A walk to bring attention to racial injustice, the first of its kind since last summer, is taking place on Saturday and with it will come a series of road closures.
The Run For Her Life 5K and Yoga Event is scheduled for this Saturday, March 12, from 2-4 p.m.
It’s organized by Arlington Justice and Black Parents of Arlington, in memory of Breonna Taylor on the one-year anniversary her killing in Louisville, Kentucky.
The 5K walk will start in the rear parking lot of Dorothy Hamm Middle School at 4100 Vacation Lane in Cherrydale and will follow a path winding path around the neighborhood. Masks are required at the event. Organizers say participation in the walk and yoga event is limited to women and girls, but men are welcome to volunteer to help out.
The Arlington County Police Department has announced a series of “rolling road closures” associated with the walk, which will be put in place over the course of about two hours.
The event route, per ACPD, includes:
- START: 4100 Vacation Lane (Hamm Middle School, rear parking lot)
- RIGHT onto Vacation Lane
- RIGHT onto Military Road
- CROSS Old Dominion Road onto N. Quincy Road
- RIGHT onto Lee Highway
- LEFT onto N. Taylor Street
- RIGHT onto N. 17th Street
- CROSS N. Glebe Road
- CONTINUE on N. 17th Street
- RIGHT onto N. Culpeper Street
- RIGHT onto Lee Highway
- LEFT onto Lorcom Lane
- RIGHT onto Vacation Lane
- FINISH: 4100 Vacation Lane (Hamm Middle School, rear parking lot)
“We come together to stand in solidarity, one year since the murder of Breonna Taylor, to call attention to the racial injustice and violence committed against ALL Black and Brown women,” says the event website. “Together we’ll honor and celebrate the resilience of Black and Brown women during this collective healing event.”
“The event proceeds will go to support the continued advocacy of Arlington For Justice and Black Parents of Arlington, Black women-led organizations, with a portion being donated to the Breonna Taylor Foundation,” the website notes.
While there were plenty of protests in Arlington over the summer, this event may be the first of its kind since then. It is also the first organized, in-person public event in Arlington to prompt an ACPD traffic advisory press release since Mayor Pete came to town prior to the pandemic lockdown.
Photo via ACPD