It's almost time for #ReadWriteAct, have you registered? Sign up at readwriteact.org/rwa2019/ now, and registration is free if you ✅ "Yes I am a SCALE member". Join us to learn more about being an engaged citizen!

It's not too late to register for #RWA2019! Beginning at 10 am, we will begin our conference on Civic Engagement: Literacy and Leadership with discussions led by informed members of our community. Register for free as a SCALE member at readwriteact.org/rwa2019/.

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RWA Conference: Our presenter Caitlin O'Loughlin on the barriers that LGBTQA+ youth face in schools and the role that LGBTQA+ affirming schools can play in protecting these students from the harm they are experiencing in the school system.

Today was the first day of NLAW! We activated our power by learning how to can secure the bag. Thank you for sharing all of your money making tips! Join us tomorrow for Turn the Page Tuesday!

Today is the second day of NLAW! Activate your power by sharing books that have encouraged you to change your perspective about life. Come join us in the pit from 11:00 am -2:00 pm for sweet treats and books recommendations that will change your life.

Today is the third day of NLAW! Activate your power by sharing affirmations. Come join us in the pit from 11:00 am -2:00 pm for a cup of hot chocolate and words of wisdom. In case of re-location, we will be at the bottom of the Union!

Today is the fourth day of NLAW! Activate your power by sharing how you activate your power in your life. Join us in the pit from 11:00 am -2:00 pm to participate in our photo campaign and enter in our raffle for a chance to win SCALE gear over a cup of hot chocolate.

Remember to follow us on social media and tell us how you activate your power by using the #ActivateYourPower to be entered into our raffle. We will be drawing at the end of the week!

Sadly our NLAW week has come to an end, but we wanted share a few pictures of how we spent the week Activating our Power. Thank you to everyone who participated in our week and we will be back with more ways to Activate your Power throughout the year!

Thank you for joining the Student Coalition for Action in Literacy Education for our 2020 National Literacy Action Week: Activate Your Power. Please continue to activate your power throughout the rest of Black History Month and this year!

For the month of February, we will be sharing historical civil rights facts in celebration of Black History Month from the Equal Justice Initiative. We hope these facts serve as a source of inspiration and knowledge for you and those you share them with.

On this day 60 years ago, a bomb exploded at the home of Carlotta Walls, the youngest of the nine black students who integrated Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, three years prior.

On this day 119 years ago, Delaware ratifies the Thirteen Amendment, which abolishes slavery, after rejecting it in 1865.

On this day 216 years ago, New Jersey passed the gradual emancipation act to become the last Northern state to abolish slavery.

On this day 122 years ago, Frazier Baker and his infant daughter were lynched in Lake City, South Carolina by an enraged mob of white people because he was appointed as postmaster.

On this day 8 years ago, 17-year old Trayvon Martin was fatally shot in Sanford, Florida, while visiting family. His death sparked a movement and established the Trayvon Martin Foundation, which is dedicated to helping parents and families that have lost children to gun violence.

March is Women's History Month. We would like to recognize the women, who are striving to make our world a better place for everyone in our community and nationally, throughout the month.

Today we celebrate the legacy of Michelle Obama, who is a role model and source of inspiration for women across the world in pursuit of a better tomorrow. Thank you for being a phenomenal woman.

Today is National Read Across America Day! This day was established by the National Education Association (NEA) in 1998 to help get kids excited about reading. In honor of today, we encourage you to take time to read a chapter or two from a book on your booklist today.