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Rainbow Gatherings are temporary, loosely knit communities of people, who congregate in remote forests around the world for one or more weeks at a time[2] with the stated intention of living a shared ideology[3] of peace, harmony, freedom, and respect.[4] In the original invitation, spread throughout the United States in 1971, the "Rainbow Family Tribe" referred to themselves as "brothers & sisters, children of God", "Families of life on Earth", "Friends of Nature & of all People" and "Children of Humankind".[5] All races, nations, politicians, etc. were invited in the desire that there could be peace among all people. The goal was to create what they believed was a more satisfying culture — free from consumerism, capitalism, and mass media — one that would be non-hierarchical, that would further world peace, and serve as a model for reforms to mainstream society. However, the values actually exhibited by the group have at times varied quite a bit from this ideal,[6] with recent decades showing increasing levels of crime at the events,[7][8] and some organizers stating the core principles have been modified, and become more mainstream, in an effort to attract more people.[9][10]
Influenced by 1960s counterculture and the non-commercial rock festivals of the early 1970s,[9] Rainbow is a "revitalization movement" with many philosophies and practices that have roots in the historic utopian traditions of the mid-19th century.[10] The first Rainbow Gathering was held in Colorado, U.S. in 1972[4] and was attended by more than 20,000 people. In the 1980s, gatherings started to form outside of North America as autonomous, but connected events around the world.[10]
Media coverage of Rainbow Gatherings since the 1980s, has described Rainbow Gathering attendees with terms such as "aging hippies", "grown-up flower children", or "middle-aged white folks". In the 2000s, the media focus shifted to the increase in crime in the local communities closest to Gatherings, ranging from petty crimes like retail theft to violent assaults and serious traffic charges, such as driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol.[6] Despite the movement's environmentalist and pacifist aspirations, Gatherings, which are typically held in national forests and other ecologically sensitive areas, are portrayed by media as having a deleterious impact on the local environment; thus, participants have developed a reputation for excessive drug and alcohol use, in addition to engaging in disruptive and criminal activity.[7][8] This has resulted in increased police presence at Gatherings and a poor reception from area residents and business owners in nearby towns. Cultural appropriation and misrepresentation of Native American traditions and beliefs[11][12] have also given the Gathering a poor reception from nearby reservations.[12][13] In the U.S., these issues are also contributing factors in the decline in attendance at regional and national Gatherings.[14]
^"Consensus from Vision Council on the land at the 2023 New Hampshire annual Rainbow Gathering for the 2024 annual Rainbow Gathering…". Facebook. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
^Niman, Michael I (2011), "The Shanti Sena "peace center" and the non-policing of an anarchist temporary autonomous zone: Rainbow Family peacekeeping strategies", Contemporary Justice Review, 14 (1): 65, doi:10.1080/10282580.2011.541077, ISSN 1477-2248, S2CID 145126718
^Niman 1997, pp. 31–32: "The Rainbow Family of Living Light is an "intentional group" whose members purposefully gather together to enact a supposedly shared ideology".
^ abWehelie, Benazir (March 22, 2015). "Nineteen years under the rainbow". CNN. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
^Rainbow Family Of Living Light, The Rainbow Oracle Of Mandala City
^ abNiman 1997, pp. 149–155.
^ abNiman 1997, pp. 30–33, 149–155.
^ abLelis, Ludmilla (February 16, 2013), "Rainbow Family of aging hippies, teen wanderers chills out at annual Ocala National Forest encampment", Orlando Sentinel, retrieved June 29, 2016
^ abCapital Journal Staff and Wire Reports (June 7, 2015). "Feds say hippie Rainbow Gathering to hit Black Hills this summer". Capital Journal. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
^ abcNiman 1997, pp. 31–35.
^Cite error: The named reference HeSapa was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ abCaudill, Jack (June 16, 2015), "Group speaks out against Rainbow Gathering", KEVN Black Hills Fox, retrieved June 29, 2016
^Ring, Wilson (June 25, 2016). "Rainbow Family Arriving in Vermont Forest for Annual Fest". Montpelier, Vermont: ABC News. Associated Press. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
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