In an era of climate disruption and devastating weather events, the 2017 Northern California wildfires were the costliest and most deadly in state history. Northern California is also home to a strong, vibrant grassroots movement and network that immediately jumped into action to protect people and place and begin organizing for the long recovery ahead. A range of grassroots leaders will share success stories and challenges including:
· A local indigenous perspective on these fires
· Creating a coalition to galvanize community voice and place equity at the center of recovery
· Launching a decentralized and community-powered emergency response system
· Creating a grassroots justice and resilience fund to raise and distribute funds
· Mobilizing across government, business and community for watershed protection
· Addressing the mental health challenges that come with crisis
· Re-landscaping the rebuild with a permaculture lens and community-powered approach
Speakers include:
· Ana Lugo, co-founder of Soco Rises and Director of Communications for Community Action Partnership
· Alegria De La Cruz – Chief Deputy Counsel for Sonoma County
· Edward Willie – Pomo tribe, permaculturist and fire ecologist
· Chris Grabill – Board of Directors at Sonoma County Conservation Action and Santa Rosa Board of Public Utilities
· Kerry Fugett – Manager of Leadership Institute and Resilient Hubs Program at Daily Acts and member of the Sonoma county Climate Action Advisory Committee
· Trathen Heckman – Executive Director at Daily Acts and Board member of Transition U.S. and California Water Efficiency Partnership
