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Feb 16, 2024 - ADOPT-A-DIRTBAG: Why not send a DPW / Gate / Burning Dude desert-rat hooligan (or yourself) to New Orleans to help rebuild with Lowernine.org? Hurricane...

Jan 30, 2025 - A once a month gathering of compassionate independents made up of Burners and non-Burners who organize and gather to be of service in our community. The Lower...

Feb 6, 2020 - Want to share this opportunity with your network? Use this language for an easy copy/paste: [Applications Open: ELS Civic Ignition Grant!] Do you have an...

Jul 23, 2024 - Burners Without Borders is a community activation platform dedicated to supporting your projects and initiatives. We aim to provide you with the tools and...

Jul 19, 2024 - When people hear the name ‘Burners Without Borders’ (BWB) they often think about our origins in disaster relief. At heart, what we’ve always been working...

Jan 23, 2025 - We are deeply saddened by the devastation caused by the recent fires in Los Angeles, which have destroyed thousands of homes and impacted countless lives. Our...

Nov 14, 2015 - The BWB 128 Initiative (128 Regions – 128 Projects – 128 Days) Update 11/18/2015: We want to express both our thanks and congratulations to all of...

Apr 2, 2024 - Volunteers NeededBetween August 11 and August 14th more than 2 feet of rain fell across Southern Louisiana causing widespread catastrophic flooding that has...

Feb 16, 2024 - This ending is bittersweet. As the conditions for refugees worsen and the rhetoric around migration become more and more hostile, much still needs to be done....

Jul 22, 2024 - Happy volunteers at the Native Solidarity Projects, 2023 Book at Toy Drive

Apr 20, 2024 - BWB has never had the chance to bring our diverse stakeholders together in a singular place before.  For many reasons, BRC is either cost or time prohibitive...

Jul 18, 2024 - BWB Georgia was awarded $350 for our work with Infinte Arts (IA), a performance art group dedicated to the presentation of high quality productions suitable...

Mar 19, 2024 - BWB’s Will Ruddick has been working in Kenya for several years to integrate alternative currencies into the lives of resource poor communities. BWB is...

Apr 3, 2024 - Holy Grounds by Kevin O’Neill On the outskirts of Greensburg, LA, just outside of the city limits, Darlington Church of God in Christ has been a pillar...

Oct 20, 2023 - What we are listening to… Read the RAT Afterburn Report here.Key Accomplishment was working with these art projects: Empyrean Temple, Renzo Verbeck –...

Apr 4, 2024 - Join BWB’s series of weekly zoom conversations, every Wednesday, focusing on ‘BWB & Burners Responding’. This bi-weekly call series will...

Apr 12, 2024 - One of our 2018 Community Micro Grant Recipients is the 3rd annual BarberQue, in Chicago! Project leader Megan Hinchy describes the project: A unique...

Apr 2, 2024 - New in 2023! Watch this space for updates!

Sep 22, 2025 - In May 2025, 99 participants gathered once again on the ancestral lands of the Northern Paiute at Fly Ranch for the 9th BWB Summit. As Burners Without Borders...

Jul 16, 2024 - Consensus is a new nonprofit community arts center on the southwest side of Chicago where people connect, create, and cultivate. BWB is proud to support the...

Apr 17, 2024 - One of our 2018 Community Micro Grant Recipients is Mujeres Sembrando La Vida in Zinacantán, Chiapas, Mexico. This was a project to build out a second floor...

Jul 17, 2024 - European Disaster Volunteers (EDV), has worked in Haiti for more than 13 months now, and BWB has supported our efforts from the very beginning. Most recently,...

Jan 15, 2025 - UPDATED: 12/4/2024 We have been closely following Hurricane Helene since before it made landfall in Florida, and we are deeply saddened by the devastation it...

Apr 3, 2024 - Thank you for participating in our March 15th Community Conversation: Burners and Mutual Aid panel. Click here to read Panelist Bios Extended Mutual Aid...

Apr 11, 2024 - My name is Andy Chaggar and I’m the Executive Director of a relatively new charity called European Disaster Volunteers (EDV). EDV is a volunteer driven,...

Feb 16, 2024 - Two years after Burners without Borders pulled out of Pearlington MS, we returned to where it all began last week to thank the town of Pearlington for hosting...

Oct 17, 2025 - Burners Without Borders Sacramento, in conjunction with Sacramento Valley Spark, conducted its quarterly LNT event this month at William Chorley Park &...

Apr 2, 2024

Feb 8, 2024 - Watch a recap our the live event here! Check out our accompanying tool-kit so you can host your own!

Jun 5, 2024 - Tool drive and 100 volunteers needed! BWB-Seattle is teaming up with Seattle Tilth again and helping them with Just Garden. They are in need of 100 volunteers...

Oct 25, 2023 - Welcome to the Spring BWB Newsletter– read this newsletter with much nicer formatting here. Get inspired by these projects around the world making an...

Jul 20, 2024 - Read the original article by Tom Price here It’s easy to feel overwhelmed. Here’s what to expect, and what you can do, to help recover after Hurricanes...

