Author: Laura Davis

Laura Davis has been a professor of English and gender and women's studies at Kennesaw State University for over 20 years. She has taught courses on ecofeminism, environmental justice, and gender and sexuality in the U.S. South. Her co-written chapter (with Dr. Elizabeth Giddens) on how to incorporate ecofeminist ideas in the classroom can be found here, and her writing about queer motherhood on LitHub.com here. When she's not in the classroom, you’ll most likely find her wandering happily in the woods with her wife and two very muddy daughters.

This Earth Day, Celebrate 20 Environmental Justice Organizations Bringing the Outside to Us All

Ms. celebrates Earth Day by featuring the work of a diverse body of activists who have founded groups that aim to make outdoor spaces, pursuits and environmental activism welcoming and safe for all.

From organizations that focus on women and girls, people of color, the queer community, the formerly incarcerated, children from economically challenged families, veterans and those who are disabled, here are 20 groups you might enjoy joining or supporting as we work towards such a future.