It has been exactly four months since the fires started that changed Sonoma and Napa counties forever. The debris is still being cleared, and rebuilding will take years.

After looking out on the decimated grounds, I turn my focus inward to the flyer I am making for the event I am planning right now. It’s for a day-long gathering on Trauma, Justice and Healing, to take place at Contra Costa College in San Pablo, where faculty and staff can learn about the emotional and systemic traumas and racial injustices so many students in Richmond and San Pablo face on a daily basis.