2021 Community Event Survey

With Burning Man's recent news release that they'll be waiting until 2022 before possibly gathering in Black Rock City again, we've been asked the same question by quite a few of you.

Will Mosaic Experiment be in person this year, and if so, what types of precautions will we be taking to prevent the spread of COVID-19?

Well, the answer to that is simple.

We don't yet know.

Regardless of whether we'll be burning at Reclaim or gathering once again around our "looking glasses" in the digital world via Discord, Mosaic Experiment 2021 WILL be happening.

However, there are a lot of factors in play surrounding public health and our Civic Responsibility to the community that we are following before we make a decision. The number of people fully vaccinated in the US is currently around 32%, and while this is encouraging, we still have a ways to go before we reach an acceptable level for herd immunity.

What we would like to know from you, our community, is what we can do to make you feel safer if we are able to burn in person this fall. We've created a short survey to let us know where you are all at with this:

https://form.jotform.com/210967013107044

We'll be tallying up the results over the next couple weeks or so to help us determine what sort of precautions need to be present if we return Home this year and as soon as we know for sure, you'll know.

In the meantime, if you haven't already done so, join our Discord server here: https://discord.gg/ZfuEGHQ, and stay tuned for some off-season Mosaic Experiment digital events!

Meet The MORG Update

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our past two "Meet The MORG" gatherings over the last few weeks!

We had planned a third session for tomorrow (Sunday, April 11th), but decided to postpone it as we retool and expand a few things. Enjoy your weekend and we'll be back with more Mosaic goodness soon.

A Date Change For Mosaic Experiment

If everyone would please get out their schedules, we need to make a change! Don't worry, we brought enough whiteout for everyone.

A few weeks back we were excited to share the 2021 dates for Mosaic Experiment. Whether we gather in person or virtually, we wanted you to have those dates. Sadly, due to an unforeseen conflict which arouse, our dates are going to change. We will return to announce those new dates by the end of this month (or sooner if Burning Man makes a final decision regarding this year).

Please know we appreciate your understanding. The world remains in flux but we will keeping you informed with each step forward we take.

Suggest a Theme for Mosaic Experiment 2021

We’re inviting you to suggest a theme for this year's Experiment!

We want to hear your theme ideas for Mosaic Experiment 2021. Please visit our form linked below where you can share your ideas. We're excited to see your creativity and, if selected, watch as your idea comes alive for all to enjoy later this year.

We will review all submissions and pick a smaller mix to share with the broader community letting you decide how we burn in a few months.

SUGGEST YOUR 2021 THEME HERE

Meet The MORG Continues Tonight!

Our second Meet The MORG (aka Mosaic organizers) series of Zoom meetings is set kickoff tonight answering your questions and exchanging ideas on How Does A Burn Come Together, aka How This Shit Happens.

Join Zoom Meeting at 8:00PM here:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87285666340

Join your community organizers for a thrill-packed hour (or so) of discussion on how your Mosaic Experiment is brought to life, how we ethically sacrifice inanimate objects to appease the mud gods, how a hippie-trap is like a writing desk, and more!

Interested in joining our ragtag team of volunteers in helping us create the best burn yet (that is totally better than next year)? We're here to answer your questions and provide you with the info on how to make that dream a reality.

Can't wait til 8:00 and want to join in on the fun now? Join our Discord and you can escape Defaultia whenever you want: https://discord.gg/ZfuEGHQ

Meet The MORG This Thursday

COMING UP!

Join members of the MORG (aka, the Mosaic Organizers) in the second of three Zoom sessions where we, *ahem* "Answer Your Questions About How This Shit Happens."

Wondering how we get those wood chips where they need to be on the Back 40? Curious about the top secret algorithm we employ to determine porto placement and how it gained sentience and became our lovable Discord bot, Moe? Thinking about volunteering your time and talents in order to help make Mosaic come to life?

We'll answer these questions and more live on Zoom so save the date!

- March 11th (Thurs): Starting at 8:00 PM EST

And don't worry, the link will be provided the day of so it doesn't get lost in your feed before then.

In the meantime, remember to join our Discord server to keep burning with us in the digital world and reconnect with some of your favorite folks and camps : https://discord.gg/ZfuEGHQ

Our Virtual Burn Never Actually Ended

Did you know our virtual burn never ended?

Well, it's more like we now have this beautiful digital forest of discussion channels and some of our burn family decided to just live there throughout the year (which we love to see).

Don't miss the experience! Catch up on what's been happening and, if you missed it all previously, find your own little corner to call home. As we're starting to plan additional gatherings for this aspect of our Experiment throughout the year, we don't want you to miss out so go forth and explore!

