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Diversify Whitewater Non Profit -- Lily Durkee and Antoinette Lee Toscano

Episode Summary

Meet Antoinette Lee Toscano and Lily Durkee. Co-founders of Diversify Whitewater, a non-profit organization based out of Colorado with a mission to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion in whitewater kayaking, stand up paddling, rafting, and river surfing for Black, Indigenous, and People Of Color (BIPOC).

Episode Notes

Immersion Research letter

Antoinettes article in Culture Magazine

Meet Diversify Whitewater

• Mission and Efforts
• First event
• Making waves in their community
• @diversify_whitewater on instagram
• If you'd like to make a donation.
  • They are currently in the process of becoming our own 501(c)(3), and we will soon have tax-deductible donations available.
  • Until then, you can donate through Venmo @Lily-Durkee on Venmo
  • If you donate $10 or more, click this link to get your free sticker!

Meet the founders

Antoinette Lee Toscano 

• Facebook
• Instagram
• WhitewaterTV

Lily Durkee

• Facebook
• Instagram
• Her Mentor Ashley Nee

Durkee points out that while some organizations are dedicated to centering the outdoor experience of people of color, including:

1. Outdoor Afro 
   1. https://outdoorafro.com/locations/state/CO/
2. Melanin Basecamp,
3. Vibe Tribe Adventures
4. City Wild

Also, when Durkee was 17, she wrote a young adult fiction novel about a lady boater and her cross country adventures. You can buy it here. https://www.amazon.com/Chasing-Grace-Novel-Lily-Durkee/dp/1463656904#ace-7448806443