People of the Global Majority in the Outdoors, Nature, and Environment

PEOPLE OF THE GLOBAL MAJORITY IN THE OUTDOORS, NATURE, AND ENVIRONMENT

2017 SUMMIT JUNE 28-29, 2017 DAVID BROWER CENTER BERKELEY, CA

Welcome to the PGM ONE Summit! We are honored by this opportunity to highlight the talents, amplify the voices, and advocate the needs of the collective gathered here. We stand together as people of the global majority, united by our commitment to social justice in the outdoors, nature, and environment.

May these two days present an opportunity to connect, heal, learn, and inspire together. May we find the connection necessary to build a community strong enough to weather the times we live in. May we find the healing to nourish ourselves in spite of the challenges we face. May we find the learning that will equip us with the tools for change. And may we find the inspiration to continue the difficult work of standing up for marginalized communities.

We thank you for being with us and for your courage and leadership to embody the change necessary for a more equitable industry, country, and planet!

With Care and Power,

THE 2017 PGM ONE PLANNING TEAM Anjali Thavendran Chen, Aparna Rajagopal-Durbin, Ashley Perez, Briana Riley, David Pon, Kim Moore Bailey, Rani Jacobson, Rena Payan, & Sophie Sarkar

Schedule at a Glance

DAY ONE--Wednesday, June 28 DAY TWO--Thursday, June 29

8-9:00a Breakfast & Registration 8-9:00a Breakfast 9-10:00a Opening Remarks 9-10:35a Morning Sessions 10-12:00a Morning Sessions 10:45-12p Film Screening 12-1:00p Lunch 12-1:00p Lunch 1-2:00p Plenary 1-2:35p Afternoon Sessions 2-5:00p Career Fair 2:45-4p Closing Plenary 2-4:00p Afternoon Sessions 5-6:00p Networking Happy Hour 6-7:30p Dinner FEATURING KEYNOTE 7:30-9:00p Keynote SPEAKER CAROLYN FINNEY Schedule at a Glance

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28TH

8:00 AM REGISTRATION & BREAKFAST (Lobby & Tamalpais—overflow seating in Terrace + Gallery)

9:00 AM OPENING REMARKS (Theater) Tanner Yess, Desiree Muñoz, Carla Muñoz, Aparna Rajagopal-Durbin, Rue Mapp, Betty Reid Soskin, Sophie Sarkar, Kristy Drutman, Eva Malis, and Rena Payan

10:00 AM MORNING SESSIONS

10-11:30 10-12:00 10-10:45 10:50-11:35 11:40-12:00 (Kinzie East) (Outside) (Theater) (Theater) (Theater)

Morning DE/RE- HEALING FOR B(L)ACK IN NATURE: COMMUNITY RIVERS & CONSTRUCTING RESILIENT ANTHROPOLOGICAL ORGANIZING & TRAILS 50TH CONSERVATION: IS COMMUNITY ARCHAEOLOGICAL ADVOCACY IN KICKOFF CONSERVATION CityWILD LOOK AT BLACK THE OUTDOORS Naomi Torres BECOMING THE NEW LANDSCAPES AND IN A MAJORITY COLONIALISM? CULTURAL MINORITY STATE Wei Ying Wong HERITAGE Leandra Taylor Jarre Hamilton

11:30 PM DROP-IN COMMUNITY ART GALLERY, Facilitator: José González (Terrace)

12:00 PM LUNCH (Tamalpais—overflow seating in Terrace + Gallery)

1:00 PM PLENARY SESSION: OUTDOOR AND ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERS (Theater) Mitsu Iwasaki, Whitney Tome, Dan Chu, Sangita Chari, and Kenji Haroutunian

2:00 PM AFTERNOON SESSIONS

Afternoon 2-5 2:10-2:55 3-4:00 (Gallery) (Kinzie East) (Kinzie East)

CAREER PRIVILEGE AND PLEASURE IN OUTDOOR SURVIVAL AND SELF-CARE FOR BROWN FAIR ADVENTURE SPORTS FACES IN GREEN SPACES Sarah Rebolloso McCullough Elyse Rainey

4:00 PM DROP-IN COMMUNITY ART GALLERY, Facilitator: Narinda Heng (Terrace)

5:00 PM NETWORKING HAPPY HOUR (Gallery + Lobby)

Evening 6:00 PM DINNER (Tamalpais—overflow seating in Terrace + Gallery)

