Back by Popular Demand!
Catch up if you missed it:
GirlTrek’s Black History Bootcamp is a 21-day walking meditation and viral podcast for self-care and survival powered by GirlTrek. In this edition, we walked and talk with thousands of Black women about the 21 most powerful turning points in Black history.
Day 1: Harriet Tubman + The Raid on Combahee Ferry
Day 2: James Baldwin Claps Back
Day 3: Bree Newsome Snatches the Confederacy’s Wig
Day 4: Roots - The Blackest Movie of All Time
Day 5: Claudette Colvin - The Real Rosa Parks
Day 6: Fannie vs. The President
Day 7: Nat Turner's Rebellion
Day 8: Fastest Growing Religion in America
Day 9: Mary Church Terrell
Day 10: The Most Dangerous Negro in America
Day 11: Marcus Garvey Says Back To Africa
Day 12: Thomas Sankara Leads a Nation at 33
Day 13: Wangari Saved Planet Earth
Day 14: Cécile Fatiman and the Haitian Revolution
Day 15: Queen Nanny Goes To War
Day 16: The Black Patriot - Crispus Attucks
Day 17: The Birth of Black Power - Stokely Carmichael
Day 18: The Harlem Hellfighters
Day 19: Amiri Baraka and the Black Arts Movement
Day 20: George Jackson and Black August
Day 21: Total Victory with GirlTrek
We are on a collision course with history and we don’t think the ancestors would have it any other way.
The presidential election is 100 days away. Maybe the most important in our lifetime. Do you know what’s also happening this fall? GirlTrek will succeed at organizing a million Black women to walk for the total healing and liberation of our families and communities.
This is not a coincidence. It’s a clarion call.
This election, GirlTrek will organize our members to walk to the polls — safely — together. We will host walks in 10,000 precincts all across America — rain or shine — to stand against voter intimidation, to care for our elders in long lines, and to vote for Black liberation.
If you're down to stand on the frontlines with us, we invite you to participate in the next edition of Black History Bootcamp, a 21-day walking meditation which will serve as resistance training for that collective action. Do not sit on the sidelines. Tell everyone you know. It starts in 7 days.
This is not a drill.
Black History Bootcamp starts on August 3, 2020. Back by popular demand! It's a 21-day walking meditation and viral podcast for self-care and survival powered by GirlTrek. In this edition, we will have a live daily countdown where we walk and talk with thousands of Black women about the 21 most powerful turning points in Black history. Don’t miss out. NPR, Forbes, and New York Times all covered it. The WORLD got in. The podcast went viral!! It was an all-out wellness revolution.
How to sign up:
If you’re new to the game, sign up here. If you’re already on the roll from last month, we got you, no need to sign up — but forward this post to your friends and tell them to stop playing. lol
Who is this for?
Black History Bootcamp is designed for Black women — for us by us. So get your crew, families (we promise to try to stop cussing for the kids), sororities, church groups… make an office pool. This includes our sisters across the diaspora. We’d also like to extend a special pass to our allies — anyone who is down with this life-saving mission. Bootcamp is a perfect opportunity to learn and connect without taking up space. Thank you to the hundreds of friends who asked — yes, you’re welcome.
That’s it.
Excited to see you on the streets. Because the personal is political and daily walks are a radical form of protest.