The Trail Ahead

In the last episode of Season 3, Faith and Addie recap the season, share their reflections and discuss the tension of holding both hope and motivation to continue to make change. The hosts recount past guest conversations, learnings they’ve taken away from these discussions and questions they get asked most as they continue to tackle the dialogue on The Trail Ahead.Plus, we welcome Faith back after maternity leave and get to hear how she and baby Yaya are doing! EPISODE LINKSDr. Rae Wynn Grant's new showhttps://www.mutualofomaha.com/wild-kingdom/?src=wildkingdom.com"Playin Mas'" https://www.certifiedafrica.com/blog/playin-mas-an-overview-of-the-trinidad-tobago-traditionLink to cartoons:Equality vs Equity (ladders graphic) https://subjectguides.library.american.edu/c.php?g=1025915&p=7715533Systemic Barriers (footrace graphic) https://www.cta.org/our-advocacy/social-justice/black-lives-matter Lydia Jennings TTA Episodehttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-trail-ahead/id1559765753?i=1000516900792Jose Gonzalez TTA Episodehttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-trail-ahead/id1559765753?i=1000555596159Clare Gallagher TTA Episodehttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-trail-ahead/id1559765753?i=1000530828790Alekesam (our theme music!)

Mauricio (Mau) Díaz is the CEO and co-founder of Aire Libre Running. Aire Libre designs and operates running and hiking experiences around the world that connect participants to new places and cultures through sustainable tourism.Mau is from Mexico City, Mexico and enjoys exploring the mountains around the city by foot (often accompanied by his dog). He is an ultrarunner and lululemon ambassador.  EPISODE LINKS:Mau on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/maudac/Aire Libre Websitehttps://airelibre.run/Aire Libre on Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/airelibre.run/An Intimate Look at Mexico’s Indigenous Seri People, New York Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/16/travel/comcaac-seri-people-mexico.html

Kayla Jeter is a Cleveland Ohio native, former professional volleyball player, mindset coach, personal trainer, stress-management coach and wellness entrepreneur.She is the founder of #100MilesofSummer, a global running community and  founder of Soho House Chicago Run Club. Kayla is a global Lululemon ambassador and a member of the Lululemon FURTHER initiative.On this episode, Addie is joined by The Trail Ahead Season 2 guest, Kamilah Journét, as a guest co-host. LINKS:Fit + Full by Kaylahttps://www.fitandfullbykayla.com/Streets Calling Bike Clubhttps://www.streetscallingbc.com/Running While Black by Alison Mariella Desir https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/675749/running-while-black-by-alison-mariella-desir/100MilesofSummer™️https://www.instagram.com/100milesofsummer/lululemon FURTHER Initiativehttps://corporate.lululemon.com/media/press-releases/2023/05-23-2023-190009165

Ambreen Tariq is a Muslim, an immigrant, an activist, and an outdoor enthusiast. She describes herself as a proud feminist and an advocate for social justice in American society. She’s the founder of @BrownPeopleCamping, a social media initiative that uses digital storytelling to celebrate people of color in the outdoor community. Ambreen is also the author of Fatima’s Great Outdoors, a children’s picture book centering on an immigrant family embarking on their first camping trip.This episode is edited by Misty Avinger. Our theme music is by Alekesam, check them out via the link in our shownotes.LINKS FOR AMBREENBrown People Camping https://www.brownpeoplecamping.com/ Find Your Parkhttps://findyourpark.com/ Fatima's Great Outdoors the Children's Bookhttps://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/50713833 Stevie Lewishttp://www.chocosweete.com/ Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer https://www.robinwallkimmerer.com/ Video of Ambreen Camping and Cooking and Visiting Wild Horses by Insider Studioshttps://vimeo.com/562895054 The Trek, Q&A with Ambreen Tariq by Ruth Nasrullahhttps://thetrek.co/meet-ambreen-tariq-the-activist-behind-brown-people-camping/   My Immigrant Story: Loneliness and Empowerment at the American Campgroundhttps://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/hiking-and-backpacking/lets-talk-about-privilege-outdoors/ Alekesam (Our theme music!)https://open.spotify.com/artist/2JM2yzMSOgq7VeG6nKm3PY?si=YrIzzWOwSvCZ49oSutZZLw

