Intersectionality in Social and Political Change in Rochester

Using archival collections, the Out Alliance in partnership with the Rochester Public Library, and ImageOut develops an interactive community dialogue, Intersectionality in Social and Political Change: A Historical Perspective, to assess past activities and to explore future collaborative directions with diverse communities.

Stories behind the Storefronts

Historical pictures of commercial buildings within the National Register of Historical Sites in Lyons, New York along with pictures of the merchants and employees who worked in them, presented and displayed in the windows of those buildings still standing or those that replaced them. Text recalls the history of the store or commercial establishment and […]

Civic Leadership Action Summit for Teen Girls

1st Amendment-1st Vote’s Civic Leadership Action Summit, in collaboration with TheChisel.com, is held each October for that year’s 1st A-1st V Seminar cohort to refresh/refine issue-related Civic Leadership Action Plans crafted previously (student identifies issue she is passionate about and commits to take action with student collaborators, based on facts, to effect desired change). This […]

The Path Home: Immigrants Making America

The Path Home is a digital traveling exhibition that presents a seminal moment in America’s immigration history—the welcoming of almost three million new Americans through the bipartisan Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) of 1986—and highlights its impact on the United States today. The exhibit focuses on the pioneering work of the International Ladies Garment […]