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BWB has never had the chance to bring our diverse stakeholders together in a singular place before.
We had roughly 80 members in attendance.
Some of the work projects included:
– Prepping the land for future camp-outs
– Installing the third Solar Array with Black Rock Labs
– Preparing the Banya section and building better infrastructure
– Preparing the Mobile Resource Unit (MRU) to be used on site throughout the summer
The conversation topics included:
– Disaster Relief
– Non-profit Management
– Sustainability & Environment
– Community Hubs & Spaces
– Art & Wellness
– Community Building & Network Weaving
Digital versions of the conversation are available here, please feel free to comment and use within your own communities.
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This first retreat was an incredibly successful on all fronts and as one participant said “we won’t know what the results are from this event until 2 years from now”.