We Are ONE: A national gathering of Environmentalists of Color
PGM ONE, Justice Outside, and Next 100 Coalition are thrilled to present an innovative partnership: We Are ONE, a national gathering of environmentalists of color, June 25-28 at the Loudermilk Center in Atlanta, Georgia. PGM ONE invites you to root yourself in community; Next 100 Coalition, to seed a new future; and Justice Outside, to grow our abundance.
Learn more here.
|
|
|
|
|
Apply to our California Coast and Carolinas grantmaking!
Our applications for our Liberated Paths grants along the California Coast and Carolinas are open!
Learn more and apply here!
|
|
|
|
|
Op-ed—Celebrating Collective Power for Change through the America the Beautiful for All Coalition
America the Beautiful for All published an op-ed from Justice Outside President & CEO Kim Moore Bailey, where she shares her motivation for joining the Coalition, rooted in her experiences as a Black woman leader in the environmental sector.
Click here to read the op-ed.
|
|
|
|
|
New episode out now!
For our seventh episode, Rising Leaders Fellow alum Shirley Calderon interviews Dr. Darlene Hall, psychologist, author, and founder of Intersections Consulting. Dr. Hall discusses the importance of using trauma-informed approaches when working with youth, particularly in the outdoors.
Subscribe and join our conversations here.
|
|
|
|
|
Op–ed—The Outdoors Are Key to Building Community, We Must Expand Access to It
In their op-ed, Laura Hernandez, Bay Area program coordinator for the Outdoor Educators Institute (OEI) shares about their experience when they participated in OEI and highlights why increased access to community-building in the outdoors is important for Black, Indigenous, and Communities of Color.
Read their op-ed here.
|
|
|
|
|
Staff Spotlight: Amelia Vigil
Amelia (she/her/they/them) is an Urban- Indigenous/xicano,Two- Spirit, poet, outdoor educator, identical twin. Their indigenous heritage is Picuris Pueblo from her father and Purepecha from her mother. Mixed Spanish/New Mexican. They have been involved with Bay Area American Indian Two-Spirit (B.A.A.I.T-S) since 2013 and joined the Board of Directors in 2015. Her advocacy and support of Indigenous self-determination are a constant in their life. Recently appointed the Liberated Paths: Youth Access to Nature (YAN) Grant and Program Manager with Justice Outside. Amelia has earned degrees from Feather River Community College, Mills College and Institute for American Indian Arts with an MFA in Poetry.
Learn more about our team here.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
“We need joy as we need air. We need love as we need water. We need each other as we need the earth we share.” – Maya Angelou
|
|
|
Justice Outside advances racial justice and equity in the outdoor and environmental movement. We shift resources to, build power with, and center the voices and leadership of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color because the health of current and future generations demands it.
Click here to support our work.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1624 Franklin St, Suite 520
Oakland, CA 94612
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
