Here at One Love, we're feeling energized and inspired! Last week our full team safely gathered in-person for the first time in two years to strategize and plan for the many events, campaigns, and new offerings we'll share with this community in 2022 and beyond! If you're looking for ways to get involved right now, read on for how you can move, run, and pledge to make a difference this season.
3 Ways to Join Move For Love this Spring
Sign up today for Move For Love and raise awareness of the importance of relationship health education to prevent abuse. Our national virtual event kicks off on April 1 and we have in-person Move For Love 5K Run/Walks happening in Baltimore (May 15, 2022) and Seattle (May 21, 2022). You can also go the extra mile and help fundraise to support One Love's mission to end relationship abuse. Sign up today — anyone anywhere can participate in this MOVEment.
We're excited to announce filmmakers Cortiana Barnes and Hypatia Sorunke are the winners of the Allstate Foundation Film Festival! Their film, "Door Three", which follows two friends as they try to help their friend Dae navigate an unhealthy relationship with a possessive and financially abusive partner, received the most votes. Cortiana and Hypatia will be honored for their incredible work at One Love's upcoming Gala, One Night For One Love, in NYC this April. All four festival films created by our incredibly talented film fellows can still be viewed at JoinOneLove.org/Vote
This year we are an official charity partner of the TCS New York City Marathon, and we're currently looking for 10 runners to join Team One Love! Complete your application to make it to the starting line of one of the world's biggest and most prestigious races. All Team One Love marathon runners will receive exclusive branded One Love race gear, help reaching your fundraising goal, access to special team events, and an entire community to cheer you on! Run in the name of healthy love on November 6, 2022!
Riley's Way, a foundation focused on empowering young leaders to use kindness and empathy to create meaningful connections and positive change, is calling on young people to answer the Call For Kindness! Riley's Way will award up to $3,000 each to 35 youth-led projects that use Riley's Way values to inspire kindness and strengthen local or global communities. Winners will join a cohort of youth leaders from across the country and participate in a leadership development fellowship, learning from experts and each other.