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“Land acknowledgement on your website doesn’t mean anything unless there is action.”
An interview with Sandy Ward, a member of the Lil’wat Nation, mentor, snowboarder, and mountain biker from British Columbia
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March 2024

“Keeping skiing would be awesome but that’s not my endgame”
An interview with Dr Maddy Orr, skier, academic and environmental advocate from Toronto, Canada
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“Creativity and art are key for the problems we’re going to face.”
An interview with Gavin Fernie-Jones, skier, and founder of Re-Action collective, who lives in the French Alps
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February 2024

“No one wanted to surf when the bulldozers were destroying the village.”
An interview with Younes Fizazi, surfer, photographer, and former homeowner in Imsouane, Morocco
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“The mobilising of the outdoors community is having an effect.”
An interview with three-time Olympic snowboarder, academic and environmental advocate Lesley McKenna from Aviemore, Scotland
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January 2024

“Everything around wood burning is the height of green washing.”
An interview with Jemima Hartshorn, founder of the grassroots network Mums for Lungs, who lives in London
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December 2023

“The surf community can have a really positive impact.”
An interview with surfer, filmmaker, and environmental advocate Arthur Bourbon, who lives in SW France
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November 2023

“To feel that bit of action is positive and powerful.”
An interview with surf activist and founder of Wave Wahines Yvette Curtis, who lives in North Devon
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“There is no new model, it’s an empty page.”
An interview with environmental activist Valerie Paumier of Resilience Montagne, who lives in the French Alps
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October 2023

“I don’t need to do all the work, I just need to find my role”
An interview with activist & founder of All the Elements Soraya Abdel-Hadi, who lives in Hampshire
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September 2023

“We can give space to optimism.”
An interview with the skier and environmental advocate Vanessa Beucher, who lives in La Grave, France
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“Know that you’re not alone.”
An interview with surfer and environmental activist Miles Masterson from Cape Town, South Africa
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