7:30-9:00 PM KEYNOTE ADDRESS (Theater) Carolyn Finney

Schedule at a Glance

THURSDAY, JUNE 29TH

8:00 AM BREAKFAST (Gallery + overflow seating in Terrace)

9:00 AM MORNING SESSIONS

9-10:30 9-10:30 9-9:45 9:50-10:35 9:50-10:35 (Kinzie East) (Tamalpais) (Theater) (Theater) (Outside)

SET THE PACE BEYOND MOVING OUTDOOR YOUTH HOW PEACE SOCIAL FOR SAFE PICNIC TABLES & ENGAGEMENT AS CORPS THREW EMOTIONAL Morning SPACE! HOSTING A FIESTA A TOOL FOR ME INTO THE LEARNING IN Miho Aida Nina Roberts and CULTURE CHANGE MAJORITY ENVIRONMENTAL Naomi Torres Kim Stolkowski Tanner Yess EDUCATION and Deon West Ariel Wang

10:45 AM FILM SCREENING AND Q&A: LATINO OUTDOORS, AQUÍ ESTAMOS (Theater) José González

12:00 PM LUNCH (Gallery + overflow seating in Terrace)

1:00 PM AFTERNOON SESSIONS

1-1:45 1-1:45 1-2:30 1-2:30 (Theater) (Kinzie East) (Tamalpais) (Outside)

INDIGENIZING WHOSE NARRATIVE? BUILDING AN IDEAL COLORS OF CONSERVATION RECLAIMING STORIES COMMUNITY COMPASSION CORPS AND MEDIA OF Blanca Hernandez MINDFULNESS Chako ENVIRONMENTALISM WORKSHOP Timothy Chen Sophie Sarkar

Afternoon 1:50-2:35 1:50-2:35 (Theater) (Kinzie East)

RACE, CLASS, AND CONSERVATION RESOURCES TO CONNECT YOUTH Cristina Murillo Barrick OF COLOR TO NATURE Andrea Fraume Valencia

2:45-4:00 PM CLOSING PLENARY (Theater) Tanner Yess, David Pon, Morgan Valdivieso, Sherman Dean, Lorenzo Plazola, Angela Park, Kristy Drutman, Eva Malis, Desiree Muñoz, and Carla Muñoz

Use the Hashtag #PGMONE2017 To Share your experiences Presenters

MIHO AIDA Miho Aida, originally from Tokyo, Japan, is an educator, award-winning filmmaker, and author dedicated to creating a culture that gives a voice to marginalized communities, especially women of color in the outdoor and environmental field. She currently works as Equity and Inclusion Coordinator at NatureBridge, the nation’s largest non-profit environmental science education partner of the National Park Service. Miho orchestrates NatureBridge-wide efforts to improve organizational culture to be more inclusive and access for those who have had historical and systemic barriers to the field of outdoor education and its workforce. www.mihoaida.com

AMANDA BARNETT Amanda is a civil/environmental engineer at Seattle Public Utilities. She serves on the Seattle Bicycle Advisory Board, is a volunteer with the Major Taylor Project, and came to ride her bike everywhere because it became her only reliable form of transportation - she doesn’t know how to drive, and the bus never came. Amanda also served as an AmeriCorps with EarthCorps, has a certificate in Green Stormwater Infrastructure from the University of Washington, has been a Community Leadership Institute and Living Futures Institute fellow, and is a native New Yorker who’s passion is growing vibrant urban ecosystems.

CHAKO Chako is the National Program Coordinator for the Ancestral Lands Program of Conservation Legacy. Having worked as a chainsaw and habitat restoration Crew Leader and Program Coordinator in the Ancestral Lands Navajo office, Chako now works to bring together Corps, Tribes and Agencies to support the development of more tribal Conservation Corps programs nationally. Chako is Mvskoke, has a degree in Indigenous Studies from University of Colorado at Boulder and has worked to revitalize Mvskoke language and food sovereignty.

SANGITA CHARI Sangita oversees the Office of Relevancy, Diversity, & Inclusion for the National Park Service and is respon- sible for facilitating the implementation of the agency’s national diversity and inclusion strategies. Sangita started at NPS as the grants coordinator for the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). Prior to NPS, Sangita spent over 15 years working in museums and non-profits as a funder, program manager, technical assistance provider, grant writer, & community organizer. Sangita holds a B.A. in International Relations and Anthropology from American University and an M.A. in Cultural Anthropology from the University of Florida. She is the co-editor of Accomplishing NAGPRA: Perspectives on the Intent, Impact, and Future of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, published in 2013.

