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Let’s Build a City! Black Rock City 2024 offered us all a reminder of two things. One: We are all beholden to the elements in the Black Rock Desert. And …read more

Posted on June 27, 2019March 20, 2025 by Jane Lyons

An Experiment in Temporary Community

Because we are accustomed to a world shaped by institutions, service workers and commercial transactions, we may not even recognize the signs of true community. Here are a few of …read more

Posted on June 27, 2019June 3, 2023 by Jane Lyons

The 10 Principles

Our ethos is built on the 10 Principles, a set of commonly understood values reflected in the Burning Man experience. Radical Inclusion: Anyone may be a part of Burning Man. …read more

Posted on July 3, 2012June 3, 2023 by anjelika petrochenko
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