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