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TENDING PARADISE GATHERING 


OUR CORE VALUES

 

  • Collaboration- We nurture a cooperative culture that uplifts the unique genius of all, sharing knowledge, whileworking towards our shared purpose

  • Accountability- We commit to being responsible for ourselves, to upholding our commitments, and to uplifting the greater whole through our integrity,  intentionality & thoughtful action 

  • Service- We offer our willing hearts towards love in action through our generosity and acts of stewardship

  • Respect- We acknowledge the inherent worth in all beings and agree to operate from a cooperative spirit to find common ground while honoring differences 

  • Inclusivity- We strive to ensure accessibility for a diversity of people and intentionally engage marginalized peoples to create open pathways to participation - While actively participating in decolonizing ourselves and our actions, we strive to respectfully approach native and marginalized peoples, including them as organizers, instructors and participants wherever possible

  • Compassion- We operate from loving kindness, treating all with dignity and value, offering our vulnerability and devotion to creating a circle of trust

  • Reciprocity- We recognize that all of life is connected & Interdependent. We actively nurture meaningful relationships of mutuality & equity with all human and non-human community member 

  • Joy - To joyfully engage in this important work and weave its magic in all our efforts

 
 
 OUR VALUES IN ACTION

 

  • We commit to being good stewards of the ecological community- honoring and serving the beings of place. We commit to Earth Stewardship, engendering micro/macro relationship between individuals and the land

 

  • We commit to honoring First Nations people and nurturing relationships with the original people of place. We commit to thoughtfully engaging indigenous community members, cultivating relationships of reciprocity and to ensure accessibility of participation

 

  • We commit to crafting an inter-generational event- being inclusive and accommodating to elders and families and welcoming children to participate, learn, and share

 

  • We commit to serving the local community & land impacted by the Camp Fire. We commit to ensuring accessibility to local residents and those impacted by the fires through scholarships, work trade, and community action days.

 

  • We commit to consciousness & respect in all aspects of the event from vision to implementation. We commit to listening as action- giving time for observation as primary entry to activity

 

  • We commit to providing an interactive learning experience that gives back to the land and community projects while also 
    restoration as active principles among participants growing the participants as capable, compassionate people. We commit to offering hands-on solutions- remediation & 

 

  • We commit to providing meaningful ways for participants to learn, engage, grow, give back, and deepen personal and collective capacity. We commit to providing opportunities for service and participation

 

  • We commit to exchange wisdom with those around us for the strengthening of our global commitment to more powerful stewardship of the environment. We commit to archiving the experience- gathering information on the impact of the event

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