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.

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Guest: Alex Bailey

Organizations: 

• The Outdoor School
• Black Outside, Inc.

Notes:

• Frio River
• Laity Lodge
• Title One Schools
• Camp Founder Girls on Instagram 
• Diversity in national parks
• San Antonio, TX and the city’s disparity problem
• REI - 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, overpolicing

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