On May 19, 2018, DIVAS for Social Justice hosted an interactive community exhibit at Laurelton Library. The exhibit featured the STEAM (Science Technology Engineering Arts Math) based work of the organization’s after-school programs in the following locations: Macon Library (Bedford Stuyvesant), The Linden SDA School (Laurelton), P.S 156 (Laurelton), P.S 132 (Laurelton). The staff of DIVAS for Social Justice has worked across the board to teach STEAM based activities to the participants in our program that results in interactive projects that were featured in the exhibit. The community exhibit featured a virtual reality experience from each location, multi-media based community journalism and beautiful art work representing the importance of mental health and wellness. In addition, DIVAS for Social Justice had on hand a team of Virtual Reality Mentors to educate the greater community about Virtual Reality and provided the opportunity for community residents to experience VR in different formats that included using a 360 degree camera, viewing VR Experiences through Google Cardboard and experiencing VR with the Oculus Rift.
This program is supported by Councilman Donovan Richards, The Pinkerton Foundation, The Department of Youth & Community Development and Queens Borough President Melinda Katz.
