From Debasecamp Burning Man Wiki
From [Burningman.com]:
Participation is at the very core of Burning Man. Once a year, for one week in the desert, a community of living, breathing participants join together to create Black Rock City. The people who attend Burning Man are no mere "attendees," but rather participants in every sense of the word: they create the city, the interaction, the art, the performance and ultimately the "experience." Burning Man is a 100% participant sponsored, participant created event. We often like to say there are no spectators at Burning Man. It doesn't mean there isn't a lot to look at—it means that even the process of viewing is active. Even first-timers are participants—they always figure it out.
The simple notion of "participate" has inspired a lot of people to create a lot of wonderful things over the years.
Participation is one of the [Ten Principles] of Burning Man:
Our community is committed to a radically participatory ethic. We believe that transformative change, whether in the individual or in society, can occur only through the medium of deeply personal participation. We achieve being through doing. Everyone is invited to work. Everyone is invited to play. We make the world real through actions that open the heart.
