Returning to the riverside and fighting for clean water with Xavier Boatright
Episode description
In this episode hosted and co-produced by Aly Ferguson, we spoke with Xavier Boatright — an environmental justice organizer and researcher who currently holds the position of Strategic Partnerships Director at Conservation Voters of South Carolina (CVSC), where he works to strengthen the conservation and environmental movement in his home state of South Carolina. Xavier shares his experience growing up on a farm, getting drafted into and playing for the NFL, spending time organizing for disability justice after a football career-ending injury, and going up against Duke Energy with his community in an environmental justice success story.
Featured in this episode:
Xavier Boatright (he/him). You can find Xavier on Instagram @allaboardforjustice and support his work with CVSC.
Hosted by Aly Ferguson
Edited by Jeff Alvarez
A production of Resource Media
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