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About the event: A concert, book launch and fundraiser for the Wildland Firefighter Foundation (
www.wffoundation.org/
) to support the families of firefighters killed in the line of duty & to assist injured firefighters and their families.
About the Entertainment: The Kin was formed in NYC and has toured the world many times over, as headliners as well as opening for Coldplay, PINK, Bon Jovi and Rod Stewart. Their EP on Interscope earned them a gold record down under. After a year in the studio, their new album, MODERN PRIMITIVE, will be released this Summer.
Local Salida singer and songwriter Lily Pinto will be opening for the Kin!
About the book: Phoenix Rising tells the heart-wrenching stories of twenty women who suffered loss in western wildfires. It highlights the importance of being prepared for disaster and having a safety plan, as well as never taking anything in life for granted. All proceeds from the sales of the book will go to the Wildland Firefighter Foundation
About the Foundation: The Wildland Firefighter Foundation’s main focus is to help families of firefighters killed in the line of duty and to assist injured firefighters and their families. They honor and acknowledge past, present, and future members of the wildland firefighting community, and partner with private and interagency organizations to bring recognition to wildland firefighters. Wildland firefighters Wildland firefighters represent the diversity of the land they protect. They are federal, state and local firefighters, private sector firefighters, interface firefighters, and volunteers from rural communities and towns across the United States. Many are long-time career professionals, some much newer to the job. They’re ordinary people doing an extraordinary job - a community of committed individuals who work and train to protect our private and public lands.
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How do you go on after you lose everything? Over several terrifying summers, deadly wildfires raged across Colorado. Lives were lost, and the flames destroyed thousands of homes. When the smoke cleared and only rubble remained, survivors were left trying to find a way forward against devastating loss. The aftermath of that destruction would span many years, and its effects are still felt today.
In Phoenix Rising, twenty women share their stories of fire, the terror they felt as flames engulfed their communities, and the dark desperation that followed. And how—in the ensuing weeks and months—they worked to recreate a life from the ashes. Their tales of fear and bravery, of deep compassion and heart-rending grief, offer an uplifting chronicle of human courage and resilience.
"Now, more than ever, the illusions of division threaten our very existence. We all know the truth: more connects us than separates us. But in times of crisis the wise build bridges, while the foolish build barriers. We must find a way to look after one another as if we were one single tribe.” -King T'Challa, Black Panther
The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it. ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is. ~Winston Churchill