A Regenerative Small Town Framework for the Future.
The Culture Coalition: Hudson is a community platform designing and implementing practical social systems for the next era of civic life. Rooted in Hudson, NY—the first city incorporated after the original colonies—the Coalition positions Hudson as the first true Regenerative Small Town, a living model where culture, economy, and ecology serve people and planet alike.
The Coalition is powered by 100 Founding Members and guided by 5 Board Chairs, united by shared values of Truth-Telling, Integrity in Action, and Belonging for All.
Our Four Pillars of Practice
Culture as Hospitality — We honor art, ritual, and gathering as acts of welcome that weave belonging into the fabric of daily life.
Community as Economy — We root prosperity in people, creating systems where equity, care, and reciprocity are the true currencies of value.
Design as Activism — We transform aesthetics into action, shaping spaces, brands, and experiences that disrupt extraction and embody liberation.
Regeneration as Governance — We establish living frameworks where leadership restores balance between people, planet, and future generations.
“We host as Culture, we share as Community, we Design as Resistance, we Govern as Regeneration.”
A word from our Founder, GG Melina:
Hudson has always been a city of firsts. Now, in a post-COVID world where mega-cities and hollow towns alike fail to sustain life, Hudson stands ready to lead again—as the prototype of a Regenerative Small Town. Its scale, geography, and vibrant citizens make it the ideal ground for a new kind of America: one that honors inclusive, resilient local communities while modeling regenerative practices for the world.
It is no longer enough to look to corporate enterprises or political institutions—whose bottom lines remain profit and control—to set our standards and define our way of life.
Through the Culture Coalition, our founding 100 members are creating a third framework outside of money and politics: a community-led covenant that sets the standards, shapes the narrative, and builds the guidelines for culture, justice, sustainability, and innovation.
It is time for business and politics to rise to the living standards we define as people—for Hudson, for America, and for humanity as a whole.