Choosing to Participate Comes to Chicago August 27-November 11, 2012 >>

ABOUT CHOOSING TO PARTICIPATE >>

What can we learn from each other's stories? What is our responsibility to society? Facing History and Ourselves invites visitors to explore these questions and more at our Choosing to Participate exhibition at Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center August 27-November 11, 2012.

Choosing to Participate is an interactive, multimedia exhibition that has won nationwide praise for encouraging more than 500,000 people to consider the consequences of their everyday choices and to inspire them to make a difference in their schools and communities. Visitors to Choosing to Participate will view a series of multimedia installations about people and communities whose stories illustrate how courage, initiative, and compassion are necessary to protect democracy. They challenge us to recognize that our choices matter—to ourselves, our community, and to our world.

Click here to learn more about Facing History and here to learn more about Choosing to Participate.

PLAN YOUR VISIT >>

Explore on your own or bring a group!

Guided tours for school groups will be offered Monday-Thursday at 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. Public tours will be available Monday-Thursday at 2:00 p.m. School tours are geared toward middle and high school students; community groups and others are welcome. A corps of trained and dedicated volunteer guides will lead group tours. Click here to book your tour online today. Limited transportation funding is available for public schools-please call 312.345.3234 for more details.

For more information, click here or call 312.345.3234.

Choosing to Participate is free and open to the public during regular library hours.
Monday-Thursday: 9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Friday-Saturday: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sunday: 1:00 - 5:00 p.m.

HOW YOU CAN PARTICIPATE >>

Upstanders: Portraits of Courage

We want to know about the people in your community who are making a difference. Each day our friends, neighbors, and family members make decisions, large and small, that help create positive change in our world. Nominate someone in your community who is making a difference for our Upstanders: Portraits of Courage photography display, where we honor the contributions of local individuals and groups that choose to take a positive stand and act on behalf of others.

Click here to nominate your Chicago-area Upstander.

pARTicipation: Young Artists Speak Up

Students are invited to speak up! pARTicipation: Young Artists Speak Up is a juried exhibit of student artwork that reflects young people's feelings about community, responsibility, and democracy, and the challenges we all face to achieve them. This display gives students a chance to create a work of art that explores how they feel about these complex issues.