tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2259396492310490583.post8143970621111795433..comments2021-01-11T03:40:57.529-08:00Comments on Montana Gathering 2013: Forest Service and GatheringsKarinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07831465491190114255noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2259396492310490583.post-42780900017330531252013-02-14T16:53:20.993-08:002013-02-14T16:53:20.993-08:00From the newsgroup side, (sign up to see the whole...From the newsgroup side, (sign up to see the whole post) here are important snippets from a posting regarding one of the pre-gathering meetings between USFS and gatherers. These snippets were posted to AGR email side by plunkr...montana,rainbow family.<br /><br />But first, a note of it'story, last year the Forest Service Law Enforcement and Resource folks were invited to circle at Spring Council with gatherers via an email. All of these essential meetings were held in circle on the land with the local Forest Service Resource folks, and the Forest Service Incident Command Team.<br /><br />In 2011, WA gathering, there was only one meeting with FS before the gathering, and those gatherers involved in this meeting insisted the next meetings be held in circle on the land. <br /><br />This year, folks are taking a different approach, and these are notes from one of the meetings. There is another potential meeting happening in March. Sign up to AGR email side to get all of these notes. <br /><br />***********************************************<br />"Subject: 2013 Annual Gathering... communications, coffee, concerns<br />meet#2"<br /><br />"Five individuals, met with Forest Service Special Agent Jon<br />H (redacted).... at Zoo Town Brew, in Mizzoo.... Monday, Feb. 11 --"<br /><br /> "keeping the lines of communications open...<br />gatherers shared stories of past encounters with law enforcement.again, strongly vibing the Washington 2011 experience (no guns in<br />Gathering, except (very few) actions) ad verses Wyoming 2008 and New<br />Mexico 2009."<br /><br />"(Folks)speaking out for the "Resource<br />Recreational Event, with a Law Enforcement Component" rather than<br />any Declared Emergency and/or "counter-terror event" funded<br />through Homeland Security i.e. "Law Enforcement Event, with a<br />resource/recreational component".<br /><br />" individuals, concerned with Gathering, with<br />professional degrees in health fields, here in Montana... are beginning<br />the process of connecting with Health folks... when a Site is<br />happening.... (usually) with notification... health folks show up<br />on-site... process is worked out.... some of the same folks the Annual<br />worked with in 2000 are still here in Montana..."<br /><br />" At this meet and Greet... again... all for<br />communications....<br /><br /> March 18... gives enuf time for folks who might<br />want to travel to come and meet these folks... and folks from across<br />Montana.... sometime to hear, and show...<br /> I am seeking some place like a room at the<br />Public Library etc.... this will not be a giant public movie.. rather...<br />informational and (working it out) session..."<br /><br />"(hopefully) these meetings will continue to happen... on through the<br />Gathering.... with jon... Incident Command team.. etc...<br />anyone concerned with the Gatherings are Welcome to join in.... and<br />during the Gathering i would hope that many of the folks (newer)... and<br />youngers.... come to realize that communications... with the LEO<br />elements... and, the Resource elements... is a way toward Conflict<br />resolution.... meeting up with Law folks... in the middle of a crisis...<br />ain't as helpful as meeting them beforehand... and (maybe) having a<br />working conversation going with them..."<br /><br />***********************************************<br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com