People of the Rainbow: A Nomadic Utopia

Contents

Contents Introduction to the Second Edition xi Preface xvii Acknowledgments xix 1. Sunflower’s Day: July 3 1 2. Roots, Rock, Rainbow 31 3. “The Way We Make Decisions Is More Important Than the Decisions We Make”: The Rainbow Family Council 38 4. The Nuts and Bolts of Making a Rainbow: Rainbow Infrastructure 60 5. People of the Rainbow 99 6. Violence and Peace 114 7. Fakelore 131 8. The Mediated Rainbow: The American Media Look at the Rainbow Family 148 9. Leave Only Smiles: Land Stewardship and Community Relations 170 10. The Rainbow and the U.S. Government 184 Conclusion: Endless Summer 202 Epilogue 1: A Global Movement Faces a Changing World 217 Epilogue 2: Freedom to Gather in the Twenty-first Century 239 Appendixes 259 Notes 273 Glossary 283 References 299 Index 327 ...