Phil, I learned from your comments, it is much appreciated.

My thoughts on the Gathering is it's all about money.. True it's going to put a boost in the economy... People are going to greatly benefit from the need of others showing their pride in their heritage.. Mind you, with good intentions or not..some guests will be wronged, just as sure as some hosts.
I pray that overall, people walk away with good feelings... I regret, that some hard feelings will be present, due to ignorence, a lack of understanding, and possibly a misguided version of history.
Do not take my opinion as being so negative, because I do wish the event to be a success. Things will happens, it's all part of life... But, let's pray the good far exceeds the bad.