Often time, gatherers organize a town meeting before the main days of the rainbow gathering. This is a great time for locals to meet gatherers in town, ask questions, make personal connections and share concerns and ideas for creating a positive gathering experience for everyone. This year, the residents of Cuba have put together a town meeting to discuss the upcoming gathering and have told us we are welcome to attend.
A great meeting goes a long way to setting the stage for a positive, peaceful and cooperative rainbow gathering. If you decide to go, please be respectful of those with differing opinions and show the local community that we are peace people.
The meeting takes place on Wednesday, June 17, 2009 starting at 6 PM at the community hall at 45 Highway 126, Cuba New Mexico.
Please don't arrive more than an hour before hand and while you're in town be respectful of the local community. We are guests in their town. If you have shopping to do, be sure and let the people ringing up your purchases know you're in town for the Rainbow Gathering and invite them to come on up when they have a chance. Be an ambassador of peace and love. What we sow, so we reap.
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CUBA IS A TOWN THAT IS CENTERED AROUND OUR MOUNTAIN LIFE AND HERITAGE.THIS MAY BE ALL FUN AND GAMES FOR A FEW OUTSIDERS ,BUT YOU ARE ALTERING A WAY OF LIFE THAT HAS BEEN PRESERVED FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION.OUR TOWN AND MOUNTAINS ARE NOT ABLE TO ACOMIDATE SUCH A LARGE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE.NOT ONLY DOES IT AFFECT OUR WAY OF LIFE,BUT IT HAS A NEGATIVE AFFECT ON OUR ENVIORNMENT.PLEASE BE CONSIDERATE OF OUR WAY OF LIFE AND FIND A MORE APPROPRIATE PLACE TO HAVE YOUR MEATINGS.wE DO NOT HAVE OUR PARTIES AT YOUR HOUSE OR THE "HOUSE" YOUR ANSISTERS LEFT FOR YOU.
SO STAY OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks again Karin. Your site here Rocks!! I will echo your words please be respectful( anywhere you go) and what we sow, we reap. ( Kinda like the golden rule, do unto others..) Another rainbow saying that fits is walk softly. LOVE mama T
good thing all americans are able to have our national forest to recreate in,anoymouse may want to keep folks from using it in a peace-ful,non-violent,spiritual comunity family -friendly atmosphere;a purpose other than a trash-municipal waste dump,uranium-bomb factory,chemical-weapons storage site,strip-mining,fracting chemicals injected into ground-water for gas and oil extraction,sheep-cattle grazing,hunting,timber clear-cutting,developement of towne-houses for the rich,ect.when we bring extra food for those without,and will clean up after as usual,leaving no trace behind....the only respectful usesers of the woods....tell us to stay out of your forest?
I worked on the Santa Fe NF in the late 80s. At the time there was - and I assume there still is - LOTS of anamosity by Hispanics against Anglos in northern NM (read William DuBuy's ENCHANTMENT AND EXPLOITATION,and you'll see that it's not altogether unjustified). It was / is not a pleasant place.
At that time, Coyote and Cuba were notoriously dangerous places for Anglos to go. When I was fortunate enough to get out of NM, I swore I would never set foot in the state again as long as I live. That still holds.
correction / clarification :
the author's name is "William DeBuys", not "DuBuy", and the full title of the book is ENCHANTMENT AND EXPLOITATION: THE LIFE AND HARD TIMES OF A NEW MEXICO MOUNTAIN RANGE
How long will the "RAINBOW FAMILY" continue this abuse of the earth!!! And at the same time calling her mama , crying out peace!!!! Here's an idea. How about everyone that goes to the gatherings donate 1$ or 5$. Multiply that by 50,000 people and you have enough to buy land for your people, preserve it, save it from being developed etc. If the people in the town that you are having the gathering in don't want you there you should respect that. Remember , the original "gathering" is the kumba mela, why try and fake it "drainbows"!!!!!
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