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September/October 2005 issue	In this issue Table of Contents Feature: Ottawa Valley The Inside Story Editor’s Notebook Reverberations Explorer À la carte Mosaic Re:Sources

You could hardly swing a dreadlock without hitting a bohemian brother or sister at the Rainbow Gathering in the forests of Quebec last August. Four to five hundred people congregated near the border of La Vérendrye Wildlife Reserve, about 350 kilometres north of Ottawa, in what has become a global tradition since the first such gathering in Colorado in 1972. Borne out of an effort to keep the 1960s hippie movement alive, participants celebrate peace and healing in a natural setting, where cooperation and shared responsibility for food and shelter are guiding principles. In Quebec, they assemble for a month every summer, usually between full moons, and come from as far away as Europe and Mexico.

"In this phase of my life, Rainbow is important to me," says Sister Andrea. "It is a family of the freest folks, living close to the elements and working together to create paradise."

—Jodi Di Menna

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