Healthy Richmond
Thank you to everyone who participated in our Healthy Richmond event on February 16th!
Healthy Richmond is a 10-year community-based project to help Richmond / North Richmond become a safe, healthy, and equitable place to live, work, and go to school. As part of that endeavor Cornerstone Theater Company was invited to Richmond to hear stories about the Richmond community’s vision for a healthy future. Those stories were then made into a play called A Soda in Richmond, by acclaimed playwright Julie Marie Myatt, and on February 16th at The East Bay Center for the performing arts Richmond community members performed the play as a staged reading.
For more information and to get involved with the Healthy Richmond movement go to http://www.healthyrichmond.net.
Click here to read an article in the Richmond Confidential inspired by our Healthy Richmond event.
Also check out photos and video from the event.
Read some of what folks shared at the event.
What does Healthy Richmond mean to you?
• People walking, biking out in the community
• No more obesity & other diseases
• Showing us what is possible
• Fighting to end health disparities
• Everyone has an equal chance & best opportunities for health
• Community building
• Healthy, thriving adults & youth in Richmond
• Peaceful & Powerful
The biggest Health obstacle for my Family…
• Not enough exercise
• They don’t care
• Schedule
• Refusal of Mental Health therapy
• Time!
• Time and Fatigue
• Access-not enough free or low cost recreation
• Knowledge in making healthy food
• Time and Energy
• Time
• Motivation
Community member Tania Pulido wrote a story based on her experience at our event and it was publish in the Richmond Pulse!
Together, Residents Weave Tale of a Healthier Richmond
During the past three years that I’ve been working at Urban Tilth, I’ve had experiences that have drastically expanded my skills, development and overall understanding of the world. One such experience came on Sunday, October 21st, when some co-workers and I participated in an inspiring event, organized by the Cornerstone Theater Company and The California Endowment. At the event, attended by local residents and organizations, participants shared their personal stories related to health issues in Richmond, stories that Cornerstone is now taking and turning into a short play about the community’s vision for a healthy future.
My own interest in working toward a healthier Richmond stems from my upbringing, and now as a community organizer, I was happy to be in a room with so many community leaders, fellow youth, and people who care about the same issues I do.
You can see a full article here!
