Mike Zuckerman: Culture Hacking and Gonzo Humanitarianism

Operating far outside the lines of what he calls the
“humanitarian-industrial complex,” freelance culture hacker and
FreeSpace founder Mike Zuckerman goes into refugee settlements
around the world, and works with their citizens to create spaces
that better serve their communities.


While the NGOs wrung their hands over how to deliver aid in the
COVID-19 pandemic, Zuck spent most of 2020 on the ground in
Uganda, with the people of Nakivale, a refugee settlement of
120,000 near the Tanzanian border.


Together they built civic spaces including an amphitheater, a
library, a radio station, and a Virtual Reality room in a
shipping container, which they used to connect Nakivale to the
Burning Man online multiverse.


Zuck brings lessons from Black Rock City to other temporary
spaces around the world, helping displaced persons overcome
“agency deprivation disorder” and reclaim their innate powers of
self-reliance and self-expression.


mikezuckerman.com


freespace.io


opportunigee.org


to.org


wearealight.org


ourhabitas.com/rise


burningman.org/culture/burning-man-arts/grants/global


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