Chelsea Murphy is an outdoor advocate, enthusiast, creative, and inspirer. She is the mother of three, and is on a mission to create a better, more inclusive outdoor culture for her mixed children.Born in San Diego, CA and raised in Tacoma, WA she has always had a connection with nature and the outdoors. After moving to the mountains, she immediately recognized the lack of diversity in outdoor adventure. Chelsea started @she_colorsnature to create a community space for celebrating diversity outside. She also uses her platform to encourage parents to spend time outside with their kids, and centers her mothering philosophy on spending at least 30 minutes outside each day.In this episode we hear from her about navigating historically white spaces, balancing the important job of being a mother of three while leading and curating an online community space, reframing narratives, moving into storytelling behind the camera and much more.This episode is edited by Misty Avinger. Our theme music is by Alekesam, check them out via the link in our shownotes.Chelsea Murphy’s Website https://shecolorsnature.com/Chelsea Murphy On Instagram https://www.instagram.com/she_colorsnature/Expedition Reclamation https://www.bravespaceproject.org/Alekesam on Spotify 

This week the Trail Ahead brings you an episode by Immigrantly, "a boundary-pushing, border-crossing podcast that gives diverse voices and stories home."Their guest, Vanessa Chavarriaga Posada, is a Colombian-American athlete, activist, and environmental sociologist who is always on the move. From the freezing valleys of Alaska to the cloud forests of Colombia, Vanessa spends her days' hiking, skiing, mountaineering, running, and ice skating through beautiful landscapes.  But at the same time, her travels go beyond mere wanderlust. Through her work as an environmental sociologist, Vanessa encourages everyone to remember the social and cultural dynamics of the environment. What is our relationship to the outdoors? How can everyone enjoy what the world offers regardless of identity, location, or economic status? And perhaps most importantly, how do we preserve our planet for the future? Join the conversation: Instagram @immigrantlypod | Twitter @immigrantly_pod | Host & Executive Producer: Saadia Khan I Content Writer: Michaela Strauther I Editorial Review: Kylee Roberts I Sound Designer & Editor: Manni Simon I Immigrantly Theme Music: Evan Ray Suzuki I Other Music: Epidemic SoundsThe Trail Ahead Presents: Immigrantly featuring Vanessa Chavarriaga PosadaFollow along with Vanessa via https://www.instagram.com/vanessa_chavOur theme music for The Trail Ahead  is by Alekesam, check them out via the link in our shownotes.

