The next Australian Rainbow Gathering will be in Western Australia
- The dates will be March to April 2010
Then there will be another gathering in central New South Wales,
west of the Blue Mountains
- Dates: Seed camp to start on the Spring Equinox, Full Moon 23rd September 2010
Gathering starts New moon 7th October 2010
Peak on the Full Moon 23rd October 2010
Closing New moon 6th November 2010
A scout meeting has been called on the 18th of October 2009, at Wheeny Creek near Currajong, in the Blue Mountains, NSW
- For more information, a yahoo! group has been created to aid in connecting and unifying the Australian rainbow family: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/australiacaravan Those with a Yahoo! ID can join the group by visiting the site and clicking "join this group", otherwise send a blank email to subscribe-australiacaravan@yahoogroups.com
- More info will also be posted on the Profile for the Rainbow Group at Community Australia.
New Social Networking Web Site
In an effort to keep up to date within the Australian Rainbow Family and associated networks, a web site has been created to allow such things as profiles, blogs, friends and groups. Community Australia is a space to connect with friends from Rainbow Gatherings and more.
The developers hope that members will participate in documenting the history of rainbow in Australia. Sharing stories and images of the gatherings they hae been to. Although originally created for the Rainbow Family, Community Australia has great possibilities for expanding to include alternative, community minded, individuals and groups from many walks of life across Australia.
Check it out at http://www.communityaustralia.org
What Happens at Rainbow Gatherings
Besides the work that goes on to help the gathering happen, there's also lots of acoustical music, drumming, dancing, workshops, council circles, sister circles, brother circles, gender circles, people hanging out, people enjoying nature, people meditating, chanting, and praying, people talking politics, people talking spiritual and personal growth, people visioning the future, people doing bodywork and other healing work.
There is no authoritarian hierarchy. We have a tribal anarchy where we take care of each other, because we recognize that we are all One. The Gathering works because each of us takes the responsibility for doing what needs to be done, and for teaching others.