Move in Solidarity

We aim to run 2,500 miles in July to raise at least $25,000 for the Southern Poverty Law Center.  

We feel called to put our voices, our bodies and our money to work and signal to our neighbors, families and friends that we are taking action against systemic racism. We want to make a commitment to racial justice that extends past this period of unrest and carries through to November and beyond. Here’s how you can move in solidarity with us:

1)  Donate. Contribute whatever you can to help us reach our fundraising goal of $25,000.  If everyone who sees this page contributes $10-20, we will reach our goal!

2)  Do miles. Run, bike, swim, paddle, or walk, but keep track of your miles in July and let an organizer/team leader know so we can count them up. Or email [email redacted] to become a team leader and start recruiting your own team (family, colleagues, neighbors). We would love to get to 2,500 miles if possible! Reach out to your community for $/mi pledges or single donations.

3)  Spread the word. Share what you are doing through emails to your people or on Instagram and tag @moveinsolidarity. We want only to direct more people to this page and recruit more participants, but do not want to make this about us or take any attention or energy away from the black leaders and broader movement. Our intention is non-optical allyship. 

4)  Be visible in your community. Wear something showing your solidarity to the racial justice and black lives matter movement while you do your miles.  To underscore our solidarity with the Movement, we encourage participants to wear a shirt that embodies our stance. We have curated a few options from Black-owned apparel brands that we feel resonates with this campaign. *Black Lives Matter *Phenomenal Brand Black Lives Matter  *Philadelphia Printworks: Break the System, Silence Wont Save you, Resist

With a lot of funds and focus deservedly going to bail and legal defense funds, and frontline movements and power building, we are supporting long-term structural anti-racist reforms. The Southern Poverty Law Center is dedicated to fighting hate and bigotry and to seeking justice for the most vulnerable members of our society. They are combating systemic racism through their Teaching Tolerance initiative to provide free anti-bias and social justice curriculum for all ages; their criminal justice reform program which leverages litigation and advocacy to counter the “New Jim Crow laws” and their voter rights initiative to dismantle discriminatory voting practices. Read more about these initiatives here.