Oct 4, 2021 | Art, Kiwiburn, The 10 Principles, Volunteer, Volunteers
Photo Credit: You Are the Key by Ralitsa Ivanova, 2013 (Photo by Setareh Vatan) “Our community is committed to a radically participatory ethic. We believe that transformative change, whether in the individual or in society, can occur only through the medium of deeply...
Feb 9, 2021 | Kiwiburn, Leave no trace, Sustainability, Uncategorized, Volunteer
It’s been a week now since the Paddock emptied its population of tired, sunburnt and burned-out yet blissful Burners into the rest of the land. Many of us have returned to our urban jungles and office jobs wondering, how do I adjust to the default world? Never fear,...
Oct 26, 2020 | Collexodus, Exodus, Kiwiburn, Leave no trace, Sustainability, Uncategorized, Volunteer
Participation is a hot topic for Kiwiburn 2021 – Mythical Picnic, so we thought it would be good to catch up with one of the coolest, up and coming Committees on (and off) The Paddock – The Sustainability Committee. 2019 saw the formalisation of the new...
Jan 10, 2020 | Kiwiburn, Volunteer, Volunteers
by Jax Watt This is not an article written by a purist. If anything, it is written by an enthusiast – a Burner who has embraced the 10 Principles and is singing it from the rooftop. I’m a long-time Burner, and the Principles shouldn’t be anything new to me. But they...
Jul 1, 2019 | Art, Grants, Kiwiburn, Volunteer
How to make Art Grants work for you, by Pete Lumos Wyatt It is January 2008 in a paddock next to the Mangakino MX track, in the middle of the North Island. I am here because my friend Polly Lind suggested I should be. There are 182 people here, mostly youngsters, and...
Jun 5, 2019 | Kiwiburn, The Effigy, Volunteer, Volunteers
Part four by Pete Lumos Wyatt I have talked about Dirt/Dust Rangers who walk the Paddock/Playa (that is my passion), Shift leads who work with the event managers, Dust leads who are senior problem solvers but there is so many more skills and variation in the Ranger...