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 The Nature: Through Her Eyes festival was a special event with free  admission celebrating and highlighting women’s roles in storytelling  about nature and the environment, including writers, photographers,  filmmakers, as well as camera and sound operators.The festival was held in Perpignan, France from October 18-21st, 2019  with presenters from the media, literature, academia and research, and  legal and commercial worlds. Programming included professional  workshops, seminars, film screenings, and mentoring, and these videos  offer a glimpse into the 4 days of exciting events. The UPVD was a partner of the event.https://youtu.be/kS2bT5As7_g Faith is a creative producer passionate about sharing contemporary  stories from diverse communities. She is a self-described “professional  nerd” whose day jobs have ranged from outdoor educator to barista, to  working at Discovery Communications. Faith believes that artists have a  responsibility to provoke the social conscience of a society. It is her  desire to create nuanced work exploring themes of global citizenship and  representation. Throughout her studies at Yale University and the New  York University Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute, she has focused  on whose stories are being told, how they are being told and by whom. An  avid runner who has always loved spending time outside, she left  Discovery to travel the world with Columbia Sportswear. This work piqued  her interest in environmental advocacy for the protection of at-risk  communities. Now based in Portland, Oregon movement and environmental  justice are often at the forefront of her storytelling.  Read more at: https://naturethroughhereyes.com/prog...Find more about Faith Briggs at:http:// https://www.faithebriggs.com/