May 2017 - Announce - lists.fireflyartscollective.org

Work Weekends 2017 Signups
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 26 May '17

26 May '17

TL;DR: Here is the link for the official 2017 Work Weekends Sign-Up: <https://tinyurl.com/FFWW17> https://tinyurl.com/FFWW17 The Basics: Work Weekends are the weekends in June when volunteers travel up to the event space and prepare it. This can include but is not limited to gathering sticks for the bug, repairing or creating new paths, and general maintenance. Volunteers begin arriving after 6pm on Fridays (June 9th, 16th, and 23rd) and are expected to vacate by 2pm on Sundays. Lunch is provided by Work Weekend Corps on Saturday with basic snacks and coffee available the rest of the weekend. Ride Sharing: Sharing rides is highly encouraged and there is a space on the form to help coordinate ride shares. This is for coordination purposes and will be shared to others who have signed up for ride shares only. Tasks: There is a lot of do in a relatively small amount of time, so it's important that if you are going to attend work weekends you understand that the crews and corps are there to work, this is not a 'Firefly lite' or party event. That being said, there is a lot of fun to be had and it's an excellent way to meet new people if you are new to the event and/or the community. We accept and encourage anyone and everyone to volunteer and will make accommodations for those with specific needs. Equipment: Beyond the normal camping equipment required to stay in the woods over the weekend, we appreciate volunteers bringing any extra tools and equipment that might be useful. Previous useful tools include mattocks, chainsaws, cordless drills, and shovels. It is generally recommended that you label your tools so that they come back to you. Neither WW corps or Firefly is responsible for any lost tools/equipment. Alsol; due to safety concerns, tools such as chainsaws will be coordinated with DPW. Placement Brunch: June 18th is placement brunch which begins at 12pm. It is strongly encouraged that if your camp is sending representation to placement weekend, they be ready to contribute to the infrastructure work as well. Due to limited parking, if you will be attending placement only YOU MUST still register with the WW form and indicate that you'll be attending placement. Again, if attending placement brunch it is highly encouraged that you participate in Work Weekend as well. Contact Info: Your Work Weekend Corps leads are Speedbump and Mieke. Both can be reached at workweekend(a)fireflyartscollective.org <mailto:workweekend@fireflyartscollective.org> with any questions and can coordinate connection with other corps as needed. Work Weekends can be signed up for at <https://tinyurl.com/FFWW17> https://tinyurl.com/FFWW17 Signups are due by the Thursday before each weekend. If you show up and have not completed the form you are consenting to 2 days of hard labor. Once you arrive at the property, please check in with Work Weekend Corps to be givens tasks, consensual hugs, snacks and further information. See you in the woods!

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New Members for the Firefly Conduct Committee
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 19 May '17

19 May '17

Dear Firefly Community, The Conduct Committee seeks to induct these 4 new volunteer members to help with its mission of investigating possible Code of Conduct violations in our community: Andi Keeley Derrick Harrington (Lavender) Jazmine Idakaar (Djaz) Zac Delagrange We solicit the comments of the entire community about these participants--please share your feelings and experiences relating to their serving in this sensitive and important role. Please send your feedback to conduct-committee(a)fireflyartscollective.org or any of the individual members listed below no later than May 30. An introduction to the role of the Conduct Committee <https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/firefly-arts-collective/committees/co…> is available on our website. Thank you, Dan Snyder, Darren Torphey, Emile Daigle, Ike Feitler, Sadiya Akasha, Sage Kochavi (the Firefly Conduct Committee)

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Firefly 2017 Art and Theme Camp Registration Begins!
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 19 May '17

