Black Rock Beacon

27/09/2023

All 70 issues of the Black Rock Beacon are in .pdf form right here. https://blackrockbeacon.org/home/ https://blackrockbeacon.org/home/

PDF Archives 2019 Gate, Sunday Dust, Tuesday Drinking Bacon, Thursday Burn Weekend, Saturday 2018 Gate, First Sunday Luddite, Tuesday Binary, Wednesday Cyberphilia, Friday Exodus, Sunday 2017 Gate, Sunday Sun Rituals, Wednesday Group Rituals, Thursday Solo Rituals, Saturday Exodus, Sunday 2016 Gate,...

31/05/2022

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14/10/2021

2022 Burning Man theme has been announced. https://journal.burningman.org/2021/10/burning-man-arts/brc-art/burning-man-2022-waking-dreams/?fbclid=IwAR2hhkdmxqiRoQn-9hx-etblckfRaBB4glOVyDwbxd9ps_b8YUKHPQrjE7Q

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. For what is Black Rock City if not...

28/08/2020

While we are out. https://www.rgj.com/story/life/arts/burning-man/2020/08/26/covid-nevada-burning-man-canceled-coronavirus-businesses-struggle/3381187001/?fbclid=IwAR1sQra7W2Gb8F2JuwXV9jeex5c6mU3l__3PGQITeUK4Ll5cPdlcUqK3ZO4

For many, it's just the final blow after a summer without Artown, Hot August Nights, the rodeo and more Northern Nevada special events.

05/08/2020

Four miles wide ! https://www.rgj.com/story/life/arts/burning-man/2020/08/05/black-lives-matter-imprinted-black-rock-desert-reno/5540022002/?fbclid=IwAR2Ie-M_XI22_kW507sUcKJX3jgQzXu_ku7m3Y5IfAuBqs9krn3DmKcLun4

"Black Lives Matter" has been painted on streets throughout the United States, but now it's etched in desert crust.

04/08/2020

Just a heads up.https://www.rgj.com/story/life/arts/burning-man/2020/08/03/blm-nevada-burning-man-black-rock-desert/5574283002/?fbclid=IwAR3CK2R8d8GJJt8mqtbVJLXmLRetyd4rZtHaC14ihPsOJEIf1vvUHic8S9Y

The playa, two hours north of Reno, has been the site of the now 80,000-person Burning Man celebration since 1990.

01/08/2020

R.I.P. Bev

The owner of Bev's Miner's Club in Gerlach was a fixture in the desert town, serving miners and Burners and speed demons.

14/07/2020

Interesting. https://www.rgj.com/story/life/arts/burning-man/2020/07/07/coronavirus-burning-man-paycheck-protection-loan-recipient-covid-19-nevada/5390469002/?fbclid=IwAR2LZHif2B77upCpJUJwWhmmhbjUbL6BiIiIbyMGNwQXiw48v69Q6oLejEA

Burning Man was one of the organizations to receive a paycheck protection loan from the U.S. Department of Treasury.

13/07/2020

Aww :( https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Cherished-Burning-Man-pit-stop-Empire-Store-15402413.php?fbclid=IwAR0qcdYqc-QWU1dKI_Zrt_35PAU-64UpgvmeMMrpSqYXC-ZzhkhC6Ez6YaY

05/06/2020

Black Lives Matter.

The Org addresses it:

https://journal.burningman.org/2020/06/opinion/serious-stuff/diversity-radical-inclusion-black-lives-matter/

My earliest memory of the police killing an unarmed black man is from February 1999. Amadou Diallo, a young, highly educated Liberian man living in the Bronx, was shot at 41 times and hit 19 times by four plainclothes NYPD...

11/04/2020

It's official folks. 2020 Burning Man is cancelled. https://journal.burningman.org/2020/04/news/official-announcements/brc-2020-update/?fbclid=IwAR0aWKg7CV1LSWVRvWffaRKeEoPP9pc2yddSd8o4-_IHCf7H5gUj51cCWjc

After much listening, discussion, and careful consideration, we have made the difficult decision not to build Black Rock City in 2020. Given the painful reality of COVID-19, one of the greatest global challenges of our lifetimes, we believe this is...

31/03/2020

News from the Project. https://journal.burningman.org/2020/03/news/official-announcements/main-sale-postponed/?fbclid=IwAR109D63MdmxSi45YMVfC0wg3dasK_ZMqDdVDUSAN-y6c9t0w0W5mV1JBL0

Greetings, friends. Last week we shared this official coronavirus update and this related post from our CEO, Marian Goodell. This week, we’re continuing to gather critical information, reach out to our government partners, and seek guidance from experts. As you...

