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Maliyah Womack, Green 2.0's Program Fellow, reflects on her journey navigating the environmental sector and the feeling of imposter syndrome that follows many young women of color in the movement. Despite years of experience in community organizing, she often felt out of place in the environmental space. Through self-reflection and shared experiences with other women of color, Maliyah came to realize that their lived experiences are their greatest strengths.
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Indigenous communities are once again paying as conservation groups continue to get paid
Michael Roberts, a member of the Tlingit Nation, is the president and CEO of First Nations Development Institute. First Nations works to strengthen American Indian economies to support healthy Native communities. This blog post was written in accordance with International Day of the World’s Indigenous People and to call for economic policy changes to the way conservation and environmental movements are being funded.
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Anupama Joshi is the executive director of Blue Sky Funders Forum, a funders collaborative that aims to increase philanthropic investments and the community of funders supporting equitable access to meaningful outdoor experiences and connections to nature. She spoke with Green 2.0 about the organization’s Rethink Outside™ Fellowship, which is currently accepting applications for its inaugural cohort.
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Johana Vicente is a climate and environmental justice advocate working to grow the political power of Latinx communities. In celebration of Latino Conservation Week, Vicente, a woman of color and immigrant from Loja, Ecuador, shared what keeps her inspired in the fight for climate justice and equity.
Read More Ensuring Green Spaces Access for All: A Conversation with Jeanne Braha
Keeping the momentum from National Park’s Month in June, Green 2.0 continues the conversation on access to outdoor spaces with guest Jeanne Braha, Executive Director of Rock Creek Conservancy (RCC). RCC aims to restore and conserve Rock Creek Park, which is in the heart of Washington, DC. Braha and RCC are actively working to make green spaces more accessible to everyone.
Read More Everyone Should Have Access to the Outdoors
Juan Martinez, Senior Program Manager at the Aspen Institute Forum for Community Solutions and Fresh Tracks founder, participated in Green 2.0’s Reimagining a Diverse and Inclusive Great Outdoors Congressional briefing held in coordination with Sen. Cory Booker and Rep. Jimmy Gomez last month. This guest blog post is part of Green 2.0’s commemoration of Latino Conservation Week, which takes place July 17-25.
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