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Past Speaking Events
Guest Speaker:
Dominican University: A conversation between Amanda Machado and Silvia Vasquez Lavado
Seattle Public Library “Radical Self-Acceptance As Activism” Author Series: BIPOC Access to Travel and the Outdoors with Amanda E. Machado
Guest Lecturer, Washington State University English Department “Understanding Land Trauma”
The Cowell Foundation, “Letting the Earth Love You Back.”
California Coastal Conservancy, “The Stories We Don’t Tell About People of Color in the Outdoors.”
Backcountry Guest Speaker on Inclusive Storytelling
David Brower Center Earth Day Speaker: “Reclaiming Nature Writing”
Panel Moderator/Panelist:
Cowell Foundation 2023 Leadership Retreat Panel Moderator for leaders in climate justice.
The Northface Outdoor Liberation Speaker Series Panelist: “Exploring Intersectionality in the Outdoors”
Arizona State University, Desert Nights, Rising Stars Conference Panelist: “Working With Fractured Memory”
Breakthrough Institute Panelist, “Ecomodern Justice.”
Half Earth Conference Panelist: “The Future of Conservation”
Outbound Panel Host: A conversation about the film “Resilience”
Podcast Guest:
NPR’s LifeKit: Hiking Tips for Beginners
Travel and Leisure’s Let’s Go Together Podcast: Making Room for Everyone on the Trail
SheExplores Podcast: Episode 41 – Permission Slip: A talk with Amanda Machado
Climate One Podcast: Climate, Conservation, and Capitalism with Rick Ridgeway and Amanda Machado
On Point Radio of NPR: “Teachers Tell Us Why They’ve Left The Classroom”
Tell Me More with Michel Martin of NPR: “Tough Lessons for Teachers of Color”
WGVU Shaping Narratives Podcast: Alice Lyn with Amanda E. Machado
Nomadtopia Podcast: Nomads and Privilege with Amanda E. Machado
Creative Fuel Podcast: Do We Need Newness for Creativity?
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