As much as we want to dedicate ourselves fully to the causes that we’re passionate about, it’s not always possible. Isaias Hernandez, an environmental educator and creator of Queer Brown Vegan (QBV), knows this feeling well.

• We talked with Isaias about why he built QBV, how he’s been able to balance activism with employment, and his plans for the future.
• He created QBV to provide accessible environmental education and share his narrative as a Queer, Latinx, and Vegan individual in the environmental space.
• His advice to others with the goal of turning their activism into their job: “If you have a passion project and your work doesn’t align with that, start slow. Dedicate maybe one to three hours a week, or time on the weekends, to that project.”