Justice Outside 
Justice Outside joins organizations around the world in endorsing this week’s global actions calling to end fossil fuels fast, fair, and forever. From September 15th to 17th, millions of people around the world will take to the streets to demand a rapid, just, and equitable end to fossil fuels. This wave of global mobilizations will… Continue Reading Justice Outside joins global movement’s call to end fossil fuels
Reconnect Outdoors is a program aspiring to restore the vital bond between individuals and the natural world through access to open spaces. With a focus on Latino and immigrant families in East San Jose, the initiative addresses the generational gap, advocating for outdoor access for families with youth. Reconnect Outdoors aims to reduce systemic barriers… Continue Reading Reconnect Outdoors
Levon’s (He/Him) passion for environmental justice runs deep. He is originally from Brooklyn, NY. He focuses on creating access to outdoors at Trust for Public Land in the Pacific Northwest by supporting the community schoolyard initiative, ensuring healthy livable communities for generations to come. He cares about finding resources to mitigate urban climate change for… Continue Reading Levon Williams
Hi, my name is Viviana Serrano (she/her), and am an alumni from UC Irvine. I studied Environmental Science as well as Comparative Literature. I enjoy creating spaces for the BIPOC community and excited for creating change within the capacity that I can. I enjoy mountaineering and climbing with my time off as well as reading.
Vianey is an indigenous Zapotec womxn from Oaxaca, migrating to the U.S at the age of 3, she found community as a way to understand the injustices of being undocumented. Along her journey, she found herself working with youth in outdoor exploration, environmental justice, the arts, and leadership development in the Northeast San Fernando Valley… Continue Reading Vianey Moreno
Therese Baca-Radler was born and raised in New Mexico. She is an avid outdoors person, leader, and scholar. She attended the University of New Mexico where she earned a dual BS in General Education and Special Education, an MA in Bilingual Education with an emphasis in TESOL, and a doctorate in Language, Literacy, and Sociocultural… Continue Reading Therese A Baca-Radler
Shirley joined Woodcraft Camp via AmeriCorps Vista after graduating with a B.S. in Earth Systems Science from UC Merced. With experience as an Outdoor Educator and Park Ranger in Yosemite and San Francisco, she’s excited to inspire future generations in her community through outdoor experiences that foster Social Emotional Learning. Shirley’s passion is to connect… Continue Reading Shirley Calderon
Sam’s roots in community science grow from field research with their Grandma as a child in the lahar fields of the Mt. Pinatubo volcanic eruption. There they saw the power of community knowledge and mutual aid with the land applied to scientific research. They work to support relationships to the land and natural science as… Continue Reading Samal Tayag
Michelle was born in Iran to a Chinese/Vietnamese mother and a Black/Caucasian father. Her father, once a minister from North Carolina, was a technical writer who wrote manuals for the defense industry and taught her how to use Ventura Publisher when she was eleven. She has spent most of her career working as a creative… Continue Reading Michelle Matthews
Kimberly (she/her) was born and raised in Los Angeles, CA on the ancestral homeland of the past and current Chumash and Tongva people. She is currently an Associate at Better World Group, an environmental advocacy and policy consulting firm. At Better World Group, she works on projects related to equitable access, environmental justice, coalition building,… Continue Reading Kimberly Guo