RRCC TO HOLD VIGIL HONORING THE VICTIMS OF THE CLUB Q TRAGEDY

Event Date
Wednesday, November 30, 2022 – 12:00pm to 12:30pm

Location
RRCC Lakewood Campus – Main Entrance (outdoor event)
13300 W. 6th Avenue
Lakewood, CO  80228

Please join us as we acknowledge, honor, and remember the victims of the Club Q tragedy.

Resources & Support
If you are in search of resources and/or support, Dr. Jen Macken (she/hers), our Executive Director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, will be available for drop-in conversations in the LGBTQIA+ Center on the Lakewood Campus on Tuesday (11/29/2022) from 11-2pm, and Thursday (12/1/2022) from 11-2pm.

Allies to the community who wish to show their support are invited to attend the vigil and to stop in the Hub main area on the Lakewood Campus on Tuesday (11/29/2022) from 11-2pm, and Thursday (12/1/2022) from 11-2pm to write letters and make cards for our LGBTQ+ students, which will later be displayed in the Center. Arvada campus members are invited to create cards or write letters as well, and drop them off at the front desk for collection at the end of the week.

Counseling Appointments
Students are encouraged to seek counseling if they need to talk with someone one-on-one.  Free counseling appointments, with a licensed mental health counselor, can be made for ALL Red Rocks Community College students by emailing ginger.stewart@rrcc.edu or calling the RRCC Student Health Counseling Center at 303-914-6655. *Please note: additional counseling appointments will be available on Tuesday (11/29/2022), and Wednesday (11/30/2022).

For RRCC employees, CSEAP.Colorado.gov offers in-person and video counseling appointments, as well as urgent assistance.  Employees have access to six free counseling sessions per rolling year.