Creating your vision at the gathering

How to focalize what you want to see at the gathering. Depending on what you what to focalize, you will have to arrive early. If you want to focalize an art camp, probably arriving a few days after the solstice will work, but if you want to focalize something that requires prime real estate (main boggie pit, handicamp, CALM, etc) you will probably need to land on site within a few days of the site being known. This doesn't mean you have to do all the work yourself, but you need to be the person who is there, holding space, talking to everyone and anyone about your vision, making signs to gather workers to help you build your vision, etc. The focalizer is the person who communicates the need. If others agree with the need or you can convince others of the need, then people will join you in manifesting your vision. If no one else agrees, or they think their are more pressing needs, they will go do other things.

From WelcomeHome.org "We don't have leaders in the Rainbow Family, but we do have folks that help us to focus on what we as individuals need to do. It's through the widespread flow of information about our hipstory, our traditions, our processes, and practical gathering info that we as individuals can make informed decisions. That's alot of what Rainbow is all about, the empowering of individuals within a group of folks. We can all make a difference.

One of the important things to realize is that focalizers aren't in charge. They aren't in control of anything or anyone but themself. People listen to focalizers out of respect, not because they have to. The best focalizers are invisible at a gathering. Most of us that consider ourselves focalizers are just info-maniacs. Just cause somebody may have a mailing list, or do a newsletter does not mean they are part of the "Rainbow Beurocracy", and you can turn over your responsibilities as a human being to them"