‘Letters’ is a call to any and all black​, ​brown​, indigenous, and all POC​ burners to share their experience at Burning Man, its regionals, or any Burning Man affiliated event with the burner community. Spoken in the form of a letter, [“Salutation...Body...Signature”] you may address your letter to whomever you choose; fellow burners, a burner in particular, the BORG, your community, white burners, a camp, - anyone or everyone - and sign it however you wish. The project is audible, with an upper time limit of ~5:00 minutes. The letters will be woven together into one single production and played on air in its entirety with no interruption on BMIR during burn weekend (scheduled time will be posted when available). Currently, the show time is ​slotted for ​2 hours. Should more than 2 hours worth of contributions collect, there will be additional allotted time for them to be heard. No voice, no letter, will be left unheard. The mission of this project is for black​, ​brown​, indigenous, and all POC voices to have a space to share their experiences, thoughts, and emotions with no interruptions and for all of us who burn with privilege to simply listen with undivided attention. ‘Letters’ will also maintain longevity in multiple facets. BMIR will dedicate a section of their website to forever host this audible production as well as a portfolio of the transcripts of your letters should you like to share this as well. You can type your letter, take a photo of your handwritten letter, send in a photograph or image of a piece of art - whatever you’d like that best represents your letter. Also, should you feel called to only contribute a transcript version, please do not hesitate to do so. ‘Letters’ will be forever open to contribution so that for years to come, future generations of black​, ​brown​, indigenous, and all POC burners can participate in the project.

​​Project specs:​ ​
Up 5:00 minutes
In the form of a traditional letter
.mp3 or .wav format

Should you be called to contribute your letter, please fill out the following form and send your audio file and/or transcript to jexime@burningman.org. The deadline for contributions is Monday, August 31st, at 11:59p.

Photograph by Gilles Bonugli Kali