Resilient Do-Ocracy: Tales of Texas Burners

Black Rock City. We sometimes call it an unnatural disaster zone.
We cooperate, survive and thrive in one of the harshest
environments. Each year we iterate new ways, and we do it all
because we want to. 


Black Rock City attracts people who are resourceful, or it turns
them into people who are. 


The resilient burner community does disaster relief well. The
nature of most residents of Black Rock City is reflected right
there in the 10 principles: Radical Self-Reliance, Communal
Effort and Civic Responsibility.


Here in the US, the State of Texas is home to Flipside, the first
and longest-running Burning Man Regional Event. Texas froze in
February. Very unusual. A series of devastating winter storms
collapsed the power grid and the water system. The burners of
Austin Texas were some of the first to respond with mutual aid in
their community. 


In this episode Kate Ludlow, Stephanie Vyborny and Clovis Buford
share their stories of resourcefulness and support, and a Frito
Pie party amid the chaos!


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