Power in Numbers
Panel explores the next generation of outdoor advocacy by using the tools of social media to advocate for social justice and environmental issues.
Author
Annette McGivney
Annette McGivney is an award-winning journalist and the longtime Southwest Editor for Backpacker magazine. In addition to Backpacker, her writing has appeared in Outside, Arizona Highways and Sunset magazines. Her June 2007 Backpacker article “Freefall” about the murder of Tomomi Hanamure won a Maggie Award from the Western Magazine Publishers Association for Best News Story. McGivney lives in Flagstaff, Arizona.
My Stories
Yes, we are getting better at diversity
Writer and photographer James Mills has watched the outdoor industry get less white in the 25 years since he attended his first trade show. We still have a long way to go to make the outdoors truly diverse, but we talked to 6 emerging outdoor industry leaders who will help us get there. Here's how.
Murder, violence, and healing in the wilderness
A horrific 2006 murder in Grand Canyon leads the author to stumble upon the crime scene of her own childhood and form a non-profit program to support victims of family violence.