28/03/2020

A perspective from Burn.life https://www.burn.life/blog/should-burning-man-roll-over-tickets-to-2021?fbclid=IwAR0RdktaWRyxu4zP4kJxkEX50chYXITeLSd-tHcilNOhenEQtdah950bx40

Rolling tickets over or refunding them in the case of Burning Man 2020 cancellation is not as easy as it sounds, and causes at least a $10 million cash shortfall for the Org. Read about why here.

21/03/2020

https://journal.burningman.org/2020/03/news/official-announcements/statement-on-coronavirus/

Since our initial statement about the coronavirus (COVID-19), the situation has been evolving daily. We have been watching, reading and listening as new information and details emerge. Like all of you, we have been striving to understand what this outbreak...

21/03/2020

https://journal.burningman.org/2020/03/opinion/serious-stuff/ties-that-bind-ties-that-burn/?fbclid=IwAR1N_t7zA9VFuvzCd1UrxDw6bFa6QAVlJK1d4dWpFDgfcz5-MlHMM7xYw-M

Like you, we’ve been watching with alarm and growing dread as the coronavirus has spread around the globe. And this week, it hit home hard for all of us at our San Francisco office, as residents of California were ordered...

20/12/2019

Ohhh..sketchyness ! https://reason.com/2019/12/18/burning-man-sues-the-federal-government-over-permitting-fees-and-a-sketchy-appeals-process/?fbclid=IwAR3RzAWMCp30E-xg6lxk8_aLZ7WgBDwwRs3x8fBnaSE8f_TQ3aa1Ell2Fqc

Burning Man, a week-long art party/experimental community held yearly on the Black Rock playa in Nevada, exists on the sufferance

20/11/2019

Good job folks ! https://journal.burningman.org/2019/11/black-rock-city/leaving-no-trace/2019-blm-inspection/?fbclid=IwAR0n4i9vOPDSgdUvb1CNWzTlDFhumOZS6qqYs-qvSmhaf_20jS0ojGx9z2c -carousel-52405

On October 5, the Playa Restoration Team held victory in the palm of its hands at the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) post-event site inspection. The team overcame significant weather setbacks and handled even tougher test standards to attain the...

24/10/2019

I almost imagine Mitch editing this piece. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-10-22/u-s-bacon-pile-is-biggest-in-48-years-but-may-start-to-ebb?utm_source=url_link

America is sitting on a mountain of uneaten bacon.

20/10/2019

We've got 2019 & archives! Come say hi! SF Decompression 💓💗💖🎉

19/10/2019

We'll be at Burning Man Decompression in SF again this year, giving away newspapers! Saturday October 19th at the Potrero Power Station. Come say hi and grab any editions you missed! 📰🐷🐽

15/10/2019

https://journal.burningman.org/2019/10/philosophical-center/the-theme/burning-man-2020-the-multiverse/?fbclid=IwAR1bt-NwUctkIcdqU4PnvRmxI3r1Z2naTdPa1O42M_NjKWWWvy0m0CxOEFM

The 2020 Burning Man event theme explores the quantum kaleidoscope of possibility, the infinite realities of the multiverse, and our own superpositioning as actors and observers in the cosmic Cacophony of resonant strings. It’s an invitation to ponder the real,...

14/09/2019

The Beacons are here! See what we made on playa this year. www.blackrockbeacon.org

24/08/2019

The Gate edition has been picked up from the printer!
Thank you Taymar!

16/08/2019

Beat the heat. https://journal.burningman.org/2019/08/black-rock-city/building-brc/beat-the-heat-2/?fbclid=IwAR21T-ev-alsWmWBHXk4GP8xj41Y0sDmJUKtGrv_-6g0EbHIpEoJ1GJ5Tgo

The past couple of days have been about the hottest of the build season. It’s pushing 100 degrees, and sometimes it’s absolutely still, and sometimes there’s a lot of dust blowing around. But when it is still, and you are...

15/08/2019

New on our website: Kiddos at Burning Man.

Harem of Burgins By GroundScore Your friendly Black Rock City neighborhood GroundScore here, to get you ready for playa-time by giving you the scoop on how to best prepare to have the most amazing experience this year at Burning Man. Want to have a copper dragon come by your camp and take you all ou...

30/06/2019

The Black Rock Beacon will be at 6:15 and D. Lux. Veritas. Lardum. Crustum.

