BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Chautauqua Institution - ECPv6.2.9//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Chautauqua Institution X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.chq.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Chautauqua Institution REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230809T104500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230809T120000 DTSTAMP:20240329T115349 CREATED:20221214T050000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230805T214225Z UID:60680-1691577900-1691582400@www.chq.org SUMMARY:Rue Mapp DESCRIPTION:Candidly documenting her personal experiences while pioneering and shifting a new visual representation of Black people in the outdoors\, Rue Mapp transformed her kitchen table blog into a national nature-inspired enterprise and movement. Now\, Mapp is the founder and CEO of where Black people and nature meet: Outdoor Afro. For more than a decade\, the not-for-profit organization has continued to celebrate and inspire Black connections and leadership in nature across the United States. Mapp’s work in nature and outdoor-related fields started in her hometown of Oakland\, California and has since grown to inspire international headlines. \nMapp will make her Amphitheater debut for the Chautauqua Lecture Series with a discussion about the imperative of elevating a new narrative of Black people in the outdoors; how Outdoor Afro facilitates this vision through community connections in nature; why such experiences remain critical today; and how public lands can be more successful in meeting the needs of all citizens. \nA public lands champion\, outdoor gear designer\, and published author\, Mapp established the for-profit enterprise\, Outdoor Afro\, Inc.\, in 2021\, and subsequently launched a 22-piece hike collection with outdoor retailer REI Co-op. Her first national book\, Nature Swagger: Stories and Visions of Black Joy in the Outdoors\, was published by Chronicle Books in November 2022. \nIn 2021\, Mapp was recognized with an AFAR Travel Vanguard award; her many other recognitions include being a National Geographic 2019 Fellow\, Heinz Awards Honoree\, and National Wildlife Federation Communication Award recipient (received alongside President Bill Clinton). The White House also invited Mapp to participate in the America’s Great Outdoors Conference\, which led to her participation in the launch of former First Lady Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” initiative. URL:https://www.chq.org/event/rue-mapp/ LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater CATEGORIES:Climate Change Initiative Program,Chautauqua Institution Program,Chautauqua Lecture Series,Weekly Themes,Week Seven (August 3–10),CHQ Assembly ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.chq.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Mapp_Rue_CLS_080923.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR