This year is a particular moment in United States history, when many groups feel attacked, scapegoated, or unsafe. Basic rights for healthcare, benefits, employment, residency, and many other facets of life feel unstable. In this moment, standing up for each other is one of the most important and strongest things we can do. This is something we actively practice at Camp Sojourner, during the summer and year-round. We will be inviting several social justice groups to table at the Sojourner Truth Walk and get people involved with their work. Overall, the entire event will be geared towards honoring how we are in community with each other across whatever struggles, and how we stand up against unjust leaders. Specific honorees will be announced in April!

 

The Sojourner Truth Walk will include both an in-person and online option for participation. Please see event details page for more info.

 

All participants are encouraged to participate this year in honor of a leader you admire… someone who inspired/supported you when you were a child, and/or someone you admire as a leader for bringing people together or standing up against injustice. If you attend the event in person, blank signs will be available for you to write their name and/or attach a photograph. If you attend virtually, you will be encouraged to hold up a sign at home during the event, celebrating the person you have chosen to honor.

 

 

This is a family-friendly event--all are welcome!

 

All proceeds from the Sojourner Truth Walk benefit Camp Sojourner, a nonprofit leadership program for Philadelphia girls/youth. Our program focuses on team-building, leadership development, creative arts, and appreciation of nature. We offer Sojourners the chance to get out of the city for a one-week sleepaway camp* experience, and then to get involved in our free year-round mentoring, service projects, creative arts, and leadership activities.

 

The mission of Camp Sojourner is to help girls/youth become leaders who take charge of their own lives and also act as agents of positive change in their communities. Youth, families, and alumnae are key members of our Advisory Board. We fundraise year-round so that our programs can be affordable for all families, and we offer our programs on a sliding scale based on family size and income, with significant scholarships.

 

For more information and pictures of our year-round work, please visit our website: www.girlsleadershipcamp.org.

 

Movement Alliance Project
Camp Sojourner is a fiscally sponsored project of the Movement Alliance Project (MAP), meaning that Camp Sojourner does all of its own fundraising but MAP provides fiscal oversight and infrastructure. MAP's mission is to build power with community organizations working at the intersection of race, technology and inequality, running strategic campaigns, lifting up untold stories, and building infrastructure for poor and working people to win lasting power and a just society.