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March 2017 News Letter
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Feb 2017 P2 News Letter
Happy everything community… Valentines Day, Black History Month and of course we are still recovering from the #Bowling Green Massacre… right? Thank you to everyone who has given input recently and helped make the site and the network stronger. We have a new Queer Burners regional page started by a local burner in the Midwest! Hazah! Check out Midwest Queer Burners and get a complete list of all Queer Burner Resources by clicking this link here [click].
What happen to the Queer Burners GROUP? It was renamed this week to LGBTQ Burners Social Network World Wide because it was confusing for some people on the Queer Burners Facebook PAGE. Technology has finally allowed us to make the change to differentiate.
- LGBTQ Burners Network: your place to share community stuff
- Queer Burners Page: more for admin announcements etc…
The network is stronger because of you. Thank you!!!
In this issue of the monthly news letter:
- All Of Us Update
- Burning Man Ticket Sales
- 2017 Queer Camps List
- Events
- The Mechanics: How this email works
All Of Us Update
Tickets sales for the long weekend event have been fantastic and steady. We are excited to see our goals in site and on the right path. It is highly probable we could sell out again this year. We encourage diversity again this year and will work to make sure you are represented and present at this one of a kind event.
All Of Us Event is the-only-event-of-it’s-kind in the world. It is aimed at LGBTQ and our allies with the foundation of the 10 principles. We want, more than anything, for everyone to feel safe and self expressive with people that feel the same.
In the coming days we will be announcing party themes, workshops and some amazing classes featuring the body and mind… so exciting!!!!
Stay tuned and follow the event on Facebook at All Of Us Event and Twitter @allofus
Burning Man Ticket Sales
Well, they are starting really soon! THE ONLY SOURCE of information for ticket sales is the ticket sales web site. Period. Go to tickets.burningman.org … why, because something really fucking important is happening now:
- Low Income Ticket Sales has started…. get yours!!!!!
- Direct Group Sales is starting too!
2017 Queer Burners Camp List
The list is taking shape and camps are seriously gearing up to get ready for “Radical Ritual” Burning Man 2017. Do not be one of those people who wait til the last minute to commit because you WILL be left out. Check out the 2017 Queer Burners Page on our web site.
Events
This is a list of events we know about:
- Denver, Co : 2/18 : Bad Asstronauts Present: Mercury Rising
- San Francisco, Ca : 2/28 : Mystopia Presents: La La Land
- Groundswell, Ca : 3/3 : MUSE: Revolution
- World Wide : 3/29 : 2017 Tickets – Main Sale Starts
- Upper lake, CA : 5/25 : All Of Us Event 2017
Submit your events for the news letter in the link below.
The Mechanics
- To get a posting in the news letter please fill this out
- 2017 “Radical Ritual” Theme Camp Queer Burner Listing form
Thank you to everyone who has contributed and helped keep this network thriving. As we get closer to event season there is room for more people to play in this garden. If you sign up on the Queer Burners web site and are verified, then you too can write posts and continue conversations relevant to the community at large. Thank you to so many of you.
Feb 2017 News Letter
Hi everyone!!! Queer Burners is a platform for LGBTQ++ and our allies to meet and share more diverse resources based on the needs of a community we have fostered over time. The queer part of the city, no matter what it is called, is deeply important to some of us for reasons that include: safety, cohesion, social needs and maybe even more reasons. Why bring this up?
Like everything Burning Man related there has been a slow and steady evolution of resources and community. Do you have something to say about it? Would you like to write for or shape Queer Burners for the future? This platform is yours too. Sign up on Queer Burners and send Toaster a DM and let’s help make more magic.
In this issue of the monthly news letter:
- All Of Us Update
- Events
- The Mechanics: How this email works
All Of Us Update
The Early Bird Sale is finished! And there are 36 tickets sold at a slightly discounted rate for early buyers. We are all very excited at the new venue and the potential with amazing artists and collaborators. All Of Us will be a distinctly memorable weekend.
We want YOU to be there. We know the ticket price might be a little steep for some people which is why we have a low income ticket application for a single person. Much more information will be coming out over social media in the coming weeks about the event: workshops, performers, activities and more.
The All Of Us Board is meeting on Feb 9th in central San Francisco. Soon, we will open the doors for a volunteer registry. People who buy special priced tickets are committing to volunteer roles. You will have a chance to choose or be assigned. Check it out!
