NYC Parks is celebrating National Girls & Women in Sports Day on February 29, 2020. Attendees can participate in sports like handball, basketball, fitness classes, water aerobics, and jumbo games. Activities for all ages and children available in celebration of Title IX. For accessibility information, contact Rich Martinez at (212) 255-3706 or richard.martinez@parks.nyc.gov. Requests for special accommodations should be made by February 26, 2020. Register or visit their website to learn more.

New-York Historical Society is offering a program, Bill Graham: Rock and Roll Revolution, for high school students, grades 9-12. The program takes place on Tuesdays, March 3, 2020 – May 26, 2020 from 4:00 PM – 6:30 PM. Participants learn to code their own musical experience using contemporary beats mixed with archival sounds from concert footage and interviews with Bill Graham, one of the most influential music promoters in history, who worked with Jimi Hendrix, the Grateful Dead and the Rolling Stones, to create a one-of-a-kind musical experience. This project culminates in a live-DJ jam in the experiential spirit of Graham’s concerts. There is a fee to attend. Full and partial scholarship opportunities are available to applicants who qualify. Apply by February 17, 2020. Contact teens@nyhistory.org or (212) 873-3400 ext 356 with any questions.

New Settlement's Program for Girls & Young Women offers free arts and leadership classes for girls and young women aged 11-Young Adult after-school, evenings and Saturdays. Their spring semester offers play building, poetry, film, STE(A)M, Hip-Hop dance, leadership, self-defense, and college prep, starting in late January. They will host an orientation on January 22, 2020 from 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM. Contact Joy Leonard, Director, Program for Girls & Young Women at (718) 716-8000 x119 or j.leonard@newsettlement.org for more information and to enroll. Any youth who identifies as a girl, young woman, femme or gender fluid within the appropriate age range may register. See class descriptions for more detail, also available en español.

The National Day of Racial Healing is on January 21, 2020. It’s a day set aside to share truth, deepen relationships, and build trust in order to create a more just and equitable world. Participants are invited to join conversations online, in their communities and at home. The W.K. Kellogg Foundation will mark the day with a three-hour live stream event on their YouTube channel from 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM, with former and current Teen Vogue Editors-in-Chief Elaine Welteroth and Lindsay Peoples Wagner. The event will take place at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC.

CUNY School of Professional Studies is hosting an evening of care for mind, body, and spirit on January 22, 2020. This event will include meditation led by Jozen Tamori Gibson, as well as massages, journaling, energizing music, restorative movement, and healthy foods. Participants will leave with a renewed sense of self, as well as a list of tools and resources that they can use to continue their self-care. Attendees should plan to wear clothing that they can move in (layers are recommended), and bring their own mats and yoga instruments. Register to attend.

On February 25, 2020, Seachange Collective is hosting an interactive, 1-day workshop, Grounded Program Design: Incorporating Anti-Oppression Approaches to Social Justice Work, that introduces you to a six-step approach that helps you develop and implement projects, programs, and initiatives based in community needs and justice – rather than assumed knowledge and charity. Facilitators will guide participants in reflecting on their experiences, the first four steps of the grounded program design process, and the complexities of anti-oppression work and social justice practice. Each participant will workshop their own real-life examples and develop personalized action plans to align their social justice values with their work. Register by February 18, 2020. There is a fee to attend.