Real Talk: The Ten Principles of Burning Man: Decommodification
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Sunday, March 19th at 6 PM - 12 AM
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55 M St NW, Washington, DC 20001-1334, United States
Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/467168760341001/
Hosted by Dani Paulson
“Burning Man co-founder Larry Harvey wrote the Ten Principles in 2004 as
guidelines for the newly-formed Regional Network. They were crafted not as
a dictate of how people should be and act, but as a reflection of the
community’s ethos and culture as it had organically developed since the
event’s inception.” –burningman.org
As Burners, we have one of the strongest sets of principles set forth for
us I have yet to encounter collectively as a whole. But how much do we
really live these out from day to day? What do these principles mean to us,
individually and as a community? How did you learn what this principle
meant? Or is there a principle that you feel needs to be nurtured in your
life?
I want to invite you into my home to have an open discussion together as
Burners, as friends, as family to discuss The Ten Principles of Burning
Man. Over the next ten months before The Man burns in 2017, we will flesh
out one principle at a time, examining each one at its most fundamental
level and getting into the depths of what they have taught us in our
community whether it’s at a Burn or our daily interactions with Burners
(and Muggles!). For those of you wondering, yes, we will be squeezing in
the 11th Principle of Consent, but I want to gain some momentum before we
tackle that one.
Please join me in these discussions. If you have a friend who hasn’t been
to a Burn but would like to come, that’s great. Please bring an open mind
and a willingness to walk out being the best Burner you can be!
The third Principle we will discuss is Decommodification.
"Decommodification:
In order to preserve the spirit of gifting, our community seeks to create
social environments that are unmediated by commercial sponsorships,
transactions, or advertising. We stand ready to protect our culture from
such exploitation. We resist the substitution of consumption for
participatory experience."
Be sure to invite anyone and everyone! Please just keep me posted if you
are bringing somone and be sure to RSVP. I'll have some snacks, but feel
free to bring something to eat or drink that's easy to share. This is a
BYOC event.
If you are coming from out of DC there's crash space.
Until then, Burn bright and Saftey Third. )*(
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