D5: Dandelion Gathering 2012

Dandelion Seeds are Floating in the Air...
Like the seeds of the healing Dandelion plant, the Reclaiming tradition has spread all over the world. The Dandelion Gathering is a gathering of the international tribes within the Reclaiming tradition occurring every two to three years. Dandelion has been hosted all over the US: in the Southwest, the Northeast, the Bay Area, the Midwest. We are so excited to announce that for the 5th biannual gathering in 2012, Dandelion will be held in the Northwest US just outside of Portland, Oregon.

What is the Dandelion Gathering?
Dandelion is an open format event which means that the programming of Dandelion comes together from you, the community of participants. Past gatherings have seen ecstatic, healing and political rituals, skill-building workshops, hilarious entertainment, networking between groups all over the world, children’s programming, social gatherings for teachers and community leaders, and lots of time to meet new folks and connect together as an international community. Dandelion also hosts the BIRCH meeting, the Broader Intra Reclaiming Council Hub, a council who represents many different parts of Reclaiming including witchcamps, guilds, cells, event and action organizers and Reclaiming communities from all over the world. At the meeting this year, we will make some edits to our Principles of Unity to include our multiplicity of gender and reflect our changing culture.

When and Where is Dandelion?
Dandelion 5 will be held August 1–5, 2012, in Molalla, Oregon. We will be at the beautiful Camp Adams, Milk Creek Site, located about 45 minutes from the Portland, Oregon, International Airport. For more information on Camp Adams visit http://campadams.org/

Joining the Celebration!
Early bird pricing is available through February 15th, 2012 so if you know you are coming, please take advantage of the discount! There are many opportunities for being a part of Dandelion and we need YOUR help! We are seeking folks to volunteer with one of the organization cells, offer a workshop at the event, fundraise in their communities to help send more witches to the gathering. Are you ready to get involved? Take a tour of the website, fill out your registration, add your dreams of this gathering to ours and join us this summer for a magical Reclaiming celebration.

In magical solidarity,
The D5 Organizing Cell