Past Events

From pre-colonial times to today, water has shaped the city’s history. In this full day of programming for educators, learn how water has impacted the city’s growth through a variety of lenses.

Drawing on archival research, oral history, and his work as an organizer in the Movement for Black Lives, Christopher Paul Harris will examine the black radical tradition by centering the ideas of the women who played a critical role in shaping it.

How can our students make a difference? How are they already doing so? Hear from the students themselves and the teachers who support them as they present what they care about and how they are making an impact on our city.

Explore the themes of place, memory, and civic commitment in the work of the self-taught, Manhattan-based folklorist Tony Schwartz (1923-2002) and learn how young people can become stakeholders and participants in their communities by listening to historical sound recordings and by making new recordings of their own.

Learn how artists have employed spectacle, symbolism, and collective participation to fight for issues of minority representation, highlight racial and gender exclusion, critique curatorial process, and push for fair labor policies.

Join us to go behind-the-scenes and explore how stories and digital games can transform your students’ experience of their city.