At home with the “burners”

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…

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‘Temple’ imagined for rampage victims

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…

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