Explore the newly launched features of Activist New York in the Puffin Gallery in the Museum of the City of New York 
and take stock of activism today. Explore the drama of social activism in New York City from the 17th century right up to the present on Tuesdays May 3 at 6:30 pm with a panel of prominent activists, authors, and filmmakers. Learn how the city is continuing to grapple with issues of racial justice as well as immigrants’ and workers’ rights in fresh and unique ways, while still upholding the city’s long-standing tradition of social activism.
In a town renowned for its in-your-face persona, citizens of the city have banded together on issues as diverse as historic preservation, civil rights, wages, sexual orientation, and religious freedom. Using artifacts, photographs, audio and visual presentations, as well as interactive components that seek to tell the entire story of activism in the five boroughs, Activist New York presents the passions and conflicts that underlie the city’s history of agitation.
Register @ http://www.mcny.org/event/new-york-activism-today
Help us tell the story of today’s activists! Contribute your images of New Yorkers who are currently involved in our city, its communities, and the larger world, whether through volunteering, organizing, lobbying, petitioning, protesting, making art, or otherwise taking action or speaking out. Upload your images at blog.activistnewyork.mcny.org We’re on Twitter! Follow us @ActivistNY and join the conversation. #ActivistNY
The Guest Panel includes
Dante Barry, Executive Director, Million Hoodies Movement for Justice
Angy Rivera, Immigrant Rights Activist, New York State Youth Leadership Council
Mark Engler, Co-author of This is an Uprising: How Nonviolent Revolt is Shaping the 21st Century
Robin Blotnick, Documentary Filmmaker
Sarah Seidman (moderator), Puffin Foundation Curator of Social Activism, Museum of the City of New York
TICKETS are FREE, but pre-registration required.
Public programs in conjunction with Activist New York are made possible by the Puffin Foundation, “continuing the dialogue between art and the lives of ordinary people.” 
#BlackLivesMatter, DREAMers and More: New York Activism Today
Tuesday May 3 Register @ http://www.mcny.org/event/new-york-activism-today
6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
