Election Day Educator Event: Shirley Chisholm and Civics: From NYC to the Nation’s Capital

Join us for a free, full day of professional learning exploring civic connections for your students through the life of Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman elected to Congress and the first woman to run for president on a major party ticket. This interdisciplinary day includes workshops for K-12 educators.

With the 2024 election cycle in mind, learn about Chisholm in her own words and through an array of historical artifacts, art, photographs, and video; glimpse into her life through hands-on interactives; and reflect on Chisholm as both an inspirational figure to subsequent generations and a changemaker whose work remains unfinished.

Details:
When: Tuesday, November 5, 2024, 9 AM – 3 PM
Where: Museum of the City of New York 
             1220 5^th Avenue - New York, NY 10029
Registration deadline: Friday, November 1, 2024

Questions? pd@mcny.org
 
The Museum of the City of New York is a certified CTLE provider. Participation in this full-day program provides 5 hours of CTLE credit.

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About the Exhibition:
To commemorate the centennial of the birth of Shirley Chisholm (1924–2005), the Museum of the City of New York and the Shirley Chisholm Project at Brooklyn College present the first major museum exhibition on the life and legacy of this pathbreaking politician and New Yorker. 

Chisholm emerged from a unique constellation of New York networks. Set against the broader landscape of New York politics, Caribbean communities, and Black women’s activism, this exhibition explores Shirley Chisholm’s life, from her early years in Brooklyn and Barbados to her lasting impact on U.S. politics. Follow Chisholm’s political career from her 1964 election to the New York State legislature, her 1968 election to Congress, and 1972 run for President, and explore the still-relevant issues she worked on, including education and childcare, rights for migrants and workers, abortion access, and racial and gender equality.

About the Keynote Speaker:
Zinga A. Fraser, PhD is the Director of the Shirley Chisholm Project of Brooklyn Women’s Activism from 1945- Present at Brooklyn College of the City University of New York. She has a doctorate in African American Studies from Northwestern University specializing in Race, Politics, and Culture. Her work focuses on African American Politics, Black Women’s History and Feminism. She has examined the life and work of Shirley Chisholm over eight years. Zinga has also worked for the former Congressman Major R. Owens, the Lawyer’s Committee for Human Rights and served as the U.S. Policy Program Coordinator for the Women’s Environmental and Development Organization.