A group of folks who want change said that we were supporting seven candidates for various offices at the local and state level, and in the last election we won six of those seven positions. The power structure is a major barrier. Also, we haven't owned anything in our community in over 100 years since the land was stolen. There are some resources that are a not a problem in our community. That's the folks who want to bring about change.
Money is a problem.
Money doesn't always help, but poverty is a problem that money could help. We have lost our whole economic base. With the Big Creek People in Action, we want this new economic development to be socially just and democratic and to lift all people in our community. That's how we fit in with the ACF, because that is what ACF stands for in the Appalachian area. Tell me a little bit about who your role models and mentors are.