OCTOBER 3, 2026

Sisterhood Saturday is a weekly mass action led by GirlTREK. We walk in solidarity with women across the country. We talk as crews about the things that matter to us and our communities. And in doing it, we solve problems in our lives, all through one simple, powerful walk.

Every week we walk to honor, witness, stand with and celebrate people, organizations, movements and causes we believe in. This is what solidarity looks like on foot and in practice.

This Week We Walk For

In Her Footsteps: Whose Legacy Are We Carrying Forward?

Before we could cast our ballots, Black women organized. Before we could enter rooms where decisions were made, Black women challenged the people guarding the doors.

Some became names we learn in history books. Others were our grandmothers, teachers, church mothers, and neighbors—the women who organized rides, shared information, and reminded us that our voices mattered.

As we begin October and our We Want Power theme, we honor their legacy by asking: Who taught you what it means to use your power?

This week, we walk for our foremothers. Fannie Lou Hamer risked her job and her safety fighting for the right to vote. Septima Clark built Citizenship Schools that taught Black adults to read, write, and register to vote. Shirley Chisholm became the first Black woman elected to Congress and ran for the Democratic presidential nomination.

Bricklayers Hall: Where the Legacy Lives

In 1954, Montgomery’s African American bricklayers’ union built Bricklayers Hall. From 1956 to 1960, it was headquarters for the Montgomery Improvement Association, the organization that sustained the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. ran the MIA from its offices, and Jo Ann Robinson edited the MIA Newsletter printed there.

In August 2023, GirlTREK purchased Bricklayers Hall. The place where Black Montgomery organized for its rights now belongs to a movement of Black women still walking, organizing, and building power today.

The grandmother who never missed an election. The auntie who spoke up at the school board meeting. The neighbor who made sure everyone had a ride to the polls.

Their names belong in this story, too. Civic power grows through everyday acts of care, courage, and organizing.

This Saturday, we walk for Fannie Lou Hamer, Septima Clark, Shirley Chisholm, and every Black woman who taught us to use our voices. Walk wherever you are, say her name before your first step, and let every sister know the power she built is still moving.

This Week We Talk About

Questions for the whole movement, meant to be answered out loud while walking beside a sister. Let the conversation unfold at walking pace. Take us with you by recording a SpeakPipe and sharing what comes up along the way.

Then put that reflection into practice. Check your voter registration. Learn when your next local public meeting takes place. Help a neighbor find reliable election information. Ask your crew what issue you want to speak up about together.

Download our app to listen to the GirlTREK audio above, and follow us on Spotify for more episodes and curated playlists.

In the 2012 presidential election, just over 70% of eligible Black women cast ballots, the highest turnout of any group of voters. Black women have also out-voted Black men in every presidential election for decades, and the gap between women’s and men’s turnout is widest among Black voters. When Black women organize, we don’t just show up. We lead.

U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey Voting and Registration Supplement, 2012; Center for American Women and Politics, Rutgers University

We Want Power

When we say “We Want Power,” we mean a voice in the decisions shaping our bodies, our neighborhoods, and our futures.

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