Rooted in Motion: Virtual Race for 7 Directions of Service

Dear Friends, Supporters, and Community,

We invite you to join Rooted in Motion  — a virtual movement challenge supporting Indigenous-led efforts to stop the expansion of dangerous fossil fuel infrastructure projects, including the Southeast Supply Enhancement Project (SSEP) and the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) Southgate extension.

Across North Carolina and the Southeast, communities are facing increasing threats from fracked gas pipelines that endanger rivers, wetlands, family lands, sacred sites, wildlife habitat, and public health. Indigenous communities, rural residents, farmers, and frontline families continue organizing to protect clean water, defend cultural resources, and resist environmental injustice.

By participating in Rooted in Motion, you are helping support community organizing, water protection efforts, Indigenous leadership, environmental justice advocacy, and land-based healing work led by 7 Directions of Service.

Participate from anywhere, at your own pace, and in whatever way movement is accessible to you:
🏃 Walk
🚴 Bike
🥾 Hike
🛶 Paddle
💃 Dance
♿ Roll
—or move in any meaningful way that connects you to the community and the Earth.

Your participation helps raise awareness about:
✨ The impacts of SSEP and MVP Southgate
✨ Water and river protection
✨ Indigenous rights and sovereignty
✨ Rights of Nature advocacy
✨ Climate and environmental justice
✨ Community healing and resilience

This event is family-friendly, inclusive, and open to all ages and ability levels.

There’s more than one way to participate — and more than one way to be recognized! Categories include:

🌱 Top Fundraiser
🏃 Most Miles Completed
📸 Best Photo or Social Media Post
❤️ Community Spirit Award
🌎 Youth Leadership Award
🛶 Most Unique Route or Adventure
👨‍👩‍👧 Best Family Participation
🌿 Team Participation Award

Most importantly, every mile moved helps strengthen the movement to protect our communities, rivers, and future generations from unnecessary fossil fuel expansion.

Move with purpose.
Move for clean water.
Move for Indigenous sovereignty.
Move to stop SSEP and MVP.

Bila’huk (thank you) for standing with us