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We know walking is good for our bodies, our communities, and our planet. But our car-centric cities and screen-filled lives keep us sitting. Can we change? In this special bonus episode from the TED Radio Hour, we explore ideas to get us moving—including some special appearances from the Body Electric family.Guests include author Vybarr Cregan-Reid, computer historian Laine Nooney, exercise physiologist Keith Diaz, urban planner Jeff Speck, activists John Francis and Vanessa Garrison.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

We know walking is good for our bodies, our communities, and our planet. But our car-centric cities and screen-filled lives keep us sitting. Can we change? This hour, ideas to get us moving. Guests include author Vybarr Cregan-Reid, computer historian Laine Nooney, exercise physiologist Keith Diaz, urban planner Jeff Speck, activists John Francis and Vanessa Garrison. TED Radio Hour+ subscribers now get access to bonus episodes, with more ideas from TED speakers and a behind the scenes look with our producers. A Plus subscription also lets you listen to regular episodes (like this one!) without sponsors. Sign-up at: plus.npr.org/tedLearn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Morgan Dixon and her best friend Vanessa Garrison wanted to fix a systemic issue: Black women getting sicker and dying younger due to centuries of racial injustice. But they didn't go straight to the healthcare system or to the many institutions plagued by systemic racism. Instead, they convinced their community to walk everyday together. Today, GirlTrek is the largest social movement for Black women in the country. In this episode, we will learn a bottom up approach to systems change. One that begins with one's community and slowly moves toward institutional and policy change. Featuring T. Morgan Dixon, Co-Founder & CEO GirlTrek and Dr. Gary Bennett, Professor and Dean of the Trinity College of Arts and Sciences at Duke University.If you want to learn more about GirlTrek visit girltrek.org.Resources mentioned in this episode:TedTalk: The trauma of systematic racism is killing Black women. A first step toward changePodcast: Black History Boot Camp - Georgia Gilmore episode--If you aspire to be a System Catalyst and need resources to help you on your journey, subscribe to our newsletter. Learn more about our mission and our partners, visit systemcatalysts.com.This podcast is produced by Hueman Group Media. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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GirlTrek Nation! Are you ready? The GirlTrek walking season has officially started!Join GirlTrek Co-Founders, Morgan Dixon and Vanessa Garrison, as they chat about the road ahead on a special season kickoff episode. This season we are getting in the best shape of our lives by putting one foot in front of the other. You don't want to miss this inspiring conversation with our cofounders as they layout the blueprint for walking in the direction of your healthiest, most fulfilled life this year. Lace up your sneakers, put in your earbuds and let's walk! 

We couldn't think of anyone who would be better suited for the very first episode of our Solve By Walking Podcast than GirlTrek cofounders, Morgan Dixon and Vanessa Garrison. Through national campaigns, community leadership, and health advocacy, Vanessa and Morgan mobilize Black women to be changemakers in their communities and personal lives — simply by walking together. GirlTrek is a movement of over 1.3 millon Black women who walk and talk together for better health, to heal trauma, and to transform their lives and their communities. We talk about their mission, their movement, the act of radical self-care, and uncover ways that listeners can join in or become allies of GirlTrek.To learn more about GirlTrek's Black History Bootcamp pocast, visit: https://blackhistorybootcamp.com/ To learn more about GirlTrek's 30-Day walking challenge, go to: https://www.girltrek.org/start/ Learn more about KEEN Footwear and the WK400 walking shoe at https://www.keenfootwear.com/wk400The Solve By Walking podcast is for informational purposes only. It is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition or participation in a physical activity. The views expressed by guests of the podcast are their own, and their appearance on the podcast does not imply any endorsement by KEEN or its affiliated entities.

At Our Body Politic, the impact and experiences of Black women and other women of color takes center stage. This week, Farai interviews award-winning journalist, producer and author Danyel Smith, whose latest book, Shine Bright: A Very Personal History of Black Women in Pop offers insight into Danyel's career in music journalism and highlights Black women's seismic - and sometimes unsung - influence on the world of pop music. Then Our Body Politic presents a conversation between TransLash podcast creator and host Imara Jones and Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter, producer and actor Janelle Monae. Janelle opens up about the challenges of exploring their queerness in the public eye. And in the weekly segment Sippin' the Political Tea, Farai speaks to licensed clinical psychologist Dr. Riana Elyse Anderson and Girltrek co-founder Vanessa Garrison about health and wellness practices, specifically how to honor and communicate your needs in the wake of mass shootings.

Barbara Bush co-hosts with Jenna Bush Hager – all about their new children's book “The Superpower Sisterhood.” Plus, Sara and Erin Foster stop by Studio 1A to chat about running a fashion brand together and their podcast “The World's First Podcast.”

