2nd Annual “Step Aside Cancer” Breast Cancer Awareness event at Childs Park, Oct 5

The 2nd Annual "Step Aside Cancer" Breast Cancer Awareness Healthy Day is a community event that will take place this Saturday, Oct 5, from 8 am to 1 pm at Childs Park Recreation Center, 4301 13th Ave S, Saint Petersburg, FL 33711.

The event is hosted by the Childs Park Neighborhood Association in partnership with Rebirth Hospitality. The day will offer health screenings, flu vaccinations, information on free cancer screenings, healthcare enrollment, voter registration, and other resources and services.

This is a free community event for all ages. Events include:

The 2nd Annual Step Aside Breast Cancer Awareness Healthy Day was organized to build community solidarity and awareness, educate, and promote health and wellness within Childs Park.

The event is being organized by Tresalynn Morris of Inspiring Health's Collective Advocacy Alliance and is hosted by the Childs Park Neighborhood Association and Rebirth Hospitality.

Morris said the goal is to address health disparities and inequities that exist around breast cancer in the Black community, while changing how we talk about, and deal with, cancer.

"With the upcoming election, it is important to highlight key issues surrounding our health and encourage self-advocacy. The hope is to further the discussion and improve health outcomes in our community," Morris shared.

Community partners include BayCare, Moffitt Cancer Center, Pinellas Department of Health, Healing Pinellas, Humana, Living Well Florida, Healthy St. Pete, Pinellas Diaspora Arts Project, Black Voters Matter, League of Women Voters SP, Childs Park Neighborhood Association, Inspiring Health's Collective Advocacy, My Better Living LLC, It's A Heart Thang, Rebirth Hospitality, and the Museum of Motherhood.

Pinellas Diaspora Arts Project has sponsored a performance by dancer, choreographer, wordsmith, and fiber artist Katurah Robinson.

Robinson's performance credentials include Fred Johnson's Sound Sculpture, The Diavolo Veterans Project, Chen & Dancers of New York, and Kuumba Dancers & Drummers. She was a director and choreographer for the Community Arts Ensemble at The Straz Center for the Performing Arts, artistic director of The Veteran Civilian Dance Ensemble, and was a member of the faculty of USF Theatre and Dance.

Robinson is accompanied by drummer and oral historian Don Johnson. Originally from Tampa, Don was a member of the Kuumba Dancers and Drummers, a touring band member of Island Breeze Luau & Impact World Tour, and an instructor at USF Theatre and Dance. He is a founding member of The Ethnomusicologists Ltd Co., and the educational band Book Beats.