Burning Man not being built in Black Rock Desert for 2020

Submitted by Spacious Duane on Fri, 04/10/2020 - 21:48
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DC Burners

Hey DC Burners,

We wanted to forward you news from Burning Man Project about this year’s event.

"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 the right thing to do. Yes, we are heartbroken. We know you are too. In 2020 we need human connection and Immediacy more than ever. But public health and the well-being of our participants, staff, and neighbors in Nevada are our highest priorities."

So the Burn starts now. It is here. It is global. There is a little less ambiguity than there was before. We always knew that Burning Man was more than the event. And here we are.

We are available to answer questions by email and we’ll also be available at our next Virtual Burner Jam on the 16th at 7 PM EST. We’re here for you and with you. And we’ve got a lot of choices ahead of us in how we move forward together,

Your DC Regional Contacts, Charles, Mowgli, Nexus, Secret, and Spacious

Charles, he/him/his, charles.planck@burningman.org

Mowgli, he/him/his, mowgli@burningman.org

Nexus, he/him/his, nexus.dc@burningman.org

Secret, she/her/hers, rachel.roa@burningman.org

Spacious, he/him/his, spacious@burningman.org

You can also reach all five of us at washingtondc@burningman.org.