Arkansas,
> Oklahoma, and Texas.
>******** I am forwarding this communique to ThanksGiving
> Circle/council, which will be the next opportunity for those People
> of the Rainbow Family who are volunteering or sharing energy on
> this coming Annual Gathering July 1-7, to come together -- yet to
> be announced where.
>******** For many years now, as Forest Service and your offices are
> aware, Thanksgiving opens the Circle, begins the process of Counci,
> for the upcoming 2007 Annual Gathering. I am forwarding this
> letter/email through the internet, etc...
>
>******** I hope for clarification of a few questions, which follow,
> and I would like to offer a simple suggestion for a directive
> concerning applying 36 CFR 251 to accommodate groups, assemblies,
> associations like/similar to Rainbow Family Tribe and the Annual
> Gathering. I offer it in many words, I am sure it can be written in
> fewer words.
>
>******** My questions: is Jeff Kline acting officially? Is this
> offering genuine? If so, would you, personally, and the Chief of
> Forest Service, write a simple directive to all Districts, one of
> cooperation?**Also, these communications have included conference
> calls between Jeff Kline, Forest Service, and various individuals
> (?) of the Rainbow Family Tribe i.e. Rainbow Family volunteers for
> 2007 Annual. These communications include your envoy Jeff Kline and
> John Twiss, Law Enforcement Chief, Forest Service. Jeff Kline,
> perhaps, is also working as an envoy for the Forest Service?
>
>******** My suggestion is:
>******** Directive authorize District Rangers, Regional Supervisors,
> Law Enforcement,**to apply 36 CFR 251, section that
> reads"authorized officer shall offer an alternative manner" -- so
> as to open greater access to the national forest, to include
> groups, assemblies, individuals that can only meet certain
> application requirements concerning**responsibility for the actual
> issues necessary i.e. public health, sanitation, environmental
> concerns, public safety BUT who cannot meet the signature
> requirement, etc..** i.e. not sign a permit, etc.**- on religious,
> free speech, peaceable assembly reasons, etc.. --

