BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:19700308T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:19701101T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:e3c63f5c35f4d47b74bf20f0cf6b9b5568 CATEGORIES:ISEEN Online Programming SUMMARY:Workshop: Diversity in the Outdoors DESCRIPTION:
Diversi ty in the Outdoors
Join Gavin Ware an d Tyhree Moore as they share their journey to leadership roles at Chesapeak e Bay Outward Bound and Soul Trek respectively. Gavin and Tyhree will talk about their roles at Outward Bound and Soul Trek and their experiences in the outdoors. Particular attention will be paid to how it feels to be a min ority in various spaces. Throughout the webinar emphasis will be placed on identifying the importance and need of making the “outdoors” a more inviti ng place for all groups. Participants will have the opportunity to pose qu estions and ask for advice specific to their need/situation.
Facilitators: Gavin Ware, Chesapeake Bay Outward Bound
Tyhree Moore, the Founder & Executive Directo
r of Soul Trak
< span>Gavin Ware joined the Chesapeake Bay Outward Bound School in December 2019. Gavin was born in Washington DC and graduated from high school in Montgomery County Maryland. Gavin then went on to graduate from t he University of Maryland Eastern Shore with a degree in Business Administr ation with an Emphasis in Marketing in the spring of 2009 and is a proud br other of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc. Gavin has always believed in the p ower & impact of service to a cause greater than self and has dedicated his life to the service of others. For the past ten years Gavin has served the DC community as an Americorps member, program director, and lead fundr aiser with City Year Washington DC. Gavin is also a recent alumnus of the Voyageur Outward Bound School having spent eight-days camping in northern M innesota and has a newfound love for dog-sledding & cross-country skiin g. Gavin loves movies, dancing, hiking, and french fries. Gavin is incredib ly excited to support the CBOBS expansion and growth in the DC area. "I pre fer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of o thers, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence. -Fredrick D ouglass"
Tyrhe e Moore is a mountaineer and outdoor education advocate born a nd raised in S.E. Washington, D.C. Moore is a highly regarded outdoorsman w hose climbs include Grand Teton, Mount Kilimanjaro, Aconcagua, and the firs t all African-American climb of Denali. Following his second ascent of Dena li in May 2017, Moore has garnered National attention for his unnerving bra very and bold leadership as a champion for increasing interest and advocacy amongst black youth in outdoor spaces. His advocacy includes appearances o n The Weather Channel, Food Network, The North Face campaigns and as a cast member of the award-winning documentary An American Ascent. Moore’s experi ences in the outdoors started when he was only eleven years old. As a gradu ate from West Virginia University with a degree in Sport Management, Moore now encourages diversity in the outdoors and speaks around the country on t opics regarding the adventure gap and conservation leadership. Tyrhee is pa ssionate about sharing his experience and aspires to use his experience out side to inspire the next generation to rediscover the power of the world’s wildest and most uninhabited places.
In November 2018, Tyrhee founded Soul Trak Outdoors, a non-profi t organization that is connecting urban communities of color to our planet’ s green spaces. Soul Trak serves a wide age range of under engaged groups f rom urban youth, collegiate members and professional level urban residents in many outdoor activities like hiking, climbing, paddling, biking, and man y others. Through Soul Trak’s programming, we work on developing leadership , community enhancement, outdoor advocacy, and outdoor exposure.
Click here for more info and to register.
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