Events
This is a list of events we know about:
- Cathedral City, CA February 4th Desert Burner Social
- San Francisco, CA : Saturday : Lucky 13 – Pink Mammoth’s 13 Year Anniversary
- San Francisco, CA : 2/9 : Board Meeting – ALL Hands for the All Of Us Event
- Long Beach, CA : 2/10 : A Radical Journey Birthday Mash & Bur…
- World Wide : 3/29 : 2017 Tickets – Main Sale Starts
- Upper lake, CA : 5/25 : All Of Us Event 2017
Submit your events for the news letter in the link below.
The Mechanics
- To get a posting in the news letter please fill this out
- 2017 “Radical Ritual” Theme Camp Queer Burner Listing form
Thank you to everyone who has contributed and helped keep this network thriving. As we get closer to event season there is room for more people to play in this garden. If you sign up on the Queer Burners web site and are verified, then you too can write posts and continue conversations relevant to the community at large. Thank you to so many of you.
Jan 16th News Letter
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All Of Us Ticketing concerns
When the ticketing was set up in Eventbrite it was clear that there was no single or flat rate to put them on. There are a variety of accommodations and spaces for people to stay so they were translated to the Eventbrite app as best as possible. You are best to go directly to Eventbrite to get the details on the event ticketing.
- A majority of the cabins have been sold out!
We have had some feedback about some complexity in the selections. There is mostly Tenting / RV or Camper camping spots left. We also have the dormitory which is four rooms above the dining hall.
We may well open the two cabins and sell the room individually unless someone wants to buy the whole large cabins.
Jan 2nd News Letter: Copy
It is with excitement and anticipation that we march into 2017 in spite of national politics and the passing of so many great voices and entertainers in 2016. AND we announce the opening of ticket sales for “All Of Us” 2017, formerly known as the Queer Burner Retreat.
All Of Us will be held at www.saratogasprings.com in Upper Lake, California for 5 days and 4 nights in the great beauty that is the northern California woods. It is about the same driving distance as Groundswell. While we will miss the lovely and inspiring land of Groundswell, this new location can handle a larger population and is just as beautiful.
Yes, we are expanding by offering more value with stronger leadership. We have built an experience unlike any other for LGBTQ+ Burning Man participants and our allies.
Join us on Memorial Day Weekend for a new level of amazing!
- All Of Us Participation Form – plan a Theme Camp, Class, Workshop, Party run by you as an individual, theme camp crew or group of colleagues. This is also for fire performers and safety people, art installations and more.
- All Of Us Low Income Ticket Application
Burning Man Ticket Sales
As predicted, in the days before the December Holidays, Burning Man announced it’s theme and then the ticket schema. They are primed for an early sale to raise funds for the artist supported projects through the Burning Man Arts Grants (also announced in December). Some have asked why are there tickets at this price point? There are those eager to go to Burning Man at any price. There are those who are zealots for the cause. Either way, this is partially how grants make their way to artists.
Queer Burner Artists for 2017
There are some special projects we are already excited to see unfolding. Please help support these artists through sharing their gifts to the community or helping to fund/support their campaigns.
2017 The Get Down
The Get Down is a conceptual art installation hoping to find its way to Black Rock City and the 2017 Burning Man Festival. If you are interested in reading more about the project, would like to keep up on our progress, or would like to become a crew member, please join us and help this dream become a reality.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/BurnTheGetDown2017/
The Journey
We are a group of friends and artists experienced with Burning Man culture. We will bring a large scale art project, known as The Journey in 2017.
- Jan 28th The Journey January FUNdraiser
https://www.facebook.com/TheJourneyProject2017/
Leadership in 2017
Rumor has it that the Burning Man Org is inviting more people to the Global Leadership Conference for 2017, that is direct from a top Burning Man source. According to other bmorg staff in 2016 at the same conference, there is a strong desire to open up this inspiring event to more participants.
But, what else for 2017? Beside the “All Of Us” event replacing the Queer Burner Retreat, there is talk of a Queer Burner Leadership Summit as well. And finally, a faction has proposed a post-Burning Man event at Groundswell that looks like a great idea as well but has not been firmed up as of yet.
As for All Of Us we have a strong team creating the project that started meeting in October. Each meeting is like a onion revealing new and exciting miraculous layers. We are still looking for people for parts that will be played in the coming weeks. To sign up fill out this form.
- Choreographer
- Stage Manager
- Gate Manager
- Rangers
- Workshop Leads
Very grateful for Ranger Kickstand for leading the Ranger portion of our event and leading a discussion about Mental Health and self care on the playa. To those who have stepped up including Phoenix from QueerCouplesCenter.com who is a licensed psychotherapist who will be also lending hand with a workshop.
