Erin Monahan (she/her)

This is a series called "In the Wet of It," which addresses how the outdoor industry/environmental movement needs to, and can, examine the construct of Whiteness. The question was posed to me by Kenya Budd, an equity and inclusion consultant in Portland, Oregon, and has been posed

Image by Vincent Burkhead Three Action Items for white people beginning their process of detaching from their commitment to the construct of whiteness*: 1. Read about the eight characteristics of white supremacy. Where do you collude with whiteness? Locate where you exemplify these behaviors, and how you uphold these ideologies.

Cover Image via Willamette Weekly Places like Eugene, Oregon are often touted as a liberal oasis -- but only if you are White. If you are Indigenous or a person of color then you are subjected to the impacts of a state founded on White greed. With the removal of the

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="1182"] Mercy Sham via her Instagram [https://www.terraincognitamedia.com/caption] 1.     @WILDDIVERSITY. I remember the first time I met Mercy Sham. She made me laugh constantly as a group of women, femme, and non-binary individuals gathered in

This nation that elected its first Black president, is now seeing in high-definition the outcomes of today’s resegregation. Sacramento is in shock and protest right now over the unjust slaying of 22 year old and innocent father of two, Stephon Clark. Here in Portland, Oregon there was a

White women co-opted the #MeToo movement and now we are at it again with the word, "Slay." Elite climbing athletes, Emily Harrington, Margo Hayes, and Paige Claassen, starred in a short marketing video titled, "Slaydies," for La Sportiva, an Italian climbing company. Technically, the athlete&