CONVENING
Listening
Our work at Regenerating Paradise is to listen, really listen, and to help people listen to each other. We bring people together who are working on different initiatives to talk with each other, share ideas and cross-pollinate them. Sometimes people will discover new synergies and collaborations. Other times they’ll go away more clear about their work — and knowing how much they are part of a larger whole.
Celebration
We also come together in a celebratory way, talking story, listening to great music and sharing wonderful food. When people know what’s actually happening, when they understand the ways in which their neighbors are stepping forward to regenerate paradise, they get inspired and informed. It is regeneration in action. Maybe they’ll join an existing project, or maybe they will start something new. The regenerative spirit grows.
ONGOING CONVENINGS
Early April- late May
Numerous date
Paradise, CA
Three hour Focus Group discussion on housing and community needs in Camp Fire burn scar. Participants will receive a $40 gift card. Snacks also provided.
Location:
Paradise Stronger Equilibrium Room (in the old Holiday Market Shopping Center)
November 2022
Paradise, CA
Community members gathered at Terry Ashe Rec Center for live music, discussion panels, vendors, crafts, and lots more. The event provided opportunity for deepening community connections and networking with organizations and businesses.
Winter 2021 Weekly Online
Weekly online gathering to create a community forum for visions, ideas, and artful expressions to be cultivated toward the regeneration of Paradise and other disaster-affected communities.
October 2019
Paradise, CA
Celebrating our resiliency, we gathered in Paradise to share music, food, art and conversation.
Cultivating
Our Community
March 2019
Chico, CA
Locals from the Ridge gathered with folks from a wider community who shared their experiences and expertise in disaster recovery to weave a pathway forward.
Hack-a-thon
for Camp Fire Recovery
December 2018
Chico, CA
Experienced in disaster relief, folks from Field Innovation Team and Burners Without Borders offered their support to determine first steps
November 2021
Paradise, Ca
On the 3 year anniversary, community members gathered in Billy Park to honor shared history and strengthen community ties.
Strategic Planning:
Camp Fire Restoration Project
January 2020
Paradise, CA
R.P. facilitated an intensive two-day strategic planning session for the Camp Fire Restoration Project board and staff as they position for the long-term ecological restoration of the Camp Fire burn scar.
Regional
Wisdom Share
June 2019
Paradise, CA
Fire survivors from Paradise and Lake County gathered with folks involved in post-disaster community work to find areas of alignment and collaboration.
Post-Disaster Ecology: John D. Liu
February 2019
Paradise, CA
Filmmaker and ecologist John D. Liu offered stories of resiliency and shared his insights into the possibilities for large scale ecosystem restoration post-disaster.
Bi-weekly
Online
Cultivating Resource and Relationship. A bi-weekly Zoom conversation connecting fire-ecology regions in the USA and Australia, across the Pacific, and around the world.
Regenerative
Responders
September 2019
Paradise, CA
So much is happening in Paradise. Rather than become silos, our hope was to bring groups and individuals together to share their work and collaborate.
Realignment
Gathering
February 2019
Paradise, CA
Born from the desire to create a cohesive community movement, this was an open invitation to share ideas and actionable tasks.
Lake County Fire Learning Journey
July 2018
Lake County, CA
At the invitation from our friends who are rebuilding after the 2015 fire in Lake County, we toured their town and sat in discussion with their community.