CapeConversation

Some items for consideration:

Lil Black was enthused at our idea of Sanctuary, especially that we were going to be having kids along. She has promised to give us a “quiet” spot.

- Tickets
Remember, you can buy online. They are R350 each. Also available at 2 oulets in Joburg and CT. See http://www.afrikaburns.com/

- Food
If you’d like to join us for communal meals, please let us know. I suggest we do 2 semi-formal meals (buy/prepare/wash) cook, Friday and Saturday evening, and all others self-cater.

- Fire
If we want to do a fire, baking or braai, we will need wood. I suppose 5 or 6 big braai wood bags will give us a reasonable small fire each night.

- Shelter
We plan to hire a bedouin shelter (approx 9 X 12 M). This will be costing about R2000, which I will contribute. We will need groundsheets for perhaps half that area. On top of that we need soft stuff – matresses, rugs, picnic blankets, cusions, pouffes. I think we might be able to sleep 5 or 6 people there.

We have 2 tents – a 2 person and a 5-8 person. Main concern is the rocky ground – you will need strong steel pegs and heavy hammers. The Bedouin should come with sturdy pegs that might provide some support for smaller tents. Vehicles can also be used fo tethering.

- Washing
It would be great to have a pouron shower with privacy wrap – anyone have one? Will need to consider how to attach it. I think its possible to use less than 2 litres for a shower.

- Toys
Please bring all sorts of toys. We are taking 4 bikes, 2 adult and 2 kids, which can be used for fun or utility runs.

- Lighting / Power
We will need gas / battery lamps generally. Any further ideas for the shared space lighting? What do we think about a generator?

- Sanctury space
We will discuss what this might mean, but it’s purposely left open ended and inclusive, so that while some of us might have liturgical, artistic, hedonistic or theraputic aspirations, others might not.

I propose that the ethos, in addition to the 10 principles, is hospitable, creative, playful, chill. We are not planning to go hi tech, but some music would be good, and Andy’s Landy seems to be able to provide this. We will bring percussion for ongoing drum circle.

Anyone wishing to do a yoga session, kids theatre, storytelling, performance, readings, liturgy, or choral – let us know and we can expect some times of planned entertainment / group work.

It would be good to have a banner – any ideas? Also, Tibetan prayer flags would do well in the wind. And what about a shrine of some sort. Anyone got a hookah?

- Broader involvement
I envision us getting generally involved, attending a few parties, meeting others – there are a few camps I know you need to hang out in – Partycipation (hippy, trancy, drummy), the Hitech Family Camp – 4 families (complete with DVD tent, 1100 l water, range of whiskeys, L shaped kitchen and domestic help).

My idea would be to be involved in the Temple and its Burn (if there is a temple) because its a radical, ecumenical space with sacred potential (if you can tune the rugby element down a bit).

By and large, involvement is spontaneous, rhizomic, osmotic, so things WILL happen, regardless of preparing or not.