For many Latinas and women of color, our connection to nature runs deeper than simply spending time outdoors. It’s ancestral. But generations of colonialism, racism and exclusion have made spaces our ancestors once lived on, cultivated and gathered in feel like places where we don’t always belong.
In this episode of Sin Vergüenza by Somos, host Raquel Reichard sits down with Evelynn Escobar, founder and executive director of Hike Clerb, to talk about what it means to reclaim that connection.
Since 2017, Escobar has built community for queer, trans and women of color to take up space outdoors, reconnect with the land and find healing together. She and Raquel unpack the barriers that have historically made parks, trails and other outdoor spaces feel inaccessible, the power of experiencing nature in community, and why reconnecting with the outdoors doesn’t have to mean becoming a “hiker.”
