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TexasTowelie

(116,809 posts)
Fri Jul 6, 2018, 08:39 PM Jul 2018

28 arrested at 'Rainbow Family Gathering,' nearly 900 citations issued

LUMPKIN COUNTY, Ga. - The U.S. Forest Service said law enforcement arrested close to 30 people and wrote nearly 900 citations in connection with what is being called the Gathering of the Rainbow Family of the Living Light inside the Chattahoochee National Forest near Dahlonega.

“We estimate there are approximately 4,500 Gathering participants here in the Chattahoochee National Forest,” said U.S. Forest Service spokesperson Cathy Dowd. “Overall, things have been going very well.”

The Rainbow Family is a name for a very loose collection of self-described misfits, nature-lovers and artists that gather once a year in a national forest. This is their 47th gathering, but the first in Georgia.

Dowd pointed out that the Rainbow Family did not have a proper permit for many campers, however, the Forest Service made the decision to work with the campers rather than try to remove them from the woods.

Read more: https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/30-arrested-at-rainbow-family-gathering-nearly-900-citations-issued/782942280

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28 arrested at 'Rainbow Family Gathering,' nearly 900 citations issued (Original Post) TexasTowelie Jul 2018 OP
Sounds like a blast underpants Jul 2018 #1
... RKP5637 Jul 2018 #2
The Rainbow Family includes Montana MontanaMama Jul 2018 #3
That is horrible!!! n/t RKP5637 Jul 2018 #4

MontanaMama

(24,023 posts)
3. The Rainbow Family includes Montana
Fri Jul 6, 2018, 09:33 PM
Jul 2018

in their regular gathering destination rotation. I am a live and let live kinda gal, so please bear with me when I say this...my issue with them is that there are often abandoned pets at the end of their celebration. They keep the critters with them and when the gathering is over there are lots of pets abandoned in the woods which must be terrifying for them. Local animal control agencies are left to deal with what remains. It’s not the majority but still...it’s very upsetting and it make it difficult for me to suppor them and their gathering. https://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/montana/rainbow-gathering-left-behind-dogs-worry-shelter-director/article_d32fd668-7716-5170-8dea-18d5395b891c.html

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