Opinion | Burning Man Journal

Meet Santa Zero, the Cacophonist (and Burner) Who Started SantaCon

December 20, 2022 By Kirsten Weisenburger

Burning Man culture is filled with secret instigators who show up time and time again to help make astonishing things happen. Our eyes may wander to the shiny humans who ...Read More

Serious Stuff

Diversity & Radical Inclusion: Ed Fletcher and the Good Medicine of Burning Man

February 13, 2020 By Dominique Debucquoy-Dodley

Ed Fletcher is a filmmaker, journalist, and the president of Sacramento Valley Spark, a nonprofit organization started in 2012 that ...Read More

Global Programming, Serious Stuff

What if “Burning Man Education” Is More About Relationships Than Training?

January 17, 2020 By Caveat Magister

This will probably be my last piece on Burning Man “education” for a while, as I think it’s the last ...Read More

Serious Stuff

Diversity & Radical Inclusion: Erin Douglas and the Black Burner Project

January 9, 2020 By Dominique Debucquoy-Dodley

Erin Douglas started Black Burner Project in 2018, a project that aims to spread awareness of the people of color ...Read More

Global Programming, Serious Stuff

Trust Your Team to Laugh: How “Burning Man Education” Works at Retreats and Symposiums

December 9, 2019 By Caveat Magister

In my first post about what "education" and "learning" means in Burning Man culture, I focused on the big questions ...Read More

Serious Stuff, The Ten Principles

What is Burning Man Leadership? A Model

November 22, 2019 By Caveat Magister

It’s a cliché at this point to suggest that there is a crisis of faith in leadership and expertise across ...Read More

Serious Stuff, The Ten Principles

What Is “Burning Man Education” and Why? A Manifesto

November 21, 2019 By Caveat Magister

When Burning Man started offering “educational programming” or “educational content” depends on what you think that is. The first survival ...Read More