Oceans & Activism with Belinda Baggs — Patagonia Surf Ambassador

Sylvia is joined by Belinda Baggs, a world-renowned Australian longboard surfer, mother and surf ambassador for Patagonia. She campaigns as an athlete and climate activist using photography and film to magnify her message. Belinda, who offers a perspective on what we can do to help, is passionate and deeply tuned into this environment she considers her happiest place, the ocean.

“On the graceful flow of longboarding….when I enter the ocean, I feel like a lady. It (longboard surfing) is a way to harness that femininity.” — Belinda Baggs

TOPICS INCLUDE:

• Longboard surfing
• Climate activism
• Surfing as an art form and a lifestyle
• Harnessing feminine energy as a surfer
• Toxic wetsuits, and ecological alternatives
• Maturing in life, starting a family
• Using photography and social media as an activist
• Life lessons from surfing

RESOURCES MENTIONED:

• Instagram: @belindabaggs
• Save Our Coast
• Patagonia
• Surfers for Climate