Seattle Times, Friday, June 29, 2007: “…this is not an ordinary weeklong arts festival. It’s Critical Massive, an annual gathering of self-described “burners” — a community that spans generations and genres of music, and unites under an ethos of radical self-expression and anti-materialism. Read the full article at seattletimes.nwsource.com…
Seattle PI, April 19, 2006: “The idea, said Amani Ellen Loutfy, who knew one of the victims, isn’t to create a permanent structure like the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Instead, she and the other organizers are inspired by the temporary wooden “temples” that emerge at the annual Burning Man festival in the Nevada desert.”Read the full…
The Stranger, April 6, 2006: As with all Burning Man temples, this one will likely be “interactive” – everyone who wants to help will be allowed to. It will also be temporary. It’s a tenet central to Burning Man that both the building and the torching of a memorial is therapeutic to grievers. Read the full…