Sunday, June 1, 2025

March and Rally For Equitable Fire Recovery at DENA Event Today

Residents plan to gather to advocate for an equitable rebuilding process nearly five months after the devastating Eaton Fire

Community members plan to gather on Sunday for the DENA Rise Up March and Rally, advocating, organizers said, for a just and inclusive recovery process in the wake of California’s second-most destructive wildfire in history.

The event, organized by the National Day Laborer Organizing Network, is to begin at 3 p.m. at Fair Oaks Burgers, and will feature live music, food and community resources. Participants will march at 3:45 p.m. to 403 W. Figueroa Drive for a rally beginning at 5:30 p.m.

A coalition of advocates has outlined four critical pillars for a just recovery, including ensuring everyone gets help with in-person, in-language support while navigating FEMA, insurance, unemployment resources and other services.

Organizers will provide passenger vans for community members unable to physically participate in the march, meeting at the same starting location.

Fair Oaks Burger, described as the “last biz on the block of Altadena,” has continued serving the community since the fire.