This page contains lots of important info, please read it all carefully.
SCHEDULE
see here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ctpPeJjQcOCexRfErDNMWHCskSbj_QOVn2R77mX39Ls/
TICKETS & GATE
Gate opens at 4pm on Friday June 28th, 2024
- Please bring photo ID ready to show at gate.
- You can also bring your Ticketstripe email or ticket download on your phone, but this isn't mandatory as we will have a physical list of all ticket holders (note that there's no phone data on site, and only patchy signal for texts.)
- Please don't arrive before 4pm on Friday unless you are signed up for setup. Email us at volunteers[at]intentiongathering[dot]org if you want to help!
- Gate will likely run until midnight Friday, then again on Saturday, starting at approximately 10am. It's right by the central gathering area, so if there's no gate volunteer present please ask around for an organizer.
LOCATION
Summer Intention will be held at a beautiful location in Roberts Creek on the Sunshine Coast - The address will be sent to all fully registered ticket holders.
RIDESHARE
Here's the rideshare board - if you have space in your vehicle PLEASE consider bringing someone else along!
For people who would prefer to "foot passenger" to the Coast: we have connected with “Coastal Rides”, a ride service on the Coast, and they have opened a special low rate for travelers over the long weekend! See this page for more info.
FERRY INFO
- BC Ferry fares (save on fares with an Experience Card or someone else’s) https://www.bcferries.com/files/fares/pdf_format/BCF_Fares.pdf
- BC Ferry departure, arrival and service notices for Sunshine Coast (be sure to select the correct date just above the schedule) http://www.bcferries.com/schedules/mainland/vasc-current.php
Please note bus and ferry times often change this time of year, so please make sure you are looking at the correct schedule!
ABOUT THE SITE
Here are the logistical things that you need to know about our site.
CELL PHONE COVERAGE: Cell phone reception at the location is spotty and works better in some areas than others. If you walk just downhill from the gate then you will be on the network pretty much for sure. Just do that every couple of hours and you should get all your texts :-)
WATER: There is a creek on-site, but drink it at your own risk, we recommend boiling it. Kitchen Pod will provide a large pot of boiled water at some times, please ask them first though. We advise you to bring your own drinking water with you.
FOOD: This year we're offering a self-serve brunch (cereals, fruit, etc.) and dinner on Saturday and Sunday. As we won't be providing three full meals, please bring your own additional food and drink. If you can bring food to share, that would be greatly appreciated as part of the co-created community nature of Intention.
FOOD STORAGE: Remember, there are bears in the forest, so don't keep food in or near your tent. Please keep sealed containers around the edge of the kitchen, leaving room for and not blocking others. A good place for coolers is partly submerged in the creek behind the kitchen, with a large rock on top to deter raccoons.
COOKING:
- Please, no cooking anywhere except in the kitchen area, and no open flames of any sort outside of the kitchen area! (The family camping area may make a separate arrangement).
- There's a "DIY Meal Prep Area" right next to the central "Kitchen Pod Area".
- There will be some shareable stoves, both propane and butane. That said you can also bring your own stove to use and share.
- BYO meat - the meals are vegetarian with vegan options, if meat is a part of your diet that is OK, but you will need to cook it yourself and bring your own pan please.
- There will be no meat or food shaming of any kind at Intention.
- COFFEE/TEA is considered a "treat" / "personal item" and is NOT included! We suggest teaming up with friends to bring and brew your own!
- A more complete version of food/cooking/kitchen topics is at the bottom of this page: https://intentiongathering.org/summer_2024/pods/kitchen
CAMPING: We'll share where you can camp when you check in at the gate, there's lots of space. For those who know the site, there's no camping in the upper field again this year. Don’t forget you’ll need to bring lots of things to be comfortable and happy, you can check out some suggestions at https://intentiongathering.org/summer_2024/what_to_bring .
PARKING NOTES
Parking will be different from previous years at Summer Intention. This year, parking is available on site in the new parking lot, and overflow parking will be about a 10 minute walk, right next door at the neighboring property.
IMPORTANT: There is to be absolutely no parking on the logging road outside of the venue; parking along the road will put the event at risk. Please only park where you have been instructed to park. If you’re not sure where to park, please find an organizer.
IMPORTANT: Camping with your vehicle next to your camping spot is not possible. You will be dropping your stuff off in the main area and then parking in one of the designated parking areas explained above. If you choose to camp in your vehicle in the new parking lot IN THE MAIN VENUE, that will work! This is not an option at the neighbour’s parking area.
That said, there is VERY LIMITED space for RVs/vans for people who MUST camp in them (e.g. people with mobility issues), please contact info[at]intentiongathering[dot]org ASAP to check in with us. There may also be some vehicle space in the separate family camping area, by arrangement with the family pod volunteers at family[at]intentiongathering[dot]org.
ACCESSIBILITY
This site is on a hillside and quite rugged and rough. All trails are dirt trails and most are fairly uneven. Currently Intention doesn't provide wheelchair accessible washroom facilities at this site, and the terrain would be very difficult to navigate in a wheelchair.
As mentioned above, we will have a few parking spots reserved closer to the eating, dancing and workshop areas for people who must camp in their vehicles, with preference given to those with mobility issues, but there is still a bit of a walk up a gravel road.
We would like to make our events as accessible as possible within the limitations of the venue. If you have any specific needs (i.e. you would require wheelchair accessible washrooms), please email info[at]intentiongathering[dot]org to discuss with our organizers how we might make improvements.
CONSENT CULTURE: Intention is a consent positive culture and we encourage those values wherever we can.
PARTICIPATION: Intention is co-created so we ask you to take on volunteer shifts in order to help keep the event community-based and keep the cost of tickets low.
LEAVE NO TRACE: We hope to leave the land better than we found it. Please support Intention in being a Leave No Trace event and pack out what you brought in.
QUESTIONS? Email info[at]intentiongathering[dot]org and we'll do our best to answer.
We're looking forward to seeing you all soon!
ABOUT THIS LAND
We would like to acknowledge and bring attention to the fact that the land on which we will be gathering is the traditional, unceded and illegally occupied territory of the Shishá7lh (Sechelt) Nation.
We have tremendous gratitude for this land and everything that it provides, and invite awareness and consideration of how and why the people of the nation of Canada have access to all of its beauty and abundance. We always strive to leave no trace and to protect the land where we gather. This requires everyone to take part in this responsibility.
The history of the various Coast Salish tribes here is about 10,000 years old or more. We encourage participants at our gatherings to self-educate about the history of the land we live upon and its original peoples.
Further resources and discussion about understanding our status on Turtle Island and ways of supporting indigenous sovereignty:
http://rabble.ca/news/2013/01/choosing-not-look-away-confronting-colonialism-canada
http://indigenousfoundations.web.arts.ubc.ca/home/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/DecolonizeConsciousness/
This acknowledgement was written with support from Full Moon Medicine in Unceded Coast Salish Territories and former Intention organizer Sobey Wing (Intention 1 to 13).