Carolyn Finney stands on Mount Everest

Black Women talking about race and the great outdoors, then and now.

 

Join Carolyn Finney, Artist-in-Residence, Franklin Env Center at Hillcrest, in conversation with Sophia Danenberg, the first African American and the first black woman to climb to the summit of Mount Everest (2006), and Teresa Baker, outdoor diversity activist, writer, and founder of several organizations which most recently includes the In Solidarity Project, an organization designed to increase diversity and inclusion in outdoor spaces by working with outdoor industry companies and CEOs, and where the Outdoor CEO Diversity Pledge is housed.

Carolyn Finney, Artist-in-Residence, Franklin Env Center at Hillcrest, Middlebury

Sophia Danenberg, American mountain climber, who was the first African American and the first black woman to climb to the summit of Mount Everest (2006), the world’s tallest mountain. Danenberg is active in local and national politics and serves as a Washington State Park Commissioner. 

Teresa Baker, outdoor diversity activist, writer, and founder of several organizations which most recently includes the In Solidarity Project, an organization designed to increase diversity and inclusion in outdoor spaces by working with outdoor industry companies and CEOs. 

Sponsored by Franklin Environmental Center at Hillcrest, Program in Environmental Studies, Fostering Inclusive Recreation Experiences (FIRE), Middlebury Mountain Club, Anderson Freeman Center, Office of the Provost

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