In this episode, Helen Neville speaks with award winning Black feminist scholars and psychologists, Drs. Bryana French and Jioni Lewis about Black women and radical healing. Drs. French and Lewis share their own radical healing journeys. They also discuss what radical healing for Black women looks like, identify practices that can promote radical healing among Black women as individuals and collectively, provide an analysis of the R. Kelly racketeering and sex trafficking conviction (min. 33), and share dreams for a more liberated future. Learn more about the role of gendered racism on Black women's health, the importance of prioritizing mind-body healing, the curative function of therapy, the potential harms of the strong Black woman schema, and the joys of Black women sister networks. ABOUT THE GUESTS Bryana H. French, PhD, LP is an Associate Professor in the Graduate School of Professional Psychology at the University of St. Thomas.  Her research, teaching, and community engagement focuses on racial and sexual trauma and recovery, specifically among BIPOC. Dr. French's training interests focus on multicultural counseling development, and she provides intersectional education and consultation for universities and nonprofit organizations across the country. Dr. French has received several local and national awards including the Minnesota Psychological Association Outstanding Early Career Professional Award. Jioni A. Lewis, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of Counseling Psychology at the University of Maryland, College Park. Her research is focused on investigating the influence of discrimination on the mental and physical health of people of color, with a specific focus on the impact of gendered racism on Black women's health and well-being. She also examines protective factors that buffer individuals against the negative effects of gendered racism, such as gendered racial identity, coping/resistance strategies, and radical healing. Dr. Lewis has received several national awards for her research and scholarship, including the 2019 Emerging Professional Contributions to Research Award from the Society for the Psychological Study of Culture, Ethnicity, and Race (APA Division 45), the 2020 Social Justice Award from the Society of Counseling Psychology (APA Division 17), and the 2020 Emerging Leader for Women in Psychology Award from the Committee on Women in Psychology. She is also the current President of the Psychology of Black Women, APA Division 35, Section 1. GUESTS SELECT PUBLICATIONS Dr. French Select Publications: French, B. H., Lewis, J. A., Mosley, D. V., Adames, H. Y., Chavez-Dueñas, N. Y., Chen, G. A., Neville, H. A. (2020). Toward a psychological framework of radical healing in communities of color. The Counseling Psychologist, 48, 6-13. French, B. H., Teti, M., Suh, H. N., & *Serafin, M. R. (2018). A path analysis of racially diverse men's sexual victimization, risk-taking, and attitudes.Psychology of Men & Masculinities, 20, 1-11.  French, B. H., *Suh, H., & Arterberry, B. J. (2017). Exploratory factor analysis and psychometric properties of the sexual coercion inventory. Journal of Sex Research, 54, 962-970. French, B. H. & Neville, H. A. (2016). What is nonconsensual sex? Young women identify sources of coerced sex.Violence Against Women, 1-27. French, B. H., *Bi, Y., *Latimore, T. G., *Klemp, H. R., & *Butler, E. E. (2014). Sexual victimization using latent class analysis: Exploring patterns and psycho-behavioral correlates. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 29, 1111-1131. French, B.H. (2013). More than jezebels and freaks: Exploring how Black girls navigate sexual coercion and sexual scripts. Journal of African American Studies, 17, 35-50. French, B. H., *Lewis, J. A., & Neville, H. A. (2013). Naming and reclaiming: An interdisciplinary analysis of Black girls' and women's resistance strategies. Journal of African American Studies, 17, 1-6. French, B. H. & Neville, H. A. (2013). Sexual coercion sequelae among Black and White teenagers: Sexual stereotypes and psycho-behavioral correlates. The Counseling Psychologist, 41, 1185-1211. Dr. Lewis Select Publications: Lewis, J. A. (in press). #SayHerName: The impact of gendered racism and misogynoir on the lives of Black women. In K. O. Cokley (Ed.), Making Black Lives Matter: Confronting Anti-Black Racism. Cognella Academic Publishing. *Gadson, C. A., & Lewis, J. A. (2021). Devalued, overdisciplined, and stereotyped: An exploration of gendered racial microaggression among Black adolescent girls. Journal of Counseling Psychology. Advance online publication. *Williams, M. G., & Lewis, J. A. (2021). Developing a conceptual framework of Black women's gendered racial identity development. Psychology of Women Quarterly. Advance online publication.  Lewis, J. A., Cameron, R. P., Kim-Ju, G., & Meyers, L. S. (2020). Examining the relations between racial identity and coping with race-related stress among African American, Asian American, and Latinx college students. Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, 48, 108-119.  *Williams, M., G. & Lewis, J. A. (2019). Gendered racial microaggressions and depressive symptoms among Black women: A moderated mediation model. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 43(3), 368-380.  *Moody, A., & Lewis, J. A. (2019). Gendered racial microaggressions and traumatic stress symptoms among Black women. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 43(2), 201-214.  Lewis, J. A., Raque-Bogdan, T. L., Lee, S., & Rao, M. A. (2018). Examining the influence of ethnic identity and meaning in life on career decision-making self-efficacy. Journal of Career Development, 45(1), 68-82. Lewis, J. A., *Williams, M. G., *Peppers, E., & *Gadson, C. A. (2017). Applying intersectionality to explore the relations between gendered racism and health among Black women. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 64(5), 475-486.  Lewis, J. A., Mendenhall, R., Harwood, S., & Browne-Huntt, M. (2016). “Ain't I a Woman?” Exploring gendered racial microaggressions experienced by Black women. The Counseling Psychologist, 44(5), 758–780. Lewis, J. A., & Neville, H. A. (2015). Construction and initial validation of the Gendered Racial Microaggressions Scale for Black. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 62, 289-302. BLACK WOMEN AND RADICAL HEALING RESOURCES Looking for a Culturally Informed Therapist?  Directory for Therapy for Black Girls https://providers.therapyforblackgirls.com/ National Queer and Trans Therapist of Color Network https://www.nqttcn.com INNOPSYCH https://www.innopsych.com National Alliance on Mental Health https://www.nami.org/find-support/diverse-communities/african-americans Black Women's Wellness Organizations Black Women for Wellness (https://www.bwwla.org/) Black Women's Health Imperative (https://bwhi.org/) Black Women's Blueprint (https://www.blackwomensblueprint.org) JOI Unlimited (https://joiunlimited.com/) GirlTrek (https://www.girltrek.org) Harriet's Apothecary (http://www.harrietsapothecary.com/) Black Women's Wellness Podcasts Therapy for Black Girls Podcast with Dr. Joy Homecoming the Podcast with Dr. Thema Intersectionality Matters with Dr. Kimberlé Crenshaw TED Talks by Black Women on Emotional & Physical Wellness Dear Black Women, Let's Talk about Healing | Angela Bowden https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deJd1X6YW-I Cultivating Unconditional Self-Worth | Adia Gooden https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EirlZ7fy3bE Unpacking Bias in Seeking Mental Health Care for WOC | Chandra Carey  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLhRbKV0ji0 Emotional Well-being Affects Personal Growth | Simone Cox https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBTiVXLbHWY Make Emotional Intelligence Great Again | Janice Gassam https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lS60_5bALFs Blueprint for the Black Joy Era | Jazmine Walker & Amber Phillips https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzP3AxOmmjY Self -care as a Tool of Liberation | Malebo Sephodi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ja4CE4s9gj4 The Trauma of Systematic Racism is Killing Black Women. A First Step Toward Change... | T. Morgan Dixon and Vanessa Garrison https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8olL43PKJKw Moving From ‘Woke' To Working for Black Futures | Della Mosley | https://youtu.be/Tqy77gIYFRw Books by Black Women about Emotional & Physical Wellness Self-Care Prescription by Robyn L. Gobin Black Girls Heal by Shena Tubbs Every Body Yoga by Jessamyn Stanley Unapologetic Guide to Black Mental Health by Rheeda Walker Sisters of the Yam by bell hooks Soothe Your Nerves: The Black Woman's Guide to Understanding and Overcoming Anxiety, Panic by Angela Neal-Barnett What's for Dinner? A free digital cookbook by Dr. Lauren https://dinnerwithdrlauren.com/whats-for-dinner Psychology of Radical Healing Collective: Healing through Social Justice Psychology Today Blog Posts The Psychology of Radical Healing: What can psychology tell us about healing from racial and ethnic trauma?    https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/healing-through-social-justice/201903/the-psychology-radical-healing #SayHerName: Radical Healing for Black Women and Gender Expansive Folx       https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/healing-through-social-justice/202005/sayhername Radical Self-Care in the Face of Mounting Racial Stress: Cultivating Hope through Acts of Affirmation https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/healing-through-social-justice/201911/radical-self-care-in-the-face-mounting-racial-stress STAY IN TOUCH! #LiberationNowPodcast    Email: liberationlab.uiuc@gmail.com | Instagram & Twitter: @liberationlab_    Episode Credits:    Music: Amir Maghsoodi and Briana Williams  Podcast Artwork: B. Andi Lee & Amir Maghsoodi   Episode Editing: Helen Neville   Episode Transcript:  bit.ly/LibNowE7

