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Burning Man 2022 Announces Theme: Waking Dreams

Burning Man 2022 Announces Theme: Waking Dreams

The 2022 Burning Man theme will explore the transformative power of dreams, both literal and figurative, and celebrate the dreamers who channel this potent energy in eye-opening, often surrealistic, sometimes life-changing ways. After a long hazy blur of pandemic...

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How the Burn Ruined My Life!

How the Burn Ruined My Life!

Kiwiburn’s resident blogger Navigator is back this week with some reflections on how the Burn ruined her life - or in other words, how the experience and principle of Burning destroyed the old Navigator and rebuilt her anew. Read on here. Photo: Mike Nelson/Getty...

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How did we like them odds? A ticket update.

How did we like them odds? A ticket update.

Ticket Day 2021 has come and gone. Some celebrated, many wept, most went, what just happened? Here are some stats: 2300 total participants with 1150 tickets available via the lottery. The other 1150 are reserved for crew, artists and Theme Camps. 3900 registered...

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A Massive thank you to Geveta, outgoing ExCom Secretary

A Massive thank you to Geveta, outgoing ExCom Secretary

As you could read in last week’s EFP, Kiwiburn Org has a new secretary.  It would however be fair to say that the shoes that need to be filled are mighty indeed, for the amazing Geveta has been a stalwart in this role and for Kiwiburn for many years.  She attended her...

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Onsite Crew Support Angel Needed

Onsite Crew Support Angel Needed

We are looking to fill many positions (just look!) but a very important one is the Onsite Crew Support role.  This is the person who looks after the onsite crew working to set up Kiwiburn on the Paddock.The job involves everything from helping create inclusive menus...

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Safety and Sustainability Meetings – Update for Theme Camps

Safety and Sustainability Meetings – Update for Theme Camps

A quick message for Theme Camps: the Green Kiwi Sustainability meeting has been pushed back by one week, to 19 October. All are welcome - for those keen to get involved, follow this link.  Specifically for Theme Camp Leads: there is also a meeting on 14 October at 7pm...

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Kiwiburn: Our Culture Explored

Kiwiburn: Our Culture Explored

Curious how Kiwiburn creates a sense of belonging and community to counteract the fragmentation of global society? Our lovely resident researcher, Jax Watt, has explored the culture and experience of Kiwiburners and written up their findings in an academic paper, now...

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Introducing: the Green Kiwi Initiative!

Introducing: the Green Kiwi Initiative!

What’s happening?  For Kiwiburn 2022, we have a very exciting collaboration in the pipelines! Burning Man Org reached out to Kiwiburn to be the global Prototype (even ahead of the BM event itself) for their sustainability project: The Green Theme Camp Community...

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Take a Leading Role in the Community Department

Take a Leading Role in the Community Department

Kiwiburn’s new Community Department needs leaders for three of its teams: Accessibility, Consent, and Rainbow. The Accessibility Lead will head our efforts to break down accessibility barriers. This means liaising and listening to the community to help overcome the...

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Meet our new ExCom Secretary!

Meet our new ExCom Secretary!

As we all know, the ExCom Secretary wields secret and arcane power and makes the world go round (some say literally). And a new person is now stepping into those shoes: Meet Briar, our new Make Things Happen Smoothly person: Briar’s first experience of Kiwiburn was as...

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