Bearing witness to painful stories
Similar to when Camber Outdoors unveiled its 2019 Pledge, we (Ava and Aparna) have had a lot of thoughts and…
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Nature’s calling — for diversity to be about more than just race
Dear CNN, Like many colleagues, we were thrilled to see that the topic of diversity in the outdoors has made…
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When in doubt, ask “in service of what?”
In one of our early workshops, I was considering whether to share my personal experience of taking the Implicit Association…
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“But we’ve always said ‘biner!’” exclusionary words in outdoor recreation and education
Actually written by Guest Contributor Monserrat Alvarez [caption id="attachment_2568" align="alignleft" width="225"] Monserrat (Guachichil/Mexica) is an outdoor educator from the South…
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And . . . here’s yet another equity v., equality (v. justice) image series
We wanted to tell you the story of why we decided to create yet another equality v. equity (v. justice)…
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Why reverse -isms don’t exist
We are in the middle of our busiest month, where we are scheduled to give 12 days of workshops for…
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From the knapsack of privilege to the backpack of bias
When we ask workshop participants whether they have done an activity called "the privilege walk" before, hands inevitably shoot up,…
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How do we move forward? Do the work.
I was going to take the day off from work today, turn off my computer, and relax but I can't.…
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Dear colleagues and friends, 2017 has been another momentous year for the Avarna Group. We want to thank…
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There is no such thing as a single issue struggle because we do not live single issue lives. - Audre…
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Tackling the Blob: Getting started on equity, inclusion, & diversity work
NOTE: If this post leaves you hungry for more information, join us on January 21st for this free webinar, hosted…
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The role of white affinity spaces in anti-racism work
In the spring, PGM ONE organizers asked me to write a piece about why white folks shouldn’t show up to…
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