#SCIAIDE

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Hello, World!

Happy Earth Day and Citizen Science Month! We felt it would be appropriate to make our debut today.

Hello, World! We're SCI AIDE: the Science Communication Initiative for Accessibility, Inclusivity, Diversity, and Engagement. We're super excited to be starting up this new grassroots initiative for and by gender minorities of colour to connect us to science of all kinds.

We're here to host workshops, experiences, and other learning opportunities whenever possible. We're also going to work in a sustainable way--that means not pushing ourselves beyond what we can give, and providing programming in a way that fits our capacities.

If you identify as a gender minority (e.g. woman, femme, non-binary, trans, genderfluid, intersex, or otherwise gender-diverse) of colour, reach out to us! We'd love to see you at our events and to make connections wherever we can. You can read more about us and our values in the slides. Text descriptions of what is posted will be in the alt text of each picture.

We hope to see you around, and thanks again for being here!

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Celebrate Ocean Week Canada with SCI AIDE!

We'd love to have you join us for W.A.T.E.R. Rangers--our program that prioritizes Women, Agender, Trans, Enby, & Racialized Rangers!

This Ocean Week, SCI AIDE is hosting several exciting events that prioritize and bring together gender-diverse people of color, especially youth, to explore water science in fun and engaging ways. Our events include a virtual dive into citizen science using an ROV (remote-operated vehicle), an accessible trip to the aquarium, and hands-on workshops focused on water quality and ecosystem health. Make sure to RSVP and learn more about our events here: https://linktr.ee/SCIAIDE

Thank you to Water Rangers for supporting W.A.T.E.R. Rangers! We'll be posting more about their support and organization soon, stay tuned.

Please note that our in-person events will take place in Toronto, Canada, and that our virtual events are open to anyone in the world. We aim to keep our programming as accessible as possible whenever we can, and apologize for any hiccups along the way.

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