My guest, Kate Clifford Larson, is my first scholar! Dr. Kate Clifford Larson is a New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of three critically acclaimed biographies including Bound for the Promised Land: Harriet Tubman, Portrait of an American Hero. A specialist in 19th and 20th century U.S. Women’s and African American History, Larson has consulted on feature film scripts – most recently Focus Features’ Harriet starring Cynthia Erivo - documentaries, museum exhibits, animation and augmented reality productions, public history initiatives, curriculum materials, tour and audio maps and guides, and numerous print and digital publications. Her award-winning consulting work includes Maryland’s Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State and National Historical Park, the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway and All-American Road, and the Harriet Tubman Home and National Park in Auburn, NY. Dr. Larson is currently writing a biography of Civil Rights icon Fannie Lou Hamer entitled Walk With Me, due out from Oxford University Press in September 2021. Her website: http://katecliffordlarson.com/index.html   I mention Girl Trek and reference the Vanessa Garrison episode (#23)...if you haven't heard that you need to and then join Girl Trek! https://www.girltrek.org/ Roots: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roots_(1977_miniseries) Which means I was 8 years old!!! Places to watch Harriet: https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/harriet Places to watch On the Basis of Sex: https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/on-the-basis-of-sex   Books we mentioned (and all of Kate's books) Roots: https://bookshop.org/a/8901/9780306824852 Diary of a Midwife: https://bookshop.org/books/a-midwife-s-tale-the-life-of-martha-ballard-based-on-her-diary-1785-1812/9780679733768 Kate's books including the Fannie Lou Hamer preorder: https://bookshop.org/books?keywords=kate+clifford+larsonPreorder the companion book about Fannie Lou Kate mentions that her friend Keisha Blain has coming out:https://bookshop.org/a/8901/9780807061503 Diary of Anne Frank: https://bookshop.org/a/8901/9780881035414400 Souls: https://bookshop.org/a/8901/9780593134047 In the Heart of the Sea: https://bookshop.org/a/8901/9780141001821 Alias Grace: https://bookshop.org/a/8901/9780385490443Ruth Bader Ginsberg biography: https://bookshop.org/books/ruth-bader-ginsburg-a-life/9781984897831Again I rave about Sapiens and Jesmyn Ward: https://bookshop.org/a/8901/9780062316110https://bookshop.org/books?keywords=jesmyn+wardPlenty of pics and videos of Kate on the interwebs and her website but look at this cool one of Kate with the star of Harriet Cynthia Erivo at the premier of the movie: 

