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Volume 20, Issue #13 | April 7, 2016 
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ROUND-UP OF BURNING MAN WRITINGS:
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GET ME OFF THIS CRAZY RIDE!
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JEEZ. It has been a couple of major weeks in the Burnerverse. The 10th annual Burning Man Global Leadership Conference just wrapped up in San Francisco, and it was profound. You can read all about it below.
On top of that, we have announced the art for the Guild Workshops and the Piazza that will stand around the Man in BRC this year. Everything is coming up Leonardo around here.
Bonus material: an update on the Low Income Ticket Program including new user-friendly features, two job openings, Caveat's helpful recap of the Renaissance Blog Series so far, and an amazing Profiles in Dust video about The Kids of Burning Man
Tally ho!
The Man burns in 149 days.
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Low Income Ticket Program Update
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Nimbus writes:
"If you or someone you know is thinking of applying for a Low Income Ticket, get on it! Applications are reviewed in the order they are received, so the program closes when we have enough applicants. Read about the program on our website. Get your documents in order and apply through your Burner Profile!
Heads up: there's a delay in processing Low Income applications. Normally we strive to respond to applicants within eight weeks, which means the first wave of applicants would have been notified by the end of April. Unfortunately some behind-the-scenes hitches will cause a delay of 2-3 weeks.
We know it can be harrowing waiting to hear about your application, which is why we are so excited to announce a new tool within your Burner Profile. Once you’ve submitted a Low Income Ticket application, you can monitor its status within your Profile in the Sparkly Things section."
Other questions about the Low Income Ticket Program? Email lowincome@burningman.org
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Position Available: Outside Services Program Manager
Location: San Francisco, CA and Black Rock City, NV
The Outside Services program (OSS) manager will oversee and coordinate the planning, preparation and execution of the Outside Services program for the Burning Man event.
The role will work closely with various operating departments including Event Operations, Finance, Government Relations, Ticketing, Department of Public Works, Placement and Gate to ensure smooth operations and solid communication. The role will represent the organization in interactions with service providers and their participant clients before, during, and after the event, with BLM staff participating in the Special Recreation Permit program, and on occasion with Law Enforcement.
Additionally, this role will provide training to part time seasonal staff who support the OSS program, and documentation of the program lifecycle yearly.
Except for July through September, the work-schedule is flexible and can be developed in consultation with the role’s managers.
This is a temporary, part-time position ineligible for benefits, working out of our San Francisco office and in Black Rock City, NV.
Please see our job board here for duties and essential functions, and to apply.
This posting will close at 6pm PT on Friday, April 15.
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Position Available: Annual Fund Supervisor
Location: San Francisco, CA and Black Rock City, NV
The Annual Fund Supervisor will develop and implement a comprehensive annual giving program that includes: a year-end giving campaign, fundraising events, direct mail, email, and social media giving opportunities. The Annual Fund Supervisor will design, create, and implement new giving programs that honor and nurture Burning Man’s culture of gifting. This position will interact frequently across many programs and with a wide variety of Burning Man community members.
This position is a regular, full-time role eligible for benefits, working at BMHQ in San Francisco, CA, and in Black Rock City, NV.
Burning Man is an equal-opportunity employer.
Please submit resume and cover letter by 6:00pm PT on Friday, April 22, using this link.
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Diversity in BRC: Census Data Interpreted by a Biracial Burner
The Census Team is doing amazing work on the Journal this year. Here's the latest. Bianca Ruffin writes:
"Diversity has become such a buzzword in recent months that I’m almost sick of it. I say this as a person that checks off a lot of columns defined as minority — I’m female, I’m black, I’m of mixed ethnicity, I speak two languages and I’m not straight. I’ve yet to truly pinpoint why I’m so frustrated with the word “diversity” outside of it often feeling like empty and misaligned rhetoric. It probably taps into some deep-rooted feelings I’ve grown up with as a mixed-race minority.
Yet here I am: discussing diversity and Burning Man."
Read more in the Burning Man Journal
(Photo by Mario Covic)
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What Have We Learned So Far About Art, Money, and the Renaissance?
If you haven't been keeping up with the Art, Money and the Renaissance Blog Series, you're in luck: Caveat has written a smashing recap:
"If we succeed, this series will present new ideas and models that can be tested and tried by anyone inspired to do so, in or out of Burning Man. If we fail … well … every Burner knows that sometimes failure can be even more interesting and inspiring than success.