TIM CHEN Tim is currently an outdoor educator with the Appalachian Mountain Club’s Youth Opportunities Program, working in training teachers and youth workers to guide their youth outdoors. Tim’s background is in community organizing and youth counseling/education. Having studied photography as a major in college, Tim explored its intersection with environmental justice. Among the undergraduate courses he taught as a teaching fellow was an upper level environmental media justice class, which included the creation of an environmental justice short doc in partnership with a community affected by pesticide drift.

Dan Chu Dan joined the Sierra Club Foundation as the new Executive Director in November 2016. Previously, he was the Senior Director of the Sierra Club’s Our Wild America campaign. Dan also worked at the National Wildlife Federation and is a returned Peace Corps volunteer, where he lived with Panamanian farmers practicing sustainable agriculture. Dan is a naturalized citizen. He was born in Taiwan and emigrated to Canada and then the United States when he was 5 years old. Dan and his wife Lisa have a daughter, son and a labrador border collie dog and are relocating to Oakland, California. Presenters

SJ, Kim, & Monse--CITYWILD Through deep connections with the natural world, cityWILD works with low-income and culturally diverse youth providing them with experiential outdoor and nature-oriented opportunities, leadership opportunities and community involvement. SJ is working with cityWILD as a Program Assistant through Americorps. As an Alumni and Board member, SJ is interested in continuing to work and learn about the outdoors. Kim is the Program Coordinator. She is constantly finding ways to incorporate her interests in environmental education, wildlife biology, outdoor recreation and decolonizing the outdoors into her work. Monse is an Outdoor Xingona from the South who brings her intersecting passion for the outdoors and beyond. She currently works as a Program Assistant and loves to take students climbing!

CAROLYN FINNEY Carolyn Finney, Ph.D. is a writer, performer and cultural geographer. As a professor in Geography at the University of Kentucky, she is deeply interested in issues related to identity, difference, creativity, and resilience. In particular, she explores how issues of difference impacts participation in decision-making processes designed to address environmental issues. The aim of her work is to develop greater cultural competency within environmental organizations and institutions, challenge media outlets on their representation of difference, and increase awareness of how privilege shapes who gets to speak to environmental issues and determine policy and action. Among other pieces, Carolyn Finney wrote Black Faces White Spaces: Reimagining the Relationship of African Americans to the Great Outdoors.

Andrea Fraume Valencia Andrea is an immigrant whose relationship to nature was shaped by her grandmother’s legacy; Melida Restrepo de Fraume fought for environmental justice and conservation in the city of Manizales and throughout Colombia her entire life. She is the Outreach Coordinator for Bay Area Wilderness Training, a nonprofit that strives to support Bay Area youth workers and educators by providing the resources described in this workshop.

JOSE G. GONZALEZ José G. González is the Founder and Executive Director of Latino Outdoors. He is an experienced educator as a K-12 public education teacher, environmental education advisor, outdoor education instructor and coordinator, and university adjunct faculty. His commentary on diversity and environmental outreach has been featured by High Country News, Outside, Earth Island Journal, and Latino USA, and he has been engaged in collaborations with the White House Council on Environmental Quality, U.S. Department of Interior, and the National Park Service. He also represents Latino Outdoors in several coalitions including the Latino Conservation Alliance and the Next 100 Coalition. He has been recognized with several honors, including the National Wildlife Federation, Grist Magazine, and The Murie Center. He received his BA at the University of California, Davis, and his MS at the University of Michigan School of Natural Resources & Environment.

Jarre Hamilton Jarre is a second year PhD student in UC Berkeley’s Anthropology department. Her dissertation focus is on the archaeological presence of the Buffalo Soldiers at Yosemite National Park. Her current research looks at the formation of the African American and masculine male identity in relation to ideas of racialization and what it means (historically and contemporarily) to be “Black in Nature and the Wilderness.” In doing this, she is also working on engaging local East Bay/Oakland students in getting out into our local parks to be able to reconnect and learn about their culture historical connections to their landscapes through an anthropological archaeological perspective.

