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GET INVOLVED!
There are various ways to participate with the All Souls Procession aside from coming to our events. MMOS invites you to make this event your own by getting involved with volunteering and/or participating in our various projects.
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VOLUNTEER AS A BUCKSTOPPER
Since its inception, MMOS has always remained a fairly small collective of artists, educators, and activists who have been responsible for the bulk of the Procession and other events promoting Festal Culture. As the All Souls Procession Weekend grows and meets more of the public’s needs, it also requires more community members to come forth and help with the organization and execution of each event/activity. These “Buckstoppers” are the persons ultimately responsible for the success or failure of their areas of responsibility, and without them, ASP Weekend simply could not happen. The Buckstoppers are an integral part of MMOS and the community it fosters.
Every Buckstopper is accountable to the ASP Event Administrator. Buckstoppers are chosen for their specific skill sets, networks, and ability to be responsible. Every Buckstopper begins by developing their own Crews to assist them in creating their events. We have a whole community available to assist the Buckstopper with ideas and resources, so don't hesitate to ask MMOS for help networking you to others. Come and join the ASP family!
BUCKSTOPPER REWARDS Buckstoppers will receive an ASP T-shirt, an artist-signed ASP poster, a pass to three (3) MMOS Nimbus Fundraisers, and listing on the ASP website as the Buckstopper of their activity.
Please e-mail our ASP Event Director if you are interested in filling any of the following Buckstopper positions. If you can, please specify any skill sets you may have.

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USHER BUCKSTOPPER
- Report To the ASP Event Administrator
- Find people for the Usher Crew
- Assign ushers to positions on Procession route and at Grand Finale
- Facilitate Usher Orientation:
- Relationship to police
- Relationship to participant
- Operation of equipment
- Relationship to other security (DTA purple people, Fourth Avenue Merchants Association, etc.)
- Incident / accident process
- Distributing maps, parade float positions, and uniforms to crews
- Consistent and constant email contact with Volunteer Buckstopper to solicit volunteers and have notices posted on the ASP list serve
- Responsible for radios and ear pieces
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EVOLVING COMMUNITY ALTAR BUCKSTOPPER
- Report To the ASP Event Administrator
- Consistent and constant email contact with Volunteer Buckstopper to solicit volunteers and have notices posted on the ASP list serve
- Work with El Centro Culturo de las Americas, or whatever site is used for the Alter
- Network with different community organizations (senior centers, vets groups, schools, police, fire, etc)
- E-mail groups via Tribe, Myspace, etc., to participate
- Create a calendar of days & hours ECA is open to the public
- Fill gallery hours with gallery sitters (Work with Volunteer Buckstoppers)
- Coordinate time and access with the ECA Altar artist
- Coordinate the opening reception & ceremony with the assistance of the artist
- Coordinate the ASP Buckstopper/Staff Attunement Ceremony
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ART INSTALLATIONS BUCKSTOPPER
- Report To the ASP Event Administrator
- Have active relationships / contacts with the Tucson, S. AZ artist community
- Network locally (UofA, Pima CC, TPAC, etc.), regionally (S.AZ, Bisbee, Phoenix, Scottsdale, Sedona, Jerome, etc.) and nationally to invite artists to participate / create an art installation that is in similitude with the ASP & MMOS missions.
- Offer MMOS as a 501 (C) (3) base for artist grant writing that fits our grant writing process
- Coordinate with ASP Event Administrator the installations layout at the grand finale.
- Create layout map of installations with primary considerations for safety and risk management
- Hold artists utilizing fire / electrical accountable and responsible to MMOS’s fire & electrical safety policies.
- Responsible for checking & responding to ASP Art Installations email.
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NEIGHBORHOOD ALTARS BUCKSTOPPER
- Report To the ASP Event Administrator
- Network with neighborhood / community centers (Menlo Park, Barrio Hollywood, South Park, etc) to generate an Altar Community willing to implement the neighborhood altars
- Consistent and constant email contact with Volunteer Buckstopper to solicit volunteers and have notices posted on the ASP list serve
- Creates a calendar time deadline
- Creates a digital “Neighborhood Altars Project Kit:”
- Flyer templates for the neighborhood / community centers to notify residents to participate
- Altar instructions and ideas
- Altar examples
- Complete a list of Ideas + Examples gathered from meetings with the Altar Community
- Flier templates for the neighborhood / community centers to notify residents of the event
- Talk at Neighborhood meetings
- Create a preliminary map of the different neighborhood alters locations
- Coordinate with the ASP Webmaster and the Graphic Artist Buckstopper to get the map online and made for publication in daily newspapers
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LITTLE ANGELS ART ACTIVITES BUCKSTOPPER
Report to the ASP Event Administrator
- Coordinate the Kid’s Art Activities (decorating wings, sugar skulls, face painting, etc)
- Network with the children’s community (Schools, Children’s Museum, after school arts workshops, etc) to expand the art activities offered.
- Work with the Volunteer Buckstopper to get volunteer coverage.
- Build a small crew of people to assist you
- Make sure all art activities are inclusive, and fit the ASP and MMOS missions
- Design art activities to fit the Little Angels Procession at the end of the event
- Assist in buying & gathering art supplies
- Responsible for the set up, take down and clean up of the art activities
- Work with production Buckstopper to coordinate the delivery and pick/up of tables, chairs, etc.
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- MERCHANDISE BUCKSTOPPER
- Report To the ASP Event Administrator
- Consistent and constant email contact with Volunteer Buckstopper to solicit volunteers and have notices posted on the ASP list serve to staff booth at MMOS events, fundraisers, etc.
- Physically responsible for stock:
- Designing (work with Graphic Artist Buckstopper, other artists)
- Purchasing inventory
- Printing production
- Keeping and accounting of inventories of stock
- On Site Merchandising:
- Scheduling events for sales
- Staffing volunteers for the booth at events
- Set up booth, lighting, price lists/signs and merchandise presentation
- Responsible for cashbox
- Bank to start
- Hand off cash at end to event ASP Event Administrator
- Create and update Excel spreadsheet every event/year with merch items, cost, price and numbers
- Create a calendar of events, hours, slots for volunteers
- Work with ASP Webmaster to create and update MMOS and ASP online store
- Responsible for accounting for PayPal purchases / monies
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The URN
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The Ancestors Project
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Mask-Making Workshops
- Come to our FREE workshops; make a mask, big-head puppet, human-powered float, or art installation.
No experience required, all ages are welcome.
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The Evolving Community Altar
- Get your group or family to add a photograph or memento to the Evolving Community Altar. Dates + location will be posted soon.
Buckstopper Contact:
communityaltar@allsoulsprocession.org
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The All Souls Fine Art Photo Exhibit
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Spoken Word Dead Poetry
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Personal Altars
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Procession of Little Angels
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Art Installations
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All Souls Procession & Grand Finale
- Come costumed and ready to show off your outfit, human-powered art installation, float, altar, etc. Or, bring your family and line the streets to watch this amazing community event unfold. Come to the finale and watch the installations, dancers, musicians, and experience the Burning of the Urn.
- View 2007 Route Map
- Read the ASP Rough Guide
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All Souls Film Festival
- Submit a feature, short, or documentary to the Film Festival, held every December following All Souls. MMOS is specifically looking for works relating to world traditions that honor, celebrate, and grieve the experience of death. We also consider submissions that explore other themes of our shared humanity.
- Click here for Submission Guidelines
Buckstopper Contact:
filmfest@allsoulsprocession.org
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