Our Journey
In 1849, Harriet Tubman claimed her freedom, escaped from a plantation in Maryland and arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. On her journey from Maryland, through Delaware, and into Pennsylvania she used the knowledge that her father and mother taught her about nature. She studied her environment. She trusted herself. She created community. And she returned for her family.
170 years later, a little girl named after Harriet moved to Northwest Philadelphia with her family. She quickly learned that Harriet Tubman had likely walked the same streets that she walked. She wondered: Where would Harriet Tubman rest on her journeys? What did she like to eat? How did she train and sharpen her senses? To answer these questions, the little girl started going on hikes with her mother and experimenting with Tubman's practice of freedom.
And Harriet's Hike was born.
Eco -Literacy
As a young girl Harriet Tubman learned how to communicate with the earth. She could not read or write, but her knowledge of the living world made her fluent in freedom.
Our approach to ecological literacy is a practice that supports Black girls' curiosity, creativity, and contributions to the environment, rooted in liberation for their families, friends and people.
