Standing Stone Unity Gathering 2025

July 17, 2025 UPDATE: We've been offered $2500 in matching funds, the donor is looking to see community support and will double donations as long as we come close to $2500. Every little bit helps. Please click to make a donation online.

Those who wish to donate without having online processing fees taken out of your contribution can send a check to Paul Tobin 215 Moonhaw Rd. West Shokan NY 12494. All offline donations will be entered here and included in the ongoing GoFundMe total.

Caretakers Society and The Ramapough Culture and Land Foundation invite all to the 3rd Annual Standing Stone Unity Gathering 2025! We are fundraising to help cover performers' honoraria and keep the gate fees by donation. If all of our friends chip in whatever they can afford, our collective goal will be met.

At its heart, this gathering has come to be by nourishing a network of long-lasting relationships, a culture of gratitude, and feeling our connection to the land and water. The land is crying out for people to come together for reconciliation and to communicate in a good way with one another. There is a continuous need for ceremony through which ALL people can gather together as family, for us to cultivate mutual understanding and the true kinship of community.

Who are we?

The original people, friends and allies who live in/near the valley of the river known as Mahicannittuk, or Muh-he-kun-ne-tuk ("river that flows two ways" or "waters that are never still").

Annual Gathering - All Are Welcome! Rain or Shine

September 27 & 28, 2025

Singers, Storytellers, Dancers

Creek Paddle & Walk for the Water

Drums

Annual Treaty Renewal, Wiping Away Tears Ceremony

Food & Craft Vendors

Children’s Games

Why is this important?

To honor, acknowledge and respect the original peoples of this land.

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If you are connected to a local organization or business that would be willing to SPONSOR the gathering, we’re happy to acknowledge their generosity publicly.

We welcome vendors to get in touch to register for a space.

SPONSOR TIPS & INTERESTED VENDORS contact us at standingstonegathering at gmail dot com