HullabalU is an all-ages event that upholds the ideals of the Burning Man Festival. It is a time when burners old and new can gather to discuss the burn season, make plans for future gatherings, and have a crazy good time with their burner family. Come celebrate with Midwest Burners and many, many others as we extend this social phenomenon into America's Heartland!
Haven't been to Burning Man? No worries! Many Midwest Burners have never been to Burning Man but are drawn to it because of the close friendships and spontaneous culture it produces. HullabalU has a very laid-back atmosphere that allows you to really get to know us. If you want to get a feel for the community ahead of time, please join our yahoo group and introduce yourself.
To become a member of Midwest Burners, register at our Membership & Event Registration site.
Midwest Burners is a Burning Man-inspired organization. As such, we strive to uphold our understanding of the 10 Principles.
- Radical Inclusion
- Anyone who desires to pursue this Association's values and purposes is welcome to participate. A person does not have to know a member of this Association or be from the Midwestern United States in order to join this Association. We do not discriminate on the basis of gender, sexual preference, race, or religion.
- Leave No Trace
- We want to leave the environment, where we gather, in the same or better condition than when we arrived.
- Radical Self-Expression
- We believe in the freedom of each individual to express him or herself as that person sees fit. Self-expression is the essence of art. Self-expression is a gift to the community and is a part of our gift culture. The giver should keep this social context in mind and respect the rights and liberties of the recipients.
- Personal Responsibility and Self Sufficiency
- Personal freedom and happiness starts with the individual. We are committed to a Do-It-Yourself mind-set. The individual is primarily responsible for creating and maintaining his or her own reality.
- Participation
- Individual and communal happiness are achieved through personal participation. Our community is only as great and enjoyable as each person makes it. Participation is the Do-It-Yourself mind-set applied to the social realm. Everyone is welcome to work and play.
- Communal Effort
- We constantly work to improve and enrich our interaction with each other. We build and maintain an environment of creative cooperation and collaboration.
- Gift Culture
- We reject any form of commerce during our events. We focus instead on gift giving, which does not require a gift in return.
- Decommodification
- We are participants rather than consumers. Thus, we bar commercial sponsorships, transactions, and advertising from our social gatherings.
- Civic Responsibility
- While we value individual freedom, we realize that it exists within the context of society. Each member is responsible for the impact of his or her actions on the Association and society in general. We strive to avoid harming each other and to operate our events in accordance with local, state and federal laws.
- Immediacy
- We seek immediate experience of ourselves, each other, society, and the cosmos. We attempt to remove barriers to this experience. The pursuit of immediate experience underlies all of our other values and objectives.
HullabalU is a community event created entirely through volunteer labor. This event cannot function without you making it happen. YOU are HullabalU.
Check out the volunteer list below. There are a range of opportunities for participation, so chances are high that you can find one to fit your style or stretch your boundaries. Help turn work into play by volunteering.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Volunteers must still pay the $10.00/person Ozark Avalon camping fee at the Front Gate.
Volunteer List-
Gate Greeters
- Front Gate Coordinator: Wild Child
- * Front Gate Greeters create the first experience at HullabalU. Greeting is a wonderful way to plug-in if you are new to the community and a good way meet tons of new friends!
- * Front Gate Greeters work in two hour shifts at the Front Gate Tent, greeting new arrivals and ensuring sign-in. There's no cash box to worry about. Greeters will receive training and a short list of procedures from a Front Gate Coordinator at the event.
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InterRangers
"We're not the cops and we're not your mamas."- Lead Ranger: Ranger Chris; Co-Leads: Sasha & Sheridan
- * Do you want to meet lots of people? Do you enjoy solving problems and being helpful? Ride the Edge of Chaos. Be a Ranger!
- * Anyone skilled or trained in psychology, social work, medicine, First Responder work, or Fire fighting is also urgently needed and would be a very valuable part of our crew.
- * Shifts are two hours. All InterRangers except folks involved in the PreBurn Ceremony need to help maintain the perimeter at the main burn.
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Earth Guardians
"Pack it in, pack it out."- Lead Guardian: Stryd'r Fulgurite
- * These volunteers assist and educate everyone at HullabalU with the Leave No Trace concepts and recycling suggestions. They also maintain Lost And Found, offer recycling collection, and organize roving patrols to reward (or maybe embarrass!) campsites for keeping their scene clean. There are opportunities to participate before, during, and immediately after HullabalU.
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Effigy Crew
- * Unlike InterFuse, HullabalU has no effigy lead. Each year, a member of the community steps up and takes charge of the process, from concept to design to implementation. This is a unique opportunity to let loose and give your creativity free reign.
- * If you don't feel up to creating the effigy but you do want to help construct it, great! Volunteer for the effigy crew and we'll call on you during the event.
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The Leisure Army (TLA)
"All leisure, no army."- HMFIC: Aaron
- * Folks who FSU & GSD... whether it's helping move some logs, or assisting with the assembly of the main sculpture and other infrastructure, TLA is on call for just about any job that requires a little elbow grease.
Send an email to
hullabalu@midwestburners.com
to let us know which position(s) you would like.