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Burning Man Founder Larry Harvey wrote the Ten Principles in 2004 as guidelines for the newly-formed Regionals 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.
Radical Inclusion
Anyone may be a part of Burning Man. We welcome and respect the stranger. No prerequisites exist for participation in our community.
Gifting Burning Man is devoted to acts of gift giving. The value of a gift is unconditional. Gifting does not contemplate a return or an exchange for something of equal value.
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.
Radical Self-reliance
Burning Man encourages the individual to discover, exercise and rely on his or her inner resources.
Radical Self-expression
Radical self-expression arises from the unique gifts of the individual. No one other than the individual or a collaborating group can determine its content. It is offered as a gift to others. In this spirit, the giver should respect the rights and liberties of the recipient.
Communal Effort
Our community values creative cooperation and collaboration. We strive to produce, promote and protect social networks, public spaces, works of art, and methods of communication that support such interaction.
Civic Responsibility We value civil society. Community members who organize events should assume responsibility for public welfare and endeavor to communicate civic responsibilities to participants. They must also assume responsibility for conducting events in accordance with local, state and federal laws. Leaving No Trace Our community respects the environment. We are committed to leaving no physical trace of our activities wherever we gather. We clean up after ourselves and endeavor, whenever possible, to leave such places in a better state than when we found them.
Participation
Our community is committed to a radically participatory ethic. We believe that transformative change, whether in the individual or in society, can occur only through the medium of deeply personal participation. We achieve being through doing. Everyone is invited to work. Everyone is invited to play. We make the world real through actions that open the heart.
Immediacy
Immediate experience is, in many ways, the most important touchstone of value in our culture. We seek to overcome barriers that stand between us and a recognition of our inner selves, the reality of those around us, participation in society, and contact with a natural world exceeding human powers. No idea can substitute for this experience.
What is Burning Man? WHAT IS BURNING MAN? the experience f.a.q. glossary timeline / history bibliography GUIDING PRINCIPLES mission statement ten principles ORGANIZATION burning man board executive committee senior staff brc ops team committees year-round staff support staff web team senior staff alumni organizational history PEOPLE about larry harvey RELATED GROUPS regional network black rock arts foundation black rock solar burners without borders burning academics CITY DESIGN designing black rock city the man base center camp cafe design EVENT ARCHIVES burning man 2012 burning man 2011 burning man 2010 burning man 2009 burning man 2008 burning man 2007 burning man 2006 burning man 2005 burning man 2004 burning man 2003 burning man 2002 burning man 2001 burning man 2000 burning man 1999 burning man 1998 burning man 1997 burning man 1986-1996 AFTERBURN REPORTS 2012 afterburn report 2011 afterburn report 2010 afterburn report 2009 afterburn report 2008 afterburn report 2007 afterburn report 2006 afterburn report 2005 afterburn report 2004 afterburn report 2003 afterburn report 2002 afterburn report 2001 afterburn report Related Links ESSAYS, LECTURES & INTERVIEWS reconnecting art and life the early years curator's statement anatomy of a burning man grant project viva las xmas "art of burning man" la vie bohéme art cars on the playa burning man and cyberspace the media and immediacy art in the 90's burning man 1998 speech burning man 1997 speech
Ten Principles of Burning Man Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on pinterest_share Share on email
Burning Man Founder Larry Harvey wrote the Ten Principles in 2004 as guidelines for the newly-formed Regionals 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.
Radical Inclusion
Anyone may be a part of Burning Man. We welcome and respect the stranger. No prerequisites exist for participation in our community.
Gifting Burning Man is devoted to acts of gift giving. The value of a gift is unconditional. Gifting does not contemplate a return or an exchange for something of equal value.
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.
Radical Self-reliance
Burning Man encourages the individual to discover, exercise and rely on his or her inner resources.
Radical Self-expression
Radical self-expression arises from the unique gifts of the individual. No one other than the individual or a collaborating group can determine its content. It is offered as a gift to others. In this spirit, the giver should respect the rights and liberties of the recipient.
Communal Effort
Our community values creative cooperation and collaboration. We strive to produce, promote and protect social networks, public spaces, works of art, and methods of communication that support such interaction.
Civic Responsibility We value civil society. Community members who organize events should assume responsibility for public welfare and endeavor to communicate civic responsibilities to participants. They must also assume responsibility for conducting events in accordance with local, state and federal laws. Leaving No Trace Our community respects the environment. We are committed to leaving no physical trace of our activities wherever we gather. We clean up after ourselves and endeavor, whenever possible, to leave such places in a better state than when we found them.
Participation
Our community is committed to a radically participatory ethic. We believe that transformative change, whether in the individual or in society, can occur only through the medium of deeply personal participation. We achieve being through doing. Everyone is invited to work. Everyone is invited to play. We make the world real through actions that open the heart.
Immediacy
Immediate experience is, in many ways, the most important touchstone of value in our culture. We seek to overcome barriers that stand between us and a recognition of our inner selves, the reality of those around us, participation in society, and contact with a natural world exceeding human powers. No idea can substitute for this experience.
What is Burning Man? WHAT IS BURNING MAN? the experience f.a.q. glossary timeline / history bibliography GUIDING PRINCIPLES mission statement ten principles ORGANIZATION burning man board executive committee senior staff brc ops team committees year-round staff support staff web team senior staff alumni organizational history PEOPLE about larry harvey RELATED GROUPS regional network black rock arts foundation black rock solar burners without borders burning academics CITY DESIGN designing black rock city the man base center camp cafe design EVENT ARCHIVES burning man 2012 burning man 2011 burning man 2010 burning man 2009 burning man 2008 burning man 2007 burning man 2006 burning man 2005 burning man 2004 burning man 2003 burning man 2002 burning man 2001 burning man 2000 burning man 1999 burning man 1998 burning man 1997 burning man 1986-1996 AFTERBURN REPORTS 2012 afterburn report 2011 afterburn report 2010 afterburn report 2009 afterburn report 2008 afterburn report 2007 afterburn report 2006 afterburn report 2005 afterburn report 2004 afterburn report 2003 afterburn report 2002 afterburn report 2001 afterburn report Related Links ESSAYS, LECTURES & INTERVIEWS reconnecting art and life the early years curator's statement anatomy of a burning man grant project viva las xmas "art of burning man" la vie bohéme art cars on the playa burning man and cyberspace the media and immediacy art in the 90's burning man 1998 speech burning man 1997 speech
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