12.16 BWB Winter Ball: Come Join Us!

Friends, Family, Freaks....

You are cordially invited to an evening at ECO for the *Burners Without Borders Winter Ball*
A night of fancy and feast come dressed in your winters finest and dance into the night with us.

Featuring the musical talents of: Good Evening, Jeekoos, Searchl1te, SpaceWulf, Magpie, Jbizzle, Tommy Ruffingers, Marcin, Ben X and more!
Arts & Experience: Edible Alchemy: Hors d’ouerves & Tea Lounge, Live Silk Screening, REVENGE! Homebrew Bar, Bureau of Unclaimed Secrets

Please bring donations for the Detroit Burners Without Borders Backpack project! We are accepting donations of socks, backpacks, winter gloves, & hats. Please, no sweaters or jackets!

The BwB Winter Ball
December 16th | 10pm-til Late
The Eco Collective (Pilsen)
15$ Donation at the door

Please RSVP on our facebook:
If you dont have the address to ECO, it will be FB messaged out the day of the event.

If you are interested in getting involved as an artist or *volunteer* please email: chicago@burnerswithoutborders.org
.:. Burners Without Borders Chicago .:.

BwB Collection Drive TOMORROW NIGHT at Chicago Decompression

Just a reminder for all you out there on the Interwebs:

BwB-Chicago will be doing our 2nd annual fall collection drive to help BwB-Detroit's homeless project TOMORROW NIGHT (11.06.10) @ Chicago Decompression.

Please bring your used, but still useable, Backpacks, Socks, Coats, and other winter necessities to Donate! Every little bit helps! One winter hat, scarf, or pair of mittens can mean the absolute WORLD to the homeless on the streets of Detroit this winter.

A little bit about the homeless project from BwB-Detroit:
As the winter comes in harsh across the midwest landscape everyone starts to feel a chill in their bones, but that chill is much, much colder when you don't have a home to retreat too. BwB-Detroit, led by Doxie, has for the past 4 winters ascended onto the streets to bring supplies, warmth and a whole lot of *LOVE* to the Detroit homeless Community through the backpack project. The backpack project has grown organically over the last few years and has touched the hearts and cold hands of many. Filling backpacks with winter necessities such as blankets, socks, coats, gloves, winter hats, hand-warmers, can openers and non-perishable foods the brave volunteers at BwB-Detroit go out into the streets and hand out the backpacks to those in need.
If you've ever needed an example of DIRECT ACTION helping people- this is it!

To get in contact with BwB-Detroit e-mail: doxiedetroit@gmail.com

If you'd like to check out BwB-Detroit's FB page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Burners-without-Borders-Detroit/139544484100

BwB Collection on Playa- Donate Kevlar & Backpacks!

*COME DONATE YOUR EXTRA KEVLAR/FIRE TOYS & BACKPACKS(& SOCKS!)*
To Burners without Borders this year, and help us make a difference in peoples lives!


Donate to the MotoMoto Project: Will Ruddick has an amazing project happening in Kenya. Transformingthe lives of street kids through the art of spinning fire. MotoMotoneeds your extra kevlar and old fire toys. In Will's words: "Kevlar isthe biggest item we need on a regular basis. Any left over fireequipment (heavy on kevlar) is rad".


Donate to Detroit's Homeless Backpack Project :doxie from Detroit has been working hard on creating a relief projectfor the homeless in Detroit. Backpacks are stuffed with clothes,blankets, gloves, canned food, socks, hand-warmers, local shelterinformation and other essentials to brighten the recipients day. Detroit'sproject is always in need of Backpacks and Socks! The backpacks mustbe in working condition and it'd be nice if the socks were clean or atleast clean by playa standards.


We will be accepting donations at Burners without Borders(3:30+Esplanade) this year during our Activity hours from 12pm-5pm. Make sure you come by and check out what BwB has been up to recently,and how we're getting active even on playa. Stop by, listen to live music, do some screen-printing, and donate to the cause!

Can't wait to be dusty with you,
Mr. Breedlove

mrbrdlv@gmail.com

Join us 8.5.10 @ Pritzker Park for a clelebration!

Our Sculptures have moved into the Daley Center downtown!

Burners Without Borders Chicago has moved in to the Daley Center downtown!

Here are some photos taken by Dimitre!

Green Office Artistic Challenge: The Fridge Project

Burners Without Borders- Chicago is proud to be supporting and participating in the Green Office Artistic Challenge!

This weekend marked the start of the build days for The Fridge Project part of SPACE Architects contribution to GOAC. The build workshop took place at 3532 Halsted St, a former auto body shop and now a parking garage during Cubs season, that has been generously donated the project. There have also been some donations of paint and materials from Sherwin Williams located at 3311 N Halsted. Thats killer!

Special thanks to Alderman Tom Tunney (44th Ward) and his staff for helping make all these arrangements in the North side for us. Another special thanks to the Chicago Art Department (CAD) and Nathan Peck for helping us recruit artists and produce the build days.

Want to know more about the Green Office Challenge? (www.chicagogreenofficechallenge.org)

Want to know more about the Green Office Artistic Challenge?
(www.greenofficeart.org)

Interested in a fridge? Contact nathan@chicagoartdepartment.org

It Begins

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