Narinda Heng Narinda Heng is an Oakland-based writer and potter. From 2009 to 2012, she was a stage manager and co-producer for the Downtown Los Angeles-based free public art space, Tuesday Night Cafe. After moving to Oakland in 2013, she became involved as a volunteer mentor as well as a staff member with GirlVentures, which began her career in outdoor education. She has since been on extended backpacking trips with young people in Alaska, Colorado, and New Mexico. Her writing revolves around community, Khmer American identity, queer identity, family, the second-generation experience, justice, and reclaiming/ redefining our connection with the natural world. Presenters

Blanca Hernandez Blanca has a B.A. from the University of San Diego in Literature and graduated from CompassPoint’s Next Generation Leaders of Color in 2012. She has been involved with the Building Healthy Communities initiative launched by the California Endowment since 2011 and has served on the Healthy Richmond Steering Committee since then. She is dedicated to developing leadership in Richmond residents so they can become change agents in their community. She develops, and facilitates programming and workshops that are culturally relevant for youth and adults and provides trainings for camp partner staff that inform about diversity and inclusion.

KENJI HAROUTUNIAN Kenji Haroutunian is an independent agent for change focused on events and the great outdoors experience. Kenji’s acumen for business comes from 29-years in specialty outdoor store management and teaching outdoor skills (including advanced climbing and wilderness navigation courses) during/after completing his degree at UCLA. In 1999 he began working for the Outdoor Retailer show, building an authentic brand story and growing the business into one of the premier b2b shows in the world. Since 2011 he was elevat- ed to Vice President for Emerald Expositions, directing the Outdoor Sports group. A 2010 Access Fund ‘Sharp End’ awardee, Kenji serves on the Board of Directors of the Access Fund, is President of the Friends of Joshua Tree and is a founding director of TeccSociety, an events-industry technology organization.

MITSU IWASAKI Born in Japan and raised in Seattle, Mitsu loves immersing himself in wild and natural places. He began his outdoor career as an assistant instructor in 1996 with Outward Bound, and over his many years as field staff and as administration, he has continued to find inspiration helping people discover more about themselves through challenge and adventure. He is restless, and relentlessly pursues opportunities to do and be more, and believes it is his great privilege to combine his passion for adventure with his career to provide life-changing experiences. When not in the office, he can be found running, climbing, and skiing high peaks in the Northwest and around the world.

CRISTINA MURILLO BARRICK Cristina considers herself a transnational (institutionally recognized as a dual national Costa Rican and US) mestiza (person of mixed ancestry or race) and has spent much of her life migrating between Central America and the US. She hopes to work in increasing access to outdoor spaces for underrepresented groups both domestically and abroad.

Angela Park Angela Park is a consultant, researcher, and writer dedicated to helping mission-driven organizations em- bed social justice and equity throughout their work. She has consulted for nonprofits, foundations, B-cor- porations, and government agencies—including Ben & Jerry’s, Sierra Club, Surdna Foundation, and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Angela wrote Equity in Sustainability and Everybody’s Movement: Environmental Justice and Climate Change, was published by The Diversity Factor, Grist, and Yale, and featured in Audu- bon. Previously, Angela worked at the Clinton-Gore White House, coordinated sustainable development initiatives at the Center for Policy Alternatives, and co-founded the Environmental Leadership Program.

ELYSE RAINEY Elyse is coming up on ten years working within the environmental field. Previous employers include City Slicker Farms, and the Ecology Center. She currently work for the Institute at the Golden Gate, which is a program of the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy. During my ten years working green jobs as a black woman, I’ve had to pick up skills and practices to sustain and nourish myself. I’ve had to position my healing and safety as crucial to me continuing this work. I’d like to share what I’ve learned (many of these lessons were passed on to me my by other black women), and start a conversation that values healing in environmental/conservation work. Presenters

SARAH REBOLLOSO MCCULLOUGH Sarah is Chicana and comes to this conference primarily as a researcher of active transportation and outdoor adventure sports. She has also been an active participant in outdoor adventure sports, particularly ultrarunning, mountain biking, and adventure racing. Sarah completed her PhD in Cultural Studies, and is now working on revising her dissertation on the origins and growth of mountain biking into a book. She has also done extensive work with DIY bike collectives and bike advocacy.

