July 2013 - Announce - lists.fireflyartscollective.org

Early arrivals: if you're not already on the road, don't come tonight.
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 02 Jul '13

02 Jul '13

...and if you *just* left, turn around and stay at home tonight. Please come tomorrow instead. The mud is a foot deep and the earth will swallow you in the dark. We are not kidding. If you come after dark tonight, you will have a sad and frustrating night. Please come tomorrow. Mud will not be as much of an issue for parking in the daytime tomorrow. Love, Firefly Board of Directors (sent from a touchscreen keyboard)

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We are here if you want support
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 02 Jul '13

02 Jul '13

Hello, With awareness that our community gatherings and events are not isolated from the problems of the world, last Sunday a group of us attended workshops about being supportive of survivors of sexual assaults and being active bystanders. The workshops were provided by volunteers from the Boston Area Rape Crisis Center, and were tailored to the 'Burner' community. Having completed the workshops, we want to make it known that we will be available to assist a survivor in finding a space in which they feel safe. That safe space may be mental state, physical place or both. We listen to you if you or just sit with you if you want us to, or find another one of us, or other person you feel more comfortable with to support you. We will walk you out of a space or situation you don't feel comfortable in. Reporting an incident to any authorities will be entirely your decision and we will be supportive of you and whatever decision you make. We are a community driven initiative and are not required to record or report anything shared with us. You can speak to us knowing what you share goes no further than who you speak to unless you decide otherwise. We will not judge the situation or you. The BARCC-led workshops did not prepare us to be counselors or equip us to offer legal advice, though we can help direct you to those capable of providing these services. We are here to listen to you and help you reach a place where you feel safe. Please understand that there may be times when you approach one of us that we are not capable of providing you with support. If we are wearing a laminated badge (Sample attached as "ffBARCCbadges.png" or available online at http://i.imgur.com/2t3e3TW.png ) at the time you approach us that is a sign we have made ourselves available. A link to a list of those who are available to assist is below. The list also indicates if they will be available at Firefly and notes if they will be wearing a laminated badge to identify themselves as an assistant who is available at that moment. http://tinyurl.com/BurnerAdvocates (redirects to a Google Drive spreadsheet) And here is the poster displayed at Firefly including those names available at the time of publish Attached: ffBARCCposter.png, online: http://i.imgur.com/U7V5p37.png This project was brought to you with invaluable production assistance from: The Boston Area Rape Crisis Center Sadiya Carr Terry Dovidio Peter Durand Sharon Kubo See you in the woods! Emile Daigle. PS: Please submit feedback for the next iteration as we will continue to evolve this community offering.

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Firefly University presents F.U.cation
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 01 Jul '13

01 Jul '13

Hello Fireflies! We interrupt your regularly scheduled packing freak outs to drop some knowledge. A couple weeks back, we held an early session of Firefly University for theme camps leaders to review important event information and share ideas with each other. The F.U.cation meeting went really well and now we want to radically include all of you, so that everyone has the information they need to not fuck it up at Firefly. Attached to this email is the presentation from the F.U.cation meeting; there are a few things in here that are theme camp specific, but most of it is stuff that everyone at Firefly should know. Do us a solid and take a few minutes to look through the slides, check out the awesome custom graphics made by Firefly's own Pelican Bishop and make sure you are ready for the woods. You may now return to your space madness. -Annie L, Jen Hill & Jenn Z

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