People of Color at Burning Man | SF
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CANCELED: East Bay Burner Social | Oakland
> EVENT UPDATE: This event is no longer taking place.
East Bay Burners are a group of Burning Man devotees who all live around the East Bay and get together monthly to talk, exchange ideas, teach, learn and have fun.
The East Bay Burner Social takes place monthly in the run-up to the festival and features a different speaker or topic of discussion each time. The group is a great way to meet new Playa friends, or if you’re a beginner, to figure out what Burning Man is all about.
The East Bay Burner Socials are family friendly (kids welcome) wheelchair accessible, and to facilitate discourse, don’t have loud music.
Burning Man is filled with white people, 87% white according to Burning Man’s own 2014 census. Remarkably, this is even a higher percentage than the whole United States, which in 2014 was 62% white. Yet much of the chatter in the Burner community is about diversity, inclusion and “bringing the principles of Burning Man home”. So what’s going on?
What’s going on is People of Color are doing Burning Man…and doing it in a way that may surprise and likely make you envious. From founding two large, successful theme camps to giving on-playa performances to creating a large-scale graphic art piece, POC Burners have a story to tell.
Whether your a Veteran Burner, Virgin Burner or Burner Curious, this is a night for you. Come learn about the POC Burner experience at the always radically inclusive East Bay Burners Social.
Disclaimer: Please double check event information with the event organizer as events can be canceled, details can change after they are added to our calendar, and errors do occur.
Cost: $5*
