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#BoycottBlackDiamond: Everything You Need to Know and How You Can Help

#BoycottBlackDiamond: Everything You Need to Know and How You Can Help

Image collage from The Inquirer and Unsplash. The background photo is a group of protestors who police bombed excessively with tear gas as they tried to escape, but had nowhere to go as they were pushed up against a barrier on the perimeter of highway I-676 in Philadelphia. Black

"There Are Going to be Such Explosions": What Constitutes Violence in a Settler Colonial Society, the Unethical Use of Tear Gas, and the Importance of Media Literacy

"There Are Going to be Such Explosions": What Constitutes Violence in a Settler Colonial Society, the Unethical Use of Tear Gas, and the Importance of Media Literacy

Photo by Spenser on Unsplash Black Lives, particularly Black Trans Lives, Matter everyday, all day, 365 days a year, 24/7. Tony McDadeNina PopMuhlaysia Booker Joseph Thomas Alexa RuizGeorge FloydLayleen Polanco Iyanna Dior- Black trans femme who was attacked at a George Floyd protest in Minneapolis Breonna TaylorJames ScurlockAhmaud ArberyRegis

This is All We Can Think About: The Deaths of Ahmaud Arbery and Nina Pop, the False Binary of Covert/Overt White Supremacy, and Where to Redistribute That Stimulus Check

This is All We Can Think About: The Deaths of Ahmaud Arbery and Nina Pop, the False Binary of Covert/Overt White Supremacy, and Where to Redistribute That Stimulus Check

Ahmaud Arbery’s murder was not an anomaly. His death is one of countless egregious and horrifying modern-day lynchings at the hands of a couple of self-appointed “citizen patrollers” enacting whiteness as Nell Irvin Painter describes. This is the manifestation of centuries of violence stemming back to slave

Where to Donate That Stimulus Check

Where to Donate That Stimulus Check

Photography contributed by Brittney Okabe But why? Some of us really need that money to cover our immediate needs, some of us can leave it in the bank because maybe, you can cover your expenses this month but next month is not certain. Some of us still have paying jobs

Stay the Fuck Home: White Entitlement, Anti-Blackness, and COVID-19

Stay the Fuck Home: White Entitlement, Anti-Blackness, and COVID-19

I am in the Facebook group called, “Women on the Road” which is facilitated by She Explores. A question was asked in the public discussion: “What are your thoughts on slowly getting back out there? I have not been driving more than 5 miles from my house, rarely even going

Hey, It’s John Muir’s Birthday, So Here’s a Reminder of His Racist Legacy

Hey, It’s John Muir’s Birthday, So Here’s a Reminder of His Racist Legacy

In response to Adventure Journal’s recent piece today glorifying John Muir we decided to offer up our feminist analysis of the racist asshat. We want to acknowledge and give deep gratitude to Jolie Varela of Indigenous Women Hike (IWH) who catalyzed conversations throughout the outdoor industry about the truth

Not Your Playground: Amid COVID-19 Pandemic Flash Foxy Cancels Women’s Climbing Festival in Payahüünadü, and Here’s Why You Should Cancel Your Plans Altogether

Not Your Playground: Amid COVID-19 Pandemic Flash Foxy Cancels Women’s Climbing Festival in Payahüünadü, and Here’s Why You Should Cancel Your Plans Altogether

Photo by Tommy Lisbin Among the cancellations of major events like South by Southwest, Coachella, and various summits, conferences, and concerts, Flash Foxy followed suit by cancelling their massively popular and sold-out Women’s Climbing Festival (WCF) that takes place every March in Payahüünadü (the Nümüü word for “place