On this Community Call, participants discussed the recent impacts of wildfires and hurricanes on retreat centers in the community. We also explored a disaster scenario as groundwork for future calls on the increasingly-urgent topic of resilience.

On this Community Call, community members discussed ways retreat centers can serve as spaces of refuge, healing, and learning during times of political upheaval.

On this Community Call, Stanley Wu and Oren Slozberg led a discussion about resilience. Participants helped to identify different kinds of resilience and suggested first steps towards strengthening personal and organizational resilience going into the future.

This open space Community Call provided an opportunity for participants to explore resilience and successful program stories, among other topics.

Retreat centers in all geographical regions are facing an increasing number of severe weather events per year, and each event carries the potential for major impacts. By creating business continuity plans and emergency plans, retreat centers are prioritizing disaster preparedness and resilience.

‘Land legacies’ is a useful phrase because it’s versatile and provocative. It teases us into thinking bigger. How did this conversation start at the RCC? And where is it headed? RCC Program Manager Ben Scott-Brandt shares what he’s learning from the network in this short essay.