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Teaching tots
Kings County kids learn about feminism
BY COLIN MIXSON
Kings County tots between the ages
of 2 and 4 studied the accomplishments
and crafts of great women at a
feminism class for kids held in Prospect
Lefferts Gardens last week.
The March 27 event for Brooklyn’s
smallest feminists — who donned
shirts that read “little feminist”
and “the future is mine” — featured
some light lectures on history’s top
gals, including Frida Kahlo and Michelle
Obama. But the women’s empowerment
lesson took a backseat
to arts, crafts, and adorableness,
according to the pint-sized pupils’
strong, female instructor.
“They’re so cute!” said Vanessa
Raptopoulos, owner of the Awesome
Brooklyn gift shop at 617 Flatbush
Ave. “We just thought it would be
fun for kids.”
The event kicked off with a brief
history of Kahlo and her status as
a feminist icon, before the kids dug
into Raptopoulos’s stash of crayons
and colored pencils, and drew pictures
of the famed Mexican artist —
although the kids employed a decidedly
more conservative style than
the Central American painter’s,
according to Raptopoulos.
“There were no nudes,” she
explained.
And for Obama, the kids planted
flowers in emulation of the First
Lady’s White House garden, laying
seeds in egg crates which they later
took home to watch grow, according
to the purveyor of novelties.
Throughout the event, Toons for
Tots entertainer Hannah Moore regaled
her diminutive audience with
songs related to the event’s feminist
theme, including “De Colores” for
Kahlo and “Zoom to the Moon” in
honor of female astronauts.
How much the pint-sized pupils
really learned about feminism and
the struggle for women’s equality is
anyone’s guess, but kids are never
too young to learn about the great
gals of history, according to one
mom.
“My daughter is only 2 years
old, but the more she’s exposed to
these positive images, it will benefit
her in the long run,” said Erica
Thomas Collier, who brought
daughter Cyan.
fares and which, if any, drivers would
be exempt from paying them.
“Congestion pricing, as a means to
fund critical infrastructure improvement,
is a start, but the devil is in the
details,” Gounardes told this newspaper.
“Southern Brooklyn elected me
to fi ght for desperately needed transit
upgrades and protect their bottom
line, not the MTA’s.”
Other cities that already use the
tolling scheme — including London
and Stockholm — have seen environmentally
benefi cial results, according
to pro-congestion pricing campaign
Fix Our Transit. In London, the measure
has reduced traffi c by 15 percent
and reduced greenhouse gas emissions
by 20 percent, and in Stockholm,
congestion pricing has cut in half the
number of children who sought treatment
for asthma at local hospitals, according
to Fix Our Transit . A rep for
the national Environmental Defense
Fund advocacy organization said the
Big Apple’s new tolling plan will set
a precedent for other cities across
the nation by improving air quality
and encouraging alternative forms of
transportation.
“As the fi rst place in the United
States to implement congestion pricing,
New York will help lead the way
for other cities and states that are serious
about tackling pollution from
transportation,” said New York regional
director Andy Darrell. “New
Yorkers everywhere can fi nally celebrate
this win, with fewer cars on the
road and cleaner air for all.”
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