Building Stronger, More Adaptive Communities

The third annual This Way to Resilience symposium will be hosted

March 26-27, 2026

Bonfire Stories of Resilience

Bonfire Stories of Resilience Thursday, 3/26 at 6PM – Harlen Adams Theatre

Join us as This Way to Resilience opens with Bonfire Storytelling, featuring members of the Butte Resilience Collaborative. 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, Monica Wigman, Norma Lacy, Carolyn Nava, Pastor Kevin Thompson

8PM: La Flor Paletas in the Courtyard

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 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, Rachel & Jennifer)
• 12PM-1PM: Lunch with the Office of Sustainability (Mark)
• 1PM-2PM: Poems on Fire (Cali-Jane Burch)
• 2PM-3PM: Living and Rebuilding in the WUI (Lauren de Terra and Taylor Nilsson)

Presentations

Friday, 3/27 from 9AM-3PM – Selvester’s 100

• 9AM-10AM: Fundraising in Hard Times (Jovanni Tricerri)
• 10AM-11AM: Coping in Today’s World pt 1 (Jake Fender and Richard Yale)
• 11AM-12PM: Coping in Today’s World pt 2 (Jake Fender and Richard Yale)
• 12PM-1PM: Lunch with the Butte Resilience Collaborative (Nate Millard)
• 1PM-2PM: Get Red Cross Ready (Mara Rouse)
• 2PM-3PM: Storytelling (Bonnie Pipkin and Anna Moore)

Art & Fashion Expo

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

• Green Campus Free Store and the Cool Cat Closet
• Creative Reuse / Fab Lab (hats and bags)
• Pedal Press – BRC “merch”
• Chico Mosaic Project
• California Climate Action Corps

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