Yatika Starr Fields, is a Painter and Muralist who lives and works in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Yatika Fields is part of the Cherokee, Creek and Osage Tribes. He is also a Bear clan member. While attending the Art Institute of Boston from 2000 to 2004, he became interested in Graffiti aesthetics, which has been integral to his knowledge and process along with Landscape painting- and continues to influence his large- scale projects and studio works. His artworks explore the themes of family, community, and cultural diversity to illustrate its significance in societal norms for Native Americans. In addition, he is an avid distance runner who both runs and bikes ultra-marathon distances. He is involved with collective efforts to increase visibility, participation and acknowledgement of Indigenous voices, places and people in outdoor pursuits. He is a frequent collaborator with Rising Hearts, an indigenous led grassroots organization with a vision for a socially, economically and environmentally-just world, they often use running as a medium for activism and advocacy.In this episode we talk about finding healing through running and returning home, the many shared parts of our identities, Yatika's advocacy efforts that have led to name changes of offensive race events and much more.This episode is edited by Misty Avinger. Our theme music is by Alekesam, check them out via the link in our shownotes.Links for Yatika EpisodeYatika websitehttps://www.yatikafields.com/Yatika on Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/yatikafields/Osage Nationhttps://www.osagenation-nsn.gov/Muscogee Nation Websitehttps://www.muscogeenation.com/Wings of America Websitehttps://www.wingsofamerica.org/Rickey Gates - TransAmericanahttp://www.rickeygates.com/transamericanaUltra Trail Mont Blanc Trail Series (UTMB)https://montblanc.utmb.world/Why the Land Run 100 changed its name to the Mid South:https://cyclingmagazine.ca/gravel/why-the-land-run-100-changed-its-name-to-the-mid-south/Why the Name of a Major Gravel Event Is Being Changed: On the Dirty Kanza and the cycling world's reckoning with a racist, exclusionary pasthttps://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/biking/kanza-name-change-indigenous-bike-race/Rising Hearts - Indigenous Led Grassroots Organizationhttps://www.risinghearts.org/Jordan Marie Whetstone on Instagram and Websitehttps://www.instagram.com/nativein_la/https://www.jordanmariedaniel.com/Know to Run Film with Yatika & Rising Heartshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAbapAmkjFo&themeRefresh=1This Land Podcast - all about Oklahoma History and “Indian Country”https://crooked.com/podcast-series/this-land/Alekesam (Our theme music!)https://open.spotify.com/artist/2JM2yzMSOgq7VeG6nKm3PY?si=YrIzzWOwSvCZ49oSutZZLwLinks related to The Debrief:The Body Doesn’t Know Miles, It Knows Stress by David Rochehttps://www.trailrunnermag.com/training/trail-tips-training/the-body-doesnt-know-miles-it-knows-stressEpisode 16 of The Trail Ahead: Rest, Our Right Relationship with Nature, and Community Care with Laura Edmondsonhttps://www.trailaheadpodcast.com/episodes/rest-our-right-relationship-with-nature-and-community-care-with-laura-edmondson

Brittany Leavitt is the co-founder of Brown Girls Climb, a lifelong educator and someone who loves the outdoors. We talk with her about what it means to be shifting careers to be the full-tome CEO of Brown Girls Climb and how she first came to the outdoors. Hint: Her career day outfit in Elementary School says a lot! Brittany has always connected to the outdoors, from the mountains in upstate New York, to the ocean sides of Massachusetts, to city life in Washington DC (currently in Brooklyn, NY). For the last eight years, Brittany has led and taught others how to enjoy the outdoors safely while also clearing pathways for the PGM (People of Global Majority) in the community—working as a leader with organizations such as Outdoor Afro, Appalachian Trail Conservancy, and REI. In 2018 Brittany was recognized as one of Blue Ridges Mountain Magazine’s 30 under 30 and American Alpine Club-DC section’s “one to watch.”   Hope you enjoy this conversation talking about everything from climbing Kilimanjaro to creating brave spaces within climbing gyms as much as we did!LINKS:Brittany on Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/bleavitt8/ Brittany’s Personal Websitehttps://www.britleavitt.com/ Brown Girls Climbhttps://www.browngirlsclimb.com/ Outdoor Afro https://outdoorafro.org/ Color the Craghttps://colorthecrag.com/ GP81https://www.gp-81.com/ Brown Ascendershttps://www.thebrownascenders.org/ Sending in Colorhttps://sendingincolor.com/ PGM Onehttps://www.pgmone.org/ Chelsea Griffiehttps://www.outsidebusinessjournal.com/issues/homage/changemakers/chelsea-griffie/https://sierraclub.typepad.com/explore/2012/05/rock-climber-chelsea-griffie-inspires-youth-to-get-outdoors.html Rosemary Saalhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3cswlmshttps://sierraclub.typepad.com/explore/2013/03/qa-rosemary-saal-climber-denali.htmll Phil Hendersonhttps://www.instagram.com/phil_henderson/ Article for REI about finding your own summithttps://www.rei.com/blog/hike/summiting-at-17000-feet-my-climb-of-kilimanjaro-with-outdoor-afroAlekesam on Spotify

