Love Ministry

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Summary

The Love Ministry is the contemporary umbrella for Disorient communal vibe and hospitality collaborations. The Love Ministry is reminiscent of the deep loungey roots of Disorient camp, including MylaRV, Camp Sleizure's Dis-Orient Lounge, Tranquility Base, and Ishkabibble.

On-Playa Collaborations

It includes our main hospitality cells and modules (see Disorient Model). Playa modules typically include communal camp spaces such as lounges, dining areas, a kitchen which is sometimes run by co-op, bars, and the water evaporation pond, AKA "evap pool". Love modules can be places where other cells can create modules, such as mixers, potlucks, parties, and meetings. They can also include messaging centers, such as chalk boards, photo boards, and mailboxes. It can be a place where Disorienters can just check in, find and make friends, and get plugged into other communal and personal projects within Disorient.

Sometimes a relatively low-powered sound system is part of or adjacent to the Love Ministry, including camps within Disorient such as the Dragon's Den. Other, more private spaces include showers and massage tables.

We also coordinate with DDPW and Disengage, to support Disorient setup and cleanup workers with shade, music, a cold drink or a hot snack. We contribute to the Urban Plan to best provide services that work well with the year's infrastructure, DDPW, Disengage, and Base Camp, which has recently been The Hut Of The Glam-Tech Warrior. In the contemporary era of The Love Ministry, The Eye, The Eyepod, and the DeX have arrived before the Theme Camp setup weekend to create Disorient's seed camp; The Hut Of The Glam-Tech Warrior. The Glam-Tech Warriors survey the Disorient campsite. Love Ministry members can meet in The Hut's shaded lounge, and learn where Love Ministry modules will be setup. The main camp lounge is then built and shaded during this setup weekend. As camp members continue to arrive, they also check in and seek placement information for their vehicle. The Love Ministry's communal lounge provides these sometimes already sleep-deprived members of Disorient a communal space to find campmates, relax, acclimate, and plan their next moves. The final on-playa goal of The Love Ministry is to help coordinate, sometimes with Refuge, to leave protection and infrastrucutre for packing and de-MOOPing the Disorient campsite.

Off-Playa

The Love Ministry is also a forum on The Puddle for online collaboration regarding The Love Ministry at Burning Man, as well as for hospitality projects at other events Disorient hosts and participates in. Examples are food preparation and service, lounges, living space, and Astral Carpet Lounge.