The Opening of ‘Choosing to Participate’

by Natasha Wolff | August 22, 2012 12:00 am

Mayor Rahm Emanuel and 200 partners, donors, and supporters of Facing History[1]‘s new multimedia exhibition Choosing to Participate [2]celebrated the show’s SEpt. 24 opening at the Chicago Public Library’s Harold Washington Library Center.

ABC 7 News co-anchor Cheryl Burton emceed the private event, which included chicken potpie and shepherd’s pie hors d’oeuvres, cocktails and guided tours of the exhibition, a striking and moving display examining the history of injustice through a series of individual stories, like the Little Rock Nine.

Guests like Facing History[3]‘s co-founder Judy Wise, Chicago Public Schools CEO Jean-Claude Brizard and Allstate[4] CEO Tom Wilson checked out the installations about people and communities that have experienced racism and injustice.

Endnotes:
  1. Facing History: http://www.facinghistory.org
  2. Choosing to Participate : http://www.choosingtoparticipate.org
  3. Facing History: http://www.facing.org/
  4. Allstate: http://www.allstate.com/

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