>******** This "alternative manner"**shall include Reservation i.e.
> notification - this has been done already, communication has begun
> on 2007 Annual Gathering, at the 2006 Annual Gathering, Tom, permit
> administrator for 2007 Annual**came "informally", came to
> Cooperations Circle, and on July 1, came to Circle/council, at
> Noon, and spoke, informally - in these conversations Tom stated he
> would be permit administrator for 2007 Annual and Garrick Beck,
> myself,**others have written to Tom, so on-going communications has
> begun -- these communications have included conference calls
> between various individuals (?) of the Rainbow Family Tribe i.e.
> Rainbow Family volunteers for 2007 Annual, and your envoy Jeff
> Kline and John Twiss, Law Enforcement Chief, Forest Service. Jeff
> Kline, perhaps, is also working as an envoy for the Forest Service?
>
>******** For my information, and for forwarding to ThanksGiving
> Circle, I would appreciate your answers to these questions. I
> personally would like to thank you for making this offer - for me,
> (and many others), Direct communications is preferred -- rather
> than through an "envoy" --**to all the 2007 Annual Gathering
> People. Announcements can be made on a number of available internet
> sites, very familiar to the Forest Service, if you post them to me,
> I will forward outward to all points of light, to all the interested people.
>
>******** I would love to see normal relationship with Resource
> people of the Forest Service. Eventually, the in-district LEO's can
> handle any calls made by the Gathering for assistance -- see
> Operating Plan, 2006 Annual Gathering, draft -- this Operating Plan
> went through Circle June 30th, with hundreds of people giving
> Consensus, for every word ----
>
>******** -- even while withstanding many indignities that included:
> pepper-spray, strip-searches of women by male officers, invasions
> of every sort, violence by LEO's took place, sad stuff -- because
> of the strong community spirit of Peace and Unity, gathering folks
> came together, the chant was PEACE, WE WIN! Strong, beautiful,
> mostly young people, standing strong together, keeping the peace,
> agreeing to this Operating Plan --
>
>******** - Forest Service Resource could not work with us "formally"
> on this, however, Kent Foster, fire guy, and Resource worked
> "informally" with Rainbow Gatherers, used the Operating Plan as
> guidelines, in regards to Cook/warming Fires, Forest Service came
> in, walked around, inspected, and certified... and before Forest
> Service did this, Gathering Fire Watch inspected, certified
> rainbow-style... other resource, envirnonmental, public health,
> sanitation, and clean-up, etc.. the guidelines were contained in
> the Draft Operating Plan.
>
>******** Note: this is a similar process of Operating Plan i.e. a
> Site is found, early people on Site fully explore the Site, develop
> with Resource Forest Service, through cooperation, communications
> on-site -- see resource and rainbow, oregon 1997 report, excellent
> relationship...**As in Penn 1999, District Ranger and/or resource,
> work out with Gatherers, on-site, an Operating Plan, mutual
> agreement, then, if Forest Service want to "certify" that all the
>resource, public health, safety, sanitation needs are met, then they
>can issue said certification. Come in respect July 1, give it to the
>Annual Gathering.
>
>****** There have been many CHANGES IN APPLYING this regulation -
> this would be simple. And then, approach ThanksGiving Circle, in
> respect -- I would be happy with all this, if things get worked out
> in this way - no fuss, no muss.
>
>********** Scouting always must be done in the Spring, regardless of
> other considerations, because in the Spring is when how much water
> there is? and other environmental reasons - heaven forbid, but
> their might be a hurricane, etc.. Scouting in the Spring, done in
> cooperation with District people -- trust needs to be developed in
> this area, for sure.
>
>******** If things worked out, wow, wouldn't it be good, if Forest
> Service and Rainbow showed up at town meetings, worked out problems
> of people on the streets, etc..., with local authorities, in mutual
> cooperation. Imagine inflow and outflow, with LEO and Shanti Sena,
> working out the people problems, without adversity between. John
> Lennon would be happy.
>******** Please reply to my questions concerning how formal this
> offer is? I certainly have every hope it means peace communications
> can begin, and perhaps, after so many years, there could be Peace
> between the Forest Service and Rainbow Family Tribe, so the Annual
> Gathering of the Tribes for PEACE, July 1-7, can happen in Peace.
>
>******** Thank you,
>******** Barry Adams, plunker, Montana, Rainbow Family Tribe
>
>
>
>>Subject: Fw: USFS 2007 Rainbow
>>Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2006 11:25:13 -0700
>>
>>Sent: Friday, October 20, 2006 12:01 AM
>>Subject: Fwd: USFS 2007 Rainbow
>>
>>
>>
>>---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>From: Jeff Kline <<mailto: Jeff@hcnmedia.com> Jeff@hcnmedia.com>
>>Date: Oct 16, 2006 10:53 PM
>>Subject: USFS 2007 Rainbow
>>
>>
>>Thank you for offering to do some advance scouting for the 2007
>>Gathering.**I understand that you've reserved flights to arrive in
>>Oklahoma City on November 1 st and then to proceed to Arkansas and
>>then down to Texas making a loop of the various potential Forest
>>sites.**I understand that you are inviting others to join you on
