Justice Outside Valeria De Jesus Casas is a first-generation Mexican American storyteller, healer, and self-proclaimed ” Eco Chola.” She works as a Program Manager for the Student Conservation Associations’ Texas Houston Community Program, an urban conservation service program for local Houston youth. She aims to shift the conservation narrative and build bridges between Environmental Justice, Public Health,… Continue Reading Valeria Casas
Alexa Sharp (she/her) is the Youth Program Coordinator for Southwest Conservation Corps. Starting her conservation experience in the Spring of 2021, she gained a variety of hands-on experiences and explored themes of leadership as a crew member. She went on to serve as a Crew Leader for an exceptional Women’s+ Conservation Crew, which was an… Continue Reading Alexa Sharp
Justice Outside Board Member Role The Justice Outside Board encompasses leaders from across nonprofit and for-profit sectors who are dedicated and passionate about the organization’s mission to advance racial equity and justice in the outdoors. New board members will be joining the organization during a period of strategic expansion and will have the opportunity to… Continue Reading 2023 Board Member Role Description
Content warning: This piece discusses police brutality, murders by police, and state violence. Please use discretion in reading and sharing. Recently, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), a body of experts convened by the United Nations, released their latest report on the condition of the planet regarding global warming and climate change. This year,… Continue Reading From No More Fossil Fuels to Land Back: The Time for Environmental Justice Is Now
On May 31, 2023, Justice Outside celebrated the graduation of 25 participants of the 2023 Outdoor Educators Institute Bay Area and Central Valley cohorts. The Outdoor Educators Institute, one of our flagship yearly programs, develops the next generation of culturally relevant outdoor leaders by building competencies and leadership skills in young adults who have encountered… Continue Reading Justice Outside Celebrates 2023 OEI Bay Area and Central Valley Graduation
Philanthropy News Digest published an op-ed from Justice Outside President & CEO Kim Moore Bailey about inequities in grantmaking in environmental organizations and how Justice Outside’s Liberated Paths grantmaking program offers a model for a restorative alternative rooted in racial justice. Click here to read and here’s a brief excerpt: Recent research from Yale University by… Continue Reading Op-ed—Building equity and justice: An alternative model for grantmaking for environmental organizations
Today, Justice Outside, which works to advance racial justice and equity in the outdoor and environmental movement, announced that the organization is expanding its flagship program Outdoor Educators Institute to Seattle, Washington, for the first time ever! Read more Continue Reading Justice Outside Expands Outdoor Educators Institute to Seattle, Washington
In April, Justice Outside’s Liberated Paths team visited with community organizations working in the outdoors and environmental sectors in North and South Carolina to talk about our Liberated Paths grantmaking program, which seeks to support organizations in the region for the first time ever. Through the Liberated Paths program, we are working to create a… Continue Reading Fostering Community in North and South Carolina through Liberated Paths Program
Heya, I’m C.J. Wilson, though most people call me Connor. I work as a freelance writer while pursuing my dream of writing novels, comics, and video games. I’ve also been nature lover and environmentalist pretty much my whole life… even if I didn’t get the chance to fully dive into that until adulthood. Nature is… Continue Reading Connor Wilson
Carlos Tafolla (He/Him/His) was born and raised in Kings County, California. The first time he had the opportunity to experience and connect with the outdoors was when he was in sixth grade. He and his entire class went on a class camping trip to Scicon. There he got to learn first hand about different plants,… Continue Reading Carlos Tafolla