Dear Mayor Schaaf, It’s been less than a week since the tragic Ghost Ship fire killed an estimated 40 people. As Wear Your Voice writer Antwon Herron previously highlighted, this tragedy should not be about blaming people who decided to party on a Friday night, but about the City of Oakland’s inhumane and unethical housing practices....
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Why I Quit My Job to Bring Phillippine Art, Food and Music to Burning Man
by Andrea Aguilar My first visit to Burning Man a few years ago was a big wake-up call. I learned it’s a place that revolves around principles such as radical acceptance and self-expression. These are keys to feeling safe and gaining a sense of belonging in the community — not to mention helping to have the...
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Calling Out Cultural Appropriation In a Burning Man Group Will Get You Called a Racist
“Don’t bring the ghetto to La Playa” Trigger Warning: Racist As Fuck By: Mo Lynn An uneventful morning for me usually begins like this: 1. Wake up. 2.Contemplate how long I can hold my bladder before I have to get out of bed. 3. Check Facebook. 4. Try to go back to sleep before bladder fails...