Stefanie is an ultra trail and road runner located in the Front Range of Colorado. She is the 2021 USATF 100-mile road champion and course record holder (6th fastest all-time American woman for the distance). She is also a foot and ankle surgeon alongside her husband, with a passion for treating athletes. Stefanie is passionate about increasing BIPOC representation in distance running and newly a member of the Lululemon FURTHER initiative cohort, which aims to address the data and research gap that exists in women's endurance running. She is the co-host of the Making Strides podcast which she describes as “a space to share our experiences as BIPOC female runners, as well as a space to discuss the nuances that come with our perspectives: safety, sponsorship and contract negotiations, mental health, current events in the running world and beyond.” In this episode we discuss how she started running 5k's with her dad as young as 7 years old, how her first 100 miler race ended in one of the biggest surprises of her life, as well as diving into her many passions. Our Debrief this episode features Victoria Lo the founder of Chinatown Runners who speaks about using the tools you have to make change and why drumming up support for Anti Asian American Pacific Islander and Native Hawaiian issues (aka #STOPAAPIHATE) is so complicated and challenging, and important to keep doing. LINKS: Stef Flippin On Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/stefanieannflippin/ Stef Flippin Personal Websitehttps://www.stefanieflippin.com/ Lululemon Further Initiative https://shop.lululemon.com/story/run-further Girls On the Runhttps://www.girlsontherun.org/ Trent Stellingworth on Twitterhttps://twitter.com/TStellingwerff Diverse We Runhttps://www.instagram.com/diversewerun/ Making Strides Podcasthttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/making-strides/id1687742311 Chinatown Runnershttps://www.chinatownrunners.com/Film on Chinatown Runners directed by Faith E. Briggs and Tim Kemple of Camp4 Collectivehttps://vimeo.com/671273445

Ahmad Related Links: Lebanon Mountain Trailhttps://www.lebanontrail.org/home We Got Nexthttps://www.we-got-next.org/ Info on Dearbornhttps://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/how-dearborn-michigan-became-the-heart-of-arab-america-1.117177https://www.michiganradio.org/arts-culture/2014-07-09/what-explains-michigans-large-arab-american-community Debrief Guest: Maytha Alhassenhttps://maythaalhassen.com/about Key Terms with Dr. Maytha Alhassen — Feral Femme by Slow Factoryhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwKE6Qcmqwc Follow Maytha on Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/maythaalhassen/ 

In this conversation with Mirna Valerio, ultramarathoner, cyclist, skier, author, and so much more, we start with the origin story of how she fell in love with running and then dive into what it means to know and love your body in all of its stages - especially during recovery. We also talk about her memoir, A Beautiful Work in Progress, what she is excited about next, ansd how she's pushing her limits to go FURTHER as part of a new initiative with our episode sponsor lululemon.Related Episode Links:Mirna’s Website: https://themirnavator.com/Mirna on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themirnavator/REI Presents: The Mirnavator: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5-CSQcYeXkLululemon’s FURTHER project: https://shop.lululemon.com/story/run-furtherAzores raceCoalition Snow: https://www.coalitionsnow.com/National Geographic Adventurer of the Year: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/article/mirna-valerio-ultramarathon-runnerOne of Mirna’s Favorite Races, Azores Trail Run: https://www.instagram.com/azorestrailrun/ Megan Roche of SWAP Running: https://swaprunning.com/Some Work all Play podcast: https://swaprunning.com/podcastOur Theme Music is by Alekesam: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2JM2yzMSOgq7VeG6nKm3PY?si=tGkc2q88QHm1nwDD2kYk3A 

