Radical Inclusion: Burning Man needs to scale

Radical Inclusion: Burning Man needs to scale
Fredo Burner
2022-04-02

My first burn was in 2008.  Life was easier back then.  The future looked brighter.  Humanity seemed to be evolving and getting better.  Burning Man tickets were easy to buy.  Burners would show up in the playa and buy a ticket at the gate!

This is now 2022.  We've had a pandemic for two years.  Humanity looks much less reassuring.  Facts are deemed optional.  Lies, hate and war rage.  Almost no one can buy Burning Man tickets.  People cannot get home!

I am privileged.  I have a ticket!  I will be working with the beautiful people of AmaZone to bring the Altar of Intentions to the burn.  I will be dancing and teaching Forró in the playa.

But it hurts my heart to see lots of people who wanna go, but can't. :-(

Burning Man changed my life, made me happy, filled me with hope.  I was able to peek into the future. Barter, money, gift.  I saw how humans behave when there is no money.  I was among "free spirits celebrating art and life", as Waldemar described when I first asked what was Burning Man.

Burning Man changed the lives of thousands of people, each in its particular and magical way.  The fact that people who want that experience cannot get it is sad.  It is bad.  It is wrong!
Burning Man is about inclusion!  Anyone may be a part of Burning Man.  We welcome and respect the stranger.  No prerequisites exist for participation in our community.

We cannot let tickets trump principles!

Burning Man needs to scale!  We need to change all lives who want change!!

Let's get creative, beautiful burners!  I understand reality and establishment have obstacles and limitations.  Let's work around them!!

Can we have a two-month burn, starting on Juplaya and finishing with the temple burn?  People come and go from Black Rock city.  Many more people would enjoy the experience.

Can we have multiple synchronized burns across the planet?  Like all regionals at the same time.  We could create virtual contact points across them.  Maybe some close to each other could run a gift bus line, crosspollinating burners?

Let's get creative, gorgeous burners!  Burning Man cannot be exclusive.  All burners, virgins and veterans alike, need to go home!  The future looks better and shinier with more burners.  Let's make the future happen!!