What Else about All Of Us?
It is all very exciting and our Education Manager is Papasmurf from Camp Proper. He and Toaster have been working together to start a program of educational and fun things for diversions at the event. One direction is to focus on mental and physical health. We are looking for programs for newbies that introduce the 10 Principles and burner life inside and outside the trash fence. Stay Tuned:
Upcoming Events:
The Mechanics
- To get a posting in the news letter please fill this out
- 2017 “Radical Ritual” Theme Camp Queer Burner Listing form
Thank you to everyone who has contributed and helped keep this network thriving. As we get closer to event season there is room for more people to play in this garden. If you sign up on the Queer Burners web site and are verified, then you too can write posts and continue conversations relevant to the community at large. Thank you to so many of you.
12/16 Queer Burners News Letter
All Of Us Announced Today!!!!!
The All Of Us Event for 2017 is the new version of the Queer Burner Retreat from 2015 and 2016 Memorial Day Weekend and tickets will start going in sale soon! We have a new venue and added a bunch of amazing people to an already amazing production team. Check out these links for all the information:
- All Of Us Ticket Sales on Eventbrite (Starting January 1st)
- All Of Us Event Official Facebook / Twitter / Instagram / Web Site
Early Bird Sales for lower priced tickets will be Jan 1 to Jan 30 only. This 5 day / 4 night event will be a much bigger, better production that in previous years. Check out all the amenities listed on our Eventbrite or Web Site links. Or visit http://www.saratogasprings.com
Happy New Year! Happy Holidays!
Burning Man announced the 2017 theme as “RADICAL RITUAL” and it could be very exciting. There are so many directions that this can go to celebrate and revel in our Burner Community at large as much as our Queer sector of the city. Radical Ritual is not necessarily a religious thing, it could be a mating ritual, a rites of passage (wait, they did that one), a giant quinceanera, a bar mitzvah, and so many more celebrations and ceremonies and beginnings and endings.
Queer Burners
Queer Burners is a community driven platform for LGBT Burning Man participants to network and connect anywhere in the world. The sole purpose is to help generate a safe place for people to network and build relationships that people can feel safe with. Web Site / Twitter @queer_burners / Facebook
Facebook Group v. Page
So why if there a Queer Burners Facebook PAGE …AND a Queer Burners Facebook GROUP? It might seem a bit confusing to most people and it has been asked a few times.
Once upon a time it was Facebook Page – Gay Burners but we changed it to Queer Burners in 2011’ish to be more inclusive. Then the GROUP was created initially to enhance the network and started with Queer Burners as social stream for the community and when we went back to change it Facebook said … “no”.
One of these days it will all be perfect. Facebook tools change all the time. So do their rules.
What’s Happening:
- TONIGHT: Everywhere Standing Rock Fundraiser for Indigenous Youth and Two Spirits
- TONIGHT: Bay Area TOMORROW: GB Sexploration Off-Playa
- NYE: Bay Area F*CK OFF 2016: A Kinky New Years Bash!
- NYE: SFO Polyglamorous Presents: New Years Eve – Year of the Cock
- NYD: Peru: Morning Gloryville at Regener8 PERU
- NYD: Bay Area Breakfast of Champions 2017
There is very little for outside the bay area on our mail list. Sorry about that, but please keep us posted with regional bad-ass things happening. We try and check regional pages to make sure we stay up on the what-what…
A little more business:
12/2 Queer Burners News Letter
Queer Burners is first about creating and fostering community and safe space for LGBTQAI+ people and our allies. We have a handful of leaders in the community that have united to help unite us all, while also fostering their individual group missions as well. Get engaged, be a part of making community a part of your life, at any level. This holiday season, step out of your bubble and do something extra for someone else completely selflessly.
All Of Us Event 2017
We have a whole production team working very hard on this event already. It is the third year for the Queer Burner Retreat now branded as the “All Of Us” Event. In our next news letter there will be some seriously HUGE news so stay tuned. Check out the Facebook Group to get announcements. Yes, we have kept it pretty quiet for now, but that is about to change. We have Instagram and Twitter accounts for this event. Social Media #allofusevent2017
Happy Holidays Everyone!
