Following upon the organizing and lobbies in Washington in July-August 1993, this interdisciplinary critique challenged the new USFS rules on "Noncommercial Group Events", as proposed in the Federal Register. 

This was a campaign unto itself, making a definitive, compelling appeal to policymakers.  It created a stir, and some real credibility for the opposition to this rulemaking... it helped hold off enactment of the rules for almost 2 years.  Conveyance letters to the White House, USDA, and Congress are [to be] included below, for the record. 

There was plenty of controversy over this project as well, with rumors flying around the country that the crew in DC was "representing the Rainbow Family" with these writings to officials.  However it only went out under the letterhead of 'PCU', as an advocate association such as any citizens may form - and this morphed into 'PCU_/Free Assembly Project' the following year.

    Here is a 'PDF' rendering of the original, close in layout to the long version that went out:

•  Group Use Rules for National Forest Lands - A LEGAL & LAND USE REVIEW

        People for Compassion and Understanding
        Washington, DC - December 1993

           ~ S. Addison & W. Thomas
              (26 pp. total, 192 kb)

[To come...

  - Scan of the original final page, with signatures of Volunteers
  - Conveyance letters to officials*

        *  Note:  Old documents must be converted from old computer apps... in-progress.