Nina Roberts Dr. Nina Roberts is a professor in the Department of Recreation, Parks, & Tourism at San Francisco State University and director of the Institute for Civic & Community Engagement She came to SFSU from the National Park Service where she was an education & outreach specialist. A Fulbright Scholar, Nina is also an Advisory Council member of the CA Outdoor Engagement Coalition and CA Parks Now and former Board member of the Yosemite Institute, NPCA Center for Park Management, and GirlVen- tures. She is a well published author on topics about social and environmental justice, cultural diversity and parks, women/girls outdoors, youth leadership, and experiences relating to her multiracial identity.

Sophie Sarkar Sophie is currently an MSc Candidate in Regional and Urban Planning Studies at the London School of Economics. She hails from Philadelphia, PA where she worked for several years as a Planner with the National Park Service Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance program. In this role she built innova- tive partnerships with institutions and communities to tackle issues around environmental injustice and outdoor access. Sophie is a Natural Leaders Legacy Camp alumnae, is on the Board of Directors of the Children & Nature Network (C&NN), and was recognized on the inaugural Outdoor 30 Under 30.

KIM STOLKOWSKI Kim is the Program Operations Manager for Outdoor Outreach managing logistics, volunteers, training, and staffing for all programs. Kim has more than 16 years of experience working with youth in the outdoors. Prior to joining Outdoor Outreach, Kim served as a recreation & music therapist at San Pasqual Academy, a residential education campus for foster teens in San Diego. Kim has a B.S. in Psychology from UC-San Diego.

LEANDRA TAYLOR Leandra is Coordinator for Merge New Mexico, a community alliance based in Albuquerque NM bringing together multicultural groups working to ensure equitable access to New Mexico’s natural resources. She is a graduate of Baylor University with previous experience working for the US Fish and Wildlife Service. Leandra identifies strongly as a Military Child, a Black Outdoor Enthusiast, Artist, and avid Birder. She was recently selected as an Outdoor Afro Leader of New Mexico and is an alumni of SHIFT’s Emerging Leader’s Program.

Whitney Tome Whitney is the executive director for Green 2.0, an initiative to increase the racial diversity of the mainstream environmental organizations. Prior to joining Green 2.0, Whitney served as the director of diversity and inclusion at the National Parks Conservation Association and as a Program Manager and Mediator at the Meridian Institute. At Environmental Defense Fund, Whitney served as a strategist in dozens of state and federal political campaigns, and launched the Fisheries Leadership and Sustainability Forum. Whitney has a B.A. from Middlebury College and a J.D. from American University’s Washington College of Law. Presenters

NAOMI TORRES Naomi Torres is the Superintendent of the Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail. For over 25 years with the National Park Service, Naomi has developed interpretive programming and exhibits in the Na- tional Parks of the San Francisco Bay Area that have engaged communities and revealed stories that offer multiple perspectives and more nuanced narratives. Prior to becoming the Superintendent of the Anza Trail, Naomi was the Chief of Interpretation at four National Parks in the San Francisco East Bay and also served as the community outreach specialist at Golden Gate National Recreation Area.

CIANNA CARRILLO WALKER Cianna, Office Manager and Volunteer Coordinator at YES Nature to Neighborhoods, joined YES as a volunteer in 2011 and became a member of the staff in 2016. With a B.A. in Sociology from San Francisco State University, she traveled to Madrid, Spain in 2012 to achieve her Masters in Sustainable Development and Corporate Responsibility with the intention of exploring her desires to make sustainable change at a grassroots level. As a Richmond community member, she enjoys exploring near by nature spaces, growing food, working on issues of food justice and social welfare.

ARIEL WANG Ariel was born on the tropical island of Taiwan. In her youth she was most fascinated by sensitiva mimosa, a plant that would shrink upon her touch. From then on she became particularly observant of how people interact with nature. After graduating from UC Berkeley, she worked on the ecological restoration of an urban national park, the Presidio of San Francisco, and regularly communicated the scientific projects’ progress to the public. Today she advocates for environmental literacy by teaching field science at NatureBridge in Olympic National Park. She loves how little words can inspire action. When she is on her computer, she designs marketing campaigns and produces original content for San Francisco’s first nonprofit dedicated to ecological restoration and conservation, Nature in the City.

DEON WEST Deon is a senior at UC Irvine currently studying Political Science and Education Science. Deon has been involved with the nonprofit organization Outdoor Outreach since his Junior year in high school as a participant and is now an instructor. He has served in student government at UC Irvine as the External Chief of Staff in the Office of The President, leading student leaders to provide services for students on campus.

