2016 Placement Newsletter #7

Placement Newsletter #7


In this issue:

1 Placement Feedback Form
2 General Event Feedback - FLIP
3 Census
4 Decompression

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Citizens of Black Rock City!

What a magnificent year! We built a city together, we lived as good neighbours, we thrived and we did not leave a trace.

As we return to other versions of our lives, it is time to settle into the debrief, decompression and feedback season and reflect on all that happened.

Back at Burning Man Headquarters the Placement Team are wrapping up our debriefs and are making lists for next year. It's good to do this work while the stories are still fresh. It is also vital to release the challenges of this year, and make room for what is on the horizon.

Essential to decompression and the debrief cycle is taking a few minutes and re-live your burn with a friendly form or two and tell us how you are doing.

Also, take a moment to think of our friends still on playa who are staring the Playa Restoration process. All of Black Rock City is being MOOPed by a wonderful team who are picking up everything we left behind. These folks have got our backs and are making sure no trace was left. Cheers to them and their unrelenting efforts!

Be sure to read the Playa Restoration blog and look for the MOOP map in October.

Until then fair citizens of Black Rock City, my very best to all of you.

What an honour and privilege to work alongside such an incredible community of people. I tip my hat to each of you,

 - Answergirl

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1. Placement Feedback Form

If you lived in Black Rock City in 2016, this form is for you.

https://goo.gl/forms/PHrIWxKCpL9IZMb02

Tell us about your camp, your neighbors and your experiences with the Placement Team. Please share this link with everyone in your camp.

The form will close October 15, 2016.

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2. General Event Feedback


Burning Man 2016 is in the bag! And now, we want your feedback. Your thoughts, concerns, questions and reflections will factor into our planning for 2017 and beyond!
The staff reads every word and your input becomes a part of our annual staff debrief process. We're always open to your feedback, but we'll be closing the Feedback Loop on October 15 to incorporate submissions in our review process. Submit your thoughts here:

http://burningman.org/event/feedback/


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3. Participate in the Census! 

Black Rock City Census data is used to show politicians how much money we spend in Nevada, to show community leaders the value of Burner-driven civic projects and to demonstrate that we are worldwide and growing. The more folks who participate, the better and more accurate the data will be. We need your help!

The Census is anonymous and voluntary.  Please forward the link to all of your campmates and friends that were at the burn this year.

Here's the form:

census.burningman.org


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4. Attend your Local Decompression

If you are in the vicinity of Burning Man Headquarters - come on down to:

17th Annual San Francisco DECOMPRESSION Heat the Street FaIRE! 
October 09, 2016 @ 12pm (noon) PDT - 12am (midnight) PDT

If you are further afield - check the Burning Man Regionals calendar for global

burningman.org/events/


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Thanks for reading and stay tuned!!

The 2016 Placement Team

Abdullah, Answergirl, Baulknaub, Bravo, the Flaggers, GetRich, Happy, HepKitten, Hot Water, KGB, Level, Machine, Muppet, Papa Bear, Pono, Retro, Shadow, SparkleBalls, SwAmPy, Sweetthang, The Governess and WhatsIt.

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The Jackrabbit Speaks V21:#1:9.15.16

