34. Equity Outdoors: Alex Bailey on Environmental Justice, Education, and Nature
In this episode we talk with Alex Bailey, Senior Director of the Outdoor School in the Hill Country of Texas. The Outdoor School partners with hundreds of qualifying schools and nonprofit groups each year to provide transformative, educational experiences in nature, free of charge. The program especially targets youth in Texas who would not otherwise be able to afford this life-changing outdoor experience. Alex is also the founder of an organization called Black Outside, Inc.—whose purpose it is to reconnect black youth to the outdoors.Feedback to Earthkeepers: [email protected] ("We want to hear from you")Guest: Alex BaileyOrganizations: The Outdoor SchoolBlack Outside, Inc.Notes:Frio RiverLaity LodgeTitle One SchoolsCamp Founder Girls on Instagram Diversity in national parksSan Antonio, TX and the city’s disparity problemREI - Recreational Equipment Incorporated John 3:16 Keywords: Racial equity, urban landscape, African American camps, black education, inequity, safe spaces, outdoor education, social justice, environmental justice, black youth, urban parks, overpolicingFind us on our website: Earthkeepers Support the Earthkeepers podcast Check out the Ecological Disciple