18/05/2019

An article of concern. https://www.salon.com/2019/05/17/exclusive-burning-man-is-supposed-to-be-a-safe-space-s*xual-assault-survivors-say-its-not/?fbclid=IwAR1NBlXgAQ8w6EVuzCqaTcaY6uiz2VqsLYTc1fqw4tbKYMcMyoUXlvKc8JA

The Playa is a "lions' den" where security responds to s*x crime scenes by trying to sniff out "consent accidents"

01/05/2019

A nice read from Will Chase. https://journal.burningman.org/2019/05/opinion/serious-stuff/remembering-larry-the-odd-poetry-of-harvey/?fbclid=IwAR2jtBlYcIneSXCwrEX8y2e5K4iFhbNSd6tb49ngaViFRjcR1ctKxt7-3V8

A year has passed since we bid a final farewell to Burning Man Founder Larry Harvey, and we remember the Man in the Hat by sharing articles, audio and videos from friends, family and co-conspirators. Here, Burning Man’s former Minister...

01/05/2019

This is CNN....https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/29/politics/burning-man-us-government-permit/?fbclid=IwAR0Fkha0pc7CyXCrQcZM7QzrQ832d7M3jiJ-rPHSP_m8BZd5TJv70HSr1fM

Burning Man event organizers are sparring with the US government over a 10-year permit after being presented with new rules that they say "would spell the end of the event as we know it."

19/04/2019

It’s not easy being green but so worth it! https://journal.burningman.org/2019/04/black-rock-city/building-brc/moop-map-2018-high-resolution-environmental-accountability/?fbclid=IwAR3xAt4DqcfKhgcbjiLocsPrPKcn-g5D57L_2We9cZ5VJn_B_2Cik1XQD0w

Hello Black Rock City, DA here. Serving as Burning Man’s Playa Restoration Manager since 2005, it is my responsibility to ensure that the Burning Man community leaves the Black Rock Desert environment clean and beautiful and to the best of...

15/04/2019

https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/8507046/burning-man-main-sale-meltdown-showclix

Burning Man organizers took the unusual step of apologizing to the Burner community Wednesday (April 10) after a series of technical glitches and site crashes created chaos for fans trying to buy tickets during the event's Main Sale, where 23,000 tickets are made available to the public.

13/04/2019

High resolution 2018 MOOP Map is here. https://journal.burningman.org/2019/04/black-rock-city/building-brc/moop-map-2018-high-resolution-environmental-accountability/?fbclid=IwAR1AbuefWhBgChwLovtq3KfU1BSaMiKf4xXsidYwxuKV1B_9tnHaO1bzUyc

Hello Black Rock City, DA here. Serving as Burning Man’s Playa Restoration Manager since 2005, it is my responsibility to ensure that the Burning Man community leaves the Black Rock Desert environment clean and beautiful and to the best of...

12/04/2019

Another perspective. https://reason.com/blog/2019/03/26/bureau-of-land-management-wants-everyone?fbclid=IwAR19VrIn1rvSPR_7Lhwm-xAi8-iEVP99j_JHQor_5Lmdq2O7O3MgxRdFtT4

Can the government demand a warrantless search with no probable cause of ticket holders as a condition of issuing an event permit?

12/04/2019

Addressing issues. https://journal.burningman.org/2019/04/news/brc-news/2019-main-sale-issues/?fbclid=IwAR0JAPvB4pwz6MvozCmBUiyR2RyGBiOPJWgwqwUPqBfFwG0Adikd-a1WSCs

Burning Man’s Main Sale on Wednesday was a rough experience for many. Even if it had gone perfectly from a technical perspective, the vast majority of those participating would not have been able to purchase a ticket as demand significantly...

11/04/2019

Ahh...the online ticket sales...https://mashable.com/article/burning-man-main-sale-ticket-error/?fbclid=IwAR00GrBZ2mzbRT5aNmH_TWBScv7DWDyj8J23wOzz5f69xMxnayQ-ZEMKcDY

This year's Main Sale was even worse than usual.

09/04/2019

Umm...pardon ? https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/federal-agency-warns-burning-man-organizers-about-threat-of-terrorism?fbclid=IwAR1MJc_kw6brd9pA6J836NZgjzr42pT4fCL7dw8UuHIZcupWLrOReMHyKRM

Group leaders say the Bureau of Land Management's proposed stipulations for a new 10-year special use permit would for the first time require certified building inspections, maintenance of a county road and air quality mitigation that could raise their costs by $10 million a year at the annual event...

03/04/2019

It's that time of year. https://tickets.burningman.org/?fbclid=IwAR0NKmeWyxzTyx_VHi2mEYyDkEHKLBKZAabdtqSBqMyLA6J-eijJaD4J6gk

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