My latest tattoo, done by hand in Germany, Denmark, Sweden and Norway. I stuck the needle a bit too deep, because the lines have since started to bleed a bit. Still glad with the result, since it was my first attempt at doing some real dotwork style shading.
Good intro into what it is like to go to Nowhere, especially if doing build and strike with Workhaus. And the last paragraph about extending Nowhere into a transition town like thing is very exciting. Would be a logical next step I think.
BWB has been wildly successful at supporting creative grassroots initiatives that create thriving communities. Now, we are building a website that will accelerate the community’s capacity to share resources and ideas to create civic projects that make a difference.
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SocialAlchemy is a social network for people who want to help people. This upcoming project, brought to you by Burners Without Borders, catalyzes spontaneous collaboration on community projects. It’s a place where anybody can come and share their idea to help the world, and others can contribute to make it happen.
The project is currently in prototyping, and we are actively recruiting for our Phase 2 team which will be extending the prototype into a production web site with live traffic. We expect this phase to begin around October 2012, and culminate in a public launch in spring of 2013. Our staffing needs include:
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• Operations Engineer (Experience with LAMP servers)
• Project Manager (Experience with distributed development teams preferred)
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If one of these sounds like you, or you just want more information, please e-mail contact@socialalchemy.org.
We are a small group of passionate volunteers who believe in this idea, and we need you to make it happen!
A project from Burners Without Borders that looks promising and is looking for help.
Here’s an overview of all the local burner groups in Europe, from the Nowhere mailing list:
Euroburners
A great place to start if you want to join email lists and see what events are coming up
Nowhere – Espania
UK Burners
French Burners
Italian Burners
Amsterdam and Netherlands Burners
Mediterranean Burners
German Burners
Burners from Belgium
Irish Burners
Burning Man Czech
Burning Man Lithuania
Burning Man Russia
Burning Man Eastern Europe
Burners without Borders
There’s a nice interview with Dave Bradshaw, who was one of the people to start Nowhere. It’s in French: Dave Bradshaw, co-fondateur d’un festival artistique affranchi. Here is a link to the Google translation for those who don’t understand French and don’t mind a computer translation: Dave Bradshaw, co-founder of an arts festival freed (Google Translate)
Here is another blog post from a Nowhere friend: Nowhere & I by Leaf.
I have not posted my own experiences, but since Leaf and Daydreamer, or Julien and Jonás as I got to know them, have written them down so beautifully and they correspond so much with my own feelings I will just promote their blogs here.
I jus got goosbumps all over reading that Julien caried, and maybe is still carying, the wish I made at Nowhere:
This year at Nowhere I made a wish on a bracelet, «I wish never to loose the magic», someone somewhere might be wearing it, or as kept it in some place, as I did for the «wish to be fearless» I took in exchange.
So be sure to follow Julien/Leaf’s blog at and Jonás/Daydreamer’s blog.
Check out Burned Feet, Jonas’ blog about his travels and about his Nowhere experience. His latest post is about his very personal experience with gifting: … Will bring peace to your mind.
Just got back from Nowhere and it was a blast. There’s not much more I can write about it, you really had to be there. So to everyone who was there: Thanks for making it such a wonderful experience. And to those who weren’t there: Keep an eye on www.goingnowhere.org for Nowhere 2013!
I also have a blog about Burning Man, Nowhere and related events: Burning Nowhere.
You probably already heard that BMorg is making extra tickets available in the STEP program: More Burning Man 2012 Tickets Becoming Available.
Today (Sunday, July 8) 1,000 additional $390 tickets will be placed into the Secure Ticket Exchange Program (STEP). This will get tickets to many of those who were not awarded tickets in the Main Sale, registered for STEP, and have been waiting patiently in the queue. (There continues to be a consistent trickle of tickets bought and sold through STEP, and the pace may increase as the summer wears on and people change their plans.)
I guess it’s not one of those tickets since I only got an e-mail yesterday, but it must have helped getting me to the front of the que since I just got to an e-mail telling me that I can actually buy a ticket for this year’s Burning Man:
DEAR D******,
We’re happy to tell you that tickets have been resold into the Secure Ticket Exchange Program and are now available for you to buy.
You are being offered tickets at whichever face value is available, plus applicable delivery and service fees. You will have 72 hours to buy tickets using your unique link – nobody else can use it and it cannot be shared. After 72 hours the purchase link will expire and the tickets will be released to the next person on the list.
Click this link to buy your ticket(s) within 72 hours: http://tickets2.burningman.com/cart.php?secure_vars=*********
Sincerely,
Burning Man Tickets
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Too bad the link doesn’t actually work, I get a page saying:
We’re sorry but the email containing this link was sent in error during routine server tests. We apologize for any inconvenience, but please note that this has not effected your position in STEP. You will be notified by email once your turn comes up in STEP.
I had already given up hope of going to Burning Man this year anyhaw and have made other plans. Gonna wait till next year for my first burn in the Black Rock Dessert. But if you are still looking for tickets and are in the STEP program, keep an eye on your inbox. And if you aren’t in STEP, there’s still hope:
1,000 additional $390 tickets will be made available to the general public through a first-come first-serve online private sale on August 3 at noon PST. You need not have registered for the sale in January, or signed up for STEP—anyone may participate in the sale, but you must request access to the private sale during a 12-hour sign up period between 10am PST and 10pm PST on Wednesday, August 1. When you sign up, you’ll be asked for your name, your email address, and your zip or postal code. You will then be added to the list of people allowed into the private sale. Your email address will be your key to enter the sale. The sale will take place online on Friday, August 3, at 12 noon PST. Tickets are one per person, will all be held at Will Call, and are not available for name changes (this is necessary to prevent these precious tickets from ending up in the hands of scalpers). Full information will be posted on http://tickets.burningman.com.
Good luck!
Just got back to Brussels from Nowhere. Did strike for a couple of days, had to leave on Wednesday, so missed the last night on site xhack probably turned into a party and also missed the Barcelona after party.
Got the van full taking some hasidic Jew from Übertown and a squater from London and had a great time driving back. To bad we couldn’t take the weather with us.