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Voices and Votes: Democracy in America Opening Reception

April 24 @ 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

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!

While this event is free to the public, registration is required

Contact OHA Project Manager for Events and Programs Lorna Oppedisano with any questions at lorna.oppedisano@cnyhistory.org.

Thank you to our sponsors for making this possible: Cathedral Candle Company, Community Bank, C&S Companies, Le Moyne College, OneGroup, and Paulus Development.

Voices and Votes is a Museum on Main Street (MoMS) exhibition developed by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service. It’s based on an exhibition by the National Museum of American History. It has been made possible in New York State by the Museum Association of New
York. Support for MoMS in New York State has been provided by the United States Congress and the William G. Pomeroy Foundation.
“A New Agora for New York: Museums as Spaces for Democracy” humanities discussion programs are made possible in part by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Details

Date:
April 24
Time:
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Venue

Liverpool Library
310 Tulip Street
Liverpool, 13088
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Phone
315-457-0310
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