Volume 21, Issue #1 | September 15, 2016 LATEST NEWS: + Feedback Loop: Tell Us What You Think + Stand Up and Be Counted! Fill Out Your BRC Census + Lost and Found: Un-Leave Your Traces + Got Ticket Issues? + Post-Playa Tips up the Wazoo + Law Enforcement Feedback + Lawyers for Burners ROUND-UP OF BURNING MAN WRITINGS: + Amazing Writing About Burning Man 2016: An Essentially Random Sample + Building Black Rock City 2016 PHOTOS, VIDEOS & AUDIO: + Burning Man 2016 Multimedia Extravaganza + Deep Playa Sunrise: A Narrative Short Film Set at Burning Man + Burning Man YouTube Channel + @burningman on Instagram PARTICIPATE: + Stay Involved, Keep the Fires Burning Year-Round SUPPORT A PROJECT: + Thank You for Supporting Art in Black Rock City! EVENTS & HAPPENINGS: + 17th Annual San Francisco Decompression — Oct 9 — Dogpatch, SF + Save the Date! Artumnal Gathering — Nov 9 — SF GET ME OFF THIS CRAZY RIDE! Unsubscribe Welcome back... here. You made it. Some Burn, huh? How 'bout that Space Whale? How 'bout that white-green-purple-orange Lighthouse burn? Wasn't Mayan Warrior's sound incredible this year? Did you check out the Russian banya camp? Ohhhh, you'd better catch them next time. And then, of course, there was YOU and all the ways you made Black Rock City happen. Thank you for everything. So that's that. Now what? Time to be counted in the Census, track down all your lost stuff, and leave your feedback on how it all went. The best part is, your Burn is just starting. Black Rock City is the catalyst, but it's the year-round, worldwide reaction that makes things interesting. This first JRS will get you started thinking about how to keep the fires burning. What happens next? Whatever it is, time to get started! The Man burns in 352 days. Feedback Loop: Tell Us What You Think Burning Man 2016 is in the bag! And now, we want your feedback. Your thoughts, concerns, questions and reflections will factor into our planning for 2017 and beyond! The staff reads every word and your input becomes a part of our annual staff debrief process. We’re always open to your feedback, but we’ll be closing the 2016 Black Rock City Feedback Loop on October 15 to incorporate submissions in our review process. Submit your thoughts here: Feedback Loop Note: while we do send individualized responses to some submissions, we aren’t able to respond to every one. Subjects generating a lot of public comment will be addressed here in the JRS. (Photo by John Curley) Stand Up and Be Counted! Fill Out Your BRC Census The Census Team writes: "Did you attend Burning Man 2016? Are you still washing the dust off? If so, BRC Census would like to invite you to take a break from your unpacking to fill out our annual online survey so we can include your data in our 2016 reports. For more information about our methods, including a description of how we combine the results from our online survey with the results from the random sample we conducted on-playa, check out our blog post. Finally, if you are one of the phenomenal volunteers who contributed to BRC Census’ projects on-playa this year, thank you! We couldn’t make this happen without your help and participation. This was a fantastic year. Thanks to all of you who were out there making it happen!" Fill out the online Census form Lost and Found: Un-Leave Your Traces The amazing Lost and Found volunteers write: "Lost something on the playa? Go to the Lost and Found website and follow the instructions. You can search database pictures of phones, clothes and bags. You can also search on your last name for an item with your name on it. You also can describe lost electronic gadgets, cameras and misc. items. New this year, we will post pictures from lost cameras on the Lost and Found website, once we unpack and resume work. Watch for a Jackrabbit Speaks announcement on when selected pics from lost cameras, keys and glasses pictures are posted. Our community at large finds many items on playa and posts them to our ePlaya bulletin board, where you can register, look for, or post a lost item." Visit the Lost and Found website (Photo by George Post) Got Ticket Issues? If you've got a ticketing issue that needs to be resolved, visit our Ticket Support System, and ... a) see if your question is already answered there, and/or b) contact our support folks for help. Preferably in that order. Either way, we'll do our best to get you sorted. Post-Playa Tips up the Wazoo We've assembled a collection of helpful post-playa tips to help you clean your stuff, your car, yourself, even your brain. We've even got some tips about getting yourself ready for next year. Also, here's a nice article we came across about how to cope with