"It was really, really relevant when Harriet Tubman actually walked herself to freedom. It was absolutely relevant during the Civil Rights era when Black women were walking into protest buses and boycott buses," Dixon said. It was relevant when GirlTrek first started and the core mission was to combat the health crisis facing Black women by walking to improve health, she added.
Dixon added,"It also just started with me and Vanessa as two friends, and so the fact that we now have over 800,000 and by the end of this year we'll have a million women walking by our sides, is such a powerful trajectory of what's possible when people are on one accord. And when people believe in and trust the power of other women to help build alongside of us, it really is a testimony.
Garrison said that a large part of why women are attracted to GirlTrek is for the social cohesion, the accountability it creates, and the support they receive."The idea is that no matter where you are, you feel connected and know that your one tiny act of rebellion is being knitted together to form this really powerful movement."
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