Rebuilding Paradise Panel Discussion

In this program, we will examine the wisdom of rebuilding towns at the edge of the wilderness as wildfires now have no seasons. The controversy around the rebuilding of the town of Paradise, California raises questions of home, community, as well as equity. We will discuss who gets to say which and how towns get rebuilt, and for whom. After the state of California spent close to $2 billion on the Camp Fire clean-up, is Paradise safer from future wildfires? Are there wildfire management strategies we can learn from our Native Californians, the original stewards of this land?

Time/ Location:
12:00 pm | 60 mins
Panel Discussion: YouTube Livestream

PANELISTS:
Fay Darmawi, (Moderator) Founder and Executive Director, SF Urban Film Fest
Ron W. Goode, Tribal Chairman of the North Fork Mono Tribe, Educator
Sarah Karlinsky, Senior Advisor, SPUR
Xan Parker, Producer, Rebuilding Paradise
Kevin Phillips, Paradise Town Manager
Co-Presented by SPUR