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Introducing GirlTrek's First National College Chapter



Pilot Project

Launching the first national college chapter of GirlTrek as a pilot at Rutgers University. Organizing regular walks of black female students and faculty. Bringing graduate students, who are often isolated, into the walking community. Organizing anti-racist trainings for all faculty and students of Rutgers through special GirlTrek led walks.

Collaborators

GirlTrek, Takeya Meggett (Special Impact Coach; predecessor: Onika Jervis) • Chasity Davis and Debe Davis (GirlTrek New Jersey) • Douglass Residential College—Corina Hernandez • DICE—Joan Collier with AIR Collaborative (Anette Freytag and Julia M. Ritter)

Support

Douglass Residential College • Division of Diversity, Inclusion and Community Engagement (DICE) • Institute of the Study of Global Racial Justice (ISGRJ) • Rutgers Honors Program


Desired Impact: Empowering the black women of the Rutgers and local community. Enhancing the health of black women and girls. Beginning research collaborations with GirlTrek within the "Black Bodies-Black Health" Initiative of the Institute for Global Racial Justice, based at Rutgers. Joining existing anti-racist training walks, organized by GirlTrek.


GirlTrek at March2RUGardens

Photography: John Evans, Anette Freytag