How did we get here? I asked myself that after I attended an intergenerational workshop at Sisterspace a few weekends ago. It’s a festival that has been going on for 29 years, first in the Pocono mountains and now in Maryland. It was my first time there, a beautiful camp holding about 400 women. The organizers decided if the festival was to continue they would need younger women to become planners and take on some of the responsibility.
This is not a new concept, as most of the lesbian feminist festivals that started in the 70s and 80s believe in this. I don’t happen to think it works. At least I don’t see it happening. Campfest, Rhythmfest, both of Robin Tyler’s festivals are gone. Michigan’s numbers are low, and this festival which originated by a group of women from Philly used to attract 1000 women. The numbers now are 300ish.
