This Way to Resilience: Building Stronger, More Adaptive Communities

Thursday, March 26th

4:30PM: Opening Reception | Blue Agave Room, Tres Hombres

6PM: Bonfire Stories of Resilience | Harlen Adams Theatre

Join us as This Way to Resilience opens with Bonfire Storytelling, featuring members of the Butte Resilience Collaborative(opens in new window). Through powerful personal stories of recovery, adaptation, and hope, community members will share what resilience looks like in the North State, from wildfire recovery to everyday acts of connection and renewal.  An evening of shared experience and inspiration, this event celebrates the strength and creativity that emerge when we face challenges together.

Storytellers: Sam Steadman, Rosie Reyes, Jovani Tricerri, Norma Lacy, Carolyn Nava, Pastor Kevin Thompson

8PM: La Flor(opens in new window) Paletas in the Courtyard

Friday, March 27th - Starting at 9AM

Full Schedule

Colusa and Selvester's

Climate Resilience Roundup
Friday, 3/27 from 9AM-2PM - Colusa 100A

A gathering of students, faculty, and staff with members of the Butte Resilience Collaborative(opens in new window) for information sharing and volunteer recruitment (and pizza).

• BRC Organization Tables
• Volunteer Opportunities – Office of Civic Engagement
• Educational Information
• Refreshments (coffee & pastries; pizza and fruit)

Presentations
Friday, 3/27 from 9AM-3PM - Colusa 100B

• 9AM-10AM: Eco-Anxiety and You (Kim Michl & Blake Ellis)
• 10AM-11AM: Mutual Aid as Intervention (Melys Araujo-Jerez)
• 11AM-12PM: The CSU Climate Resilience Framework (PDF) (Lindsey Rowell and Rachel Patterson)
• 12PM-1PM: Lunch with the Office of Sustainability (Mark Stemen)
• 1PM-2PM: Poems on Fire (Calli-Jane West)
• 2PM-3PM: Living and Rebuilding in the WUI (Taylor Nilsson, Zeke Lunder, and Calli-Jane West)

Presentations
Friday, 3/27 from 9AM-3PM - Selvester's 100

• 9AM-10AM: Fundraising in Hard Times (Jovanni Tricerri)
• 10AM-11AM: Psychological First Aid pt 1 (Mara Rouse)
• 11AM-12PM: Psychological First Aird pt 2 (Mara Rouse)
• 12PM-1PM: Lunch with the Butte Resilience Collaborative(opens in new window) (Nate Millard)
• 1PM-2PM: Get Red Cross(opens in new window) Ready (Mara Rouse)
• 2PM-3PM: Connecting (And Healing) Through Storytelling (Bonnie Pipkin and Anna Moore)

Art & Fashion Expo
Friday, 3/27 from 9AM-3PM - Colusa Courtyard

• Green Campus Free Store
• Creative Reuse 
• Pedal Press
• California Climate Action Corps(opens in new window)

Music of Resilience
Friday, 3/27 from 4-6PM - Bidwell Bowl

• Feat. DJ Smiley, Ali Meders Knight, Suika T, Himp C, Big Slim, Fross, Richie Ledreagle, and Hap Hathaway

• Visit the Sustainability at Chico State website for information about campus climate commitments. 
• Visit the Teaching Climate Change and Resilience website for information about how we teach about climate change at Chico State.

“As students, we have the power to drive real change,” said student event organizer Sam Steadman. “This symposium is about coming together, learning from experts, and taking action to build a stronger, more adaptive community.”

“Resilience is not an individual effort—it’s something we do together,” said faculty event organizer Dr. Mark Stemen (Economics, ’91), environmental studies professor and longtime advocate for climate action. “Regardless of your background, your engagement is crucial in shaping a sustainable future.”

• 3/25/2025 - Chico State Today: Burning Questions: How to Rebuild after Wildfire(opens in new window)
• 2/20/2025 - Chico State Today: Register for This Way to Resilience, a Symposium to Build More Adaptive Communities(opens in new window)

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This conference would not be possible without the support of our many volunteers and our amazing sponsors.  Please donate if you are able. Thank you!