Does it matter that I have, in fact, helped build an ofrenda?

We could change it to English, Day of the Dead, or simply...let go of the holidays of the past and start celebrating in advance humanity's possible technological end to death.  I am totally open to changing the name and theme to Day of the Immortals only.

However, it saddens me to see the assumption thrown out that all cultural sharing and creative play is exploitative and disrespectful.

We don't know the event's demographics because it hasn't happened yet. It's a sad assumption that this event is going to be attended by mostly whites. The purpose of this event is to bring new people into the space and cross-pollinate all sorts of subcultures.

Humans all die, which is why almost every culture has a celebration of death. IMO, Dia de los Muertos has a greater emphasis on beauty and transcendence than does Halloween.  

Humans also tend to make incorrect assumptions based on things like skin color.  87.6% of my life has been lived in POC Hispanic-majority communities. I have also studied Dia de los Muertos and pre-Hispanic and Mexican folk traditions academically. 

However, I have not ever been mistaken for a POC, not even during my unfortunate Selena-obsessed dark lipliner teenage phase, so I have not lived with that kind of racial discrimination directed at me. I will defer to the opinions of others. 

So, does this mean Day of the Immortals is a go?

On Oct 23, 2014 1:55 PM, "yar" <yardenack@gmail.com> wrote:

On Thu, Oct 23, 2014 at 12:42 PM, Lesley Bell <zvezdalune@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello!
>
> The Omni needs funds.  Dia de los Muertos is a thing. We would like to
> introduce new people to the space and expand our community.
>
> I have attached a flyer for a possible event, a funky transhumanist/Dia de
> los Muertos themed costume ball.  Should this happen? Is there a reason
> anyone would like to block?
>
> Also, steampunk zombies! Mechanical corpses! Post-singularity glittery
> things covered in LEDs! Ordinary awesome humans!

Looks fun! Right now the way to book events is:

1) check the calendar for conflicts: https://omnicommons.org/wiki/Calendar

2) submit this form: bit.ly/omniballroom

Full explanation and future changes to the process will go here:
https://omnicommons.org/wiki/How_to_book_events