Jane Addams Day: Fighting Back, Farming, and Freedom
@ Jane Addams Hull-House Museum
800 S Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60607
Opening Monday, December 10th, from 6PM - 8PM
“The great social justice changes in our country have happened when people came together, organized, and took direct action. It is this right that sustains and nurtures our democracy today. The civil rights movement, the labor movement, the women’s movement, and the equality movement for our LGBT brothers and sisters are all manifestations of these rights.”
— Dolores Huerta
Join Hull-House and the American Association of University Women (AAUW) for a celebration of women who stood up for democracy and took action. Watch a screening of Dolores (2017), a documentary about United Farm Workers co-founder, Dolores Huerta. After the film, take part in a discussion with Jelena Radovic Fanta, a 2018 AAUW Fellow and scholar focusing on the resilience of female seasonal agricultural workers in Chile, and Nadia Sol Ireri Unzueta Carrasco, Heritage Garden Educator at the Rafael Cintrón Ortiz Latino Cultural Center, UIC. The discussion will be moderated by Elena Rebeca Gutiérrez, Associate Professor in Gender and Women’s Studies and Latin American and Latino Studies, UIC.
THIS EVENT IS FREE! JUST RSVP!
About Jane Addams Day: In 1931, Jane Addams became the first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize. In 2007, AAUW helped advocate for the state of Illinois to recognize a holiday in memory of one of their founding members. Jane Addams Day, on December 10, is a celebration of Addams’ lifelong commitment to peace and justice.
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