Interview: Shextreme

In June, I was invited to speak to the Shextreme Alliance on diversity and representation in the outdoors and adventure communities, and how we can create positive change. The Shextreme Alliance is the first international network for female adventure filmmakers, photographers and media makers.

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Excited Soraya Abdel-Hadi is leading our Ask the Expert Masterclass this month on Tuesday 30th June at 3pm.⠀ ⠀ @sorayaearth is a writer, speaker and facilitator and Ops Manager for all-female sailing voyages investigating ocean plastic pollution @eXXpedition. On Soraya's active blog, she recently published some helpful posts about race, diversity and inclusion in the outdoors. ⠀ ⠀ As a community of adventure filmmakers and photographers, in what ways can we positively and practically champion diversity and inclusion on screen and behind the camera? ⠀ ⠀ A good place to start is an open discussion sharing best practices and insights so absolutely delighted Soraya will be joining us this month!⠀ ⠀ Our discussion will deep dive into topics including sustainable change and ask important questions such as how do we create more diverse inclusive storytelling in adventure films and media? ⠀ ⠀ To tune in this Tuesday, sign up to become a Shextreme Alliance member over on shextreme.com Click the link in bio. ⠀ You can also check out Soraya's helpful blog resources on race and privilege and diversifying the outdoors in the UK here: https://www.soraya.earth/blog & @sorayaearth

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Shextreme is a membership-based community, so this talk is not available for free online. You can find out more about membership here.