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Why Should I Walk?

a day ago

Why Should I Walk?

When the COVID-19 pandemic first arrived in the United States a year ago, many of us never suspected that we would still be dealing with it in 2021. As we struggle to get the virus under control, it has become clear that we will have to continue to take measures to prevent community spread. This includes changing our traditional Walk a Mile in Their His Her Our Shoes format so that every member of our community can participate virtually. So How Will the 2021 Walk Work? The gr

Presenting…Walk a Mile in Their His HER Our Shoes 2021!

Feb 17

Presenting…Walk a Mile in Their His HER Our Shoes 2021!

We’re back with our signature event – Walk a Mile in Their His Her Our Shoes – after the hiatus we had to take in 2020 to ensure the health and safety of the community. This year, given the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the event will have a twist: we will be virtual! As we adapt to the realities of COVID-19, the logistics of the Walk are changing. However, the call to action to end gender-based violence remains the same as it was in 2010. For its first nine years, the Walk was

Get Ready to WALK!

Apr 18, 2018

Get Ready to WALK!

In just a few days, we will be meeting at Offutt Field in downtown Greensburg with one goal in mind: raising awareness about gender-based violence. As always, we’ll have lots of fun — with a DJ, prizes, donuts, coffee and even a sausage truck from Uncle Charley’s — but our mission is serious. Walk a Mile in Her Shoes is an opportunity to educate our community about the impact of domestic, sexual and other forms of gender-based violence in Westmoreland County. It is also a

Presenting….Walk a Mile in Her Shoes 2018, Offutt Field Edition!

Jan 10, 2018

Presenting….Walk a Mile in Her Shoes 2018, Offutt Field Edition!

Are you ready? It’s that time of year again! Time to break out your favorite high heels (or sneakers! Or roller skates! Or anything else that gets you in the mood to walk), get out your markers and poster board, and walk a mile in her shoes! Our 2018 Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event will take place on April 21, 2018 and for the very first time will be at Offutt Field in Greensburg — register here! Since 2010, Blackburn Center has hosted its signature event, Walk a Mile in Her

In Their Own Words: Why We Walk

May 24, 2017

In Their Own Words: Why We Walk

At our 2017 Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event, members of our Fearless Advocacy for Men’s Engagement (FAME) group led activities on stage at St. Clair Park that were designed to truly get participants thinking about how they can play an active role in ending gender-based violence. One of these activities involved a simple exercise: writing down why they were walking. We received some pretty powerful notes in response to this simple prompt, including the ones featured below: For

Drumroll, please...

Apr 26, 2017

Drumroll, please...

The numbers for our 2017 Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event are in! This year, despite the cold and rainy weather, we had over 1,100 walkers — plus at least a dozen dogs and even a pet skunk in a stroller! This number rivals those of previous years, when we had temperatures in the 60’s and sunny, cloudless skies — demonstrating the commitment of our walkers (and their pets) to this amazing event. Rain or shine, you show up, and we appreciate you for doing so. This year, we had a

Get Ready to #WalkBlackburn!

Apr 19, 2017

Get Ready to #WalkBlackburn!

In just a few days, we will be kicking off our seventh annual Walk A Mile In Her Shoes®! Since 2011, our signature event has brought together the Westmoreland County community to raise awareness and start a conversation about how we can each take action to end gender-based violence in our own lives. This year, we are hoping to see more than 1,500 men, women and children at our walk — learning about the root causes of domestic and sexual violence, taking the pledge, and hopefu

Westmoreland County: It's Time to Take Action!

Apr 12, 2017

Westmoreland County: It's Time to Take Action!

At Blackburn Center, we envision a world free from domestic and sexual violence and other forms of violence. We can all work toward making this vision a reality through taking action in our own lives. As we discussed in a previous blog post, What Can YOU Do?, there are many ways that you can take action, like donating or volunteering, speaking out, or educating others. This week, we are discussing the importance of standing up against domestic and sexual violence in a visible

Presenting Walk A Mile In Her Shoes 2017!

Jan 3, 2017

Presenting Walk A Mile In Her Shoes 2017!

It’s that time of year again! Time to dust off your favorite high heels (or sneakers! Or roller skates!), get out your markers and poster board, and walk a mile in her shoes! Our 2017 Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event will take place on April 22, 2017 at St. Clair Park in Greensburg — register here! Since 2010, Blackburn Center has hosted its signature event, Walk a Mile in Her Shoes®. This walk is Westmoreland County’s march to stop rape, sexual assault and all forms of gende

A Great Day to #WalkBlackburn!

Apr 20, 2016

A Great Day to #WalkBlackburn!

Our 2016 Walk a Mile in Her Shoes was an absolutely fantastic day! The weather was perfect — warm and sunny — and we had a record turnout: 1,138 walkers! We are so impressed with how many of you came to support our event and our mission — and yes, we hope for even more walkers in 2017! 2016 was the sixth year Blackburn Center sponsored this Walk for Westmoreland County, and the third year that we kicked it off at St. Clair Park in Greensburg. The park provided a great spa

Apr 6, 2016

#WalkBlackburn

We are less than 2 weeks away from our signature event, Walk A Mile In Her Shoes®! This year, we are hoping to see more than 1,000 men, women and children at our walk — raising awareness, taking the pledge, and with some luck, enjoying a beautiful spring day! Every year, our walk gets bigger and better. The event kicks off at St. Clair Park in downtown Greensburg, where we’ll have lots of yummy breakfast foods (thanks to Dunkin Donuts and Uncle Charley’s Sausage), a DJ, pic

Presenting….Walk a Mile in Her Shoes 2016!

Jan 6, 2016

Presenting….Walk a Mile in Her Shoes 2016!

It’s that time of year again! Time to dust off your favorite high heels (or sneakers! Or roller skates!), get out your markers and poster board, and walk a mile in her shoes! Our 2016 Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event will take place on April 16, 2016 at St. Clair Park in Greensburg — register here! Since 2010, Blackburn Center has hosted its signature event, Walk a Mile in Her Shoes®. This walk is Westmoreland County’s march to stop rape, sexual assault and all forms of gende

Walking A Mile, Think Greensburg Style

Apr 23, 2015

Walking A Mile, Think Greensburg Style

My name is Laura Fontana and I am a senior at SHU and the spring Greensburg Community Development Corporation intern. I want to share my adventure in downtown Greensburg before I graduate and leave for grad school. It started on a Friday night supporting a friend who was given the opportunity to play the organ at the First Presbyterian Church on South Main Street. Seton Hill students performed organ music that filled this majestic space with sounds that was very pleasing. I

What A Walk!

Apr 22, 2015

What A Walk!

The numbers are in....2015 was our biggest walk yet! We had 1,100 walkers at our 5th annual Walk a Mile In Her Shoes! Absolutely incredible! We are so grateful for such amazing community support -- thank you all! If you'd like to see pictures of our walk -- including team pictures, check out our Facebook page for all of the pictures taken by Skysight Photography. Feel free to tag yourself and others in the pictures -- and please share these great shots of our event! Here is

It's Time to WALK!

Apr 15, 2015

It's Time to WALK!

We are just a few days away from our signature event, Walk a Mile in Her Shoes! If you haven’t registered yet, you have just a few days left to do so — online registration will close on Friday at 9 a.m. But don’t worry — you can always register in person at St. Clark Park on Saturday morning! For those who use social media, we invite you to use the hashtag #WalkBlackburn for your posts about pictures about the Walk. Use it on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram (or anywhere else