Vanessa says many cool things such as: "in the mindset to receive the message of the book" ... "take the time to learn yourself"... "one divine order of things"... "the universe has lined my life up in a beautiful way" ... "this is so much bigger than the politics of the United States" ... "you cannot heal what you cannot feel" that made it hard to pick one title for this episode. But since it was recorded a week after the 2020 election and I'm publishing at the beginning of 2021...here's another: "we can't move forward as a country until we have these discussions". It made the naming of this ep very difficult but wow! If this isn't the 'perfect ending 2020, figuring out how to make 2021 a better year and world't type of message for us all!!!   Vanessa Garrison: Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer Vanessa Garrison is a passionate advocate of social justice issues and has focused her workon improving health outcomes and quality of life for Black women and girls.Prior to co-founding GirlTrek, Vanessa worked as a Program Coordinator for Our Place DC, anonprofit organization that provides services to currently and formerly incarcerated women.Vanessa began her career working in digital media with Turner Broadcasting System. Inc. inAtlanta, GA. where she managed digital media projects for some the world’s most recognizable news and entertainment brands,including, CNN, TNT and Sports Illustrated.With GirlTrek, Vanessa has been a featured on CNN, in The Washington Post,The New York Times and named a "Health Hero" by Essence Magazine.Vanessa has received social innovations fellowships from Teach For America(2012), Echoing Green (2013), and the Aspen Institute (2015). Vanessa earned aBachelor of Arts in World Arts and Cultures from the University of California, Los Angeles. https://www.girltrek.org/ and here's the 2020 recap for Girl Trek: https://wakelet.com/wake/jUZZ5HvtNQZ8u-yQiXSBJ     Stuff we mention: (note we did a good job of promoting black female authors ;-) ) https://blacklivesmatter.com/ Nikki Giovanni. https://bookshop.org/contributors/nikki-giovanni-83c47496-43e8-4dce-b144-ad21d50446b1 Colin Kaepernick: https://www.usresistnews.org/civil-rights/ Zora Neal Hurston: https://www.azquotes.com/author/7096-Zora_Neale_HurstonShirley Chisholm: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirley_Chisholmhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fannie_Lou_Hamerhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Garveyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stokely_Carmichael https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harriet_Tubman https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ida_B._Wells https://bookshop.org/books/song-of-solomon/9781400033423 Half of a Yellow Sun and Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie https://bookshop.org/books/an-american-marriage-oprah-s-book-club-9781616208684/9781616208684 Jesmyn Ward https://bookshop.org/contributors/jesmyn-ward   and her essay on losing her husband's death in 2020: https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2020/08/jesmyn-ward-on-husbands-death-and-grief-during-covid(this article has a link inside so you can hear Jesmyn read the article too) https://bookshop.org/contributors/yaa-gyasi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucille_Clifton https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angela_Davis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cL2qsU2_-00 and while this did not explicitly come up, since we focus on mental health issues in general and what Girl Trek is doing specifically, I think it needs to be added to this list: http://www.forharriet.com/2012/05/mules-of-world-on-black-womens-mental.html  

Vanessa says many cool things such as: "in the mindset to receive the message of the book" ... "take the time to learn yourself"... "one divine order of things"... "the universe has lined my life up in a beautiful way" ... "this is so much bigger than the politics of the United States" ... "you cannot heal what you cannot feel" that made it hard to pick one title for this episode. But since it was recorded a week after the 2020 election and I'm publishing at the beginning of 2021...here's another: "we can't move forward as a country until we have these discussions". It made the naming of this ep very difficult but wow! If this isn't the 'perfect ending 2020, figuring out how to make 2021 a better year and world't type of message for us all!!!   Vanessa Garrison: Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer Vanessa Garrison is a passionate advocate of social justice issues and has focused her workon improving health outcomes and quality of life for Black women and girls.Prior to co-founding GirlTrek, Vanessa worked as a Program Coordinator for Our Place DC, anonprofit organization that provides services to currently and formerly incarcerated women.Vanessa began her career working in digital media with Turner Broadcasting System. Inc. inAtlanta, GA. where she managed digital media projects for some the world’s most recognizable news and entertainment brands,including, CNN, TNT and Sports Illustrated.With GirlTrek, Vanessa has been a featured on CNN, in The Washington Post,The New York Times and named a "Health Hero" by Essence Magazine.Vanessa has received social innovations fellowships from Teach For America(2012), Echoing Green (2013), and the Aspen Institute (2015). Vanessa earned aBachelor of Arts in World Arts and Cultures from the University of California, Los Angeles. https://www.girltrek.org/ and here's the 2020 recap for Girl Trek: https://wakelet.com/wake/jUZZ5HvtNQZ8u-yQiXSBJ     Stuff we mention: (note we did a good job of promoting black female authors ;-) ) https://blacklivesmatter.com/ Nikki Giovanni. https://bookshop.org/contributors/nikki-giovanni-83c47496-43e8-4dce-b144-ad21d50446b1 Colin Kaepernick: https://www.usresistnews.org/civil-rights/ Zora Neal Hurston: https://www.azquotes.com/author/7096-Zora_Neale_HurstonShirley Chisholm: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirley_Chisholmhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fannie_Lou_Hamerhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Garveyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stokely_Carmichael https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harriet_Tubman https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ida_B._Wells https://bookshop.org/books/song-of-solomon/9781400033423 Half of a Yellow Sun and Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie https://bookshop.org/books/an-american-marriage-oprah-s-book-club-9781616208684/9781616208684 Jesmyn Ward https://bookshop.org/contributors/jesmyn-ward   and her essay on losing her husband's death in 2020: https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2020/08/jesmyn-ward-on-husbands-death-and-grief-during-covid(this article has a link inside so you can hear Jesmyn read the article too) https://bookshop.org/contributors/yaa-gyasi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucille_Clifton https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angela_Davis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cL2qsU2_-00 and while this did not explicitly come up, since we focus on mental health issues in general and what Girl Trek is doing specifically, I think it needs to be added to this list: http://www.forharriet.com/2012/05/mules-of-world-on-black-womens-mental.html  