Everett is a curator, organizer, and adventure cyclist currently based in the coastal mountains of a region now known as Santa Cruz, CA. For over a decade they've been using bicycle travel as a way of exploring their relationship to the worlds within and without. As a trans and genderqueer adventure cyclist they find themself seeking out the in between places, finding trails and unpaved roads to connect the dots between people, places and ideas.After working for several years as a tours specialist and cycling guide, they left the full time bike life and returned to the world of arts nonprofits where they now work to organize collaborative exhibitions that help dismantle social norms and share underrepresented stories. You can find their essays on art and cycling in Adventure Cyclist Magazine and The Bikepacking Journal.We talk about, connecting with nature as a way of connecting with self, about healing and recovery, about route-creation as art-making, artistic inspirations freedom and play and so much more. They also went into depth about upcoming work in Iceland supported by their affiliation with the non-profit We Got Next.   Links for Everett EpisodeCheck out Everett on Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/grandpaeverett/ We Got NextWeGotNext amplifies individual stories of adventure and activism from communities that have been underrepresented in outdoor and environmental spaces.https://www.we-got-next.org/ Robert Smithson, Spiral JettyGreat Salt Lake, Utahhttps://www.diaart.org/visit/visit-our-locations-sites/robert-smithson-spiral-jetty Nancy Holt (American, 1938–2014), Sun Tunnels, 1973–76, Great Basin Desert, Utahhttps://umfa.utah.edu/land-art/sun-tunnels Radical Adventure Ridershttps://radicaladventureriders.com/ The Golden SpikeNational Park: https://www.nps.gov/gosp/index.htm Andy Goldsworthy: Storm King Wall 1997 – 1998 Significant Works – Sue Hubbardhttps://artlyst.com/features/andy-goldsworthy-storm-king-wall-1997-1998-significant-works-sue-hubbard/ The Library of WaterStykkishólmur, IcelandBy Roni Hornhttps://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-library-of-water-stykkisholmur-iceland 

Ingrid Backstrom has been a professional skier for over twenty years and is a household name and someone widely considered a “legend” in the world of free skiing. She is also a mother, a filmmaker, and co-founder of S.A.F.E. A.S. backcountry clinics. In this conversation we discuss Ingrid’s professional skiing career and her journey as a woman in a male-dominated sport. We also talk about her work to make skiing more fun and inclusive, how she has learned from mistakes along the way, and how you don’t have to be a mom to “ski like a mother.” We first connected with Ingrid around “The Approach” film, a project she’s been helping lead for the past three years. We talk about the joy of seeing others learn to love a new passion, learning to look a life from a different perspective and making mistakes along the way, how to interrupt an entrenched industry - even as an underdog, what she's learned in her 20 years of being a pro-skier and much more. Our "debrief" this episode is a conversation between host Faith Briggs Rose and her mother, Hope Briggs. Faith asks her mom about what it's been like to be a white woman navigating racial awareness, based on being in an interracial marriage for almost 40 years, especially coming from a sheltered background. It's a challenging, illuminating and raw conversation. Follow along and learn more about Ingrid on Instagram via https://www.instagram.com/ingridbackstrom/