Apr 3, 2024 - Thanks to funding from Burners Without Borders, MotoMoto Program is helping make a difference at the Shimo La Tewa Borstal Institution which houses 313 boys...

Jul 19, 2024 - Congratulations to our 2022 MRS Civic Ignition Grantees! We received 8 submissions with a total financial ask of $11,100. These grants were discussed in a...

Jul 23, 2024 - From Beach Clean-up to a Community Waste Management System. Next Up:  Permaculture School on Revitalized Land.  The Pacific coast of Colombia is a sanctuary...

Feb 15, 2024 - Eight years ago, Will Ruddick was doing graduate work in high energy physics at the University of Colorado-Boulder. In May, he was sleeping on the floor of a...

Aug 18, 2016 - Burners Without Borders builds a theme camp each year in the Black Rock Desert as a physical manifestation of the values & work that we promote out in the...

Jul 20, 2024 - In this video, Museum Director Billie Jean Guerrero talks about the installation of the medicine garden and haba (traditional shade structure) at the Pyramid...

Jun 5, 2024 - “First do what it necessary. Then do what is possible. And soon you will be doing the impossible”. – Francis of Assisi According to a 2015...

Jul 23, 2024 - Every BWB project looks different, the important thing is to create collaborations and bring as much creativity and fun to the project as possible. Every...

Apr 2, 2024 - Native Solidarity Project, a Coalition of Native Americans and Burning Man participants, has launched their annual Holiday Gift Drive to benefit our playa...

Jun 5, 2024 - Permaculture Action Days are one-day events in which we mobilize people from a concert or cultural event to a day of hands-on action creating regenerative...

Jun 24, 2025 - Report Back: BWB In Black Rock City 2024 (BWB-BRC) Burners Without Borders (BWB) camp at Black Rock City marked its 19th year since forming in 2006. Located at...

Feb 20, 2025 - Protectors Alliance is a forming organization which Burners Without Borders is proud to be incubating.  Receive the latest updates on Protectors Alliance here...

Dec 12, 2024 - BwB Galveston began in 2017 after Hurricane Harvey with 2 disaster recovery projects, followed by the Civic Ignition eco art grant from Burning Man Project....

Apr 6, 2017 - Goal: To create awareness within the Burning Man Regional Network of the BWB civic engagement mission. This mission is to globally promote activities that...

Jul 23, 2024 - STEP 1: Explore What do you care about? What kind of project would you like to see in your community? Different problems require different solutions. To start,...

Apr 2, 2024 - One of our 2018 Community Micro Grant Recipients is Smart Aid Gatherings from Campfire Innovation, in Greece! Project leader Joanna Maria Theodorou describes...

Apr 20, 2024

Feb 4, 2020 - Want to share this opportunity with your network? Use this language for an easy copy/paste: [Applications Open: Mexico Civic Ignition Grant!] Do you have an...

Jul 16, 2024 - Kaya Nicole (confirm credits and get link for NOLA Farming Arts Project), first-time BWB grant recipient, reports back on the their progress in New Orleans:...

Apr 2, 2024 - There is a legacy of BWB work in Philadelphia, current leadership is needed.

Feb 27, 2025 - BeLoved Asheville Needs Your Help! In response to Hurricane Helene, BeLoved Asheville is seeking RVs to help house those affected by the storm. If you or...

Apr 2, 2024 - Burners Without Borders believes that people have the inherent capacity to solve their own problems, and that social transformation is within the reach of all...

Jul 17, 2024 - Shelter Unlimited is a new organization dedicated to providing individuals and communities with the tools, knowledge, and inspiration they need to create...

Nov 19, 2025 - BWB Colorado, Littleton, CO USA Risen from the ashes the Colorado BWB “Mile High Chapter” is back! The Marshall Fire occurred on Dec. 30, 2021 and...

Jul 18, 2024 - Thank you for your consideration to support and gift to Burners Without Borders. All BWB volunteer opportunities are created by community members just like...

Apr 3, 2017 - BWB is excited to announce the launch of our 9th annual community grant program, and you are invited to apply! To date, BWB has provided over $100K in grants...

Jul 17, 2024 - Typhoon Haiyan has devastated vast regions of the Philippines. BWB volunteers were on the first relief planes into Tacloban and are bringing specialized skills...

Dec 18, 2024 - 12 Baskets Cafe, a program of the Asheville Poverty Initiative hosts a weekly writing collective, a diverse population of regular and itinerant participants,...

Jun 18, 2024 - There is a legacy of work in Perth, leadership is needed.

Nov 18, 2025

Jul 17, 2024 - BWB partnered with Jakmel Ekspresyon in 2013 to create a first of its kind screen printing program in Haiti serving marginalized artists. After a very...

Mar 11, 2025 - BWB Chicago is a group of volunteers and partners of both Burners and non-Burners alike fostering community and creativity by tapping into and collaborating...

Apr 20, 2024 - We are excited to invite you to:The Spring BWB Summit/Family Campout!May 8-10th, 2020 (Mother’s Day weekend)Fly Ranch, Nevada The May 2019 Summit started...

