Guiding Principles Continued: Radical Inclusion

Guiding Principles Continued: Radical Inclusion

This one is pretty easy to grasp: “Anyone may be a part of (The Burn). We welcome and respect the stranger. No prerequisites exist for participation in our community.” Sweet as. There is no entrance exam or training camp to make it onto the Paddock. Seems pretty...
Guiding Principles Continued: Gifting

Guiding Principles Continued: Gifting

In our next instalment of Guiding Principles, let’s talk Gifting. The official Kiwiburn description of the Gifting Principle is short and sweet: ‘Burning Man (and therefore Kiwiburn) is devoted to acts of gift giving. The value of a gift is unconditional. Gifting does...
Black Rock City DPW coming to Kiwiburn!

Black Rock City DPW coming to Kiwiburn!

A few of our fellow local Kiwiburn builders are teaming up with members of the man base team from the USA to come and build a large Art piece at the 2023  event! They are excited to come and meet the community and see how we do things on this side of the pond.  ...
Guiding Principles: Radical Self-reliance and Participation

Guiding Principles: Radical Self-reliance and Participation

This week, as part of our Guiding Principles series, we’re diving into the 4th Principle: Radical Self-reliance, and the 9th Principle: Participation.   Kiwiburn is unlike other events. There are no main stages, no paid artists, no market stalls, and there is...
Guiding Principles: Leave No Trace and Decommodification

Guiding Principles: Leave No Trace and Decommodification

As a part of our ongoing ‘Guiding Principles’ series, this week we’re covering Leave No Trace (cunningly shortened to LNT) and Decommodification. There are about a billion things to love about Kiwiburn. But one of our favourites is its (excuse the...
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