Uptown Oral Histories Project

Starting in 2020, our communities faced some of the worst impacts of Covid-19. During this time, we found ways of supporting each other and creating spaces in our neighborhoods for healing and resilience. Coordinated by the C.L.I.M.B. Consensus Group, the Uptown Oral Histories Project aims to hear, preserve, and honor the stories that we carry with us from this time, and to highlight the importance of community and greenspaces  during the pandemic.

The Uptown Oral Histories Project kicked off in 2023 on May 24th at Inwood Leadership Academy's F.A.C.E. Awards and on June 3rd at the 19th annual Hike the Heights. Interviews ask about participants' involvement in Hike the Heights, the role of parks in their experiences during Covid-19, and visions for our future.

The interviews and full-length oral histories will be shared on YouTube and here on the Hike the Heights website. We also hope to share these stories at the 20th annual Hike the Heights on June 1st, 2024, and at other events and venues uptown and across the city.

To get involved in this project as an organizer, interviewer, or storyteller, click here.