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Crafting Collectivity: American Rainbow Gatherings and Alternative Forms of Community book cover

1st Edition

Crafting Collectivity American Rainbow Gatherings and Alternative Forms of Community

By Chelsea Schelly Copyright 2014
196 Pages
by Routledge

196 Pages
by Routledge

196 Pages
by Routledge
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Every summer, thousands of people assemble to live together to celebrate the Annual Gathering of the Rainbow Family. Participants establish temporary systems of water distribution and filtration, sanitation, health care, and meals provided freely to all who gather, and they develop sharing and trading systems, recreational opportunities, and educational experiences distinct to this creative social... Read more

1. What’s with That Rainbow Fest?
2. Who Goes Home?
3. Rainbow Land: Understanding Rainbow Space
4. The Free World of Rainbow: Food and Other Material Stuff
5. Rainbow Speak: Language and Communication
6. The Free Life of Rainbow: Hugs and Other Ways to Touch
7. The Church of Nature: Rainbow Connections with the Earth
8. Conclusion: Crafting Collectivity

Being a Rainbow Sister: A Methodological Appendix
A Glossary of Rainbow Gathering Vocabulary

Biography

Chelsea Schelly is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Michigan Technological University. Her research focuses on how alternative technologies can reshape social organization in ways that benefit communities and the natural environment. She has participated in Rainbow Gatherings since she was 17 years old.

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