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AfrikaBurn 2023 — of Earth and Space

May 26, 2023 By Roxane Jessi

AfrikaBurn. A world that is dusty, rocky and raw, deep in the Tankwa desert. During the week, the otherwise tranquil earth rumbles with sound and a stampede of feet that ...Read More

Rhymes with Burning Man

If You Build It, They Will Come

August 26, 2021 By John Curley

You may have heard rumblings lately about things that are happening in dusty old Gerlach, where the pavement ends and ...Read More

Rhymes with Burning Man

What I’ll Be Doing During Burn Week (You’re Invited!)

August 18, 2021 By Caveat Magister

Last year I discovered—sadly, reluctantly—that so far, at this state of its technology and culture, VR feels nothing even remotely ...Read More

Rhymes with Burning Man, Serious Stuff

The Best of Burning Man: 10 Principles, No Budget, Right Here, Right Now

August 9, 2021 By Caveat Magister

This past weekend I used an invitation to a large party full of people (who I didn’t know) to try ...Read More

Rhymes with Burning Man

Walking in Circles, But Not Just Walking in Circles

August 5, 2021 By John Curley

The COVID pandemic has led many of us to adopt new habits and rituals, trying as best we can to ...Read More

Rhymes with Burning Man

What’s Now, What’s Next for Burning Man

August 4, 2021 By John Curley

In the before times, long, long ago, before the pandemic and lockdowns and cancellations, going to the Black Rock Desert ...Read More

Raspa leading the Billion Bunny March, 2012

Regionals

The (Not So Secret) Art of Burning 365 — A Conversation With $teven Ra$pa

June 28, 2021 By Kirsten Weisenburger

No one is better equipped to evangelize the wonder and cultural importance of burning every day, everywhere, all the time ...Read More

Regionals

AfrikaBurn Envisions a Permanent, Regenerative Home at Quaggafontein

June 15, 2021 By Joel Balsam

While many were following the circuitous twists and turns of making a decision around co-creating Black Rock City this year, ...Read More

Burners Without Borders

Moving at the Speed of Trust: BWB Supports Indigenous Communities’ Access to Critical PPE

April 14, 2021 By Molly Rose

Spring of 2020 was drastically different than any of us could have predicted. Evolving circumstances required many nonprofit organizations to ...Read More

Burners Without Borders, Global Programming, Serious Stuff

Culturally Attuned Podcast and Cultural Synergy Course, Co-Produced by the US Institute of Peace

February 23, 2021 By Kim Cook

One might ask what Burning Man Project and the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) have in common. For those ...Read More