​This FREE two-day event brings together innovation and community - featuring resilient and affordable homebuilding and home hardening solutions, people-first mobility, community emergency hub concepts, and shared neighborhood resources like solar, fire detectors and gardens, all accompanied by food and music.

Click here to register for Sunday, Sept 14

​Saturday's Panels and Highlights

​Saturday Afternoon’s Highlight: Native Seedling Giveaway
Don't miss your chance to take a piece of Altadena's resilience home with you! In partnership with a VERY SPECIAL GUEST, BASEstud.io, and the Theodore Payne Foundation we’re having a FREE giveaway of Native Seedlings. Learn about the importance of native plants in restoring our local ecosystem and how you can help our community flourish, one seedling at a time.

​Altadena Village Partners – Outdoor Stage, Sunday 9/14 at 3:30pm - 4:45pm
The Big Map, a 16'x13' walkable floor map, is a travelling teaching/experiencing. The first engagements will be memory and journey tracing. (Using a String or tape to depict routes to favorite places/memories in Altadena).

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Community Assets - Saturday 9/13 at 5pm
Focus: This panel looks at how communities can strengthen resilience by building and sharing assets—whether it’s local knowledge, renewable solar power, water cisterns, public gardens, or neighborhood fire detection systems. We’ll explore how these shared resources not only improve safety and sustainability but can also generate new streams of community revenue. Panelists will discuss models that turn community-owned assets into long-term economic drivers, keeping value circulating locally while protecting against climate and infrastructure risks.
Panelists:
Brandon Donte Lamar, NAACP Pasadena
Toni Bailey-Raines, Altadena Talks
Michael Anderson AIA NOMA, Anderson-Barker
Leila Verjee, Sensenet
Greg Apodaca (Moderator), Community 3.0

​People-Focused Mobility – Saturday 9/13 at 6pm
Focus: How we move shapes how we live. This session explores the future of mobility in Altadena, from safer walking and biking infrastructure to accessible public transit and EV adoption. Panelists will share visions for reducing traffic, improving safety, and creating people-first streets that connect neighborhoods, support local businesses, and reduce emissions. The discussion will highlight how mobility can be both sustainable and deeply rooted in community needs.
Panelists:
Justin Robertson AIPC, Urban and Regional Planner
Jonah Kanner, Pasadena Complete Streets
Colin Bogart, Day One Bike Adopt
Zayn Mashat, Ohmio
Dorothy Wong (Moderator), Altadena Town Counsel

​Building Better – Saturday 9/13 at 6:30pm
Focus: This panel highlights innovations in resilient and affordable building design. From modular homes and ADUs to climate-ready retrofits, panelists will share strategies for rebuilding smarter, faster, and with long-term sustainability in mind. We’ll explore how fire-resistant materials, energy-efficient systems, and equity-centered planning can create housing that not only shelters families but also supports healthier, stronger neighborhoods.
Panelists:
Gene Eidelman, Azure Printed Homes
Kent Newmark, Cosmic Homes
Vikas Enti, ReFrame
Vamsi Kumar Kotla, REMO
Dan Thorman (Moderator), Collidescope Foundation

​Light Equity – Saturday 9/13 at 6:45pm
Focus: Street lighting is more than infrastructure—it’s about safety, connectivity, and community well-being. This panel will look at how next-generation lighting can reduce energy costs, improve public safety, and expand access to digital connectivity. Panelists will discuss how “light equity” ensures that all neighborhoods, regardless of income or geography, benefit from resilient infrastructure—empowering communities through solar-powered lights, WiFi hotspots, and adaptive lighting that protects people and ecosystems.
Panelists:
Heidi Adams, BASEstud.io
Nick Albert, Light Equity

​Soul Force Project – Outdoor Stage, Sunday 9/14 at 7:30pm - 9:00pm
The Soul Force Project is an Altadena-based nonprofit that promotes social justice and community building through global music and the arts, with recent efforts including the "Thru The Fire" project to musically and visually document the community's resilience after the Eaton Fire.

​Our Showcase Exhibitors

• ​Altadena Collective: A grassroots community organization in Altadena that helps residents organize, collaborate, and access resources for rebuilding efforts after wildfires. They work to make the process more affordable and resilient.

• ​Altadena Green: A charitable organization (501(c)(3)) focused on preserving the natural wildlands of the San Gabriel Mountains foothills near Altadena for future generations.

• ​Azure Printed Homes: Uses 3D printing technology with recycled polymers to build affordable, sustainable, and eco-friendly modular homes and Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs).

• ​BASEstud.io: A company that designs next-generation, resilient smart streetlights with integrated features like solar power, EV charging, and Wi-Fi.

• ​Brandguard Vents: Manufactures ember- and fire-resistant ventilation systems designed to keep embers from entering homes during a wildfire.

• ​Clean Power Alliance (CPA): A Community Choice Aggregator (CCA) that provides clean and renewable electricity options to residents and businesses in participating communities across Los Angeles and Ventura counties.

• ​Cosmic Homes: A construction technology company that uses AI-powered robotics to build net-zero, fire-resistant modular homes faster and more affordably.

