2023 WE ACT Earth Day 5K

April 15, 2023

8:30 AM Check-In            9:00 AM Race Start

20 Randalls Island Park, New York, NY 10035

Flagpole in-between Icahn Stadium and Randall Island Park Miniature Golf Course

WE ACT is holding our annual Earth Day 5K in person on April 15th at Randall's Island! In addition, to include as many people as possible, we are maintaining a virtual aspect to our 5K as well. During the week of Earth Day (April 15 - April 22nd), all registered participants will be able to run or walk the Earth Day 5K at a time and place of their choosing. 

This exciting event will feature:

• Free WE ACT membership for all registrants!
• Awards for:
  • 1st place finisher
  • Top fundraising individual
  • Top fundraising team

You can email gianna@weact.org with any questions you may have, including questions about sponsorship opportunities. To register for the race, please click the link at right. All proceeds from the Earth Day 5K support WE ACT! If you can’t join us, please consider making a donation to support our work. If the “virtual race” concept is new to you, or you’d like further explanation, please check out our virtual run FAQ.

Interested in sponsoring this event? Questions? Please contact Gianna Folz with all inquiries at gianna@weact.org.

We empower and organize low-income, people of color to build healthy communities for all.

It is well-documented that some of the most polluted environments in America are where people of color live, work, play, and pray. WE ACT was started in 1988 when three fearless community leaders saw that environmental racism was rampant in their West Harlem neighborhood, and they demanded community-driven, political change. Today, the organization has grown to over 30 staff members and 2 locations in NYC and Washington, D.C., and is considered an active and respected participant in the national Environmental Justice Movement.

OUR MISSION

WE ACT’s mission is to build healthy communities by ensuring that people of color and/or low income residents participate meaningfully in the creation of sound and fair environmental health and protection policies and practices.

WE ACT envisions a community that has:

• informed and engaged residents who participate fully in decision-making on key issues that impact their health and community.
• strong and equal environmental protections.
• increased environmental health through community-based participatory research and evidence-based campaigns.