We honor Chisholm’s legacy by convening a space this November for learning, thinking, reflecting, and resisting systemic oppression. Chisholm was a revolutionary activist, educator, public servant, and catalyst for change. Unbought, Unbossed, and Unbroken: the theme of this year’s teach-in, is taken from and extends the “Unbought and Unbossed” slogan for Shirley Chisholm’s historic 1972 presidential campaign as the first Black candidate to run for a major national political party’s nomination and first woman to run for the Democratic Party nomination. Join us for this annual event at UMass Boston. By daring to be herself, Shirley Chisholm shows how one person forever changed the status quo.Education has always been central to people’s movements for justice and liberation and teach-ins have a special place in that proud legacy as sites of radical, democratic, knowledge-sharing that is crucial to social change and movement-building. In this frank assessment, “Fighting Shirley” recalls how she took on an entrenched system, gave a public voice to millions, and embarked on a trailblazing bid to be the first woman and first African American President of the United States. Chisholm speaks out on her life in politics while illuminating the events, personalities, and issues of her time, including the schism in the Democratic party in the 1960s and ’70s-all which speak to us today. Unbossed and Unbought is her story, told in her own words-a thoughtful and informed look at her rise from the streets of Brooklyn to the halls of Congress. “I want to be remembered as a woman … who dared to be a catalyst of change.”Political pioneer Shirley Chisholm-activist, member of the House of Representatives and former presidential candidate-was a woman who consistently broke barriers and inspired generations of American women, and especially women of color. In this classic work-a blend of memoir social criticism, and political analysis that remains relevant today-the first Black Congresswoman to serve in American history, New York’s dynamic representative Shirley Chisholm, traces her extensive political struggle and examines the problems that have long plagued the American system of government.

House of Representatives.”-National Women’s History Museum “Her motto and title of her autobiography-Unbossed and Unbought-illustrates her outspoken advocacy for women and minorities during her seven terms in the U.S.

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