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thursday, june 23. 2005
RAINBOW SCOUT REPORT
Spoke with several folks today, both on and off site
as well as LOCAL Cranberry resource folks
Many large kitchens are considering boycotting this
site for health and environmental reasons.
But while the Armchair Warrior Elders sit home and
talk about how unworkable the site is, the young kids
are busy making lemonade and getting dug in.
The word is that the site is not that boggy, not as
boggy as Michigan was and slightly larger than
Michigan. The heavy handedness of the LEOs seem to have gotten
them in trouble and removed. There are less and less
LEOs present every moment. Today they were scarce
being replaced with both local and federal resource
folks (instead of the LEO folks as usual) who are no
managing this from a resource perspective and not law
enforcement as we have seen the last several years.
Cooperation is high as resource and Rainbows work
together in a method of cooperation not seen for many
years. Concessions are being made by the FS of the
level that has not been seen in years and years. Folks
feel good, dug in, feel the site has obstacles, but is
workable without health and safety issues. The main
focus I kept getting is although this is a challenging
site, it is not as unsafe or challenging as Michigan
was. Is seems that the obstacles of this site, and
the lack of elder support has brought the younger kids
together to forge ahead and make a gathering from
this. The adversary we are facing has made them
strong, tight, and wiser. Congratulations to the
kids. I will check things out myself tomorrow and report
back, if I can, on my take on all this.
Regardless of what is happening or will happen we will
gather somewhere in the area. Please don't let the
early confusion discourage you. The most important
part is that we gather, no matter what we face. And
wherever, however that happens we must gather.
CU on the land
Hawker
Posted by Steven Hager at 09:49 | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
wednesday, june 22. 2005
RAINBOW GATHERING MOVES AFTER HARASSMENT
Due to the Forest Service blockade of the Elkins site and the harassments to family camped there, somewhere between 80 to 150 folks were given the 'Use and Occupancy of National Forest Lands' ticket for being on the Elkins site. They are all ordered to appear at a mandatory court hearing in Elkins on June 28..
These tickets can carry a sentence of up to 6 months in jail and up to $5,000 fines. If you are going to be coming through Elkins on that day please go to the Court and be supportive of the brothers and sisters who stood up for our rights and now have to stand up in front of a judge.
Important Site Location News!
The Gathering has moved 70 miles south to Pocahontas county
in West Virginia.
The harsh crack down by the Forest Service has had it's impact. Word from the site is that there was a council on June 18, and that most folks have decided to move to another site at the Cranberry Glade Botanical Area, which was recommended by the Forest Service. A permit has been accepted for that location by USFS. This is about 70 miles or so from the existing site near Elkins that the Forest Service recently shut down.
Directions:
Drive slowly & carefully on these WV roads, they have no guardrails, and have steep drops.
From the NYC Metro Area: Take US 78 or US 80 West to US 81 South.
Near Hagerstown, Maryland take US 70 West to US 68 Westthen take
Route 219 South and continue on 219 into West Virginia.At Mill Point,
WV turn Right (West) on 55/39. Go 6 miles to Rd 150.Turn Right on 102,
which is 6/10ths of a mile past 150.
Note: You could chose to continue on US 81 South past Hagerstown, MD
into Virginia to US 64 West and then go North on 219 at Lewisburg, WV
and makea Left (West) on 55/39. Go 6 miles to Rd 150.Turn Right on 102,
which is 6/10ths of a mile past 150.
Both routes are comparable in Time Traveled.
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