>>this Scouting expedition.
>>
>>The Under Secretary of Agriculture for Natural Resources, who
>>oversees the USFS, would like to facilitate a peaceful Gathering
>>and has offered the following:
>>
>>The USFS is in the process of identifying six potential sites for
>>the 2007 Rainbow gatherings with 2 sites to be identified in TX, AR
>>& OK for a total of 6 potential sites.**Each site identified by
>>USFS is supposed to contain a large meadow, water, springs (for
>>drinking water), forest cover fringing the meadow for camping and
>>dead & down wood for campfires.**They are also supposed to ID an
>>adjacent meadow or appropriate site for parking cars at least 1
>>mile from Main Meadow.
>>
>>USFS will verify that each potential site has no T&E, Cultural or
>>other conflicts that would prevent USFS from issuing a permit for a
>>large non-commercial group gathering.
>>
>>USFS will provide the name and contact info for a USFS Resource
>>person at each National Forest who will be available to assist you
>>and other Scouts.
>
>>USFS would like Rainbow Scouts to visit the sites they've located
>>during the Fall of 2007 to:
>>
>>A.**Reserve one or more sites as potential locations for the 2007
>>National Gathering; and/or
>>
>>B.**Tell the USFS that none of the sites meets Rainbow criteria and
>>to suggest one or more sites that would, and that Family would like
>>to reserve for summer of 2007.
>>
>>USFS has agreed that they will not target or prosecute anyone who
>>comes to them in advance to help plan an appropriate site.
>>
>>**In consideration of Family visiting and reserving sites in
>> advance, the Under Secretary is seriously considering appointing a
>> resource or recreation forester as Incident Commander.
>>
>>Once 1 - 3 sites have been reserved, should Family choose to set up
>>seed camp on any one of them, the USFS resource team will work with
>>Family to define the operating plan; and the 2007 USFS Incident
>>Commander will issue and personally sign the non-commercial group
>>use permit as the "contact person," which will give the Permit legal effect.
>>
>>All further discussions with the USFS will take place on the Site
>>during the Gathering in open council.
>>
>>Separately,**USFS asked that Family suggest USFS staff who are now
>>stationed in the AR/OK/TX region with whom we have had positive
>>relations and with whom we'd like to work so USFS can inquire to
>>see if they'd like to be part of the Incident Command team for the
>>007 Gathering.
>>
>>**Peace & Light,
>>Jeff
>>
>>**---------------------
>
>
>
>
>[This was the result of a meeting including gatherers and some Forest
>Service resource rangers at a meeting in co-operations meadow, and was
>formally consensed to at Dinner Circle. -BB]
>
>DRAFT
>
>Rainbow Gathering 2006 Operating Plan - 6/28/2006
>
>The Annual Gathering of Tribes and the Rainbow Family Tribe have the
>Constitutional Right to Peaceably Assemble
>
>*Communications:
>
>To facilitate communications on these land use issues, a request is
>being made for FS Resource People to come daily to Cooperations (near
>INFO) at noon,
>
>*Fire Plan and Emergency Evacuation Plan:
>
>Cooking/Heating fires ONLY are to be lit, with water and fire tools at
>hand.
>
>*Fire Watch will patrol entire camp.
>
>Fireworks are STRONGLY discouraged.
>
>An Emergency Evacuation Plan is being disseminated It is being
>developed between Kent Foster and Gatherers.
>
>*Medical and Health:
>
>Health and Safety issues are worked out with Gatherers and all Medical
>Personnel shall be allowed ingress and egress, including for Medi-Vac
>evacuations.
>
>Helicopter Medi-Vac landing zones have been designated, and shall be
>cleared for landings, as needed.
>
>*Peace-Keeping:
>
>Peace-Keeping is provided by Gatherers at the site. When needed,
>appropriate law enforcement officers will be contacted.
>
>Volunteer Peace-Keeping is being done on the outer roads and in town
>whenever possible.
>
>For Peace-Keeping purposes, communications is essential. More
>cooperation with local authorities on traffic patterns and local
>situations would be appreciated.
>
>A request is being made for Law Enforcement Officer Patrols to be
>Removed of Reduced. If a law enforcement problem occurs it will be
>discussed with Gatherers.
>
>If law enforcement assistance is required, it will be requested by
>Gatherers.
>
>*Traffic:
>
>On roads fire lanes will be left open. Traffic will he handled between
>Gatherers and Resource and Public Safety Personnel.
>
>*Clean-up and Site Rehabilitation:
>
>Clean-up and restoration is continuous throughout the Gathering.
>Garbage is being recycled and removed. Further naturalization and
>restoration planning will be worked out between on-site clean-up crews
>and FS Resource Personnel.
>
>"We are Gathering:
>We don't burn the forest down
>and we will clean it ALL up when we are through."
>
>
>
>-----------------
>
>**********"Any and all "formal or official" agreements, plans,
> permits etc... et. al. must go through Rainbow Process/way i.e.
> individuals or whoever propose to Cooperations Circle, and then
> onto Circle July 1-7, for any affirmation that may effect the
> Annual Gathering and/or Rainbow Family and/or Rainbow Family Tribe
> and/or any and all individuals attending Annual Gatherings."

 

How many hippies does it take to sell out Rainbow?

Stayed tuned.... and we will see!

 

It's been sounding like it might only take one FS rep for 2007 & that's sad......

us, we ain't signing no stinking permits