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Article: INSIDE THE RAINBOW.
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- E Magazine
- Article date:
- May 1, 1999
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In People of the Rainbow, Michael Niman describes a collective survival instinct where "in the absence of any compulsory organization, unconsciously, organically, we become a tribe." That process is the whole point of the annual Rainbow Family of Living Light's gatherings, which last year were held in Arizona's Sitgreaves-Apache National Forest.
Despite their decidedly peaceful aspect, the proudly countercultural Rainbow Family inspires mixed emotions. A year ago, the U.S. Forest Service's newly organized "National Incident Team" was upset because the Rainbows hadn't secured a permit for their gathering. There were no arrests, said one Forest Service officer, ...