HERstory 2026
About 200 in-service and retiree members gathered at the UFT's Bronx borough office around the theme of "PowHering Through" for the union’s 8th annual HERstory Brunch & Celebration in honor of Women’s History Month. Attendees enjoyed a day of self-care and guided reflection, and they also sang "Happy Birthday" to the UFT in advance of the union’s 66th birthday on March 16.
Teacher Tiffany Brown of PS 112 in the Bronx does a happy dance at the UFT’s 8th annual HERstory Brunch & Celebration.
Attendees write how they have empowered themselves and other women during the past year as part of the HERstory gallery walk.
Members enjoy a tasty brunch to help fuel the day’s activities.
Union-provided journals give members in attendance a place to record reflections about how they are "PowHering Through."
Members engage in a workshop on well-being led by Tamekia Flowers-Ball, founder of Beats & Flow and Epiphany Blue.
Attendees write in the journals they received upon arriving at the event during the workshop.
Education officer Yenancy Martinez (left) of Long Island City Office of School Health in Queens receives paraffin treatments along with her daughter as part of the event’s self-care offerings.
Attendees express joy through dance as a DJ plays popular songs.
UFT Vice President Janella Hinds, the event organizer, tells attendees it’s important to carve out time to celebrate themselves, especially during challenging times.
Retired school counselor Esther Smith of Brooklyn takes part in a breathing exercise at the beginning of a journaling workshop about self-care and setting boundaries.
Hinds (center) is joined by (from left) UFT Vice President Karen Alford, UFT President Michael Mulgrew, educational liaison Latrice Curry and District 12 Representative Susan Perez as she cuts a huge cake in honor of the UFT’s 66th birthday on March 16.
District 7 pre-K teachers from the Learning Through Play Pre-K Center in the Bronx are joined at the event by Alford (standing, left) and Hinds (standing, second from right).
Paraprofessional Ashley Andrews of P79 Horan School in Manhattan embodies the “powHer” of the HERstory event.
Teacher Tiffany Brown of PS 112 in the Bronx does a happy dance at the UFT’s 8th annual HERstory Brunch & Celebration.
Attendees write how they have empowered themselves and other women during the past year as part of the HERstory gallery walk.
Members enjoy a tasty brunch to help fuel the day’s activities.
Union-provided journals give members in attendance a place to record reflections about how they are "PowHering Through."
Members engage in a workshop on well-being led by Tamekia Flowers-Ball, founder of Beats & Flow and Epiphany Blue.
Attendees write in the journals they received upon arriving at the event during the workshop.
Education officer Yenancy Martinez (left) of Long Island City Office of School Health in Queens receives paraffin treatments along with her daughter as part of the event’s self-care offerings.
Attendees express joy through dance as a DJ plays popular songs.
UFT Vice President Janella Hinds, the event organizer, tells attendees it’s important to carve out time to celebrate themselves, especially during challenging times.
Retired school counselor Esther Smith of Brooklyn takes part in a breathing exercise at the beginning of a journaling workshop about self-care and setting boundaries.
Hinds (center) is joined by (from left) UFT Vice President Karen Alford, UFT President Michael Mulgrew, educational liaison Latrice Curry and District 12 Representative Susan Perez as she cuts a huge cake in honor of the UFT’s 66th birthday on March 16.
District 7 pre-K teachers from the Learning Through Play Pre-K Center in the Bronx are joined at the event by Alford (standing, left) and Hinds (standing, second from right).
Paraprofessional Ashley Andrews of P79 Horan School in Manhattan embodies the “powHer” of the HERstory event.