post-playa depression (which is a very real thing and not uncommon, unfortunately) — maybe it'll help you out. And a pretty funny (because it's true) one, entitled "Do not divorce your parakeet yet". Finally, one great cure for post-playa blues is to connect with other Burners. (Photo: Artemis gets clean in the Tactile Portal by Anthony Bondi, 1999. Photo by Steven Raspa) Law Enforcement Feedback Did you have or witness an encounter with law enforcement on the playa this year? Whether positive or negative, we want to know about it. We use this information to work with law enforcement to improve our relations and their interactions with our community, and to ensure your constitutional and civil rights are being protected while in Black Rock City. And we can't be successful in that effort if we don't have your stories. So please, take a moment to fill out and submit a Law Enforcement Feedback Form. (Photo by AJPN Anthony Peterson) Lawyers for Burners If you got arrested or received a citation on playa, you don't have to go it alone. A grassroots volunteer organization called Lawyers For Burners may be able to help you with finding a lawyer or providing legal advice. Visit their website for more information. Tip: to contact LFB, fill out their Feedback Form (linked from the left hand column), and they'll be in touch. Amazing Writing About Burning Man 2016: An Essentially Random Sample Here are a few of our favorite reads so far this year: Steven Thrasher at the Guardian wrote a gripping story about mourning practices in Black Rock City, and it pairs nicely with Antonia Blumberg's piece at HuffPo zooming in on this year's Temple by David Best and crew. Feeling a little wigged out about coming back to the rest of your life after Burning Man blew it up? Well, Allie "Lotus" Wollner has a story about that. "Ignore the haters," Yodassa Williams writes at Fusion. "I’m a person of color and I love Burning Man." And for a soaring overview of life on playa for Burners of color, don't miss Uncle Vern's in-depth post for the Census Team, "Play and Possibility: Organic Racial Contact at Burning Man." Steven Thrasher also has a follow-up on this in the Guardian with quotes from Uncle Vern and others. (Photo: “Medusa Madness” by Reared In Steel, LLC, photo by Michael Holden) Building Black Rock City 2016 Since 2008, John Curley, a.k.a. Headshot, has been doing the hero's work of documenting the annual rise and fall of Black Rock City through heartwarming, informative and touching dispatches from the playa. Wanna know how many posts Headshot wrote this year? Thirteen. Thirteen posts, John. As Headshot is known to say when a writer or photographer blows his mind, we say, "Damn you, John Curley!" For real, though: Thank you, John. We can't thank you enough for telling the story of Black Rock City year in and year out. Read John Curley's 2016 stories in the Burning Man Journal (Note: you have to click over to page 2 to see them all, because he wrote 13 freaking posts.) Burning Man 2016 Multimedia Extravaganza If you miss the sights and sounds of BRC already, at least there's some consolation: The people who take photos and make videos at Burning Man tend to be awesome at it. Here are some early favorites: In photos, Brian McGloin's gallery collects a whole bunch of up-close and personal impressions from throughout the week, and Wendell DeLano's gallery zooms in on BRC 2016's big art. In moving pictures, well, everybody likes a nice aerial drone Burning Man video, this one by Phantom Aerial Productions. For contrast, bask in Isi Sarfati's glorious, symphonic slo-mo video shot on a phone! That second one's from last year, but we just got it, and hey, it'll still look familiar. Finally, we usually avoid these because the copyrighted music results in automated ads, but we can't wrap up 2016 without an on-playa Prince lip sync video, now can we? (Photo: "The Space Whale" by the Pier Group with Matthew Schultz, Android Jones and Andy Tibbetts, photo by Wendell DeLano) Deep Playa Sunrise: A Narrative Short Film Set at Burning Man It’s not easy to tell a fictional Burning Man story that works. This short film has done it. Josh Yeo writes: “A narrative short film shot at Burning Man 2015 which follows the journey of a first time Burner on an unexpected adventure for hearing aid batteries. Having recently been stripped of his hearing, our hero’s quest in a foreign place with an unlikely friend is a simple one. How difficult could it be to find what you are searching for in the desert?” Watch the film on Vimeo (Note: This film will be pulled from public viewing in one week!) Burning Man YouTube Channel The Burning Man YouTube Channel