We are blessed to be able to do what we do in our lives and that many of us get to experience such love and support so generously. All those FREE HUGS signs and dusty smiles mean so much. This year a lot of people have been attacked with cancer, depression, and many other medical and life issues that drain the soul. All we can do is try and be present by listening, by delivering when we can, and by being supportive to make sure we know these loved ones are not alone. Some shed tears outside, some shed them inside, but seen or unseen they are vanquished often with one of those precious hugs or acknowledgements. Love & Light to you all.
Some Updates on Stories:
Gay Pride at Burning Man: BRC Pride Group on Facebook : Queer Burners Article
A community leader offered some great feedback on this issue on the Queer Burners Group and hopefully this will be an ongoing discussion. Linked Here
Where are you at? A Queer Burner asks where people are at in the world? Check out this poll pinned to the top of this page: Linked Here
Thank you everyone who bought t-shirts last month. We raised $25.00 that was posted to the Go Fund Me for Kitten. Saw Kitten at Thanksgiving and it was such a joy!
Check out Queer Burner T-Shirts and help us keep the lights on!
What’s on Calendar
- TONIGHT San Francisco GlamCocks Present: Down the Rabbit Hole
- 12/11 San Francisco ALC: Santa Skivvies Run
- 12/11 East Bay, CA Save Foxy’s Ass: A Benefit to Help Foxy
- 12/16 : Major Announcement: “All Of Us” Event 2017
- 12/16 : San Francisco : GB Sexploration Off-Playa Part Deux!
11/16 News Letter
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November
How exciting it is that 2016 is finally coming to an end. Politics…. media non-sense… now we can look ahead to the holiday season and enjoy family and friends. People in the U.S. are getting ready for a very prolific holiday (especially this year) called Thanksgiving. This is when we take a moment to stop and evaluate the things we are genuinely thankful for. We focus on the positive and the genuine. The 11th Principle: Gratitude.
We made a t-shirt for our community to share and encourage personal strength the leadership in the community. The money derived from this sale will only go to support Queer Burner properties like the web site, patches and stickers. BUT THIS TIME: we will donate all proceeds of this shirt through the end of the year to:
Community Shout Out: Kitten from Comfort & Joy
One of the early supporters of Queer Burners and a #queerburnerperson who played an important role in the community is trying to make himself a new life. Please help us send some love and support. ALL UNITE T-SHIRT SALES WILL GO TO KITTEN’s GoFundMe. But you can donate directly to:
https://www.gofundme.com/kittencalfee
Upcoming Events to Note
The “All Of Us” Event 2016 is about to be announced. You can still be part of the machine that makes it all work. We have just started meeting and have some great roles to fill. Some of our leads need helpers and many more roles. This is an unofficial regional style event with a remarkable new management team working with the old one to bring something super amazing. Fill out this form (link) to talk to the leads about joining in. A volunteer sheet will be out in 2017, but ticket sales will start soon.
- Reno – Tomorrow! Five Ages of Burning Man
- Yorkville @ Groundswell 11/18 Lavender: Queer Leadership Retreat
- San Francisco 11/19 10th Annual Artumnal Gathering
- Denver 11/19 Bad Asstronauts Present: Space Invaders
- Bay Area 11/20 Trans Day of Remembrance (TDOR SF)
- San Francisco 12/2 GlamCocks Present: Down the Rabbit Hole
- San Francisco 12/11 Save Foxy’s Ass: A Benefit to Help Foxy
And much more on the December 1st news letter! Share this and tell your friends! Help us make Queer Burners the best and richest resource for queer camps going to the burn.
Community Bulletin Board
A burner wrote QB asking… are there any queer burners in Chicago and so we asked. We posted a poll asking where people are at and then we can see if we can get resources in that area.
- Queer Burners Facebook Group: Where are you poll
https://www.facebook.com/groups/250295325089174/
Are you a camp leader and on Facebook? There are several resources you should know about. This is for camp leaders now and future:
AND…. 2017 Camp Listing: this year we are asking camps to submit their entries for the web site so there are fewer assumptions from the producers of Queer Burners. You need to be part of the current leadership team of a camp to submit and please submit only once to this link (embeded).
Camps already submitted include: (if you see your camp submitted and want are not sure if this was done correctly there will be a chance to correct it before published):
- Glamcocks (submitted and confirmed)
- Sun Guardians (submitted and confirmed)
- Down Low Club (submitted and confirmed)
Gay Pride at Burning Man
The last big post we shared got less attention than hoped, especially about a huge subject like this. Your feedback and input is really needed right now. Please take a look at this post about Pride & Burning Man.