Voices of Justice
Stories and Reflections from Our Community
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Justice Outside’s Liberated Paths Grantmaking Program Highlighted by Intersectional Environmentalist
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...
Celebrating Grantee Partners Featured in Hilltromper
An inspiring article on Hilltromper, Latine Leaders Changing the Outdoor Community, features three of our grantee partners: Mayra Pelagio-Muñoz of Reconnect Outdoors, Antonella De La Tore...
Fostering Community in North and South Carolina through Liberated Paths Program
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...
Life in Motion Podcast: Advancing Racial Justice and Equity in the Outdoors
Justice Outside's Chief Program Officer Laura Rodriguez (she/her) and Director of Programs Dr. Mary Traylor (they/she) joined Illumine Collect's Life in Motion podcast where they shared their own...
Learning About the Universe With Dr. Nia Imara
On Saturday, December 3rd, Justice Outside and our partner The Lawrence Hall of Science hosted a private reception followed by a lecture, We Love the Light, with Dr. Nia Imara. Dr. Imara is an...
Sustainable Housing Initiative: Understanding and Valuing Community Knowledge
The United Nations Climate Change Conference, also referred to as COP27, will take place this year in Egypt on November 6-18. This year, the focus of COP27 is to move from negotiations and planning...
Vallejo Project: Green Workforce Development
The United Nations Climate Change Conference, also referred to as COP27, will take place this year in Egypt on November 6-18. This year, the focus of COP27 is to move from negotiations and planning...
Climate Resilient Communities: Youth Voices in Addressing Climate Change
The United Nations Climate Change Conference, also referred to as COP27, will take place this year in Egypt on November 6-18. This year, the focus of COP27 is to move from negotiations and planning...
Diné Nihi Keyah Project: Indigenous-led Land Use Shifting Away From Extractive Models
The United Nations Climate Change Conference, also referred to as COP27, will take place this year in Egypt on November 6-18. This year, the focus of COP27 is to move from negotiations and planning...
Liberated Paths Grantees Featured in Navajo Times
Indigenous Cultural Concepts and Sustainable Housing Initiative, two inaugural Liberated Paths grantees doing exceptional work at the intersections of conservation and cultural reclamation in the...
Justice Outside Board Vice Chair Celeste Royer’s Journey to Centering Equity
Earlier this year, Justice Outside Board Vice Chair Celeste Royer wrote a wonderful article for Ten Strands entitled "A Journey to Centering Equity," which detailed her childhood experiences in the...
First Mesa Annual Clean-Up, an Inaugural Liberated Paths Grantee, Featured in the Navajo-Hopi Observer
We're excited to share that First Mesa Annual Clean-Up, one of 17 inaugural grantees of our newly launched Liberated Paths Grantmaking Program, was recently featured in a terrific write-up from the...
Congrats Acta Non Verba!
Acta Non Verba: Youth Urban Farm Project (ANV) elevates life in Oakland and beyond by challenging oppressive dynamics and environments through urban farming. Founded and led mainly by women of...
Justice Outside Grantee, FoodWhat?!, Named 2019 California Nonprofit of the Year!
Justice Outside is thrilled to share this wonderful news from one of our grantee organizations, FoodWhat?! Our heartfelt congratulations to their entire team! - On June 5th, "Food, What?!" was...
The Urgent Need to Show Up
“When I have a little more time to clear my head I’m going to write a longer piece about being pulled over in the National Park while I was driving a van full of Black women down the mountain after...