1. The document describes a proposed educational caravan project called the 2012 Rainbow Caravan that would travel through Latin America sharing knowledge on topics like human rights, ecology, health, and more. 2. The caravan would bring together open-minded people from around the world to engage in traditional skills and modern technologies through workshops and presentations while exploring the planet. 3. Traveling between natural and urban locations for a few days or months at a time, the caravan aims to teach, learn from locals, and leave behind sustainable structures and cultural values through collaborative projects.

1. 2012 Rainbow Caravan: An educational project for one peaceful world

2. Hello At this years European Rainbow Gathering an idea was born between people from all around the world… to physically spread positive ideas, materials and emotions throughout the world starting as soon as possible preparing the ground for a technological eco-conscious networked community future.

3. VISION The caravan is an creative educational project, bringing physically together open minded positive people wishing to engage in different areas of the human knowledge, from traditional specific ancient skills, to modern technologies and ways of life.

5. Mission Focusing on the areas of citizenship, human rights, ecology, health, conflict managment, building eco constructions, networking, community autonomy, to maintain and showcase the beauty of the cultures where we pass, learning from local traditions, expanding the collective knowledge and sharing global culture in a synergetic way.

6. Values

7. Action 1 While exploring our planet Earth, stay in a series of natural and urban locations, spending a few days or a few months teaching each other. Every individual, being both student and teacher, aiming to posses the collective knowledge of the whole group.

8. At the end of each stay the results of all the open cross platform collaborative projects will be presented in the form of an interactive artistic show. As a result allowing for an even greater open public social interaction with the local community and the wider world. Action 2

9. Action 3 By introducing positive and expansive mentalities we will have initiated a process of continues interactions for personal growth. L eaving behind us sustainable material structures and immaterial cultural values for the creation of a new social network system.

10. Our day programme is simple

11. Where: A journey in latin america through rainbow gatherings, peace camps, eco camps, alternative villages, communities, wild nature, cities, sacred sites, indigenous communities....

12. Methods of transport: Biofuel and solar powered vehicles.

13. How many people: Depending on the buses and interest, the possibilities are between 7-50 people travelling together and with more than one bus able to do parallel journeys and link up on the way. Functioning like a living organism that will empower and educate itself to spred and multiply in other caravans, and ecovillages.

14. Doing what? Sharing and learning all we know with all those we travel with and all those we meet on the way. Creating peak experiences to transform lives. Share all, Have all!

16. The results of the teepee workshops will house us.

17. The result of eco Products Workshops Toothpaste Soap Biofuel Solar Oven Bread and pastry Kefir Can be used as gifts in our collaborations with other people .

18. Shared knowledge posibilities: Anyone can create their own workshops or put in practice the ideas that they want to offer to other people. Together it’s easy!

19. Education Conscious tales, table games, consensus meetings, and social skills: reduction of anger and conflict management, meditation, gender aspects, personal and collective empowerment. Human, animal and Earth Rights education. Ecological alternatives, and ecotourism alternatives.

20. Inspirational books from different traditions: documentaries, fairytales, myths, Mayan calendar, I ching, lecture recordings… Do It Yourself pdfs and manuals.

21. Artistic workshops Music, dance, instrument construction, painting, sculpure, crafts, recycled art, land art, murals, circus skills. Having an approach of arts as a educational tool to develope emotional intelligence, team work skills, expressive personalities, a therapy tool, and a way to relate with neighbors in a relaxed and inspirational way. Music improvization as a tool to instantly display the effects of participating and listening, to improve collective communication, and organizational communication and fluidity.

23. Health: Prevention and emotional wellbeing, essential oils, natural remedies and herbs, naturopathy, soap making, toothpaste, natural sun protection, aloe vera, stevia, yoga exercise, chi kung, meditation, breathing, reiki, acupressure, diet, and light living (sun gazing), ozonated water, collodial silver and gold water.

24. Teepees, geodomes, ecoconstructions, dry toilets, open source machines, solar oven, solar shower, bicycle generator, mobile display of garden favourite plants.

25. Spiritual education Ho listic views of culture and visions of the world put into action. Seeing life's problems as solution creators, ability to create new points of view on life.

26. 21 century technologies: Photography, video recording and editing, blogspot and website creation, internet radio, Dj Vj Mc workshops

27. Economy : Techniques on reduction of dependency on money Time bank Networking communities Collaborational gifting economies

28. · Remember by synchronising our energies we can co-create something new and wonderful far beyond our individual abilities and dreams!!!

29. Looking forward to helping each other! GET INTOUCH [email_address] [email_address]