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Everyone's heard of Martin Luther King Jr. But do you know the woman Dr. King called "the architect of the civil rights movement," Septima Clark? The teacher of some of the generation's most legendary activists -- like Rosa Parks, Diane Nash, Fannie Lou Hamer and thousands more -- Clark laid out a blueprint for change-making that has stood the test of time. Now T. Morgan Dixon and Vanessa Garrison, the cofounders of GirlTrek, are taking a page from Clark's playbook to launch a health revolution in the US -- and get one million women walking for justice. Golden by Jill Scott unfoldandemerge.com  

With more than 740,000 active members and counting, GirlTrek is the largest health movement and nonprofit for Black women and girls in the country. They are on a mission to inspire one million Black women to walk in the direction of their healthiest, most fulfilled lives by the end of 2020.GirlTrek kicked off their Black History Bootcamp series on June 1st – the Bootcamp is an epic 21-day walking meditation sharing the stories and legacies of legendary and revolutionary Black women in history. Women like Audre Lorde, Ella Baker and Shirley Chisholm. Every day you can join GirlTrek founders Morgan Dixon and Vanessa Garrison as they hop on the phone and take a walk to discuss who these women are and why everyone should know their stories. And while we’re already in the last week of this 21-day bootcamp, there’s no reason you can’t start today. Or tomorrow. Or right now! These stories are relevant any time – so start from the beginning of the series or listen in whatever order feels right to you.You can sign up for the bootcamp anytime at girltrek.org/blackhistorybootcamp or find the entire Black History Bootcamp series on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. 

What if lacing up your sneakers weren’t just an exercise habit, but a radical political act? That’s the premise of GirlTrek—the movement to help Black women and girls reclaim their health and their communities through a daily habit of walking.We sit down with Morgan Dixon and Vanessa Garrison, the co-founders of GirlTrek—the largest public health nonprofit for Black women and girls—to talk about reclaiming space for rest and health, what it means to take daily walks in the steps of a Civil Rights legacy, and why Black women making s’mores in the mountains of Colorado is actually a tiny act of rebellion. The most radical thing any woman can do, and particularly a black woman, is to slow her ass down. Slow down, stop running for other people's praise. Stop running for other people's approval. Slow down.—Morgan Dixon, cofounder, GirlTrekOn the agenda: Why GirlTrek’s annual Stress Protest is a life-changing experience. “We are having a genuine spiritual experience on the top of a mountain that is fueled by the truth-telling of Black women who come there and vocalize that they are hurting, and then commit to claim space for themselves and their family.”How GirlTrek is creating a workplace that’s not built on hustle. “We have an offseason every year. That's an annual sabbatical, essentially, that our entire team takes.”Why Black women particularly need self-care. “Two-thirds of black women engage in little to no leisure time physical activity...because we don't have any leisure time. That's why we don't exercise on our leisure time, because we don't have any leisure time.” How Harriet Tubman’s legacy inspires GirlTrek today. “She literally walked herself to freedom and saved her own life… And then she went back over and over again to get friends and family, which is what GirlTrek does.” Plus: We’re in love with the idea of a company offseason. Fellesferie, 2020 y’all. LinksGirlTrek.orgInstagramTwitterFacebook

Everyone's heard of Martin Luther King Jr. But do you know the woman Dr. King called "the architect of the civil rights movement," Septima Clark? The teacher of some of the generation's most legendary activists -- like Rosa Parks, Diane Nash, Fannie Lou Hamer and thousands more -- Clark laid out a blueprint for change-making that has stood the test of time. Now T. Morgan Dixon and Vanessa Garrison, the cofounders of GirlTrek, are taking a page from Clark's playbook to launch a health revolution in the US -- and to get one million women walking for justice. (This ambitious plan is a part of The Audacious Project, TED's initiative to inspire and fund global change.) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

