Open Aid

My nephew Jesse Robbins is a remarkable fellow.  Last year, he organized a shelter drive  for the ravaged South.

Burning Man has been an important part of his life for over a decade, he's part of Burning Man's Emergency Services.

Burners Without Borders takes the Burning Man ethos out into the real world.

Our goal is simple: we aim to fill in the some of the empty spaces where traditional social structures have either fallen apart, or never existed. Sometimes that project will be large, like spending six months doing disaster relief. Other times it's small, like cleaning up a public beach. Maybe we throw a BWB party to raise money for a local cause. The details don't matter--Burners Without Borders exists anywhere people decide to come together to work for positive change, with no limits on how they go about it. This site is here to explain a little of what we've been doing already, to inspire you to take your own initiative, and then to tell your story as well.

Camp Katrina took Burning Man to disaster relief in the South.

Burning Man is a unique community.  Burners Without Borders shows that it is not just what happens on the playa.  As a maturing community, perhaps it needs financial institutions.  Here comes the  Black Rock Federal Credit Union  (You can learn more about credit unions--as distinct from banks or savings and loans--here.)

Jesse's started a blog to track Open Aid efforts  (including the BRFCU).  The purpose of the blog is  to bring the principles of Open Space Technology to  community improvement, including relief work.

Comments

[Jesse Robbins]

Thanks!