WALKS 2021
We will be walking quarterly, with our walk discussions focusing on four key civic issues - HOUSING, EDUCATION, HEALTH, and the ENVIRONMENT. Stay tuned here for details. Also, find us on Facebook and Instagram We Walk Together Charlotte.
March 15th
Monday 8:30-10am
MOORE PLACE
2400 Lucena Street, 28206
We will meet at Charlotte's first permanent supportive housing complex for the chronically homeless and walk 1.2 miles in the surrounding Druid Hills neighborhood. Our walk discussion focus will on HOUSING and we will be joined by Liz Clasen-Kelly, CEO of Roof Above; Kathy Izard, author and driving force behind Moore Place; as well as other community leaders. BRING MASKS - WE WILL ABIDE BY SOCIAL DISTANCING GUIDELINES.
June 15th
Tuesday 8:30-10am
LITTLE SUGAR CREEK GREENWAY
2524 Tyvola Road (across from Marion Diehl Park)
This 2 mile walk will take place on part of the Greenway winding through the woods surrounding the Charlotte Waste Water Treatment Plant. Our walk discussion will focus on CLEAN WATER and led by Meg Fencil with Sustain Charlotte; Billy Allen, manager of the Plant; our amazing Charlotte historian Tom Hanchett, as well as other stakeholders who will share what you need to know about clean water in Charlotte.
September 15th
Wednesday 8:30-9:30am
MENTAL HEALTH AMERICA OF CENTRAL CAROLINAS
3701 Latrobe Drive, 28211
Please join us for a walk and conversation focusing on MENTAL HEALTH. Our walk will be a bit shorter than usual, but our time together will hopefully be informative and meaningful. We will be joined by Kathy Rogers from MHA of Central Carolinas; Southeast Psych staff clinicians Tarik Sloussi and Eva Taishoff; as well as community activist and mother Heather Bonner of Mission34, sharing her personal experience with mental illness. Grab a friend, WEAR A MASK, and come make “small steps” with us as we strive to help EDUCATE, NORMALIZE/eliminate the stigma surrounding mental illness, and GIVE HOPE to those facing challenges personally or within their family.
November 15th
Monday 8:30-9:30am
LOCATION TBD
Stay tuned for more details on a walk and conversation focusing on EDUCATION. Leading our discussion will be stakeholders and education leaders in our community. Our last walk of 2021 - you don’t want to miss!
Monday 8:30-10am
MOORE PLACE
2400 Lucena Street, 28206
We will meet at Charlotte's first permanent supportive housing complex for the chronically homeless and walk 1.2 miles in the surrounding Druid Hills neighborhood. Our walk discussion focus will on HOUSING and we will be joined by Liz Clasen-Kelly, CEO of Roof Above; Kathy Izard, author and driving force behind Moore Place; as well as other community leaders. BRING MASKS - WE WILL ABIDE BY SOCIAL DISTANCING GUIDELINES.
June 15th
Tuesday 8:30-10am
LITTLE SUGAR CREEK GREENWAY
2524 Tyvola Road (across from Marion Diehl Park)
This 2 mile walk will take place on part of the Greenway winding through the woods surrounding the Charlotte Waste Water Treatment Plant. Our walk discussion will focus on CLEAN WATER and led by Meg Fencil with Sustain Charlotte; Billy Allen, manager of the Plant; our amazing Charlotte historian Tom Hanchett, as well as other stakeholders who will share what you need to know about clean water in Charlotte.
September 15th
Wednesday 8:30-9:30am
MENTAL HEALTH AMERICA OF CENTRAL CAROLINAS
3701 Latrobe Drive, 28211
Please join us for a walk and conversation focusing on MENTAL HEALTH. Our walk will be a bit shorter than usual, but our time together will hopefully be informative and meaningful. We will be joined by Kathy Rogers from MHA of Central Carolinas; Southeast Psych staff clinicians Tarik Sloussi and Eva Taishoff; as well as community activist and mother Heather Bonner of Mission34, sharing her personal experience with mental illness. Grab a friend, WEAR A MASK, and come make “small steps” with us as we strive to help EDUCATE, NORMALIZE/eliminate the stigma surrounding mental illness, and GIVE HOPE to those facing challenges personally or within their family.
November 15th
Monday 8:30-9:30am
LOCATION TBD
Stay tuned for more details on a walk and conversation focusing on EDUCATION. Leading our discussion will be stakeholders and education leaders in our community. Our last walk of 2021 - you don’t want to miss!