   Hey everybody! Yeah I know it's been way too long since the last edition of the Joy Trip Project podcast. As it happens I've been crazy busy traveling, writing and yes conducting interviews. But most of the audio I've been recording over the last several months has been going toward a series of profiles for Outside Magazine. Check out the May 2018 cover story, which I wrote, called “The New Faces of Adventure”. This wonderful spread edited by Michael Roberts with photographs by Joao Canziani features 12 emerging athletes and activists who in their own words share the stories of their efforts to make outdoor adventure more diverse equitable and inclusive. The May issue of Outside Magazine is  on newsstands now so go out and get a copy. Or hang tight watch for the online edition available on April 20, 2018 at outsideonline.com But getting back to the podcast, I was recently inspired by a remarkable post on Facebook from my friend Vanessa Garrison. She and another friend Morgan Dixon appeared at the 2018 TED Conference. As the creators of a women's empowerment initiative called Girl Trek and they were introduced virtually to the TED stage my non other than Oprah Winfry  Oprah: Hi all! I hope you're having a great TED Conference. I wanted to chime in virtually here to introduce you to two women that I think are doing some of the most transformational work on our planet. It's big. I mean it's really big. And it's wise because it's based on the wisdom of nature, that cataclysmic shifts start with just a tiny seed. These two women understand that the world is changed when nations are changed and nations are changed when cities are changed. Cities get changed when communities are changed. And communities are changed when individuals are changed. And when we look at history we know that some of the most potent change makers are, let's be real people, Black women. So let's start with them. Get these movers and shakers, get them talking. Get them dreaming and plotting and oh wow. Oh wow. Wow imagine what's going to come of that. I'd like to introduce you to the seed planners and the co-founders of Girl Trek Morgan Dixon and Vanessa Garrison!  So I'm watch this video and Vanessa and Morgan step  out onto the stage. Morgan gives a nod to Oprah and then there's Vanessa. Vanessa Garrison: Now many of you may know us. We Are the co-founders of Girl Trek the largest health organization for black women in America. Our mission is simple: ask black women, 80 percent of whom are over a healthy body weight, to walk outside of their front door every day to establish a life saving habit of walking. In doing so ignite a radical movement in which black women reverse the devastating impacts of chronic disease, reclaim the streets of their neighborhoods, create a new culture of help for their families and stand on the front lines for justice. Today all across America more than a hundred thousand black women are wearing this Girl Trek blue shirt as they move through their communities. A heroic force.  JEM: Right out of the gate Venessa lays out the basic strategy that Girl Trek recommends to its leaders and follower how they can make positive changes their lives and the communities in which they live. VG: One: to have a bold idea, bigger than anyone is comfortable with. Two: Root d in the cultural traditions of your community and lean heavily on what has come before. Three: Name it. That one thing that everyone is willing to work hard for a ridiculously simple goal that doesn't just benefit the individual but the village around them. And lastly: never ask permission to save your own life. It is our fundamental right as human beings to solve our own problems.  JEM: Let's just say that this video got my creative juices following and I suddenly remembered one of the many interviews sitting on a shelf in my office waiting to be edited. In November 2017 I attended the SHIFT Conference in Jackson Wyoming.

   Hey everybody! Yeah I know it's been way too long since the last edition of the Joy Trip Project podcast. As it happens I've been crazy busy traveling, writing and yes conducting interviews. But most of the audio I've been recording over the last several months has been going toward a series of profiles for Outside Magazine. Check out the May 2018 cover story, which I wrote, called “The New Faces of Adventure”. This wonderful spread edited by Michael Roberts with photographs by Joao Canziani features 12 emerging athletes and activists who in their own words share the stories of their efforts to make outdoor adventure more diverse equitable and inclusive. The May issue of Outside Magazine is  on newsstands now so go out and get a copy. Or hang tight watch for the online edition available on April 20, 2018 at outsideonline.com But getting back to the podcast, I was recently inspired by a remarkable post on Facebook from my friend Vanessa Garrison. She and another friend Morgan Dixon appeared at the 2018 TED Conference. As the creators of a women's empowerment initiative called Girl Trek and they were introduced virtually to the TED stage my non other than Oprah Winfry  Oprah: Hi all! I hope you're having a great TED Conference. I wanted to chime in virtually here to introduce you to two women that I think are doing some of the most transformational work on our planet. It's big. I mean it's really big. And it's wise because it's based on the wisdom of nature, that cataclysmic shifts start with just a tiny seed. These two women understand that the world is changed when nations are changed and nations are changed when cities are changed. Cities get changed when communities are changed. And communities are changed when individuals are changed. And when we look at history we know that some of the most potent change makers are, let's be real people, Black women. So let's start with them. Get these movers and shakers, get them talking. Get them dreaming and plotting and oh wow. Oh wow. Wow imagine what's going to come of that. I'd like to introduce you to the seed planners and the co-founders of Girl Trek Morgan Dixon and Vanessa Garrison!  So I'm watch this video and Vanessa and Morgan step  out onto the stage. Morgan gives a nod to Oprah and then there's Vanessa. Vanessa Garrison: Now many of you may know us. We Are the co-founders of Girl Trek the largest health organization for black women in America. Our mission is simple: ask black women, 80 percent of whom are over a healthy body weight, to walk outside of their front door every day to establish a life saving habit of walking. In doing so ignite a radical movement in which black women reverse the devastating impacts of chronic disease, reclaim the streets of their neighborhoods, create a new culture of help for their families and stand on the front lines for justice. Today all across America more than a hundred thousand black women are wearing this Girl Trek blue shirt as they move through their communities. A heroic force.  JEM: Right out of the gate Venessa lays out the basic strategy that Girl Trek recommends to its leaders and follower how they can make positive changes their lives and the communities in which they live. VG: One: to have a bold idea, bigger than anyone is comfortable with. Two: Root d in the cultural traditions of your community and lean heavily on what has come before. Three: Name it. That one thing that everyone is willing to work hard for a ridiculously simple goal that doesn't just benefit the individual but the village around them. And lastly: never ask permission to save your own life. It is our fundamental right as human beings to solve our own problems.  JEM: Let's just say that this video got my creative juices following and I suddenly remembered one of the many interviews sitting on a shelf in my office waiting to be edited. In November 2017 I attended the SHIFT Conference in Jackson Wyoming.