Grace Anderson is a dreamer, a builder, and a Black queer feminist who writes and imagines futures where choice is a human right. In this conversation we discuss why she loves to giggle and fly downhills on her bike, solo adventures in the outdoors, the importance of journaling, and learning that it's important to build what you're for and not what you're against. Faith and Grace also talk a lot about their identity as Black women, their journeys to develop and exude a strong pride specifically in that identity, and why it feels so important to them to continue to center Black women in so much of the work. This episode includes a pretty incredible reading list too by the end, so make sure to check out the related links. Connect with Grace via Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/amaze_me_grace/ ALL THE LINKS: The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America by Richard Rothstein Black Faces, White Spaces: Reimagining the Relationship of African Americans to the Great Outdoors by Dr. Carolyn Finney The Rise of the American Conservation Movement: Power, Privilege, and Environmental Protection by Dorceta E. Taylor How We Get Free: Black Feminism and the Combahee River Collective by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor won’t you celebrate with me by Lucille Clifton We Do This 'Til We Free Us: Abolitionist Organizing and Transforming Justice by Mariama Kaba The Nap MinistryMapping Our Social Change roles in Times of Crisis by Deepa IyerMORE LINKS FROM THE DEBRIEF, COMING SOON! Billie Holiday sings Strange Fruithttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHGAMjwr_j8 The Tragic Story Behind Billie Holiday's "Strange Fruit"https://www.biography.com/musicians/billie-holiday-strange-fruit How white Americans used lynchings to terrorize and control black people, The Guardian (trigger warning: graphic images and stories)https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/apr/26/lynchings-memorial-us-south-montgomery-alabama Jim Crow Lawshttps://www.history.com/topics/early-20th-century-us/jim-crow-laws Harriet Tubman, an Unsung Naturalist, Used Owl Calls as a Signal on the Underground Railroadhttps://www.audubon.org/news/harriet-tubman-unsung-naturalist-used-owl-calls-signal-underground-railroad 1921 Tulsa Race Massacrehttps://www.tulsahistory.org/exhibit/1921-tulsa-race-massacre/ Emmett Tillhttps://www.history.com/topics/black-history/emmett-till-1 Historical Database of Sundown Townshttps://justice.tougaloo.edu/sundown-towns/using-the-sundown-towns-database/state-map/ Sundown Town research specific to Oregon, where Faith liveshttps://blogs.oregonstate.edu/oregonmulticulturalarchives/2019/06/05/sundown-towns-2019/ The Jim Crow Roots of Loitering Lawshttps://the-ard.com/2022/05/31/the-jim-crow-roots-of-loitering-laws/ A Visual History of Loitering Lawshttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-05-21/what-is-loitering-really AMERICA RECKONS WITH RACIAL INJUSTICELaw Professor On Misdemeanor Offenses And Racism In The Criminal SystemHeard on All Things Considered, 2020https://www.npr.org/sections/live-updates-protests-for-racial-justice/2020/06/12/876221163/law-professor-on-how-misdemeanors-sweep-blacks-into-the-criminal-system Sharecropping: Slavery By Another Namehttps://www.pbs.org/tpt/slavery-by-another-name/themes/sharecropping/

Welcome back to Season 3 of The Trail Ahead, hosted by Faith E. Briggs & Addie Thompson. In this episode they reflect on why bringing together their multiplicities of identity is essential to their theory of change - which is (clumsily) that with a multi-racial dialogue that seeks to amplify the voices on the frontlines of environmental justice they can encourage more people to fall in love with the natural world and aim to protect it. They discuss the potential flaws in this theory, how it has changed, how much they are learning and where they go from here. While Addie and Faith originally met through trailrunning, they bonded through their passions. Faith is a documentary filmmaker with a background in representation and a focus on identity politics. Addie's road to stories is grounded in work that has been a mix of climate policy and environmental grantmaking. It is at this intersection where these conversations live. This episode reflects on previous seasons and gives some sneak peeks on the kind of conversations coming down the road.Theme music is "All is Forgiven" from the band Alekesam and the Album Sound Proof Heart.This episode is sponsored by Subaru, learn more on social via @subaru_usa.Additional music comes from Track Club by Marmoset. Other links, orgs, and folks mentioned in this episode are:Rising Hearts:  An Indigenous led grassroots organization committed to the heart work in elevating indigenous voices, promoting, and supporting intersectional collaborative efforts across all forms of movements in cultivating community with the goals of racial, social, climate and economic justice.Rising Hearts' Running on Native Lands  program that aims to make land acknowledgements at trail AND road race events a common and inclusive practice and encourages those who become a partner to go the extra mile by giving back to the communities which the land is borrowed from.Runners for Public Lands toolkitDr. Carolyn Finney episode of The Trail AheadBlack Faces, White Spaces: Reimagining the Relationship of African Americans to the Great Outdoors by Dr. Carolyn FinneyLink to This LandThe Tongass and the fight to protect it from clearcutsAlaska’s Izembek National Wildlife Refuge#StopWillowJade Begay, Policy & Advocacy Director at @ndncollective and member of the Enviro Justice Advisory Council at the white house, on TWITTERNDN CollectiveGrist Fixers 2022Imagine 2200

