Join co-authors of Compassion in Crisis for an event at Nomadic Bookshop in Oakland, where they will be joined in conversation by Counterstream founder Shilpi Chhotray and Compassion contributor Nicole Huguenin. Tickets are free but RSVP is required for entry. Preorder your book below and pick up the day of the event.

Crisis looms large in daily life—from failing public health infrastructure to resource shortages, flash floods to wildfires. The name for these compounding disasters is the polycrisis. Confronted with this situation, Kate Rose Weiner and Kailea Rose Loften began collaborating on what would become Compassion in Crisis: Building Disaster-Resilient Communities, a multi-vocal guide to navigating catastrophes guided by values of mutual aid and communal care. In this program, they’re joined by contributor Nicole Huguenin and Counterstream’s Shilpi Chhotray for a heart-centered exploration of how we can show up for ourselves and each other in the face of crisis. For activists, organizers, and good neighbors everywhere, this is a conversation about reclaiming the “prepper” label from the bunker builders, and reorienting our disaster preparedness mindset around holistic care and community resilience.

Kailea Rose Loften is a mother of Tahltan, Kaska, and Black American ancestry. She is coeditor for the community publisher Loam and has guided climate change policy with an emphasis on Indigenous rights, previously serving as a Climate Commissioner for the City of Petaluma, California. You can contact her through kailealoften.com.

Kate Rose Weiner is a writer, editor, and publisher working at the intersections of culture and climate justice. She is coeditor of Loam and director of Loam Library, a mobile library committed to bringing the power of print to the people. Weiner’s work is shaped by her studies in environmental art, social practice, and community herbalism.