Activist My Friend Ina Kansas City Faye Susie my sister Philly An Ina Descendent TeamNazarene 60664 have taken the pledge 1000 in the St Louis Metro 400 grassroots volunteers ID: 560162
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Slide1
Accidental
Activist
My
Friend Ina
Kansas City
Faye Slide2
Susie
(my sister)
Philly`An
Ina Descendent
#TeamNazareneSlide3
60,664 have taken the pledge
1,000+ in the St Louis Metro400+ grass-roots volunteers
200,000+ social media supporters
Goal – 1 million by 2018
2011 – Morgan & VanessaSlide4
Nobody Does It Better
We've spent an enormous amount of money on research-based approaches …, and almost none of them have worked with black women," …."One of the key predictors of positive treatment outcomes is really high levels of
engagement. I've been doing work … for 15 years, and I don't know of anything in the scientific community or any public health campaigns that have been able to produce and sustain engagement around physical activity for black women like GirlTrek does.
Not even close
."Gary G. Bennett, a professor at Duke Universityand a leading researcher on obesity.Slide5
Secret
Sauce Recipe
5 cups Fun Factor
1 cup
Representation1 cup Counter Messaging
1 cup
Easy EngagementSlide6
The Fun Factor
National Walking Challenges
Keep
you
moving at least 30
minutes a day 5 times a
weekSlide7
Historical
Social Structure
Produced Inactive Girls
Counter
(n) a statement or action to refute
, oppose, or nullify another statement or action.
Messaging
The Need forSlide8
Twirl on Them Haters
Posted by
GirlTrek Movement
– April 01, 2016
Oh, he tried it. The man who commented "ugly
n______"
as we live streamed
…
in
Baltimore on Tuesday.
…
The
man who yelled out, "what do those women do, play football?" as we
walked
- beaming, chanting,
dancing.
Yeah, they tried it. Everyday
someone is trying…
to
deny our
humanity… break
our
spirit… What's
hate when your sheer existence is a testament to the love and resilience of generations Black women and men who fought the darkness with nothing but their own
light.Slide9
The
MessageWeight LossFitness
#SistersKeeper#BlackGirlHealing
#BlackGirlMagic
Walking is a keystone habitNo trekker ever left behind
All speeds welcome
#WorthIt
#
Self-Care
#FunSlide10
The Message
It was, “I love you and I want you to love yourself enough to invest in 30 minutes a day, to walk yourself to freedom like Harriet Tubman did.”“And that spoke deeply for me because my life work is showing up for other people, but I wasn’t showing up for myself.”
The New York Times: Walking Together for Health and SpiritPosted by GirlTrek Movement – April 05, 2016
In 2013 Rev. Theresa S. Thames stumbled upon in Facebook “GirlTrek: Healthy Black Women and Girls.”Slide11
Message of
HistorySlide12
Message Tools
Weekly Newsletters
Walking Challenges
Pictures. Pictures.
Superhero Blue Shirts Slide13
“…..
when you finally get it, can be life-changing, allowing
you to imagine possibilities you never entertained before. If you’re seen as irrelevant,
on the other hand, or rarely seen at all—
if your identity is reduced time and again to a slickly packaged product or the same tired jokes
and stereotypes
—
it can b
e
harder to believe
in your
own agency
and
intrinsic worth
.”
Nicole Chung
The
New York Times Magazine
What I Learned From Kristi Yamaguchi
1
cup
Representation Slide14
Serena Williams'
response to Indian Wells CEO proves power
of sisterhood
"There's only one way to interpret that," she said. "'Get on your knees,' which is offensive enough, and 'thank a man'?
We, as women, have come a long way. We shouldn't have to drop to our knees at any point.“She went on to credit the female tennis players who were breaking records and barriers before she started competing.
RepresentingSlide15
Representation
Produces
Engagement
Vee
FayeSlide16
Leadership Training
Anyone
can be a
GirlTrek
Team LeaderNo permission required.
Easy Engagement Slide17
Superhero SaturdaysSlide18
(
v.) To lace up our sneakers and walk each day as a declaration of self-care!(v.) To heal our bodies, inspire our daughters, and reclaim the streets of our neighborhoods.(v.) To reestablish walking as a healing tradition in Black communities as tribute to those who walked before us.(n.) A health movement organized by volunteers across America to inspire one million by 2018.Slide19
Faye Paige Edwards
girltrekstl@gmail.comInstagram @FayeTreksTheWorldTwitter @fayetreksgirltrek.orgGirlTrek Walking
ChallengeBe A Solo Trekker
Be Team
LeaderBuy a superhero blue shirt