Apr 2, 2024 - We cordially invite you to join us for the 8th annual BWB Winter Ball (Eventbrite ticketing link here) A formal evening and dashing affair to whisk you through...

Nov 7, 2023 - Winter Newsletter 2022- read this newsletter with much nicer formatting here. As we welcome the Winter Solstice, we honor the rhythms of life. We are reminded...

Jul 19, 2024 - When people hear the name ‘Burners Without Borders’ (BWB) they often think about our origins in disaster relief. At heart, what we’ve always been working...

Jul 19, 2024 - 2023 marked the 15th year of the Burners Without Borders Camp (unless your counting the renegade and virtual burns…..)! 110 Camp Members 3 days of...

Feb 15, 2024 - UNION BEACH — For more than 150 years, the Princess Cottage withstood hurricanes and floods, nor’easters and major snowstorms. On Friday, it took a...

Mar 26, 2024 - Burners Without Borders is spearheading an initiative to create a tool lending library in Lake County following the Valley Fire that devastated the region, and...

Apr 20, 2024 - BWB has never had the chance to bring our diverse stakeholders together in a singular place before.  For many reasons, BRC is either cost or time prohibitive...

Apr 11, 2024 - Burners Without Borders is proud to have provided a grant for this incredible project through the 2012 Grants Program. I love slacklining, and though I...

Apr 17, 2024 - BWB Corpus Christi is on the ground organizing relief efforts in the Aransas Pass, Texas region. Many BWB Texas Chapters are also doing amazing work. To find...

Jul 23, 2024 - The Burners Without Borders (BWB) Network is a constantly evolving collection of people, organizations, communities, theme camps, projects, and ephemeral...

Apr 17, 2024 - Burners Without Borders Florida was barely back from the playa, when Irma was on target to hit the state. They are focusing their recovery efforts on building...

Apr 17, 2024 - *Learn more in this slidedeck about the program and 2022 winners The Burners Without Borders Community Micro-Grant program started in 2008 and has awarded over...

Jul 17, 2024 - I get the privilege of working with residents at nursing homes one day a week. I have been doing this for over a year, assisting an optometrist, doing eye...

Apr 12, 2024 - One of our 2018 Community Micro Grant Recipients is the Girl Journalists on the Move, in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania! Project leader Simon Martha Mkina describes...

Jul 19, 2024 - Be the Change | Stand with the Paiute Tribe | Make a Difference Welcome to our 12th Annual Paiute Food Drive and Fundraiser, brought to you by Comfort &...

Mar 18, 2025 - Ikigaï Explorers (2021-2023) In Colombia, social mobility is a steep climb. With one of the widest gaps between rich and poor in the world, wealth and...

Jun 5, 2024 - About the Mobile Resource Unit Prototype In 2016, Burners Without Borders created their first-ever mobile makerspace called the Mobile Resource Unit (MRU). The...

Mar 22, 2013 - BWB is excited to launch our fifth annual grant program, and you are invited to participate. Over the years, we have learned that real change starts at the...

Dec 11, 2024 - Project Evolution The Temple of Re:creation has seen significant growth since its inception. Originally planned as a land-art installation, it has now...

Apr 10, 2024 - New Zealand & Australia Leadership Gathering Civic Ignition Grant WinnerProject Name: Sparkhaus Studio, Burner Makerspace & Community HubOne of our...

Apr 2, 2024 - **If you are interested in donating to Maui relief, please do not donate to Burning Man Project or BWB at this time, directly donate to the projects below**...

Jul 17, 2024 - At International Disaster Volunteers our focus is on helping disaster affected and at risk communities become more able to meet their own needs. In the...

Jan 31, 2025 - Burning Man co-founder Larry Harvey wrote the 10 Principles in 2004 as guidelines for the newly-formed Regional Network. They were crafted not as a dictate of...

Oct 22, 2025 - What began as a small act of support has grown into a scalable model for localized economic transformation. Cultivating More Than Coffee In the lush highlands...

Apr 5, 2024 - One of our 2018 Community Micro Grant Recipients is: Playscapes- Evolve Early Learning (formerly Body Mind Adventure) Project lead Corrie Price describes the...

Apr 11, 2024 - BWB is proud to have provided a $200 grant in support of this program. Saturday morning: I wake up late, like usual, 11:00 o’clock-ish, having been up until...

Apr 2, 2024 - 521 years after the first contact between Colonizers and Indigenous peoples, the Corumburn Burners chose this place, the birthplace of BRAZIL to live with the...

Sep 26, 2024 - 2023 marked the 15th year of the Burners Without Borders Camp (unless your counting the renegade and virtual burns…..)! 110 Camp Members3 days of Speaker...

Jul 23, 2024 - Every BWB project looks different, the important thing is to create collaborations and bring as much creativity and fun to the project as possible. Every...

Nov 14, 2015 - The BWB 128 Initiative (128 Regions – 128 Projects – 128 Days) Update 11/18/2015: We want to express both our thanks and congratulations to all of...