About Us
Campesino Commons was officially founded in Colorado in December 2023, but its true origins trace back to the fields of Nicaragua in the 1990s.
Campesino Commons is rooted in the heart of the Rocky Mountains of Colorado and inspired by Meadowlark Farm's prayerful vision of deepening the connection between land and people.
This vision blossomed within the unique friendship of a queer Indigenous woman and a queer white Buddhist man, whose shared open hearts for collective liberation, social, and environmental justice planted the seed for what Campesino Commons is becoming today.
Our Commitment
We envision a world where land and people thrive in harmony
Our mission is to co-create the right environment for communities to thrive through the practices of: restorative justice; healing through right relationships between land and people; supporting climate resiliency, and; decolonizing systems to support rematriation and re-indigenization.
A deep desire for reparations, for reconciliation, to be part of healing the wound of colonization, and reunification of all indigenous people from North to South America. A deep knowing that the ultimate belonging we can experience is within our relationship with the Earth. And so, Campesino Commons history, present and future, is rooted in co-creating spaces for ultimate belonging.
Setting Intention
The original purpose of Campesino Commons was to redirect resources derived from the land and mineral sales of Meadowlark Farm and contributions from other white kin allies toward supporting the thriving of BIPOC communities across the Americas.
This effort is rooted in a commitment to reparations and collective liberation. Our goal is to honor the spirit of the land at Meadowlark and the voices of Indigenous ancestors connected to white kin, who call for a harmonious return to our humble roles as stewards of the Earth and each other.
Over time, the white members of our organization, who have worked alongside Latinx and Native communities for the past four decades—have made heartbreaking discoveries about their own unconscious colonizer and white supremacist perspectives. This has led to an ongoing journey of decolonizing their minds, prompted by the recognition of harm caused even in efforts to do good. While there is still much work to be done in this area, we hope to further explore and deepen this process through the work of Liberación Dharma.
