100 Years of Shirley Chisholm

Join Prospect Park Alliance, the League of Women Voters NYC, Brooklyn NAACP, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Brooklyn Alumnae Chapter, Shirley Chisholm Cultural Institute, Guyana Culture Association, Caribbean American Center of New York, Citizen Action of New York, and Ingrid Griffith at Lefferts Historic House in Prospect Park for a day of civic action and engagement in Brooklyn’s Backyard! 

1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Voter Activation and Registration

3:00 pm–5:00 pm Performance and Discussion

Please note that RSVP is encouraged but not required.

Lifelong Brooklynite Shirley Chisholm, who would have turned 100 this year, was the first Black Woman elected to Congress and the first woman and African American candidate to run for President of the United States from one of the two major political parties. As a leader and an advocate for residents of Brooklyn and the country at large, Chisholm made a profound impact fighting for equality for all.

The proud daughter of Barbadian and Guyanese immigrants and active member of the League of Women Voters, the Brooklyn NAACP, and the Brooklyn Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority  Inc., Chisholm was a fierce proponent of the importance of voting.

Learn about Chisholm’s impact in Brooklyn and beyond with a production of Ingrid Griffith’s award-winning one-woman show Shirley Chisholm: Unbossed & Unbowed on the porch of Lefferts Historic House. Then honor Chisholm’s impact and join the push to register to vote. Gain assistance registering to vote with the League of Women Voters, learn about the difference your vote can make and identify the issues at stake in this year’s election. Plus, make a plan for where and when to vote and learn about important voting resources in English and in Spanish. Commemorate 100 years of Shirley Chisholm’s trailblazing legacy and join the push to register to vote!