Xochitl Bervera
Near Futures Projects/Water is Life Oysters
Oyster farmer, Organizer
expertise:
state: FL
city: Apalachicola
LGBTQ: YES
Tribal Affiliation: NO
languages: English, Spanish
race + ethnicity: Mexican American, Mexican, or Chicana-o-x Latina-e-o-x or Hispanic (e.g., Latin American, Central American, South American), Latina/e/o/x or Hispanic (e.g., Latin American, Central American, South American), Mexican American, Mexican, or Chicana/o/x
The amazing oyster and how oyster reefs are dying around the world and what we need to do to bring them back. Talk to me about being a queer latina oyster farmer in a white male dominated sector. Talk to me about working to protect and defend our waterways and communities from threats of development and oil drilling.