The Like Me - Outdoor Edition Film Festival is a five-part film series that focuses on stories of communities that have been historically and intentionally excluded from outdoor media and storytelling. Diversity has always been present. Inclusivity, however, has been missing.

The goal of this film festival is to bring visual representation to the varying intersectional identities through meaningful conversations surrounding outdoor adventure, sports and recreation, and conservation.

Celebrating Black History Month is the Black Like Me - Outdoor Edition.

Join in this panel discussion with special guests:

Chelsea Murphy - Activist harnessing the power of social media to help diversify the outdoors. Find her @She_ColorsNature on Instagram.

Elladj Baldé - Professional figure skater, co-founder of the Figure Skating Diversity and Inclusion Alliance (FSDIA), a diverse coalition reflecting a vast multi-national and multi-racial skating family. Find him @ElladJBalde on Instagram.

Jacqueline L. Scott - Writer and Ph.D. student in Social Justice Education at the University of Toronto whose research is on #BlackOutdoors, sharing the woods as a Black space and diversity in the outdoors.

James Edward Mills - Freelance journalist specializing in stories about outdoor recreation environmental conservation and sustainable living at https://joytripproject.com/

Judy Milay - Activist, advocate for inclusivity in the outdoor industry, and founder of @ColourTheTrails, a community group for BIPOC and allies interested in outdoor activities.

This program will be moderated by Demiesha Dennis, an avid fishing, birding and all-around outdoor enthusiast from Jamaica who currently resides in Toronto and is actively changing the narrative through adventures as @BrownGirlOutdoorWorld on Instagram.

The 'Like Me - Outdoor Edition' is not your typical mountain film festival. It's a community space. We know that representation matters. Our role is to visually define that representation is possible by highlighting the intersectional identities and lived experiences of various groups.

Listen to the stories and hear the voices of community activists, filmmakers, adventurers, and everyday people whose work challenges the narrative, writes history and reimagines our relationship with the land, ourselves and each other.

Learn more about the Like Me - Outdoor Edition Film Festival at https://colourthetrails.com/like-me-outdoor-edition/

This program will be recorded and available for replay at the same link.

Questions about online programs? Please email us at programproposals@tpl.ca

Toronto Public Library is committed to accessibility. Please call or email us if you are Deaf or have a disability and would like to request an accommodation to participate in this program. Please let us know as far in advance as possible and we will do our best to meet your request. At least three weeks' notice is preferred. Phone 416-393-7099 or email accessibleservices@tpl.ca

Black Like Me: Writing Our History - Film Festival Wrap-up Panel Discussion