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| No images? Click here  Volume 28, Issue #17 | July 11, 2024   We've hit that moment in the year when this friendly newsletter gets... ahem, lengthy. Everything is in play. Time (while, yes it is a construct) is nonetheless relentlessly moving forward. There is SO much to do β particularly if you've set your sights on Black Rock City. And if you are BRC-bound very soon, there are two important things to which you must pay attention. The 2024 online Survival Guide is LIVE. Please read it. You'll receive a hard copy with your ticket, but the full text (and then some) is also available now, online. The other important thing? Participation! Black Rock City is imagined, built and managed by YOU and 79,999 other lovely and clever humans. In this very newsletter, we've provided a veritable catalog of ways you can help out. Begin by filling out the Volunteer Questionnaire in your Burner Profile to lend a hand on a team, or connect directly with a participant-led project and ask how you can help. Opportunities and possibilities abound! And there's more! Black Rock City Census has published all its juicy data from BRC 2023. Read the summary, and the report, below. And mark your calendar for the 2024 Sustainability Report: Year Five Update β it's on July 19. Register below. Oh gosh, this bunny is in a tizzy β of joy! Together, we're making so much goodness.   Read the 2024 Survival Guide ~ Cover to Cover!  The Survival Guide for Black Rock City 2024 is ready for your curious eyes. Whether this is your first time in BRC, or your 20th β the Survival Guide is essential reading every single year. Yes, that means for YOU. Information changes every year, and maaaybe also sometimes people forget things. Dive into this year's edition to read all about the city you will help create. Find out how to navigate, stay safe, and access resources. Learn the (yes, there are) rules. Get the lowdown on leaving no trace in BRC and beyond. And glean oh so many other nuggets of wisdom β including what to pack, and what NOT to pack.  Insights from the Black Rock City Census 2023 Annual Data Report  Who, exactly, frolicked in Black Rock City 2023? Where did they come from? What do they believe? And how were they impacted by their time in the dust? Inquiring minds can finally rest easy, the Black Rock City Census has just released the comprehensive final statistics from their online survey. Led by volunteers, Census is a collaborative research project that collects demographic data on, and aims to develop a deeper understanding of, the diverse community that inhabits Black Rock City. Drop into their Journal post to peruse insights, and to access their full 2023 report. Read "Insights from the 2023 Census Report" (Photo by Jamen Percy)   Hear "Peopleβs History of Burning Man - Volume 2" on Burning Man Live  Back by popular demand, the Burning Man Live podcast serves up MORE stories from Burning Manβs oral history project, an ambitious endeavor to talk with people who shaped this vibrant global cultural movement. Volume 2 introduces you to instigators Chris Radcliffe, Candace Locklear, Summer Burkes, Steve Heck, and the inimitable Dr. Hal Robins.   Donate to Burning Man Project  It is necessary to create. And this is what humans do and do very well. Society at the moment is convincing people that only professional singers can sing. Only professional actors can act. Only professionals can make art, music and so forth. But these are all human abilities. Burning Man gives that a chance to happenβ¦ You find that you are more capable than you thought you were. Black Rock City 2024 will come to life thanks to YOU! In addition to collaborating with the community to build Black Rock City, the Burning Man Project nonprofit nurtures a year-round global network of people inspired by the values reflected in the 10 Principles and united in pursuit of a more creative and connected existence. Join us by making a tax-deductible donation today! Art: "Hive" by Tim Brenner, 2023; "Wings of Glory - The Return" by Adrian Landon, 2023; "Vanishing Points" by Poetic Kinetics, 2023 (Photo by Bill Klemens)   These BRC Teams Are Looking for People Like YOU  Do YOU have a ticket to Black Rock City? That is wildly exciting! BRC is built, managed, and powered by its citizens β that means you, dusty pal. Whatever your capacity and skillset, there is a volunteer team to match; sign up by filling out the Volunteer Questionnaire in your Burner Profile. Also: our inconclusive and unscientific first-person research says volunteerism is the best way to meet your future best friends. Here's a list of BRC teams that are looking for volunteer staff:
Fill out the Volunteer Questionnaire (Photo by Espressobuzz)  Bring Your Talk or Performance to the Burners Without Borders Stage  Are you a speaker, maker, or facilitator? A performer, musician, or storyteller? Do you have something you want to share with the Burning Man community? Burners Without Borders (BWB) Camp invites you on stage. Fill out the form below to tell us what you would like to bring. Fill out the BWB Camp Programming Application (Photo by Zippy Lomax)  Blind Burners Seek Container Design Help and Bike Donations  Blind Burners supports blind and low vision participants in Black Rock City. They're calling for artists, design thinkers, container wizards, and especially other blind and low vision Burners who can help customize the interior of their shipping container and decorate the exterior with murals. They're also seeking donations of well-maintained tandem bikes, tricycles, bike trailers and other playa transports that are useful to blind and low vision Burners. Post-BRC, they plan to re-use the bikes with community partners in Reno. Fill out this form to help Blind Burners (Photo courtesy of Blind Burners) Learn About BLAST and Get Your Theme Camp Green Certified  Burner Leadership Achieving Sustainable Theme Camps (BLAST) is a participant-led green camp rating system in Black Rock City. If youβve heard of LEED for green buildings, think of BLAST as the Burning Man equivalent. They visit camps to assess and recognize sustainability efforts, and offer guidance for next steps. Hereβs where you can learn more, and request a BLAST visit to your camp. (Photo courtesy of BLAST)  Submit Your Words for Publication in the Black Rock Beacon  A paper newspaper in Black Rock City? Hell yes! After a multi-year hiatus, The Black Rock Beacon is back in 2024, producing a bonafide newspaper to delight and inform Black Rock citizens. Send your news article, dusty housekeeping tips, fab trends, or best of/worst of lists (in 50 to 200 words) to [email protected]. Looking for story ideas or other ways to help? Email [email protected].  Apply By July 31 to Bring Your Art, Camp or Art Car to Venice Afterburn  Where: Venice, California Venice Afterburn is coming up, lickety-split! Expect two days (no sleepovers) of burn-tastic interactivity open to all, whether or not you were in Black Rock City mere weeks earlier. Want to bring your thing? Art, theme camp and mutant vehicle applications are open now, until July 31. Don't delay.   2024 Sustainability Report: Year Five Update β Online β July 19  Where: Online We are working to accomplish three goals by 2030: to Handle Waste Ecologically, Be Regenerative, and Be Carbon Negative. Join us on July 19 to learn about our collective progress. Weβll hear from sustainability leaders in Black Rock City, the Temple of Together, a LAGI at Fly Ranch team (Lodgers), Kooyooe Paβa Guides Founder Autumn Harry, and Burning Man Project Co-Founder and Chief Culture Officer Harley K. Dubois. (Photo by Scripus)   We were listening to... HVOB at Robot Heart, Black Rock City 2016 | Listen on Soundcloud   Burning Man Facebook Page   Post Request: Credits: More Information: Previous Editions of the Jackrabbit Speaks: Subscribe & Unsubscribe:    You are receiving this because of your interest in and support of Burning Man Project. Burning Man Project β’ 660 Alabama St. San Francisco, CA 94110 β’ 415-865-3800 |
