Oregon Gathering 2017: Join Us For an Informational Town Hall Meeting

Sunday, June 18, 2017

Join Us For an Informational Town Hall Meeting

We welcome and invite:

local residents of the towns around Malheur National Forest,

members of the U.S. Forest Service,

and individuals attending the Rainbow Gathering

to join us for an informational

~ TOWN HALL MEETING ~

at 6pm on Wednesday, June 21, 2017,

at the Canyon City Community Hall.

The purpose of this meeting is to allow local folks to ask any questions they may have about the Gathering, and for Gathering participants to provide history and background information, health and safety practices, etc.

Town Hall Meetings are a great place for local residents to meet Gathering participants, ask and answer questions, and address concerns.
This is an open meeting. We encourage all interested individuals in the communities surrounding the gathering to come meet with us and ask what ever questions are on your mind.

We hope to see you there!

Town Hall Meeting

Wednesday, June 21, 2017

6pm

Canyon City Community Hall

129 South Washington Street

Canyon City, Oregon 97820

2 comments:

khaposengJune 18, 2017 at 7:30 PM
As a taxpaying Native American enrolled Tribal member I wish your gathering Peace.Native ways never have advocated the use of any mind altering substances. With the exception of a handful of certain Societies that use them in their proper context.Marijuana is NOT ever smoked or used to get "high".Please think and understand nothing ever good ever comes to people in a mind altered state. Seeing and thinking clearly comes to those in a sober mind. I realize many use drugs, and some do not.Dont buy in to Grass is natural trip, it's not. For Rastafarians in Jamaica yes, for people at a gathering NO. I plead with you to clean the whole area, Mother Earth is crying , please don't add to her hurt.I pray for your people a safe, peaceful ,non drug environment. World peace from our leaders in DC is a pipe dream, but does it have to be for us citizens? No, I know it's unrealistic that there will be alot of bad elements at your gathering.Just like my Reservation, or the world. May there be more positive, good elements to stop the bad ones. Peace.
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AnonymousJune 19, 2017 at 9:57 AM
Thanks for your peaceful wishes . I am just an old man who is free as an elder to smoke a pipe , and perhaps I'm entitled to speak on and on for as long as I have breath . Have patience . I have never seen a lot of bad elements - though perhaps my eyes are protected by a kind spirit .
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I look forward to comments that avoid racist, sexist, homophobic, and/or other 'ism' language that does not advocate violence.

Tickets

Getting into the gathering without getting a mandatory court appearance ticket
Every year the United States Forest Service Law Enforcement (USFS) Incident Management Team (the cops) attempts to write as many tickets to family coming home as they possibly can to justify their presence. They give out tickets for broken tail lights, failure to use a turn signal in a deserted parking lot at 2 AM, lack of seat belts, controlled substances (even just a trace amount), beads hanging from your rear view mirrors, prescription medications if the label doesn't clearly have your name on it and you can't prove who you are, dogs off leash, a vehicle missing a front license plate even if you live in a state that does not issue a front license plate and a lot more violations of the letter of the law.

However, these tickets are not the type of citation you would probably receive for any of these issues in your hometown. These are mandatory court appearance tickets. There will be special court dates set up just for us, so we can go to the local courthouse, fire station or visitors center and go before a magistrate. In the past, charges have been reduced, fines were often minimal and the court has allowed people to make payment plans ranging from 90 days to pay $75 to 18 months to pay $25 depending on the hardship cases people have expressed.

If you do not show up for your mandatory court appearance on the date indicated on your ticket, a Federal Bench Warrant will be issued for your arrest. Then the USFS LEOs will come into the gathering looking for you. If they find you they will arrest you and put you in jail until the next court date. If this happens on a Friday afternoon, you will be in jail until Monday. If they do not find you at the gathering, the next time a law enforcement officer for any reason stops you, your ID will be run through the database and you will go directly to jail.

Of course, everyone is free to manage this situation as they wish but I strongly recommend you go to your court date. I have seen people charged with crimes that could potentially result in a six years sentence walk out with a $500 fine and three years’ probation. Keep in mind that every year the dynamic is different and these results may not always be available. There are lawyers and other experienced family at the gathering (I am not a legal expert) who attend the court dates and will assist as best they can although I recommend you catch up with them before your court date to gain a better understanding of your specific charges and strategies to get the charges dropped or reduced. If you do not know these people personally, go to INFO and let them know you received one of the magic tickets and you need legal assistance.

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Sunday, June 18, 2017

Join Us For an Informational Town Hall Meeting

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