Programs
Events
The Long Island Museum
HNY Reading & Discussion Program
March 6th, 13th, 20th, & 27th
5:30pm -7pm
Free Admission
Long Island History Museum
The HNY Reading & Discussion program “Votes for Women!” at LIM will consist of 4 weekly sessions, held in March during Women’s History Month (March 6th, 13th, 20th and 27th). Stony Brook University Professor, Dr. Susan Hinely, will be the facilitator and lead discussions based on the reading of two books; “A Woman’s Crusade: Alice Paul and the Battle for the Ballot” by Mary Walton and “Sex Wars: A Novel of Gilded Age New York” by Marge Piercy.
Community Conversation - Shirley Chilsholm in Her Own Words
March 11th
6pm - 7:30pm
Free Admission
Long Island History Museum
Against the backdrop of the Voices and Votes exhibition, we invite you to join a "Community Conversation" on the theme of Equal Rights for Women. This particular conversation will be anchored in a speech from Shirley Chisholm, which she gave on the floor of Congress on May 21, 1969. Community Conversation programs provide an opportunity for people to come together for thoughtful discussion about our shared values as Americans—past, present, and future. This one-off, text-based discussion will be facilitated by Joe Murphy, Director of Grant-Making at Humanities New York (HNY) and will tackle an important aspect of life in a democracy and will encourage frank dialogue. Community Conversations allow New Yorkers to join in discussions that offer an alternative to received wisdom and provide the chance to take part in a shared community dialogue.
American Experiments Game Nights in the Gallery
April 3rd
5:30-7pm
Free Admission
Offered as a companion program to Voices and Votes: Democracy in America, American Experiments is a series of games developed by the Smithsonian Institution. Drop in to view the exhibition and take a time to share and discuss ideas that are critical to our democracy, all in a fun and engaging format. Adults and children are welcome to stop by and play!
Artist in the Gallery: David Bunn Martine
April 26th
2pm - 4pm
Free Admission
Visitors to the Long Island Museum and the Building the Ballot Box: Long Island’s Democratic History exhibition have the unique opportunity to meet David Bunn Martine, an artist featured in the show. Bunn Martine will be in the gallery to discuss his art and life and answer visitors' questions about him.
Museum and Emma S. Clark Library Collaborative Exhibit Tour and Book Discussion
April 30th
2pm - 4pm
Free Admission - Registration Required
Join LIM and Emma S. Clark Library for a collaborative and engaging tour and book discussion. First, take an educator-led walk through the Building the Ballot Box exhibition. Then, enjoy a Librarian-led discussion of the book Stories from Suffragette City edited by M. J. Rose and Fiona Davis.
Shirley Chisholm: Unbossed and Unbowed, A One-Woman Show by Ingrid Grifith
May 9th
7pm - 9:30pm
Admission: LIM Member $25, Non-member $30 - Purchase tickets here
This one-woman show tells the largely unheard story of Shirley St. Hill Chisholm, a Brooklyn-born politician of immigrant parents, who, in the 20th century, was the first African-American woman to win a seat in Congress and run for President. Starring Ingrid Griffith as Chisholm and the characters that surround her life, Unbossed & Unbowed dramatizes the Civil Rights era, the unrest of the 1960s, the patriarchal system, and the all-boys network Shirley Chisholm was up against, many themes we still see in today's politics.
Skä•noñh Great Law of Peace Center
Speaker Series - Jake Haiwhagai'i Edwards Presentation - Haudenosaunee influence on American Democracy
March 13
Free Admission
Liverpool Public Library
Book Discussion Series - The Right to Vote by Alexander Keyssar, Facilitated by Barb Slater
March 18th
Free Admission
Liverpool Public Library
Book Discussion Series - Debating Democracy: Native American Legacy of Freedom by Bruce Johansen; facilitated by Phil Arnold
April 15th
Free Admission
Liverpool Public Library
Voices and Votes Opening Reception
April 24th
5:30 pm
Free Admission, Registration Required
Skä•noñh Great Law of Peace Center
Join the Skä•noñh Great Law of Peace Center, Onondaga Historical Association, and Liverpool Public Library to celebrate the opening of Voices and Votes: Democracy in America, a traveling Smithsonian Museum on Main Street exhibit on display at the Skä•noñh Center from April 18 through May 30. This opening event will feature a talk from historian of the women's suffrage movement Dr. Sally Roesch Wagner; a showing of the documentary Without a Whisper, the untold story of the profound influence of Indigenous women on the suffrage movement in the US; songs by the Onondaga Women's Singing Society; Indigenous food samples from local caterer Tina Hill Thomas; and more!
Teacher Training Workshop
April 26th
9am-1pm
Free Admission with Registration
Liverpool Public Library
“A New Agora for New York” is proud to provide, as part of the Humanities Discussion program, free Teacher Training Workshops where teachers will gain the skills to incorporate museum exhibitions like the Smithsonian's Voices and Votes and exhibitions created by local museums into their classrooms and curriculums. Teachers will also be introduced to Consider the Source, a free online resource by the New York State Archives that connects educators across New York State to primary source materials found in cultural and historical organizations across the state.
The New York State Office of Cultural Education (OCE) is partnering with the Museum Association of New York (MANY) to provide CTLE eligible workshops for teachers throughout 2025 with additional content provided by museums participating in “A New Agora for New York”
If you are a teacher or educator interested in participating in one of these workshops please refer to the list below of locations and partner organizations.
All of the workshops are available virtually, but if you are local to any of the museums listed below who are providing in-person programming we encourage you to consider participating in person.
For any questions relating to the workshops, please reach out to Ren Lee at rlee@nysmuseums.org .
Book Discussion Series - We Want Equal Rights!: The Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Influence on the Women's Rights Movement by Sally Roesch Wagner
April 29th
Free Admission
Liverpool Public Library
Speaker Series - Bob Searing Presentation - "National Colored Men's Convention"
May 8th
Free Admission
Liverpool Public Library
Book Discussion Series - The Rev. J. W. Loguen, As A Slave And As A Freeman: A Narrative Of Real Life; facilitated by Bob Searing
May 13th
Free Admission
Liverpool Public Library
Liverpool Library Day at Skä•noñh Center
May 19th
Free Admission
Skä•noñh Great Law of Peace Center