Radical Inclusion. It’s the very first principle of the ten. And those who come to Burning Man say they experience Radical Inclusion like never before. But are we radically including proactively — that is, including people we might normally not think to include? The evidence shows that’s still a challenge. 2015 Census figures reveal that […]
Burners Making Real Changes in the World? Game on!
It may be a game, but Andrea Gini plans to “maker” a world of difference with it. Andrea, a Regional Contact for Europe and a long-time tinkerer, has joined forces with three other Burners, Nathan Parker, Ian Collingwood and Ben Ahmed, to create the Make It Go project. The project, which kicks off in May, […]
GLC 2016: Making the Metas Matter
“But what exactly do you do?” I wail at the poor bastard standing in front of me. I’m ensconced at the Communications Department desk at Burning Man HQ, blogging for the upcoming GLC, when I make eye-to-eye contact with a real live “Meta”. More than just a “Meta”, Peter is Meta Comms, and he’s talking […]
GLC 2016: Volunteerism, the Backbone of Burner Culture
At the 10th annual Global Leadership Conference this past weekend, volunteerism was the main topic of two workshops. Why were volunteers the focus of so much discussion? Because incredible, transformative, art-filled cities of weirdos don’t build themselves. A “do-ocracy” is “an organizational structure in which individuals choose roles and tasks for themselves and execute them. […]
GLC 2016: A Little Less Conversation, A Lot More Action – Burners Without Borders Awards Grants
On Sunday, Burners Without Borders (BWB) helped four Burner projects put their money where their mouths are by announcing the winners of the Walk the Talk Grant Program. At the closing session of the GLC, Christopher Breedlove, the BWB Program Director, and Eli Peterson, Burning Man Arts Programs Services Manager, announced $3000 worth of grants […]
GLC 2016: Ramez Naam on Provoking the Future
Participants in the 2016 GLC were treated Saturday morning to a visit by Ramez Naam, celebrated science fiction author, former elected fake-cult leader from the Church of Mez, and longtime Burner. Mez’s talk challenged Burners and Burner-like humans to take on their civic responsibility as explorers and engineers of inner and outer space. “We are […]
GLC 2016: Money, Art and Burning Man’s Future — It’s Time to Talk Hurty
Today, GLC participants are rocking up for their first day in the land of plenary. With two unconference sessions, four plenary sessions, and 41 breakout workshops, there are many juicy topics planned and even juicier topics and conversations that are yet to reveal themselves. How could they not? Take 500 Burners from the around the world, […]
GLC 2016: Bubble, Bubble, Roll and Trouble — Making an Impact with a Default Derby
Devin Breen is here to burst your bubble. Devin is the co-founder and president of Chicago’s CHIditarod, the love child of an unholy matrimony between a food drive, dodgem shopping carts, wacky races, a bar crawl, street theatre and all-round chaos generator. He’ll be talking bubbles and making the right kind of trouble when he […]
GLC 2016: Calling Out Around the World
Each year, we put more of the Global in GLC by gathering our growing tribe from far and wide. This week, we have representatives from an ah-mazing array of countries jetting into San Francisco for the 2016 conference, which begins on Thursday. For those scratching their head over these three little letters, the GLC — […]
21 questions with Makibee, Japan RC
Japan Regional Contact Makibee and the community in Japan hosted their first regional Burn last year. Although they couldn’t burn the Man (the Man grew too damp due its riverside location), they chose an alternative–stoning the Man! Her 21 answers: 1. How did you get your Playa name? Makibee was my nickname when I went…
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