19 May '17

THE BASICS: In order to reserve a specific location in the woods and have a place on the official map, art projects and theme camps *must* go through the Placement process. Anyone can bring art and camp without Placement, but only Placement can claim your spot before Firefly starts. If you are interested, please read the info below and then fill out the Placement application at the link at the bottom by June 7th. After that, you can send a representative to the to the Firefly site on Sunday June 18th and mark off your spot for the event. Placement’s first priority is always to help camps and artists find the right space for their awesome projects! Here is what you need to know about this year's Placement process and policies: Returning Camps and Art: Returning camps and art are usually --- but not necessarily --- entitled to the space they had in previous years. This is to help accommodate critical event infrastructure as well as make room for the event to grow and experiment new ways to use and organize the space. The vast majority of projects will be able to use the same site. Projects unable to return to their previous spaces will be notified as soon as possible and we will try to identify and reserve new spots with an equal amount of space, access and level terrain. Conflict Mediation: Placement is largely a participant-run process. It tends to be very friendly and non-adversarial and some really great solutions have arisen between neighbors by collaborating during Placement. If a conflict does arise, please try to resolve in a respectful way between yourselves, or even enlist a neighbor to help give some perspective. We are happy to help mediate if you come to us, but if a resolution cannot be reached, Placement will make a decision according to the best interest of Firefly. Placement Potluck Brunch: In order to be placed you must have a representative at the Placement Potluck Brunch which will happen at 12pm on the Sunday of the second pre-Firefly work weekend - June 18th. Please bring brunch items to share! We have chosen this time so your representative can attend just for the day; attending the full Work Weekend is highly encouraged but not required. (You must sign up for the Work Weekend if you intend to be there for the full weekend.) Your representative will choose your spot in the forest and help us stake it out. The rep can be anyone you choose, and multiple camps can have the same representative. In fact, this is encouraged! Due to space and parking constraints, we encourage you to consolidate related projects to use as few representatives as possible. At noon Sunday there will be a registration spot near the standing stone in the Field to meet with the Placement Core, sign in for your camp or art, and get marking tape. The bringing of brunch items for your group and some to share is strongly encouraged. We also encourage everyone to carpool. The lot can only handle so many cars, so we may need to implement carpooling requirements if not enough people do it voluntarily. Marking Tape: Your camp’s common space can be marked off with surveyor's marking tape that Placement will provide you. Please remove the Placement marking tape by the 2nd day of the event. We encourage projects to plan to reuse the neon, streamer-like tape as decoration or works of art. Contact Info: Placement works very closely with the Sound, Fire, LNT, Art and Work Weekend Cores, as well as other projects like Camp Leader Training. Contact information provided on these forms will be shared with these entities. Additionally, contact information may be shared with leads from other registered art and theme camps for purpose of facilitating placement activities (i.e., putting neighbors in touch with each other or helping to organize carpools to the work weekend.) And, while planning your project, you can reach out to these cores if you have any questions: - Fire Core Info: Note that any fiery objects, other than camp stoves, must be approved by the Fire Safety Core. The risk of forest fires is non-trivial in this area, please pursue fire and fuel related projects with caution. Your camp can bring above-ground fire bowls but cannot dig new fire pits. Remember that fuel is MOOP and take precautions against even small spills and splashes. Questions? Email: fire (@) fireflyartscollective (dot) org - Sound Core Info: If you plan to bring amplified sound (or fire effects) louder than a boombox, plan to coordinate with Sound Core so that noise impacts on neighbors can be minimized. Questions about possible sound issues should be directed to: sound (@) fireflyartscollective (dot) org - LNT: lnt (@) fireflyartscollective (dot) org - Work Weekend: workweekend (@) fireflyartscollective (dot) org Now that you have the read the policy, please apply to have your art or theme camp placed here: http://bit.ly/firefly2017placementapp <http://bit.ly/firefly2017placementapp> Placement applications are due by 11:59pm Wednesday June 7th. Love, Placement Core Still have questions? Email us at placement (@) fireflyartscollective (dot) org.

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Volunteer for the Firefly Rangers!
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 01 May '17

01 May '17

Greetings Fireflies! Are you a calm and supportive influence, particularly in stressful situations? Do you have mediation skills? Do you want to be a friendly and helpful face, connecting people with resources as needed (for example, First Aid or other Cores)? Have you been to Firefly before, or Rangered at other Burns? If yes, please consider volunteering for the Firefly Rangers! To volunteer, please fill out our annual survey at http://www.tinyurl.com/ffrangers2017 The survey includes training dates. Pre-event training is required, but some exceptions can be made for out-of-town rangers. We will be in touch with anyone who indicates in the survey they can't make one of the listed trainings. The shift schedule is not ready for sign-up; we will be in touch with everyone who did the survey when the schedule is ready. For more info, see our page on the Firefly website: http://fireflyartscollective.org/firefly/join-a-core/rangers/ For questions, email rangers(a)fireflyartscollective.org See you in the woods! 2017 Ranger Council (Rangers Drama, Dolphin, Helix, Broxie & Cyan)

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Sexual Assault Workshop with BARCC this June: Pick a Date and Apply
by The Firefly Official Announcement List 01 May '17

01 May '17

Hello Community Members, We're going to have another offering of the workshop in early June. This will follow the same curriculum as the previous BARCC workshops, including recognizing sexual assault, being an active bystander, and responding to disclosures. It will be three separate sessions with breaks in between, so expect somewhere from 4.5 to 5 hours total commitment. It will be hosted at a location near the red line. * If you're interested in joining the Firefly Conduct Committee and haven't participated in this workshop before, please consider attending this session as it would cover one of their requirements. * If you're interested in being a Sanctuary Supervisor for Firefly, please try to attend as I believe this material or an equivalent course will be strongly encouraged. * If you're interested in volunteering for the SafeWord program offering support to disclosers in and out of events, attendance to this or a previous instance is required. We will be having the next workshop on either June 3rd or 4th; please indicate your availability in this poll if you're interested: >>>> https://doodle.com/poll/yeaa26r5cpbdiva3 You must also fill out this application in order to attend: >>>> https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd-670G-jwHYtfaQf-pv76LlSZokYciZ46… Thanks everyone, Emile.

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