Colorful Chemistry STEAM Workshop honoring LGBTQ Spirit Day

600 South Rosemary Avenue,West Palm Beach FL 33401

21 October, 2022

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Join us at Rohi's Readery for another fun day of STEAM with the American Society of Civil Engineers! We'll be building community and connection while we explore a fun STEAM activity, "Colorful Chemistry" as we honor LGBTQ Spirit Day and LGBTQ History Month! What is LGBTQ Spirit Day? Today, LGBTQ youth, and especially our trans and nonbinary youth, are experiencing a level of scrutiny in schools we have never seen, leading to an environment rife with stressors beyond the peer-to-peer bullying of the past. From book bans to sports teams bans, to bathroom restrictions and teachers barred from using preferred pronouns, the means by which a student can express themselves and see others like them are increasingly being challenged. Cyberbullying is at an all time high as well. GLAAD’s 2022 Social Media Safety Index found severe harassment for LGBTQ users when compared to 2021. This anti-LGBTQ rhetoric then translates to real-life harm and has been cited as drivers of many of the nearly 250 anti-LGBTQ bills introduced in states around the country this year alone, many of which target our LGBTQ youth. This year, Spirit Day is on October 20, 2022 and offers LGBTQ youth and their families a means of visibility and existence only made possible by providing life-saving visibility for those who need it more than ever. Take the Spirit Day pledge to show LGBTQ youth you've got their backs at glaad.org/spiritday. Follow @GLAAD on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok to keep up to date with #SpiritDay news. About ASCE: The American Society of Civil Engineers represents more than 150,000 members of the civil engineering profession in 177 countries. Founded in 1852, ASCE is the nation’s oldest engineering society. See you soon Revolutionary Readers! "We read something, we learn something, we share it with the world!" Follow us on IG at @rohisreadery The mission of Rohi's Readery is to provide accessibility to all through the love of critical literacy, the talents and gifts of the community, and educational programming. Thus, programming is FREE (paid for by Rohi's Readery) unless otherwise stated on the event site. Donations are appreciated and will go back into Revolutionary Educational Programming. Venmo @rohisreadery