{"id":1539,"date":"2025-03-28T19:30:36","date_gmt":"2025-03-28T19:30:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/farah-louis\/?p=1539"},"modified":"2025-03-28T19:31:08","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T19:31:08","slug":"louis-hosts-5th-annual-shirley-chisholm-women-of-distinction-celebration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/farah-louis\/2025\/03\/28\/louis-hosts-5th-annual-shirley-chisholm-women-of-distinction-celebration\/","title":{"rendered":"Louis Hosts 5th Annual Shirley Chisholm Women of Distinction Celebration"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-table\">\n<table class=\"has-fixed-layout\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>March 28, 2025<\/strong><br \/><strong>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/strong><br \/><strong>CONTACT: Joshua Greene, Communications Director<\/strong>\u00a0<strong><a href=\"mailto:JGreene@council.nyc.gov\">JGreene@council.nyc.gov<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/farah-louis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2025\/03\/6E7A2221-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/farah-louis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2025\/03\/6E7A2221-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/farah-louis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2025\/03\/6E7A2221-700x467.jpg 700w, https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/farah-louis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2025\/03\/6E7A2221-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/farah-louis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2025\/03\/6E7A2221-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/farah-louis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2025\/03\/6E7A2221-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/farah-louis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2025\/03\/6E7A2221-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/farah-louis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2025\/03\/6E7A2221-1300x867.jpg 1300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Brooklyn, NY<\/strong> \u2013 Yesterday, in celebration of Women&#8217;s History Month, New York City Council Member Farah Louis hosted the 5th Annual Shirley Chisholm Women of Distinction Celebration at the Brooklyn Children\u2019s Museum. The event honored extraordinary women whose leadership and service are making an impact on communities across New York City.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWomen\u2019s History Month is not just about honoring the past; it\u2019s about recognizing the women making history today,\u201d said <strong>Council Member Louis<\/strong>. \u201cIn the spirit of Shirley Chisholm, we must stand together &#8211; stronger, louder, and more determined than ever to secure the future that the women and girls of our city deserve.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This year\u2019s honorees were recognized for their impactful work in Black maternal health, social justice, education, and community advocacy. Among those honored were:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Erica Ford<\/strong> \u2013 Founder of LIFE Camp, Inc., a leader in youth and community violence prevention.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Angela DeFilippis<\/strong> \u2013 Founding Principal of the Brooklyn Science and Engineering Academy, a champion of STEAM education.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dr. Redetha Abrahams-Nichols<\/strong> \u2013 Healthcare leader and advocate for quality patient care in Central Brooklyn.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bazah Roohi<\/strong> \u2013 Founder of the American Council of Minority Women, dedicated to protecting and empowering minority and Muslim women.<\/li>\n<li><strong>BK Zetas<\/strong> \u2013 A Panhellenic service organization leading initiatives in Black maternal health.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Special recognitions were also given to <strong>Artoneta Berisha <\/strong>and <strong>Marie Layne<\/strong> for their tireless efforts in social services and housing advocacy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In her remarks, Council Member Louis highlighted the pressing challenges women face today, from the erosion of reproductive rights to the growing threat of gender-based violence. She reaffirmed her unwavering commitment, as Chair of the Committee on Women and Gender Equity, to protecting women\u2019s hard-won progress and ensuring greater opportunities for women throughout the city.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cRight now, across the country, extremist politicians are fighting to strip away our rights and roll back the progress we\u2019ve fought so hard to achieve,\u201d said <strong>Council Member Louis<\/strong>. \u201cBut make no mistake &#8211; we are not going back. We\u2019ve come too far, and we\u2019ve fought too hard to let anyone undo our progress.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The event was co-hosted by healthcare advocate Joanna Bosquet and featured keynote remarks from New York City Department of Cultural Affairs Commissioner Laurie Cumbo, along with inspiring performances by Anyrah Shav\u00e9h and Wallana Mack-Jones. It was made possible through the generous support of volunteers, sponsors, and community partners.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">###<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>March 28, 2025<\/strong><br \/><strong>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/strong><br \/><strong>CONTACT: Joshua Greene, Communications Director<\/strong>\u00a0<strong><a href=\"mailto:JGreene@council.nyc.gov\">JGreene@council.nyc.gov<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Brooklyn, NY<\/strong> \u2013 Yesterday, in celebration of Women&#8217;s History Month, New York City Council Member Farah Louis hosted the 5th Annual Shirley Chisholm Women of Distinction Celebration at the Brooklyn Children\u2019s Museum. The event honored extraordinary women whose leadership and service are making an impact on communities across New York City.<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong><small><a href=\"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/farah-louis\/2025\/03\/28\/louis-hosts-5th-annual-shirley-chisholm-women-of-distinction-celebration\/\">READ MORE<\/a><\/small><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":320,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[123],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1539","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-releases"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/farah-louis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1539","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/farah-louis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/farah-louis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/farah-louis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/320"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/farah-louis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1539"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/farah-louis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1539\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/farah-louis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1539"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/farah-louis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1539"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/farah-louis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1539"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}