WEI YING WONG As an applied social science researcher, Wei Ying has two decades of experience in interdisciplinary and multicultural conservation and education projects both nationally and internationally. She brings a focus on engaging diverse stakeholders in conservation to achieve measurable outcomes and is committed to supporting inclusive discourses and socially just environmental policies, and dismantling the systems of power and privilege in the conservation, science and environmental learning arenas. Wednesday, June 28th Program agenda

8-9:00 REGISTRATION & BREAKFAST (Lobby & Tamalpais-overflow in Terrace + Gallery)

9-9:55 OPENING REMARKS (Theater)

Moment of Play, Tanner Yess Opening the Space, Desiree Muñoz & Carla Muñoz Summit Origin Story, Aparna Rajagopal-Durbin PGM ONE Trailblazer Award, Rue Mapp & Betty Reid Soskin Acknowledging Who’s Missing, Sophie Sarkar Intention Setting, Kristy Drutman & Eva Malis Housekeeping, Rena Payan

10:00 Morning SESSIONS

10-11:30 ( KINZIE EAST) DE/RE-CONSTRUCTING CONSERVATION: IS CONSERVATION BECOMING THE NEW COLONIALISM? Wei Ying Wong Armed with moral indignation and the passionate desire to “do good”, many conservationists are employing similar rhetoric and sensibilities that has accompanied (and justified) other colonizing efforts. How is our work complicit in advancing colonialism? I will begin the session with a presentation that provides the background and context, which will be followed by a facilitated conversation on the topic. Participants are invited to ask whether an alternate narrative is possible, and if so, what might that look like?

10-12:00 ( OUTSIDE-MEET IN LOBBY) HEALING FOR RESILIENT COMMUNITY CityWILD As people of color/people of the global majority working in the outdoor and environmental sectors we are a resilient people. Facing and combating white supremacy, white ideology and other forms of oppression is an inextricable burden we experience. With schedules that often leave no room for healing and with spaces where our voices are often not heard, we need time and space to heal and to be validated. What does self-care look like for you? Let’s come together in community to share our stories of resilience and our wellness techniques.

10-10:45 ( THEATER) B(L)ACK IN NATURE: AN ANTHROPOLOGICAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL LOOK AT BLACK LANDSCAPES AND CULTURAL HERITAGE Jarre Hamilton Considering America’s current political climate and African American’s withstanding negative connotations of outdoor spaces, I am arguing that the outdoors can provide us a space outside of our normal “city-scape” that allows us to perform a long-denied form of our identity, a revitalizing understanding of our history, and reconnection with our heritage-laden landscapes. I plan to address this goal with a collaborative archaeological project that is engaged with descendant communities and underrepresented youth in Oakland. It is central to incorporate students who have never been exposed to the interdisciplinary tools of anthropological archaeology into a collaborative approach to studying material culture.

10:50-11:35 (THeater) COMMUNITY ORGANIZING AND ADVOCACY IN THE OUTDOORS IN A MAJORITY MINORITY STATE Leandra Taylor Merge is an alliance based in the heart of New Mexico comprised of organizations uniting under the common belief that the health of our people, economy and native landscape depends on the understanding of, and equitable access to our unique natural and cultural resources. We work to nurture existing partnerships with the ultimate goal of helping people connect with the outdoors. There are valuable lessons to be learned from Leandra Taylor, MERGE Coordinator, who works to bring multiple communities of color including Latinx, multiple Native American tribes, African Americans into conversations concerning outdoors.

11:40-12:00 (THeater) RIVERS & TRAILS 50TH KICKOFF Naomi Torres Wednesday, June 28th ProgramProgram agendaagenda

11:30-12 Drop-In Community Art Gallery (Terrace)

12-1:00 Lunch (Tamalpais-overflow in Terrace + Gallery)

1-2:00 AFTERNOON PLENARY ( THEATER)

PANEL: OUTDOOR AND ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERS Whitney Tome, Executive Director, Green 2.0 Mitsu Iwasaki, Executive Director, Northwest Outward Bound School Dan Chu, Executive Director, Sierra Club Foundation Sangita Chari, Relevancy, Diversity and Inclusion Program Manager, National Park Service Moderator: Kenji Haroutunian, Principal, Kenji Consults

2-5:00 Career fair (Gallery)

2:10 Afternoon SESSIONS

2:10-2:55 (Kinzie East) PRIVILEGE AND PLEASURE IN OUTDOOR ADVENTURE SPORTS Sarah Rebolloso McCullough It is no secret that adventure sports are dominated by white, middle- to upper-class men. This presentation will consider why, with attention to the history and origin stories of mountain biking. Even though adventure sports were strongly influenced by the coun- terculture, participants often failed to question their own position of privilege in the world. This led these sports to enfold existing cultural norms based on whiteness, masculinity, and financial freedom. Even pleasure and risk in adventure sports became racialized, gendered, and classed. How can we reclaim the original liberatory potential of these sports for people of the global majority?