Everyone's heard of Martin Luther King Jr. But do you know the woman Dr. King called "the architect of the civil rights movement," Septima Clark? The teacher of some of the generation's most legendary activists -- like Rosa Parks, Diane Nash, Fannie Lou Hamer and thousands more -- Clark laid out a blueprint for change-making that has stood the test of time. Now T. Morgan Dixon and Vanessa Garrison, the cofounders of GirlTrek, are taking a page from Clark's playbook to launch a health revolution in the US -- and get one million women walking for justice. (This ambitious idea is part of the Audacious Project, TED's initiative to inspire and fund global change.)

Tout le monde a entendu parler de Matin Luther King. Mais connaissez-vous la femme que le Dr King appelait « l'architecte du mouvement des droits civils », Septima Clark ? Enseignante de certaines des activistes les plus légendaires de la génération -- telles que Rosa Parks, Diane Nash, Fannie Lou Hamer et des milliers d'autres -- elle a établi un modèle pour conduire le changement qui résiste à l'épreuve du temps. Maintenant T. Morgan Dixon et Vanessa Garrison, les cofondatrices de GirlTrek, s'inspirent de ses méthodes pour lancer une révolution de la santé aux États-Unis et faire marcher un million de femmes pour la justice. (Cette idée ambitieuse fait partie de l'Audacious Project (Projet audacieux), l'initiative de TED pour susciter et financer des changements à l'échelle mondiale.)

Todo el mundo ha oído hablar de Martin Luther King Jr. Pero, ¿conocen a Septima Clark, la mujer a quien Dr.King llamó "la arquitecta del movimiento de los derechos civiles"? Profesora de algunas de las activistas más legendarias de nuestra generación, como Rosa Parks, Diane Nash, Fannie Lou Hamer y miles de ellas más, Clark trazó un plan para conseguir el cambio que ha perdurado en el tiempo. Ahora T. Morgan Dixon y Vanessa Garrison, cofundadoras de GirlTrek, están siguiendo los pasos de Clark para llevar a cabo una revolución sanitaria en EE. UU. y conseguir que un millón de mujeres marchen por la justicia. (Esta ambiciosa idea es parte de The Audacious Project, una iniciativa de TED para inspirar el cambio global).

Todos já ouviram falar de Martin Luther King Jr. Mas você conhece a mulher que o Dr. King chamou de "a arquiteta do movimento dos direitos civis", Septima Clark? A professora de algumas das ativistas mais lendárias da geração - como Rosa Parks, Diane Nash, Fannie Lou Hamer e milhares de outras - Clark apresentou um plano para fazer a mudança que resistiu ao teste do tempo. Agora, T. Morgan Dixon e Vanessa Garrison, as cofundadoras da GirlTrek, estão pegando uma página do livro de regras de Clark para lançar uma revolução na saúde nos EUA - e conseguem 1 milhão de mulheres caminhando pela justiça. (Essa ideia ambiciosa faz parte do The Audacious Project, iniciativa do TED para inspirar e financiar mudanças globais.)

마틴 루터 킹 목사를 모르는 이는 없습니다. 그런데 그가 '시민권 운동의 설계자'라 칭한 셉티마 클락을 아시나요? 로사 팍스나 다이앤 내쉬, 파니 로 헤이머 등등 당대 전설적인 운동가들의 스승이었던 그는 변화를 일으키는 청사진을 그렸고, 그 청사진은 지금도 유용합니다. 걸트렉의 공동 창립자인 모건 딕슨과 바네사 개리슨이 지금 미국에서 건강 혁명을 시작하여 백만 여성을 정의로 이끌고자 셉티마 클락의 지침서를 꺼내 들었습니다. (이 야심찬 계획은 전 세계에 변화를 일으키고 후원하는 TED의 '담대한 프로젝트'의 일환입니다)

"When black women walk, things change," say T. Morgan Dixon and Vanessa Garrison, the founders of the health nonprofit GirlTrek. They're on a mission to reduce the leading causes of preventable death among black women -- and build communities in the process. How? By getting one million black women and girls to prioritize their self-care, lacing up their shoes and walking in the direction of their healthiest, most fulfilled lives. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In 2012, Vanessa Garrison co-founded GirlTrek, an organization with a simple goal: get women walking for 30 minutes a day. Now 110,000 walkers strong, GirlTrek is a national force. The story of GirlTrek is about health, justice, power, and survival. But mostly it’s the story of trying to change your community, and the world, through something as simple as going for a walk. To understand how GirlTrek was started, how it blew up, and where it’s going next, Outside contributing editor Florence Williams takes a rambling walk with Garrison around Washington, D.C.

"Cuando las mujeres negras caminan, las cosas cambian", dicen T. Morgan Dixon y Vanessa Garrison, las fundadoras de la organización sin fines de lucro GirlTrek. Están en una misión para reducir las principales causas de la muerte evitable entre las mujeres negras y construir comunidades en el proceso. ¿Cómo? Logrando que un millón de mujeres y niñas negras prioricen su autocuidado, atando los cordones de sus zapatos y caminando hacia una vida más saludable y plena.