• ​Firescore.ai: A company that provides a physics-driven, AI-powered platform for wildfire defense and risk assessment, utilizing satellite data and AI to help agencies identify and manage wildfire risks.

• ​Hard Pressed Graphics: A custom apparel company founded by individuals impacted by the Altadena wildfire, that creates branded t-shirts, hoodies, yard signs, and accessories, to foster community resilience and help raise funds for those rebuilding their lives.

• ​LACI (Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator): A non-profit organization that works with startups and innovators to accelerate the commercialization of clean technologies and create an inclusive green economy.

• ​LA Public Works: The Los Angeles County Department of Public Works, which manages a wide range of services including infrastructure, sanitation, and flood control.

• ​MWF Solutions: Provides fireproof and recyclable steel and aluminum products, such as privacy walls and fencing, as an alternative to wood or masonry in fire-prone areas.

• ​Ohagin: A company, also known as O'Hagin Vents, that manufactures low-profile attic vents designed to provide ventilation while resisting fire.

• ​Ohmio: A company that designs and delivers autonomous, electric shuttles for smart cities and transportation.

• ​Plant Based Treaty: A grassroots campaign that puts pressure on governments and organizations to transition to sustainable, plant-based diets and food systems to help combat climate change.

• ​Rebuild Altadena: A series of events and workshops intended to help residents understand and navigate the rebuilding process after a wildfire, providing solutions for resilient and affordable homebuilding.

• ​ReFrame: A construction technology company that focuses on building modular homes in a factory setting to reduce construction time and cost.

• ​ReMo Homes: Builds zero-carbon, resilient, and insurable steel-framed modular homes and Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) using advanced manufacturing techniques.

• ​SenseNet: Develops a novel, low-power, wireless sensor network and AI system for early wildfire detection and management.

• ​Sun Fire Defense: A company that specializes in products and services designed to protect structures from wildfires.

• ​ThermoShade: Creates and sells high-tech, passive cooling shade panels that use phase-change materials to absorb heat and provide relief from extreme temperatures without electricity or water. 

• ​Wildfire Defense Mesh: A product designed to cover vents and other openings to prevent embers from entering a structure during a wildfire.
  

• ​Wildfire Recovery Think Tank: An interdisciplinary, volunteer-led network of Altadena residents, wildfire victims, and experts collaborating to achieve culturally responsive and coordinated recovery for communities impacted by wildfires.

​Our Community Partners:

​Anderson-Barker
NAACP
Sensenet 
Community 3.0
Altadena Town Council
Ohmio
Day One Bike Adopt
Pasadena Complete Street
Justin Robertson, Urban Planner
Azure
Collidescope Foundation
Cosmic Homes
ReFrame
REMO
BASEstud.io
LA Lights
Altadena Farmers Market
RAHOK, LLC
Young and Healthy Pasadena
Plant-Based Treaty
Seeds of Hope
LA County Board of Supervisors
Wildfire Recovery Think Tank
Altadena Heritage
Altadena Collective
MasBuild 
Foothill Fire Risk Solutions
California Wildfire Mitigation Program Authority
James Hardie Building
Sun Fire Defense
April Schwartz, Wildfire Risk Specialist
Amigos de los Rios
Tonga Tribe 
Form LA
Altadena Green

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​Our Strategic Partners:

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​Food, Music, and Recycling by:

​Support and Feed
Support and Feed is a nonprofit that provides plant-based meals to fight food insecurity and the climate crisis, including organizing pop-ups and free farmers' markets for Altadena residents.

​Fair Oaks Burgers
Fair Oaks Burgers is a family-owned Altadena restaurant that serves classic American, Mexican, and Chinese food and is recognized as a community pillar for providing free meals and organizing pop-ups with other local businesses to aid residents affected by the 2025 Eaton Fire.

​Soul Force Project
The Soul Force Project is an Altadena-based nonprofit that promotes social justice and community building through global music and the arts, with recent efforts including the "Thru The Fire" project to musically and visually document the community's resilience after the Eaton Fire.

​Green Circle SGV
Green Circle SGV is a nonprofit that encourages zero-waste living by promoting reusable products and eliminating single-use plastics, and following the Eaton Fire, it provided sustainable mutual aid by gifting reusable dining ware to fire survivors.

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​Getting There

​Location: 455 E Woodbury Rd, Altadena, CA 91001

​Parking: Street parking is available, overflow parking is at the Pasadena Waldorf School parking. (Map below.) It’s a four block walk from the lot.

​536 E Mendocino St, Altadena, CA 91001

​Please consider carpooling, biking, or public transit to support our sustainability goals.

• ​To reach Eagles Hall in Altadena, you will need to get off at one of the A Line. (used to be the Gold Line) stations: Del Mar Station, Lake Station, Fillmore Station in Pasadena and transfer to a bus or use a rideshare service.
  

• ​Pasadena Transit bus: You can catch a Pasadena Transit bus, such as Route 20, which connects with each of these stations and has stops along Woodbury Road near Eagles Hall.
  

• ​Metro Micro: If you are within the Altadena/Pasadena/Sierra Madre zone, you can book an on-demand, shared-ride service to take you the final distance from the rail station.

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​Contact: Suzan Oslin [email protected]