3-4:00 (Kinzie East) SURVIVAL AND SELF-CARE FOR BROWN FACES IN GREEN SPACES Elyse Rainey Tap into your resilience! Learn tools that will nourish and protect all of your identities while working in an environmental field. Stop micro-aggressions before they spiral out of control, advocate for a work-culture more conducive for your community, and utilize mindfulness techniques to sustain and nurture yourself. If you’re a young-adult professional, or are the kind of activist who feels all the feels, come and be held. If you’re someone who is experienced with advice and compassion to spare, come support your community.

4-5:00 Drop-In Community Art Gallery (Terrace)

5-6:00 Networking Happy Hour (Gallery + Lobby)

6-7:30 Dinner (Tamalpais-overflow in Terrace + Gallery)

7:30-9 KEYNOTE ADDRESS (Theater) CAROLYN FINNEY Thursday, June 29th Program agenda

8-8:55 Breakfast (Gallery + Terrace)

9:00 Morning SESSIONS

9-10:30 (Kinzie East) SET THE PACE FOR SAFE SPACE! Miho Aida This workshop first shares the results of an online survey that was conducted by Southern Poverty Law Center’s Teaching Tolerance project in the first days after the 2016 presidential election, among K–12 educators from across the country. The session aims to accomplish three things: 1) Identify macro aggressions and micro aggressions, 2) Role play of scenarios based on true cases across the country and 3) Scenario practice to deal immediately in a situation of injustice.

9-10:30 (TamALPAIS) BEYOND MOVING PICNIC TABLES AND HOSTING A FIESTA Nina Roberts and Naomi Torres The topic of strengthening the ties of people of color and parks/public lands is not a new conversation and there’s been a great deal of research, conferences/workshops, presentations, discussion forums as well as strategic planning across agencies for decades. The same questions are being asked and strategies tried may or may not work. What are the institutional constraints that persist? What are you doing to bridge the gap towards action or new directions? Join this deep dialogue using critical questions to guide participants in a structured and meaningful conversation about a challenging or controversial topic of interest.

9-9:45 (Theater) OUTDOOR YOUTH ENGAGEMENT AS A TOOL FOR CULTURE CHANGE Kim Stolkowski and Deon West Since 1999, Outdoor Outreach (OO) has run recreation-based youth development programs for underserved teens in San Diego County. Programs include outdoor recreation activities, environmental stewardships, leadership training, and employment that enable teens to safely move outside of their comfort zone, challenge their ideas of what they can do and be, and help them develop and share strength-based self narratives. Kim Stolkowski, Program Operations Manager, will present OO’s program and share how outdoor engagement programs can help address issues around identity and self worth that disproportionately affect youth of color.

9:50-10:35 ( THEATER) HOW PEACE CORPS THREW ME INTO THE MAJORITY: EASTERN KENTUCKY TO RURAL THAILAND Tanner Yess Insights on a POC transitioning from minority to majority by moving from rural Kentucky to Thailand as a Peace Corps Volunteer.

9:50-10:35 ( OUTSIDE-MEET IN LOBBY) SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING IN ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION Ariel Wang In this session participants will play a metaphorical game to learn about facilitating self-awareness and goal-setting in a community.

10:45-12 Film Screening and Q& A: Latino Outdoors, AQUÍ ESTAMOS (Theater) José G. González

12-12:55 Lunch (Gallery + Terrace)

1:00 Afternoon Concurrent Sessions

1-2:30 (TamALPAIS) BUILDING AN IDEAL COMMUNITY Blanca Hernandez This is a simulation activity designed to have people work together to build a mock ideal community. Participants will be divided into three groups, each provided with a different set of resources, privileges, and barriers that are almost always inherent in our existing communities. The facilitator will explore examples of how systemic barriers exist with our EE partners and within our organizations. Thursday, June 29th Program agenda

1-2:30 ( OUTSIDE-MEET IN LOBBY) COLORS OF COMPASSION MINDFULNESS WORKSHOP Sophie Sarkar We are challenged to meet these increasingly difficult and uncertain times with compassion, stand up against oppression, share and be with one another, and take action with peace and solidity. Looking deeply and healing from the seeds of separation of racism and oppression is ever present, critical, and urgent. During this workshop we will share various mindfulness practices. At the root of all these practices is conscious breathing. The workshop will include guided sitting meditation, mindful movement, walking meditation, readings from POC mindfulness teachers, and sharing of our experiences.