« Quand les femmes noires marchent, les choses changent » disent T. Morgan Dixon et Vanessa Garrison, fondatrices de l'organisation à but non lucratif et pour la santé GirlTrek. Elle se sont donné pour mission de réduire les principales causes de mort évitables parmi les femmes noires -- et de construire des communautés au passage. Comment ? En obtenant d'un million de femmes et filles noires qu'elles priorisent le fait de prendre soin d'elles, qu'elles lacent leurs chaussures et marchent en direction de leur vie la plus saine et la plus épanouie.

"Quando mulheres negras caminham, mudanças ocorrem," afirmam T. Morgan Dixon e Vanessa Garrison, fundadoras da organização sem fins lucrativos GirlTrek. Elas estão em uma missão para reduzir as principais causas de mortes evitáveis entre mulheres negras -- e construir comunidades no processo. Como? Levando um milhão de mulheres e meninas negras a priorizar o autocuidado, amarrando seus cadarços e caminhando na direção de vidas mais saudáveis e completas.

"흑인 여성이 걷는다면, 세상이 달라질 것입니다." 비영리 의료 기관 GirlTrek의 T.모건 딕슨과 바네사 개리슨은 이야기합니다. 이들은 막을 수 있는 흑인 여성들의 사망 원인을 줄이자는 사명을 가지고, 이를 위해 공동체를 형성합니다. 어떻게요? 100만 명의 흑인 여성과 소녀들이 자신을 먼저 돌보고, 신발 끈을 묶어 그들의 가장 건강하고 만족스러운 삶을 행해 걸어가게 함으로써 말이죠.

T. Morgan Dixon and Vanessa Garrison, founders of the health nonprofit GirlTrek, are on a mission to reduce the leading causes of preventable death among Black women -- and build communities in the process. How? By getting one million women and girls to prioritize their self-care, lacing up their shoes and walking in the direction of their healthiest, most fulfilled lives.

GirlTrek is the largest public health nonprofit for African-American women and girls in the United States. Morgan Dixon was a school teacher. As she learned about the statistical probability of chronic disease and early death among her students, she wanted to take action. Morgan knew that walking was a powerful antidote to many of the health challenges faced by those in her community. She began by walking with her students. As satisfying as those walks were, she knew that the solution needed to scale. With her friend, Vanessa Garrison, they used Facebook to organize a 10-week walking challenge. The next year, women came back and asked Morgan and Vanessa to run the challenge again. That’s when they knew they were on to something. As important as walking is, Morgan and Vanessa sensed that they were on to something even bigger. Morgan told me, “We started to look to our history for what happened when black women walked for change?” They connected the movement with the history of black women and civil rights. This was the beginning of GirlTrek. GirlTrek encourages women to use walking as a practical first step to inspire healthy living, families, and communities. They have nearly 100,000 women who participate in their walks, and they are a path to rapid growth. This year they anticipate they will reach 500,000 women and by next year, over 1 million. Social Entrepreneurship Quotes from Morgan Dixon “I felt like I was uniquely positioned to do this because I was that girl.” “Life felt like a setup for a takedown.” “It has become a neighborhood walk in sneakers.” “We just started with ourselves.” “We did a call to action with just our friends and family.” “We needed a bite-size ask.” “Small waistlines and skinny jeans have never been why we do this.”  “They will become the new changemakers in our communities.” “We had 10,000 people before we had funding.” “There’s so much power and changemaking that can happen without huge and bloated budgets.” “If the mom is committed to a lifetime of active, healthy, personal glow, her whole family changes.” “You have to root, to rise.” “What is the level of trauma that creates an entire population of people to feel inactive?” “There were root causes around loneliness and isolation.” “Loneliness is deadlier than cigarette smoking.” “We are building movement tools that are based in our culture.” “That for me feels different, hopeful and constructive.” “I think we have a spiritual muscle and a grit.” “I think we are spiritual warriors in a way that allows us to rise above and stay hopeful when things turn incredibly dark.” “I have the muscle to hope. I have the muscle because my mother has the muscle to hope, and her mother had the muscle to hope.” “I don’t have the stomach for rage.” “You have to be incredibly present and grateful for where we are now.” “It’s OK to make pivots.” “In order to grow, you have to try a bunch of things.” “We can’t afford to be apart at this time. We have to come together in common cause.” “We need you to organize.” “You can organize a team of you and your daughter for the first year.” Social Entrepreneurship Resources: GirlTrek: http://www.girltrek.org GirlTrek on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HealthyBlackWomenandGirls GirlTrek on Twitter: https://twitter.com/girltrek GirlTrek on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/girltrek More Stories of Sustainable Development Goal 3, Good Health and Well-Being In 2017, we’re emphasizing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). In March, we are focusing on Sustainable Development Goal 3, Good Health and Well-Being. You can read more about Sustainable Development Goal 1 here, Sustainable Development Goal 2 here, or learn about all of the Sustainable Development Goals here.

50,000 women strong, non-profit organization, GirlTrek has been inspiring and influencing women and young girls throughout the country to take strides in the right direction for their health. What started off as a routine phone conversation between Vanessa Garrison and Tanya Morgan Dixon, later evolved into women feeling empowered and living more a fulfilled life, yearly fitness training programs, a national walking campaign, and much more.   Taking steps towards social activism by focusing on public health, Vanessa joins me to discuss how her life has changed since GirlTrek, the goals and vision for the organization, and how you can get involved including their annual national walking campaign taking place nationwide.