CCRRIA TIMELINE 

JULY 2023 CCRRIA HOSTS CAMERON COUNTY'S EMC MONHTLY MEETING 
CCRRIA hosted Cameron County Emergency Management's July monthly meeting in the Brownsville Campus where CCRRIA presented itself and listened to some of the concerns of the First Responder Community.   

AUGUST 2023, ALAMO COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS EMC PREPAREDNESS EVENT  
CCRRIA developed its relationship with community organizations such as Proyecto Azteca, Voces Unidas, Communities Unlimited, and more, in the community-centered preparedness event in the City of Alamo.   

SEPTEMBER 2023, MEETING WITH CAMERON COUNTY 
Initial meeting with Cameron County to discuss potential series of community conferences on community disaster preparedness and resilience for spring semester.  

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023 ATTENDED EMC CAMERON COUNTY PREPAREDNESS MEETING  
Joined Cameron County's EMC preparedness meeting to foster relationships, present CCRRIA, and explore possible collaborations.  

NOVEMBER 27 & 28, 2023 
CCRRIA Inaugural Conference: Exploring Community Resilience Imaginaries 
Designed to open a trusted space for the sharing of the knowledge, wisdom and experiences of local RGV community groups and organizations in convergence with multiple sectors including academia, government and non-profit organizations around the concept of resilience. The conference started a dialogue about the different roles we all play ensuring community resilience in the face of extreme events, and how we “imagine” that role can be enhanced through the establishment of strong collaborative partnerships towards a just sustainable future for the RGV. Local and national experts, members of academic, public service/first responder, research and advocacy communities will join a series of workshops, plenary panel presentations, keynotes and concurrent sessions to co-produce and share knowledge and wisdom with local community groups in a heterarchical, humble environment meant to generate a new architecture of relationships between all attending the conference, seeking to develop some minimum agreements towards and action agenda for the RGV.   

DECEMER 13, 1ST COMMUNITY RESILIENCE WEBINAR 
Discussion topic: Lessons Learned – Exploring Local Community Resilience Imaginaries 
Collaborators: CCRRIA, TEPHI, ARISE Adelante, Proyecto Azteca,  

JANUARY 23, 24, and 25, 2024 :Community and Disaster Resilience Mini Conferences  
Santa Rosa, Port Isabel, and Brownsville 
A series of mini conferences on community and disaster resilience were set up in collaboration with Cameron County Emergency Management, Cameron County Public Health, and local community-based organizations such as Proyecto Azteca, Border Workers United, Red Cross, Communities Unlimited, 211, Serenity, AGIP, the Mexican Consulate, and more. These conferences took place in three key locations identified by Cameron County area stakeholders; the Santa Rosa Technology Center, the Port Isabel Community Center, and the City of Brownsville Public library. The conferences had the purpose of delivering what could be lifesaving information regarding preparedness against natural events such as hurricanes, tornados, fires, and floods, as well as sharing information and resources regarding local community-based organizations. 

FEBRUARY 7, 2nd COMMUNITY RESILIENCE WEBINAR 
Discussion topic: From hurricanes to pandemics: Exploring student's perspectives of disaster preparedness 
Collaborators: CCRRIA, TEPHI, ARISE Adelante, Proyecto Azteca,