Invitation link: https://discord.gg/ZfuEGHQ

Meet The MORG Events Announced

Curious how a burn comes together? Ever wondered who are these mysterious (or at the very least adorably quirky, creative and mostly friendly) individuals who make Mosaic happen? Have ideas to share? Want to learn about becoming part of the merrymaking band of misfits we call the MORG (aka Mosaic organizers)? Want to find a new ways to contribute to our community that gathers?

MARK YOUR CALENDAR!

- Feb 11th (Thurs): Starting session 8:00 PM

- March 11th (Thurs): Starting Session 8:00 PM

- April 11th (Sun): Starting Session 2:00 PM

Here is the link for our Feb 11th session:
https://umich.zoom.us/j/91266564491

It's a chance to take you behind the scenes and let you meet some amazing burners (we all need that right now). This is meant to be more of a conversation than a lecture as TACO's own Showman will be shepherding a mix of the MORG members each gathering. Join us as we kick around information about what's involved in Mosaic Experiment and please know that we also want to hear your questions, ideas and more!

The Path We Forge Ahead: A Statement on Inclusion

Given the recent attempted insurrection at the Capitol, we, the organizers of Mosaic Experiment, feel it is part of our Civic Responsibility to take a stance and speak out against the actions of those involved.

This was an attack not only upon the elected officials, staffers, interns, and government employees but also an attack upon the democratic process that forms the foundation of our society. This violence was both abhorrent and inexcusable.

It has come to our attention that an individual, photographed wearing a symbol from another Burning Man Regional Network event, was arrested on multiple weapons charges in Washington D.C. the day before the attack occurred. Whether they intended to use these weapons the following day is irrelevant. What is relevant is that this reflects poorly upon the burn community as a whole and undermines our principles at their very core.

Given these events, we reaffirm our stance on the very first principle, Radical Inclusion, which states: Anyone may be a part of Mosaic Experiment. We welcome and respect the stranger. No prerequisites exist for participation in our community.

Being a part of this community means that all of us welcome and respect one another. While no prerequisites exist for your participation, once you come Home it’s expected that you genuinely embrace the respect for others as it has been extended to you. When you pack out, we hope that your experience has impacted you in a way that allows you to carry this respect into your default world.

“We need to give each other the space to grow, to be ourselves, to exercise our diversity. We need to give each other space so that we may both give and receive such beautiful things as ideas, openness, dignity, joy, healing, and inclusion”

— Max De Pree

Radical Inclusion does not mean we will accept actions, words, or beliefs that are rooted in violence, hatred, or discrimination of any kind.

If you will not welcome, respect and celebrate the diversity that brings us together as a community, then you are not embracing the principle of Radical Inclusion. If you are advocating for discrimination and violence, beliefs of superiority, or casting wanton judgement and exclusion against others, then you are not cultivating the environment that we are striving to provide for everyone. We as a community, as part of our Civic Responsibility, do not tolerate and will not welcome that.

In these times of social upheaval, we are given the opportunity to step outside our boxes. This allows us to examine who we are as human beings and who we strive to be. We have the choice to allow our fears to control us or to embrace compassion and grow as a society. We have seen the damage that fear and intolerance can do, and we choose not to let this define us.

Mosaic Experiment looks forward to welcoming anyone with the courage to practice this Radical Inclusion to burn with us.

Who's Ready To Burn? Mosaic Experiment Begins!

This world hasn't offered us much opportunity to gather and burn in 2020. We decided to do something about that and created plans to try something we've never done before; a virtual burn. We've talked about it with you, we've worked diligently and we've built things we hope you'll enjoy. Now it's time to gather in a new way!

As your calendar will tell you, your wait is over. Our gate is open, our burn is underway, tickets are free and all that's missing is you, your friends, your campmates and your creativity. Whether you want to simply attend or build your own experience to share, we want your participation and radical self-expression as we burn and create new experiences over the next four days. Here are the four links you need to get started...

Gate's open! Come in and find your burners, old and new:
discord.gg/6SUs9ER

Our burn map is live to explore (Welcome to Reclaim!):
google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1nD84ilCkly2O-PRQ7snX43ClcEBunXBr&usp=sharing

Catch the latest in our WWW (WhatWhenWhere) guide which will be updated continuously:
docs.google.com/document/d/1gCCetN_ZR9rn92ejxuNbUnf6lPwBLgkBrWLFBr2taH4/edit?usp=sharing

Whether it's a camp, an event, music, art, conclave, effigy or something unexpected, tell us what you have planned:
form.jotform.com/202248310201032

Join us, explore our burn and let's see what we can create over the next few days. We may have been forced to evolve this year, but we will still find our own way to burn and have a good time doing it. It is time to step "Through The Looking Glass" and explore like never before!