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We Are ONE

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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. We are honored to invite you to join us – a community of new and familiar voices – to nurture our… Continue Reading We Are ONE

Op–ed—The Outdoors Are Key to Building Community, We Must Expand Access to It

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In 2018, I was on a sea kayaking trip to paddle around Angel Island in the San Francisco Bay Area. The adventure started calm but about 15 minutes in, my partner and I found ourselves suddenly capsized in the waters. Panic gripped me as the boat flipped, plunging us into the water. I was beginning… Continue Reading Op–ed—The Outdoors Are Key to Building Community, We Must Expand Access to It

Op-ed—Celebrating Collective Power for Change through the America the Beautiful for All Coalition

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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 and here’s a brief excerpt: The Coalition’s work and the process in which… Continue Reading Op-ed—Celebrating Collective Power for Change through the America the Beautiful for All Coalition

Justice Outside Expands Liberated Paths Grantmaking Program Along the California Coast

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFriday, February 9th, 2024Media Contact: Communications team at [email protected] Oakland, CA — Today, Justice Outside, which works to advance racial justice and equity in the outdoor and environmental movement, announced that the organization will be expanding grantmaking for community-led organizations working along the California Coast through state funding, a first for the organization.… Continue Reading Justice Outside Expands Liberated Paths Grantmaking Program Along the California Coast

Justice Outside’s Outdoor Educators Institute Highlighted by Youth on Root

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A selfie of a group of young people, most of them people of color, looking at the camera, smiling, laughing and cheering while they stand outside among trees.

Youth on Root centers low-income youth and youth of color as change agents in their communities by providing tools for learning from each other and opportunities to use their unique power to promote environmental justice. In December, they hosted a live conversation on Instagram called “Affinity to Empowerment: How Community Co-Creates Us” with Justice Outside’s… Continue Reading Justice Outside’s Outdoor Educators Institute Highlighted by Youth on Root

Justice Outside:  Black Surf Santa Cruz’s Fairy Grant Parent

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This reflection is written by Esabella Bonner. Follow her on Instagram to learn more. Have you ever been presented with an idea, vision, opportunity, or message that feels beyond anything you could have dreamed of or crafted on your own? And right when you start to feel like it’s too much, that you’re not capable, or that… Continue Reading Justice Outside:  Black Surf Santa Cruz’s Fairy Grant Parent

Highlights of 2023

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Two participants in Outdoor Educators Institute stand outside on a beach. They are wearing blue and life vests and they have their hands up in the air in celebration.

We took bold steps towards our vision of an equitable and joyful outdoors for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color in 2023. Here are some highlights. We held our first ever conference! On April 27 and 28, Justice Outside held our first conference titled “Cultivating Community Outdoors” with nearly 200 members of our community. The… Continue Reading Highlights of 2023

Justice Outside’s Liberated Paths Grantmaking Program Highlighted by Intersectional Environmentalist

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Many hands in the middle on top of each other.

Intersectional Environmentalist is a platform that works to empower and instill joy in People of Color and historically excluded communities by amplifying their incredible legacies in the environmental space. In November, they hosted a live conversation on their platform reaching 450,000 people with Justice Outside’s Rena Payan to discuss the impact of our Liberated Paths… Continue Reading Justice Outside’s Liberated Paths Grantmaking Program Highlighted by Intersectional Environmentalist

Pak

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OEI: Seattle 2023 Program Lead Pak (he/him) is an aspiring creative disturber whose been working in the guiding/outdoor/cycling/education industries for 7ish years. He decided to shift his career to his love-craft of filmmaking, primarily in video editing. He enjoys capturing personal outdoor journeys through films while photographing subjects on our beloved planet. Much of his… Continue Reading Pak

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