When: Saturday, November 1, 2025
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM ET
Check-in opens 9:00 AM for a guided warm-up
Where: Weequahic Park
92 Thomas Carmichael Dr, Newark, NJ
Rain Date: Saturday, November 8, 2025
About the Walk
This community-centered walk weaves environmental justice, beauty justice, goods movement, and public health into one powerful morning of movement and learning. Expect a mindful two-mile walk honoring survivors, interactive education stations, and a resource fair packed with safer-beauty tools and breast-health support.
What You’ll Experience
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Guided 2-Mile Walk around Weequahic’s scenic track
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Yoga Warm-Up led by Chloe Desir
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Education Stations on toxic ingredients, label reading, clean alternatives, goods movement-diesel pollution and port impacts, hair-care chemicals, and current legislation
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Community Resource Fair featuring Newark clean-beauty vendors, partner organizations, and on-site health advocates
Why Attend
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Deepen your understanding of how beauty products intersect with breast cancer and environmental health
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Connect with neighbors, advocates, and researchers tackling toxic exposures
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Discover local, safe-product businesses and support Newark’s clean-beauty economy
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Leave empowered with concrete actions—personal and policy-level—to demand corporate accountability and healthier futures
Featured Partners & Hosts
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Brick City Run Club
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Clean Water Action & Clean Water Fund
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Consumer Reports
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Rutgers University Environmental & Occupational Health Institute
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Weequahic Parks Association
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Newark Office of Sustainability
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Clinton Hill Community Action
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GirlTREK
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South Ward Environmental Alliance
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Newark NAACP
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New Jersey Bike & Walk Coalition
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And more!