Plus you’ll get to see us fail. Which will be fun."
Read more in the Burning Man Journal
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The Kids of Burning Man – Profiles in Dust
Kids have been part of Burning Man since the first gathering on Baker Beach in 1986. Many grown-up Burners are true lifers. There are even multi-generational Burner lineages now. Black Rock City is a family affair for families of all kinds, including those with little ones.
The Profiles in Dust team has put together this delightful film about what that’s like for the kids, their parents, and their neighbors in BRC.
Watch the film on YouTube
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When Art Imitates Life: The Message and Purpose of Life Cube
Another inspiring Life Cube build and burn has come and gone! KSNV in Las Vegas had this report:
"'People will paint over other people's paintings and it's all fine, and there's no rules, there's no coloring in the lines,' said Scott Cohen, Creator of Life Cube Project. 'Anybody can come, it is all free. There is no charge for anything. We offer paints, we offer chalk for people to chalk on the pavement.'"
See the report on KSNV
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Photo Gallery from Las Falles
We've got more in-depth coverage to come from the recent Burning Man expedition to Las Falles, a fire festival in Spain that might be one of the oldest such things in the world. Stuart and DaveX just have to finish putting their brains back together first.
In the meantime, this photo gallery will hopefully hold you over.
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The Black Rock Rangers Want You!
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Ranger Ranger Hold Me Closer writes:
"Would you like to really get to know Black Rock City — by walking its streets and meeting other participants? Do you like to help out when things have gotten a bit too wacky for somebody, when tempers flare, or when someone just needs a sympathetic ear?
If so, Rangering might be for you. Day and night, pairs of Black Rock Rangers can be found walking and bicycling the streets of Black Rock City: engaging with the community, enjoying the art, at the ready to help sort things out.
If that sounds like fun, please consider volunteering with us! Prospective Black Rock Rangers must be at least 18 years old and must have attended Burning Man a minimum of two times (and at least once within the past ten years).
The deadline to apply is August 1st, but trainings start as early as May, so you can get a taste of the playa before summer even starts! For more information about the Rangers and the application process, visit our website. Questions? Email us at rangers@burningman.org."
Photo by Sidney Erthal
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Donate to Support the Burning Man Project
While the Burning Man event in Nevada is fully funded through ticket sales, your generous financial support helps us bring Burning Man art and culture to the world.
Please consider a donation to the Burning Man Project. Your gift will:
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Make the Burning Man experience accessible to all, year-round and across the globe.
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Nurture the network of cultural ambassadors who build community by bringing the Burning Man experience to people worldwide.
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Provide more grants, training, and support to creators of radically interactive art and events both on and off the playa, and
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Support civic programs that promote dialog and activities that inspire new ideas and actions.
Learn more at donate.burningman.org
Burning Man Project is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit public benefit organization. Your gift is tax deductible to the full extent provided by law.
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All the Playa's Your Stage: The Musicians — Oakland, CA
When: Friday, 15 April 2016, 7:00pm – 10:00pm
Where: American Steel Studios
1960 Mandela Pkwy, Oakland, CA 94607
Parking & Entry on 20th Street
Scott McNeil writes:
"Come hear fascinating tales from musicians who fill the playa with live performances; featuring a bawdy jazz singer, members of an a cappella choir, a band of orphan musicians, a symphony orchestra, even maestros of Indonesian Gamelan! We'll have a potpourri of genres and epic desert sagas you wont want to miss... plus a musical surprise or two for your aural pleasure!"
$5 at the door
Tons of FREE street parking!
BART to event map
Facebook event
Eventbrite event
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Event Horizon Becomes Las Vegas' New Regional
When: May 27nd, 9am – May 30th, 1pm
Where: Las Vegas, NV
Congrats! Disco Banana writes:
"While many regional Burners have wondered what has become of Las Vegas' Forgotten City Regional, the last event was produced in 2015, and in its place, a new event has taken form: The Event Horizon.
Created with all new ideas and new people taking hold of the desert's imagination, The Event Horizon will be held over Memorial Day Weekend just outside of Las Vegas as the latest experiment in temporary community."
More information
Purchase tickets
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We were listening to ...
Explosions in the Sky — The Wilderness (2016)
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We almost put the fact that there's a new Explosions in the Sky record in the Latest News section, but then we figured it would be better as a reward for getting to the bottom of the JRS.
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