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BohemianGroveFactSheet

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WhatistheBohemianGrove?

TheBohemianGroveisa2700acreredwoodforest,locatedinMonteRio,CA.Itcontainsaccommodationfor2000peopleto"camp"inluxury.ItisownedbytheBohemianClub.

WhatistheBohemianClub?

TheBohemianClubisaprivate.allmaleclub,whichisheadquarteredintheBohemianbuildinginSanFrancisco.Itwasformedin1872bymenwhosoughtshelterfromthefrontierculture(orlackofculture).

Whoarethepresentmembers?

TheClubhasevolvedintoanassociationofrichandpowerfulmen,mostlyofthiscountry(therearesimilarorganizationsinothercountries).Someartistsareallowedtojoin(oftenatreducedrates),becauseoftheirsocialstatusandentertainmentvalue.ThemembershiplisthasincludedeveryRepublicanU.S.president(aswellassomeDemocrats)since1923,manycabinetofficials,anddirector&CEO'soflargecorporations,includingmajorfinancialinstitutions.

Whatindustriesarerepresentedamongthemembers?

Majormilitarycontractors,oilcompanies,banks(includingtheFederalReserve),utilities(includingnuclearpower),andnationalmedia(broadcastandprint)havehighrankingofficialsasclubmembersorguests.Manymembersare,orhavebeen,ontheboardofdirectorsofseveralofthesecorporations.Youshouldnotethatmostoftheaboveindustriesdependheavilyonarelationshipwithgovernmentfortheirprofitability.

ThemembersstayindifferentcampsattheGrove,whichhavevaryingstatuslevels.Members&frequentguestsofthemostprestigiouscamp(Mandalay)include:HenryKissinger,GeorgeShultz,S.D.Bechtel,Jr.,ThomasWatsonJr.(IBM),PhillipHawley(BofA),WilliamCasey(CIA).andRalphBailey(Dupont).GeorgeBushresidesinalessprestigiouscamp(Hillbillies)withA.W.Clausen(WorldBank),WalterCronkite,andWilliamF.Buckley.

Whatactivitiestakeplaceatthegrove?

ThegroveisthesiteofatwoweekretreateveryJuly(aswellasothersmallergettogethersthroughouttheyear).Attheseretreats,thememberscommunewithnatureinatrulyoriginalway.Theydrinkheavilyfrommorningthroughthenight,baskintheirfreedomtourinateontheredwoods,andperformpaganrituals(includingthe"CremationofCare",inwhichthememberswearingredhoodedrobes,cremateacoffineffigyof"DullCare"atthebaseofa40footowlaltar).Some(20%)engageinhomosexualactivity(butfewofthemsupportgayrightsorAIDSresearch).Theywatch(andparticipatein)playsandcomedyshowsinwhichwomenareportrayedbymaleactors.AlthoughwomenarenotallowedintheGrove,membersoftenleaveatnighttoenjoythecompanyofthemanyprostituteswhocomefromaroundtheworldforthisevent.Isanyofthishardtobelieve?EmployeesoftheGrovehavesaidthatnoverbaldescriptioncanaccuratelyportraythebizarrebehavioroftheGrove'sinhabitants.

Besidesthistypeofmerriment.theannualgatheringservesasaninformationalclearinghousefortheelite.Themostpowerfulmeninthecountrydotheir"networking"here,despitetheGrove'smotto"weavingspiderscomenothere"(don'tdobusinessintheGrove).Atthesegatheringsmenrepresentingthegovernment,militaryindustrial,andfinancialsectorsmeetandmakemajorpolicydecisions.TheManhattanproject,whichproducedthefirstatomicbombs,wasconceivedattheGrovein1942.OtherdecisionsmadeattheGroveincludewhoourpresidentialcandidateswillbe.Therearespeeches,knownas"LakesideTalks",whereinhighrankingofficialsdisseminateinformationwhichisnotavailabletothepublicatlarge.

What'snotrightaboutthis?

Whenpowerfulpeopleworktogether,theybecomeevenmorepowerful.TheGrovemembershipiswealthy,andbecomingmoreso,whilethemiddleclassissteadilybecomingpoorer.Thiscloseknitgroupdetermineswhetherpricesriseorfall(bytheircontrolofthebankingsystem,moneysupply,andmarkets),andtheymakemoneywhicheverwaymarketsfluctuate.Theydeterminewhatourrightsareandwhichlawshaveeffect,byappointingjudges.Theydecidewhoourhighestofficialsshallbebyconsensusamongthemselves,andthensellingcandidatestousviathemediawhichtheyown.Importantissuesandfactsareomittedfromdiscussioninthepress,orslantedtosuittheirgoals,buttheyarediscussedfranklyattheGrove.Istheretruedemocracywhensomuchpowerisconcentratedinsofewhands?Isthereanyrealdifferencebetweenthepublicandprivatesectorswhencabinetmemberscomefromtheboardroomsoflargecorporations?Isthespendingofbillionsonweapons,whicharebyconsensusnolongerneeded,reallythewillofthepeople?OrisitthewillofGeneralElectric,GeneralDynamics,andtheotherweaponscontractorsrepresentedattheGrove?

WhatcanIdotomakeadifference?

EducateyourselfabouttheGroveandit'sinhabitants,andthetruenatureofthepowerstructureintheworld.Theneducateyourfriends.Sincemostmajornewspapersandbroadcaststationsareownedby"insiders",bewaryofeverythingyouhearinthepress.Ifyoucan,participateinprotestactivitiesduringtheJulyretreat.

HowdoIgetmoreinformationabouttheGrove?

Sendanoteto:BohemianGroveActionNetwork,P.O.Box296,OccidentalCA95465.A$5donationtocoverprintingandmailingcostsisrequested.