“There’s a look I give black and biracial women. It’s a look of recognition that says: ‘I see you. You look like me. We share something no one else out here has…'”
- Name: Lindi Von Mutius
- Born: 1981
- From: Essen, Germany
- Pronouns: She/her
- Contribution/Impact: she works for a future where wealth and race do not correlate wuth access and enjoyment of the outdoors.
- Occupation: Chief of Staff of the Sierra Club.
- Awards: Black law students association award for distinguished service and award for Excellence in Appellate Advocacy.
- Interesting Facts: She is from Germany but has Caribbean roots. One of her side projects is helping communities secure legal rights to their land for easier recovery from natural disasters.
Lindi Von Mutius has written the article “The Look we Give,” about solidarity among minorities in the outdoor world. Before, she was the director of program management at the enviro defense fund, and has a background in corporate litigation, conservation ecology, and environmental justice advocacy. She is also a board member of Out 4 Sustainability, a nonprofit for LGBTQ environmental advocacy. She grew up in a low-income area where environmental issues had a strong effect on her community, and is hoping to start a side project with her coworkers that will help coastal communities deal with natural disasters. Hurricane Katrina was a disaster for historically black communities. Predominantly white communities were able to rebound pretty easily, but since they were more vulnerable physically and socially. She hopes to build infrastructure to physically protect communities such as this and help with legal rights.
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