a path forward for our community

We are witnessing a collapse. The systems that have been built on exploitation and violence are holding onto power and are continuing to consume the earth, our humanity, and our future.

While many work to reduce the harm caused by these systems, we know we also need to put in place new systems. Systems that rehumanize, build community and foster care. Systems and ways that are sustainable, resilient, and healthy. Systems that know Mother Earth is really our Mother. Systems that recognize and utilize our differences and harness our plurality as a strength. We need to build these systems - together.

the vision: Əl Kulus: A Community Resilience Center

Əl Kulus (situated in what is now known as Bella Vista) takes its name from the Wintu word for traditional acorn caches. As the acorn is central to the Wintu People, Əl Kulus aims to embody and model “Acornomics”—a sustainable, regional solidarity economy that supports social cohesion, capacity building, workforce development, climate resiliency, and community mobilization for all, while centering Indigenous Peoples, values, and knowledge. The CRC will serve as a community space designed and continually re-designed co-creatively using culturally appropriate community assessments and evaluations to ensure inclusion and relevance specific to community needs. Native Roots Network and Co-Lab Shasta (NRN’s intercultural Solidarity Economy community) will build upon ongoing collaborative efforts to grow grassroots civic engagement, local leadership, and climate resilience awareness/preparedness. Central to this is a traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) land crew supporting the restoration of riparian areas, woodlands and forests, helping to heal and nourish the landscapes that once nourished and healed the people.

Planning for the Community Resilience Center

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