"Shundahai Network" <shundahai@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
news:taSdnZnlpu70OxfdRVn-sw@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Howdy Folks!
> Whereas The Liberty Tribe of the Rainbow Family of Living Light met at
> BlackRock on the shore of the Great Salty Lake last Autumn for Our
Council;
> And whereas there was general consensus for a Regional Gathering in the
area
> South of I 70 in the Spring time;
> And now it being Spring time and taking a second and third vote;
> We the beings of the Liberty Tribe of the Rainbow Family of Living
Light,
> collectively voting our hearts, and coming to a common consensus that;
> That We Should Gather in May 7th thru May 16th...
> That we Should abandon our Traditional Gathering Site this year for the
> following reason(s)
> We realized that we had a scheduling conflict with the mothers day
action
> for the Western Shoshone Nation and the Shundahai Network & rather than
> splitting the Herd we thought it best to Apply our energy to the greater
> good for the well being of mother earth and ourselves
> We then took a special vote at the drumcircle in liberty park Two weeks
ago
> and the consensus was unanimous...
> That we The Liberty Tribe of the Rainbow Family of Living should move
The
> Gathering Site to MERCURY NEVADA in sup****t of the western Shoshone the
> shundahai network and their efforts to stop the nuclear testing at the
> Nevada test site before it starts, In sup****t to stop the nuclear waste
from
> coming to the yucca mountain facility, and the reclamation of newe
Segobia
> for the ancestrally indigenous Peoples of the area and if that's not
enough
> we'll add a little zing to the weekly drum circle in sunny Las Vegas
> Our energy will be respectfully applied in sup****t of Shundahai, the
western
> indigenous people, with their current concerns and struggles.
> Our hope is that we'll Help the Shundahai as much as we can Maybe learn
a
> little more about the people and have a little fun
> But mostly our Wish is that Our Group will sup****t Corbin Harney and the
> actions he has planned that weekend being consensus from their own
Tribal
> council and that we as a group would sup****t them in their endeavors
that
> weekend.
> At this point I'll let Pete explain a little more what we have planned
(Pete
> Is Executive director of the Shundahai Network and works dirctly with
> leaders from the Gosute and western shosoan people for resoulouion of
> intertribal issues. take it away pete...
>
> Special thanks to the Liberty Tribe of the Rainbow Family for sup****ting
> this year's action.
>
> The consensus of the Liberty Tribe is to relocate the annual regional
> Rainbow Gathering from its traditional location in Eastern Utah to a
> super-regional location near the vicinity of Mothers Day Peace and
Action
> Camp Near Mercury, Nevada. The Rainbow Family has also done massive
outreach
> in sup****t of the Mothers Day event.
> Corbin Harney, spiritual leader from the Western Shoshone Nation, has
asked
> that we unite all people together to sup****t the Indigenous resistance
to
> nuclear weapons testing at the Nevada Test Site. The situation is going
> critical (pun fully intended).
>
> The Bush Administration has already budgeted to enhance readiness at the
> Test Site. The Indian Claims commission process is also kicking into
high
> gear. If Bills currently going through congress are allowed to pass, the
> Western Shoshone would be forced to accept pennies for over 24 million
acres
> of land they never sold, in the heart of which is America's Nuclear
weapons
> testing facility, and what could be the world's largest high-level
nuclear
> waste dump At Yucca Mountain.
>
> As a result of these conditions, the Western Shoshone Nation has
endured
> three full scale armed field invasions over the past three years at the
> hands of the US government. These have occured at the same time as
> congressional hearings have taken place, which Western Shoshone
defenders
> have either been shut out of- or, in order to keep them "occupied" (as
it
> were), have suffered with their lands and livelihood under armed U.S.
> invasion and constant surveillance.
>
> We need your help.
>
> The Rainbow Gathering is scheduled from May 7th- May 16th. The Shundahai
> Network asks that participants in the Rainbow Gathering recognize that
they
> will be gathering on Western Shoshone Land and that respect for Western
> Shoshone customs and protocols will be expected and firmly observed in
the
> Mothers Day weekend peace and action camp. Alcohol, drugs, public ***ual
> indiscretion, and weapons are strictly prohibited. For urgent political
> reasons, the Rainbow Gathering is being conducted WITHOUT formal
sanction
of
> the Western Shoshone National Council or Shundahai Network. All the
same,
> sup****t for the Mothers Day actions is welcome and encouraged.
>
> For more information regarding these protocols, please call 801-533-0128
or
> 800-471-4737
>
> Thank you. May Mother Earth continue to bless and guide us all.
>
>
>
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