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WHO

Who is Kindling Collective for?

  • Queer people who have felt excluded from physical education and athletics, who have felt unsafe or unwelcome in traditional outdoor environments, who feel judged or discriminated against in predominantly heterosexual and cisgender hobbies and activities, and who want to be a part of a queer-centered, queer-led outdoor community.

  • Anyone who has felt (or has been) unsafe or endangered because they are the only one of an identity group in a rural or outdoor space—we strive to create affinity spaces and connections where people can develop skills and more safely access the outdoors together.

  • Anyone who wants to participate in a sustainable sharing economy, who sees capitalism as an extractive, exploitative system that separates and oppresses people and harms the planet. 

  • Individuals, friend groups, families (biological, adopted, or chosen), young adults outside of educational systems, and outdoor hobbyists who want to access outdoor gear and try new things. 

  • People who are seeking a low-cost, low-environmental impact way to access outdoor gear, are interested in learning equipment maintenance, or who want to cheaply store and share their own resources. 

  • Straight and cisgender people who support, affirm, uplift, love, and/or care about LGBTQ+ people.

  • YOU!

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Who are we?

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STAFF

Hallie Herz
Hallie Herz

they/them

co-director / canoe nerd

Eva Fury
Eva Fury

they/them

co-director / design gremlin

Nori Hilton
Nori Hilton

they/them

community coordinator / badass

Noodle Kugel
Noodle Kugel

he/him

ceo / paper shredder

INSTRUCTORS

Sikwani Dana
Sikwani Dana

they/she

Becca Abuza
Becca Abuza

they/them

Kathryn Robling
Kathryn Robling

they/them

Jenny Ibsen
Jenny Ibsen

she/her

Olivia Orr
Olivia Orr

she/they

Alejandro Strong
Alejandro Strong

he/him

Our Partners

Outdoor Empowered Network
Mission.Earth
The Equality Community Center
Maine Outdoor Brands
Portland Gear Hub
Maine GearShare

Packraft Maine
Inclusive Ski Touring

Confluence Collective
Backcountry Pulse

Auburn Nordic Ski Association

Want to work with us? We’d love to chat! Send us an email at info@kindlingcollective.org.

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