INFO for Ocala Rainbow Gathering

HOWDY FOLKS

We the children of the earth & sky. Brothers & sisters of love & light, friends of nature & all people, united by our love for each other & the yearning for harmony, calling ourselves a tribe, invite all peaceful beings to gathering with us to express are sincere desire & prayer for world peace & healing at:

Ocala Winter Gathering of the Tribes
Ocala National Forest

Please be an active participant in the scouting process.
 
Next years site TBA

This is a spirtual event that is free & non commercial, open to all.
This is an experience in cooperative living without leaders.
Decisions are made in council by consensus.
Ignore all rumors of cancellation.
Warning: "CHILDREN AT PLAY!"

 
Safety at the Ocala Rainbow Gathering

 Some examples : 

• Don't throw light cigarrettes on the ground! Snub them out, and put them in your pocket! Bring you trash and recycling to a "recycling station" (should be at all kitchens).
• Please practice fire safety at all times. Out of control wild fires are expensive, dangerous and makes us look bad. When the "Forest Service" helicopter has to be called in, it can cost $10,000+. Community fires only please, no personal fires! A Community fire is for the groups of camps in your area. All brush and grass should be removed around the fire area, so that hot flying ashes don't light the ground on fire. The fire pit should be lined with clay or rocks (none in Florida), to prevent ROOT FIRES (fires that spread underground and can take days or weeks to resurface). A five gallon bucket of water and some shovels must be next to the fire, in case of problems. Please don't leave fires unattended, and put them completely out with water, when you leave. If you have never built a campfire in the woods or don't know how to do it safely, please ask someone how.
• If you have to go to the bathroom in the woods, please find the nearest "Shitter". If you can't find one, go to a kitchen and ask someone where one is. When you're done, cover your shit with a little dirt, and wash your hands please. Break the shit, flies, food connection. All "Shitters" should have a hand wash and toilet paper. If the hand wash is empty or there is no TP, please take it to a kitchen and ask for a refill. The hand wash should contain water, a little bleach and maybe a spot of soap. 2 liter bottles with a small hole it the lid, make a great hand wash bottle. Mark it with "XXX" so people know not to drink it. 
• If you would like to help out in a kitchen, please go to one and ask what you can do. Its important to wash your hands often when in the kitchens (use soap and nail brush). Kitchens should contain: clean well marked drinking water, a dishwash station (3 marked buckets, left to right. 1st bucket (hot water with a little dish detergent), 2nd bucket (cool safe rinse water), third bucket (final rinse, cool water with 1/2 cap bleach to 3 to 4 gallons of water), a supply tent (to keep food off the ground and to keep flies out), and a well maintained "Shitter".
• Please take extra steps to Prevent Injuries at the Ocala Gathering by doing everything you can be safe in the woods. It  can be very expensive if someone has to be Air Flighted out of the woods when they are injured.
•  Please respect the Rainbow Family consenses, drinking is discouraged inside the Gathering . If you must drink, please do it in the Parking Lot, and not in the Gathering. Remember your are camping with large collection of people trying to peaceably gather. 
• If you have an angry person, try not to argue with that person, it can be dangerous . If you see someone getting beat up, hurt or an argument is getting out of hand... please yell "Shanta Sheena". Shanta Sheena ("Peace Keepers") is called to gather people when someone is in need of help. It is everyone duty to be Shanta Sheena.
• Fire Walking should only be practiced by experienced, clear minded individuals!!!
• Please bring warm clothes, shoes or boots that can offer protection, sandals don’t last long in the forest. Hiking boots hold up well. Perhaps bring two pairs of shoes in case one pair is lost, breaks or gets wet. You can get infections from the soil, which cause open soars on your feet. Please take care of your feet. Go to C.A.L.M if you get minor cuts and burns. It’s a first aid station.
• When hiking in the forest be aware of where you walk, you could poke your eye with a stick. This may sound silly, but it happens more than you think. Bring a flash light so you can see at night. But please don’t shine the flash light in people faces (Hippy Mace).
• Although money is not required, and buying and selling are prohibted. Please bring some money to donote to the "Magic Hat" that goes around "Main Circle" at meal times. The money is pooled for all the kitchens on "Main Supply", and goes much further when items are bought in bulk.
• Control your dog! Rooming dogs get in fights, bite people, crap everywhere and get in supply tents. Burry your dogs crap please.