About this Event
Explore the role of civic engagement for younger generations on Election Day. Join content creator Nikita Redkar as she discusses how she uses her platform to raise awareness, promote civic action, empower their communities, and inspire the new generation to become changemakers.
Plus, learn about the historical struggles for housing justice and explore how 19th- and 20th-century tenant activism continues to inspire today’s movements—featured in our all-new curriculum guide, .
Guest Speaker
Nikita Redkar is a news and culture commentator on social media. She presents and approaches current events through the language of gossip magazines, dishes cultural critiques through parody, and has garnered millions of likes on TikTok and Instagram.
Professional Development Workshops
Participants will also have the opportunity to attend two of the following workshops.
- Curriculum Guide: New York City’s Rent Strikers | Explore a new curriculum guide that explores how activism, laws, and reform impacted housing conditions through a selection of historical newspapers.
- Creating and Facilitating a Civic Action Project | Learn how to make civics education engaging with NYPL databases, resources, and programs.
- Civics Learning with NYPL Exhibitions | Discover new ways to pair civics lessons with an exhibition tour of the Library’s permanent exhibition.
Eligible NY State educators can receive 4 CTLE credit hours for participating—plus free curricular resources!
Space is limited! Registration is on a first-come, first-serve basis. Light breakfast will be provided for those attending.
Day-Of Schedule
8 AM | Breakfast
9 AM | Keynote
10:15 AM | Workshop
11:30 PM | Workshop
1 PM | Closing
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PUBLIC NOTICE AND DISCLAIMER
AUDIO/VIDEO RECORDING | Programs are photographed and recorded by the New York Public Library. Attending this event indicates your consent to being filmed/photographed and your consent to the use of your recorded image for any all purposes of the New York Public Library.
PRESS | Please send all press inquiries (photo, video, interviews, audio-recording, etc) at least 24-hours before the day of the program to [email protected]. Please note that professional video recordings are prohibited without expressed consent.
ACCESSIBILITY | You may request ASL (American Sign Language) interpretation or CART (Communication Access Real-Time Translation) captioning service by emailing [email protected] at least two weeks in advance of the event.
This venue is fully accessible to wheelchairs.
ACCESSIBILITY | This event will be captioned. You may request ASL (American Sign Language) interpretation by emailing [email protected] at least two weeks in advance of the event.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library, 455 5th Avenue, New York, United States
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