(This episode of Outside Voices can be found here: https://www.outsidevoicespodcast.com/refuge .)

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Music:

“Cooling” by Audiobinger from http://freemusicarchive.org
License: CC BY-NC 4.0

“Pumkin Spice” by Audiobinger from http://freemusicarchive.org
License: CC BY-NC 4.0

Photos:

From top left to top right:
[Photo of Chevon and her parents at the 2019 Refuge Festival, taken by Sarah Shimazaki after recording a conversation for Outside Voices]

[Group photo of smiling Refuge participants dressed in cold-weather gear on a grassy lawn, photo provided by Chevon and Refuge]

[Candid photo of Refuge participants during a workshop, photo provided by Chevon and Refuge]

[Candid photo of Refuge participants gathering for a workshop on storytelling and place and belonging, particularly centered on stories from Mauna Kea in Hawai’i. A Hawaiian flag hangs in the background. Photo provided by Chevon and Refuge]

From bottom left to bottom right:
[Photo of Refuge participants walking across a bridge, photo provided by Chevon and Refuge]

[Photo of Chevon wearing a yellow beanie, Refuge t-shirt and smiling for a selfie on a bridge, photo provided by Chevon and Refuge]

[Photo of smiling Refuge participants, from left to right: Esmeralda, our intern, Bam and Karen, two friends and Sarah Shimazaki in an orange beanie.]

[Photo of Chevon’s parents and their friends walking around the campsite together, photo provided by Chevon and Refuge]