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Hackensack, New Jersey | The Northern New Jersey Community Foundation’s (NNJCF) ArtsBergen announces the launch of the painting of “The Black Women’s Mural: Celebrating Black Suffragists and Black Women in Englewood” on the Women’s Rights Information Center’s building, located at 108 W. Palisade Avenue in downtown Englewood, New Jersey.\u00a0 The mural uses the design input from Black women in the city and the larger community.<\/p>\n
From October 28 through November 11, the public may watch artist Tatyana Fazlalizadeh paint the mural during general hours Monday through Friday from 10:00\u00a0a.m.to<\/a>\u00a06:00 p.m.\u00a0 Filming of a video, sponsored by the Woman\u2019s Club of Englewood and the Teaneck Englewood And Vicinity Club of the National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women\u2019s Clubs, Inc., will document the project and mural process, as a memorable event in women\u2019s history in Englewood.\u00a0 The design will be painted and revealed on the east-facing wall of The Women’s Rights Information Center building.<\/p>\n Fazlalizadeh, a Black-Iranian visual artist and Oklahoma City native, is a painter, whose work ranges from the gallery to the streets, using visual art to address the daily oppressive experiences of marginalized people through beautifully drawn and painted portraits.\u00a0 Her street art series, \u201cStop Telling Women to Smile\u201d, addressing sexual harassment in public spaces, appears on walls across the globe.\u00a0 In 2019, she was the inaugural Public Artist in Residence for the New York City Commission on Human Rights.\u00a0 The New York Times, NPR, MSNBC, the New Yorker, and Time Magazine profiled her work.<\/p>\n Black Women’s Mural Reveal<\/u><\/p>\n The mural will celebrate Black women’s voices, raise awareness about Black suffragists, and encourage civil discourse within the community.\u00a0 The official reveal of the Black Women’s Mural takes place on November 14, 2022 at 3 p.m. in an outdoor ceremony.\u00a0 The Northern NJ Community Foundation and its partners invite the public to celebrate the completion of this special project driven by Englewood Black women and the Black suffragists, who inspired them.<\/p>\n The NNJCF’s ArtsBergen initiative is implementing the project in collaboration with these community partners: The Women\u2019s Rights Information Center, Metro Community Center, and the Woman\u2019s Club of Englewood.\u00a0 The major supporters for the project are the NNJCF, AARP New Jersey, Valley Bank, Sozosei Foundation, Visions Federal Credit Union, Age-Friendly Englewood, and PNC Bank.\u00a0 Learn more about the project on the Foundation’s website at\u00a0https:\/\/bit.ly\/ Black Girls Empowerment Workshop<\/u><\/p>\n In celebration of the Black Women\u2019s Mural Project, Arts Horizons (AH), a non-profit arts in education organization committed to enhancing the lives of people of all ages and abilities by creating equitable opportunities to engage in the arts, will host the Black Girls Empowerment workshop on Thursday, November 10, 2022.\u00a0 The workshop will take place at Ebenezer Baptist Church, located at 216 4th Street in Englewood, from 4:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.<\/p>\n The visual arts workshop for sixth to ninth graders will be facilitated by AH Teaching Artist Michele Baldwin, a multi-talented creative artist, storyteller, and award-winning producer\/filmmaker, and explore empowerment through the lens of Black suffragists and raise awareness of their importance.\u00a0 In addition, participants will walk away with a mini mural keepsake they create.\u00a0 Parents are welcome to attend.\u00a0 Arts Horizons, a recipient of a Community Chest of Eastern Bergen County grant, is hosting this workshop in partnership with the NNJCF and In the Meantime.<\/p>\n Registration is limited.\u00a0 To register, complete the online Google form at\u00a0https:\/\/bit.ly\/3FplIJd<\/a>\u00a0no later than Monday, November 7, 2022 at 11:00 p.m.\u00a0 For more information, contact\u00a0stephanie@artshorizons.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n Voter Education<\/u><\/p>\n The League of Women Voters will be available on Monday, October 31 and Tuesday, November 1 from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 each day to Get Out the Vote.\u00a0 The League will answer questions and provide information to passersby about the three ways registered voters in the General Election may vote: by mail, in-person early voting, or at an assigned polling place on Election Day on November 8, 2022.<\/p>\n About Northern New Jersey Community Foundation About ArtsBergen<\/u><\/p>\n ArtsBergen, an initiative of the Northern New Jersey Community Foundation, is an arts alliance in Bergen County, New Jersey that supports and encourages creative placemaking, the practice of integrating arts and culture into a neighborhood, town, or region to build community and livability and boost local economy.\u00a0 The initiative’s mission is to energize and unify Bergen County artists and arts organizations and connect the communities in the region to the arts.<\/p>\n For more information, visit\u00a0www.nnjcf.org<\/a>, send an email to\u00a0nnjcf@nnjcf.org<\/a>, or call (201) 568-5608.\u00a0 Follow the NNJCF on Facebook at Northern NJ Community Foundation\/ArtsBergen, Instagram at nnjcf_artsbergen, Twitter @NNJCF and YouTube.<\/p>\n Photo: A graphic shows a partial reveal of “The Black Women’s Mural: Celebrating Black Suffragists and Black Women in Englewood”.\u00a0 The completed mural will be revealed in full on November 14, 2022 at 3 p.m. in an outdoor ceremony at the Women’s Rights Information Center in Englewood, New Jersey.\u00a0 Photo Credit: Northern New Jersey Community Foundation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Hackensack, New Jersey | The Northern New Jersey Community Foundation’s (NNJCF) ArtsBergen announces the launch of the painting of “The Black Women’s Mural: Celebrating Black Suffragists and Black Women in Englewood” on the Women’s Rights Information Center’s building, located at 108 W. 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\nFounded in 1998, the Northern New Jersey Community Foundation (NNJCF), a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization based in Hackensack, New Jersey, focuses primarily on civic engagement, education, public health, the environment, philanthropy, and the arts.\u00a0 The NNJCF works with local governments, school districts, businesses, non-profit organizations, and citizen groups in Northern New Jersey to improve community life.\u00a0 The Foundation’s partners identify and resolve regional problems and opportunities by talking and learning from each other and sharing ideas, best practices, services, and resources.<\/p>\n