Welcome to this conversation between Co-founder, Layel Camargo, Wellness Practitioner, Erica Gibbons & Artist in Residence and Somatic Scribber Kate Morales, of Shelterwood Collective. We Rise is honored to be in community with Shelterwood, a queer, trans, black, indigenous, people of color-led land stewardship project located on unceded Kashia and Southern Pomo territory in so-called Cazadero, California.

In their 3 years of stewarding the 878 acre forest, the Shelterwood community has weathered wildfire, atmospheric flooding, the strains of the nonprofit industrial complex, and relationship tensions as they discover how to be in right relationship with themselves, one another, local indigenous tribe and the land to bring this project into sustainable being for future generations.

Kate, Layel & Erica offer us a generous deep dive into how Shelterwood is practicing and experimenting with a common thread in our communities: navigating triggers, tensions, & healing while trying to build the next world we want to live in. Shelterwood lets us into their process in hopes of continuing to illuminate an arduous but worthwhile journey. 

Learn more & follow their work at ShelterwoodCollective.org
Connect with Kate | asthecrowfliesdesign.com | IG: @CrowCamino
Connect with Erica | IG: @DecolonizeMovement

Like what you hear? Both the Shelterwood team and We Rise would love to hear from you. How did this conversation land? What questions remain? What do you want to learn more about? Who do you want to hear from? Let us know! You can connect with us at WeRiseProduction@protonmail.com