Attendee Agreement and Questionnaire
Summit for Community Leaders
in Baja, Mexico, 5 days/4 nights
Destination: Todos Santos + Espiritu Santo, Baja, Mexico
Dates: February 12-16, 2020
Focus: Showcasing womxn leadership
Giveback: Palapa Society, Native Women’s Wilderness, LatinX Hikers, Brown Girls Climb
Contributing Organizations: Adventure Mamas, Root Adventures
Difficulty: Easy going with opportunity for adventure
Gender: Womxn
Join your fellow leaders in southern Baja! This scholarship-funded trip is to connect womxn leaders and show the outdoor and travel industries that representation matters and all womxn deserve leadership opportunities. All participants and contributors are leaders in marginalized communities coming together to practice some much needed selfcare and experience travel without the feeling of otherness. This is first and foremost a vacation. We will also host guided conversations, writers, photographers, and storytellers. We'll kayak the seas, workout beachside, hike the cliffs, surf, swim with sea lions, eat local fruits, and toast under the stars – some of the most magnificent adventures Baja has to offer!
Included:
free trip, including flights, food, beverage, tours, and transfers, valued at over $2500 per person
education pre and post-trip (detailed below)
opportunity for features with our attending writers (all of which will be womxn of color, LGBTQIA, and/or differently-abled)
access to all photos and videos captured by our professional photographers and videographers (all of which will be womxn of color, LGBTQIA, and/or differently-abled)
tags and representation from one another's networks, including Root Adventures and contributing sponsors
Gear provided by our sponsors
option to nominate someone for future trips
option to lead future Root Adventures (paid position)
Education for attendees:
Pre-trip webinar on taking stock images from diversity photos, plus opportunity to be a paid contributor to the site
How to teach mindfulness and meditation, offered during the trip by Carisa Banuelos
Writers workshop with our attending writers
Workshop on Developing connections with media outlets
On-trip photo seminars by attending professional photographers
TBD seminars created by your fellow travelers
Entrepreneurship, Sponsorship ACQUISITION, and Event Planning workshop with Root Adventures
Required Contribution from each attendee
dedicated posts for all sponsors (exact number TBD)
posts pre/during/post-trip
wear gear provided by sponsors pre/during/post-trip
blog post or summary about the experience to be shared by Root Adventures and all other sponsors
numbers of followers, email address, any additional outlets, so we can share potential reach with potential sponsors
Root Adventures/Breanne's Goals:
Affect change in the Adventure Travel industry
Include ARTICLE in the ATTA newsletter about the need for change
Use this opportunity to create a blueprint for companies to implement more diverse practices without relying on their employees of color to take on the additional work
Use my experience to teach other white allies/accomplices the importance of asking, listening, and believing everyone's story
Create a pathway to paid employment as a tour leader on future Root Adventures trips
Hold 3+ panels at 2020 events (ideally Outdoor Retailer, ATTA, and Denver Start-Up Week) regarding the importance of making mistakes and challenging your company to make mistakes in order to Affect real change and create a more equitable environment (exact topic title TBD). Panel participants will be determined by a group consensus.