In January 2021 we sat down for what became a 3 hour conversation with the legendary Selema Masekela. We laughed, we cried, and by the end we realized we were undeniably tethered for life, a beautiful heart tether. We've had many people ask to hear the whole conversation, rather than the more edited 1 hour conversation we put out in April 2021. In this episode we go into beautiful stories about Selema's relationship with his father, the late great Hugh Masekela, and include a deeper conversation around making music himself, and what it meant in 2020 to shout about racial justice (and finally be passed a mic when doing so) in a sport as historically white as surfing. We're so please to present the full episode now. The music you hear at the very beginning is the multitalented and multifaceted Selema himself, with the song "All is Forgiven" from his band Alekesam. Additional Links to go deeper!Check out Selema on InstagramListen to Alekesam on SpotifyListen to the abridged conversation hereRock out to Hugh MasekelaLearn more about STOKED mentoringSTOKED collaborates with schools, community organizations, and a network of dedicated mentors to bridge the opportunity gap for low-income youth, and prepare them for a vibrant, fulfilled life after high school.This Land Doc

This week we feature an episode of a podcast we love that is also working toward a more inclusive and community minded outdoor community: The Outside Voices Podcast. Outside Voices Podcast: https://www.outsidevoicespodcast.com/ Outside Voices on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/outsidevoicespodcast/ Cassandra Lam of Collective Rest & The Cosmos: https://www.collective-rest.com/ Article about The Cosmos in The Lily: https://www.thelily.com/what-does-it-mean-to-come-together-as-asian-american-women-this-group-has-been-seeking-an-answer/

 Connect with Evelynn:InstagramHike Clerb’s InstagramHike Clerb’s websiteRead more on REI’s Uncommon PathWatch REI Co-op Studios, “To Touch the Earth”

Additional Links Learn more about Erin McGrady from a previous project Faith and Erin worked on.Who is A Runner: Erin McGrady, co-directed by Faith E. Briggs & Tim Kemple

Kamilah Journét is a long-distance runner, environmentalist, and brand marketing strategist. She discovered her love for running in junior high and continued competing in Cross Country and Track at high school and collegiate levels. She joins The Trail Ahead for a conversation about:- creating a space of belonging in the outdoors - embracing a changing identity as a runner- not running (imagine that!)- finding joy through movement - taking up space, especially in conversations/decisions making spaces Kamilah shares what playing outside means to her and why we as adults need to learn what playing could mean. She discusses why it’s more important than ever to find outlets for joy and play. As an environmentalist and activist, Kamilah shares why it’s so important to be aware of how others around you might process information.Kamilah discusses her career as a runner, how she began, and where she is with her relationship to the sport today. She talks about the rude awakening and difficult process of finding who she is aside from her identity as a runner, and how therapy ultimately helped her discover herself. This important conversation reminds you about the power of having honest and open conversations. Tune in to this conversation for an important reminder of how our vulnerabilities and the little pieces of our life make us who we are today. The Debrief features Sarah Jacquette Ray author of A Field Guide To Climate Anxiety: How to Keep Cool on a Warming Planet.Episode ResourcesRunners for Public Lands: https://runnersforpubliclands.org/“Kamilah Journét, a powerful voice for anti-racism in the running and outdoor industries” for Citius Magazinehttps://citiusmag.com/podcast/social-sport-podcast-kamilah-journet/Follow Kamilah on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kamilahjournet/The Debrief features Sarah Jacquette Ray author of A Field Guide To Climate Anxiety: How to Keep Cool on a Warming Planethttps://sarahjaquetteray.com/