1-1:45 (Theater) INDIGENIZING CONSERVATION CORPS Chako The presentation will begin with a PowerPoint summary of what the Ancestral Lands Program is, what we do and why we do it. From there, the presentation will move onto dialogue on critical challenges that arise in working with multiple tribal communities, within a non-tribal industry, while attempting to support cultural relevancy and reconnection. Some of these topics include community representation, accountability, racism and the clash of worldviews. The presentation will conclude with lessons learned from our experiences. We hope to make this presentation open to input, questions, and dialogue amongst the audience.

1-1:45 (Kinzie East) WHOSE NARRATIVE? RECLAIMING STORIES AND MEDIA OF ENVIRONMENTALISM Timothy Chen Ever wonder who approves those horrifically tone-deaf ads that subsequently blow up Twitter when they are aired? (Looking at you, Pepsi...) Unfortunately, mainstream environmentalism has its own issues in terms of representation and storytelling. Come to this interactive presentation to discuss common narratives and biases in environmental media relating to people and communities of color, and how such representation impacts us. We’ll conclude by introducing frameworks and strategies that resist such stereotyp- ing and tokenization, and explore their applications in media and storytelling for environmental work.

1:50-2:35 (Kinzie East) RESOURCES TO CONNECT YOUTH OF COLOR TO NATURE Andrea Fraume Valencia Youth of color and low-income youth face a wide range of obstacles to experiencing the outdoors safely. In this session we explore and offer resources available to communities of color to take their youth into nature. We will offer support in the form of professional development, funding, gear rentals, and networking opportunities.

1:50-2:35 (Theater) RACE, CLASS, AND CONSERVATION Cristina Murillo Barrick This presentation will examine the origins of racial formation within the United States, and connects the relationship between race, class and larger social systems. It examines how different groups, such as Native Americans and subsistence users, have been effected by the conservation movement throughout US history. This presentation concentrates some of the most important and critical information I have learned over the last two years studying and researching the relationship between conservation, equity, inclusion and collaborative management.

2:45-4:00 Closing plenary (Theater) Moment of Play, Tanner Yess Announcements, David Pon Acknowledgements, Aparna Rajagopal-Durbin Groundwork Richmond, Morgan Valdivieso, Sherman Dean, and Lorenzo Plazola Final Words, Angela Park Reflection,Kristy Drutman & Eva Malis Closing the Space, Desiree Muñoz and Carla Muñoz

Use the Hashtag #PGMONE2017 To Share your experiences Challenge Accepted

Over 225 miles of trail open 365 days a year — a new adventure awaits you. Conquer a trail today. www.openspace.org The Kaleidoscope Foundation supports PGM ONE and initiatives that celebrate and create space for people of the global majority in the outdoor sector.

The Kaleidoscope Foundation is committed to advancing equity, diversity, and inclusion through projects and work in outdoor education, youth programs, and college scholarships.

This summit, convening emerging and established professionals, brings an exciting opportunity to elevate conversations, amplify stories, and incite action.

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OUR GUIDING VISION: EQUITY, INCLUSION & DIVERSITY

The Conservation Lands Foundation is committed to embracing, fostering and advancing equity, inclusion and diversity in our board, staff, Friends Grassroots Network, partnerships, communities we serve and places we seek to preserve and protect. We believe in a just, equitable and sustainable future for our lands, waters, wildlife and for all people. America’s public lands belong to all of us and must benefit all of us as they reveal our history, tell our stories, celebrate the diversity of our country and honor the myriad of ways we find connection and meaning in these unique places. We stand with frontline communities seeking fundamental human rights of freedom, justice and equal protection under the law. In the pursuit of our mission and daily work, we are dedicated to building an inclusive future for all communities. [email protected] | www.ConservationLands.org | / ConservationLands | @ConservationLF For more information please visit: https://m.facebook.com/colorthecrag/ Thank you to our Sponsors!

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