About Us
The Feminist Bird Club was founded in NYC by Molly Adams in 2016 as a way to leverage both their passion for birds and their passion for social justice into a cohesive whole. Since then, the Feminist Bird Club has expanded to chapters across so-called North America and Europe.
Our goal is two-fold: Make birding and the outdoors inclusive and affirming to people who may not have safe access to it, and leverage people’s passion for the environment and social justice to help create lasting social change. More simply put: There is no reason why we can’t celebrate birds and support our most cherished beliefs in equity and justice at the same time. For us, it’s not either/or.
We actively partner with other groups who share our values of equity, inclusion, and justice in the outdoors. If you think that we might collectively make something awesome together, please email feministbirdclub@gmail.com and let us know!
Leadership
Open, Secretary
Ellen Zemlin (they/them), Treasurer
Jeana Fucello (she/her), Merch Goblin
Kasia Chmielinski (they/them), Chapter Relations Liaison
Molly Adams (she/they), Director of Design
Wendy Walker (she/her), Operations + Chapter Relations
These folks make up the board of Feminist Bird Club, Inc. non-profit organization and many coordinate local chapters. Each chapter has its own unique non-linear leadership structure, but at this time they are not registered as non-profits.
A big warm thank you to Aidan Koch, director of IFIAAR for designing our logo, NYT photographer Sophie Butcher, to the chapter members who shared the photos on the chapter page, and to founding leadership team members, Karla Noboa (they/them), Martha Harbison (they/them), Akilah Lewis (she/her).