celebrates Burning Man's history, ethos, international community, and growing year-round culture. Here we share the story of Burning Man's evolution in the world, and serve as reminders of the past, landmarks for the present, and inspiration for the future. Check out the Burning Man YouTube Channel @burningman on Instagram Photo by @thecunningnunn | @tychomusic's sunrise set on #dustyrhino, deep playa. Follow @burningman on Instagram to see it all over again. Want to share your photos on our Instagram feed? Email them to instagram@burningman.org. Stay Involved, Keep the Fires Burning Year-Round Many of us have just returned from our beloved Black Rock City. We are inspired, tired, changed, and, of course, extra dusty. As you know, our city is what we make it. Thanks for contributing, in whatever way you did, to BRC 2016! Now, it’s time to dust ourselves off and share the benefits of our experiences with the rest of the world. Year-round, beyond Black Rock City, Burning Man works to inspire and instigate more experiences, environments, and events that invite personal growth and nurture community. With our year-round, global projects, we hope to create the conditions for lasting positive change for more people. Through our global network of Regional Events, Civic Art projects, direct artist support through our Global Art Grants program, and shared initiatives with affiliated organizations, we can share the transformative potential of our culture all year long. Our year-round programs are supported by the extraordinary generosity of our community. Together, we can change the paradigm of our commodified society and build a more creative, expressive, and connected world. Donate to our year-round programs today, and help us fund more art, support more artists, train more leaders, and inspire more events around the world! Donate (Photo by Ales, a.k.a. Dust To Ashes) Thank You for Supporting Art in Black Rock City! Here's a big thank you to everybody who supported Burning Man projects this year, whether it was a financial contribution, a donation, or volunteering your time and talents, the fruits of your generosity sure did show on playa! While it does seem during the thick of the fundraising season that we're getting inundated by requests for support, the end result is that more people have the opportunity to contribute to these projects, making them truly community-generated creations. So thank you! 17th Annual San Francisco Decompression — Oct 9 — Dogpatch, SF Where: Indiana Street in the Dogpatch neighborhood of San Francisco When: October 09, 2016, 12 pm (noon) – 12 am (midnight) PDT Burning Man Project Presents The 17th Annual San Francisco DECOMPRESSION HEAT THE STREET FaIRE! We are scheduling stages and placing art and camps starting…(ready, set…) now! Got art? A mutant vehicle? Theme camp? Performance? Kids event? Video art, etc? Can you contribute a mutant vehicle with a stage for live performance we can schedule live acts on? Do you have art that hangs easily on fencing you’d like to display (we have lots of fencing this year)? Register with the appropriate links below: Note: Any camps/vehicles/art wishing to have sound should contact us quickly! Please do not contact us if you wish to sell something; we don’t have vendor booths. Art, Theme Camps, Mutant Vehicle submissions (please submit EARLY as we have limited space this year!) Non-fire Performers/Bands/DJs Fire Performers, VJs and any general questions, email flambelounge@burningman.org To volunteer for a shift or team role, email SEvolunteers@burningman.org Stay tuned for more info on the website Join the Facebook event Save the Date! Artumnal Gathering — Nov 9 — SF Save the Date! The 10th Annual Artumnal Gathering will be held in San Francisco on November 19! This annual affair will help fund Burning Man Project's Art and Civic Engagement programs. As a nonprofit organization, Burning Man implements diverse initiatives that range from funding artists in Black Rock City to facilitating collaborative civic art projects around the world to supporting Burners without Borders, and so much more. Oh, and did we mention that the Artumnal Gathering is a wildly jubilant gala celebration? Join us for an evening of sumptuous fare, fanciful attire, spirited visual and performing artists, exuberant music, and an enticing auction and art gallery, all in the spirit of radical expression, generosity, gratitude and our community’s abundant creativity! Save the date for November 19! More info coming soon. We were listening to ... Eluvium — False Readings On (2016) Dream-sounds that soften the impact of re-entry. 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