The Joy Trip Reading Project discussion

The Joy Trip Reading Project invites you to join our next online discussion with Rue Mapp, founder and CEO of national not-for-profit organization Outdoor Afro and author of "Nature Swagger: Stories and Visions of Black Joy In the Outdoors." Log on foour live Zoom conversation on Thursday, January 26, 2023 at 6PM Eastern Time. We’ll talk about the many amazing Outdoor Afro volunteer leaders, prominent Black outdoor influencers, and other related organizations profiled in this breathtaking journal that beautifully illustrates the happiness that can be discovered in communion with nature.

“Nature Swagger" presents thirty life-changing stories of self, discovery, courage, and healing in the natural world. Told through first-person narratives, essays, and poems, this uplifting collection celebrates the many ways that outdoor spaces offer Black people opportunities for personal empowerment, connection, and rejuvenation.”

With a forward written by National Park Ranger Shelton Johnson, this wonderful book includes the life experiences of many friends of the Joy Trip Project as well as authors who have been featured in past discussions such as Dr. Carolyn Finney and McArthur Fellow Dr. J. Drew Lanham. Our conversation with Rue Mapp promises to be informative and inspiring! All registered attendees will be entered in a drawing to receive a free copy of “Nature Swagger”.

Click the link to register:
https://uwmadison.zoom.us/meeting/reg...