Posts tagged Representation
#RepresentationMatters, from the Oscars to the Outdoors
#RepresentationMatters, from the Oscars to the Outdoors

We are in an ongoing fight for our collective imagination; that’s to say, we are in a constant battle for how we imagine things to be, reality or fiction aside. Fictional movies, dystopias and utopias; visuals on social media, music videos, and in art; the daily and nightly news; and even the written word are all in some way always affecting how we come to imagine the world to be, and so how we come to interact with it via our respective realities.

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Michael A. Estradamichael a. estradaBrown Environmentalist, Brown Girls Climb, RepresentationComment
No, Where Are You Really From? Women of Color in Skydiving Speak, Pt I
No, Where Are You Really From? Women of Color in Skydiving Speak, Pt I

“We are not asking for it and women shouldn’t be expected to smile and silently put up with this harassment so we can be part of the skydiving community.”

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Danielle Williams, Nadia Mercado, Caroline HsuCaroline Hsu, Nadia Mercado, Swati Varshney & Danielle WilliamsLatina, Asian, African, African American, Asian American, Latinx, Mansplaining, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Immigrants, Immigrant, Representation, Strong Women, Skydiving, Diversity, Women of Color, Skydive, Sexism, Racism, skydiving, Race, Colorism, Misogyny, #StopAsianHateComment
#ProjectDiversify
#ProjectDiversify

Are you a Woman of Color who loves the Outdoors? Want to be featured in a video project that's all about your goals and accomplishments? Melanin Base Camp is teaming up with Brown Girls Climb on Project Diversify Outdoors to highlight the accomplishments of Women of Color in the Outdoors.

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Danielle WilliamsDanielle WilliamsProject Diversify, Outdoors, Climbing, Hiking, Representation, Kayaking, Strong Women, Skydiving, Adventure, Women of Color, Outdoor IndustryComment