Greetings from the bioregion of Elphinstone BC on the Sunshine Coast. This year at Green Man the BRC Gathering of the Tribes Council will return for its 4th year. It is looking like it will be at Ecotopia but not fully dialed in yet. I am sounding a call for collaborators who value the intentions of Gathering of the Tribes and want to keep the torch lit.

What I am especially hoping to find are representatives of what I'll call tribal "guilds" who have a good sense of networks associated with specific dimensions of neotribal culture ie. alternative energy, alternative economics, conscious Vj's, permaculture, arts and activism, film etc to commit to being there and helping generate worthy content and follow up to this years council.

In the past 3 councils there have been heaps of input and participation but the weak link is the ability to make use of it all afterwards. I would therefore like to make a more solid alliance in advance of representatives and work in tandem with the most activated communities and projects that might be ready to in essence, federate. My hope is by sounding this out now that those people can be as agents throughout the summer festival season keeping tuned and building the energies all season long.

Speaking of building energies, I am also very interested in the lead into the council itself. As a neotribal culture and as Burners, what would a council lead in procession look like to you? If there's a way you can see yourself calling in the council in some way with the kind of fanfare this deserves please let me know. I am looking for contacts for anyone in any cool marching bands, kodo drummers, hoopers, Mutant Vehicles with megaphones- anyone who can draw people and spread the word at the same time especially to those who don't read the Who What Where When guide.

If you're down or want to investigate these notions further for the synergistic destiny of our neotribal movement please contact me directly.

All is filled with love,
Sobey
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