BINNEKRING BLOG
Don’t be kak. Be lekker.
Words: Suzette du Toit Photo: Jan Verboom The South African colloquial word “Lekker” is used referring equally to a person, object or event as superb, magnificent or fantastic. As part of AfrikaBurn’s Code of Conduct, the term “Don’t be kak. …More »
Spark Grant Recipients 2019
Sparking Community Projects Across eMzantsi! Our annual call for Spark Grant applications was heard far and wide this time round – and we’re now happy to announce the recipient projects for our 2019 round of micro-grants. As the …More »
The Whimsy of a Wallflower in the Wasteland
Words by Gernus Oosthuizen on June 1, 2019 Rising like a dusty mirage out of the Karoo heat, there’s a city that many call home. It’s a manifestation of our collective imagination and the culmination of our collective …More »
Consider this ~ Inner preparation for the Burn
Words & photos: Hana Park We are now less than a week away from stepping foot on the red soil of Tankwa Karoo and seeing our collective dreams come alive. There will be many things that will demand our time, …More »
Best kept secret: volunteering
It is one of the principles: participate, get involved, no spectators, the more you give, the more you get. And that’s the truth as discovered by many Burners. I had to fish hard for this little jewel, which was told …More »
Is Consent Culture Burner Culture?
Is acting with a disregard for consent just Radical Self-reliance or have we been slacking on Each One Teach One? Is “boys will be boys” Radical Inclusivity or a threat to our Gifting culture? Is being a creep Radical Self-expression or an epic Civic Responsibility fail?More »
The Caterburner – A Lot Like You & Me
Words: Daniel Stächelin / Photos: as per credit on shot The Hungry Caterburner was born out of a simple yet difficult-to-answer question: What are the consequences of mass consumption and the endless yearning to want more, of never being …More »
What would Mr Radical Self-Reliance do?
No matter how you cut it, a luxury experience being paid for at a burn is a commodity; it’s a service being sold. Someone doing your shit for you at a cost takes us right back to the impersonal transaction of the default world. Concierge culture? Plug & play? AfrikaBurn co-founder Monique Schiess vents a little on the subject. More »
Does your gift make the playa less lonely?
The notion that everybody’s contribution counts, that it doesn’t matter what you can do so long as you share your gifts, is a good one when it encourages people to step up to the plate and discover a capacity to give that they didn’t know they had. By Caveat Magister, from Burning Man’s ’10 Principles Blog Series’. More »
