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1 DIVERSITY UNIT SCHEDULED EVENTS AND HOLY DAYS Summer Summer Native American holy days: Though there are no set dates, major ceremonies tend to fall around the full moon and the solstices. Items in bold print: Items in bold have been added since the last posting. 1-30,2012, 8:00am- 5:00pm weekdays 8, 2012, Noon- 1:00p NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH Indigital Exhibit Soup & Substance: Growing Up Native, presented by Student Panel Events listed separately below Center for Inclusion & Diversity, UC 108 UC Terrace Rooms ODE, Ziibiwing ODE, Friday, 9, 2012, 5:30pm The Great Hurt: Readers Theatre Anspach 161 Monday, 12, 2012, 5:00p- 7:00p Native American Heritage Month Food Taster and Round Dance Admission Fee--$3 CMU students (with ID), $5 all others UC Rotunda 13, , 2012, 5:11p, 15, 2012, 5:10p Diwali (Hindu & Sikh Festival of Lights) Hijra (Islamic New Year) Festival of Lights symbolizing the human urge to move toward the light. One of four seasonal celebrations. Date can vary depending on the country. This is a religious related The first day of the first month (Muharram) of the Islamic year, begins at sundown. Revised 11/7/12 1 ode/oid event list 12-13

2 15, 2012, all day Thursday 15, 2012, 1:00pm & 5:00pm 15, 2012, 4:00p 15, 2012, 6:30p 20, 2012, 7:00pm Friday, 23, 2012, 5:04p, Saturday, 24, 2012, 5:03p 28, 2012, 1:00pm & 5:00pm 28, 2012 Saturday, December 8, 2012, 5:04p, Sunday December 16, 2012, 5:01p December 20, 2012, 5:02p, Friday, December 21, TRANSGENDER DAY OF AWARENESS Campus LGBTQ NAHM Movie: Two Spirits UC Auditorium Go There! Conversation UC Lakeshore Room LGBTQ Candlelight Vigil for Trans folks lost to murder this year In front of UC LGBTQ Keynote Speaker: Levi Horn Plachta Auditorium Ashura (Sunni Muslim holy Voluntary fast day. A time of mourning commemorating the martyrdom of Husayn, grandson of the prophet. Date can vary depending on country. is NAHM Movie: The Fallen Feather UC Auditorium Guru Nanak s Birthday (Sikh holy Hannukah (Jewish Festival of Lights) Yule (Wiccan holy Commemorates the 1469 birth of Guru Nanak, the founder of the Sikh religion. This is a Eight-day commemoration of the Maacabean recapture and rededication of the second Temple in 165 BCE, begins at sundown. This is a religious related A celebration of the winterborn king, symbolized by the rebirth of the sun. This is a Revised 11/7/12 2 ode/oid event list 12-13

3 2012, 5:03p December 25, 2012 Christmas (Christian holy Celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ and is one of the most joyous days of the Christian year. This is a religious holy day and is intended simply to provide information any related Wednesday December 26, 2012 January 1, January 1, Monday, January 7, Kwanzaa Gantan-sai (Shinto New Year) Nativity of Christ (Orthodox Christian holy is is Celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ and is one of the most joyous days of the Orthodox Christian year. This is a Soup & Substance: MLK Week UC Rotunda ODE January 23,, Noon- 1:0p February BLACK HISTORY MONTH Events listed individually below MASS Sunday, February 10, February 13, February 14, Chinese/Lunar New Year (Confucian/Daoist/Buddhist holy Ash Wednesday (Christian holy Nirvana Day (Buddhist holy A festive holiday celebrated for about two weeks. This is Beginning of Lent, a period of abstinence. This is a religious related In the Northern tradition, this is the anniversary of Buddha s passing away. Date can vary depending on country. This is a Revised 11/7/12 3 ode/oid event list 12-13

4 March WOMEN S HISTORY MONTH Events to be scheduled Women s Studies March 4-8, SPRING BREAK March 15-April ASIAN PACIFIC HERITAGE Events to be scheduled MASS 15, MONTH March 19,, 7:44p, March 20,, 7:45p Ostara (Wiccan holy A celebration of the young Sun God s sacred marriage with the young Maiden Goddess. This is a March 20,, 7:45p, March 21,, 7:46p Saturday, March 23, Sunday, March 24, Monday, March 25,, 7:50p, April 2,, 7:59p March 27, March 27, Friday, March 29, Naw Ruz (Baha'i & Iranian New Year) 24 th Annual CMU Pow Wow Grand Entry Saturday, 1:00p & 7:00p, Sunday Noon Doors open at 11a both days Entry Fee TBA Pesach/Passover (Jewish holy Magha Puja Day (Buddhist holy Lord s Evening Meal (Jehovah s Witness Christian holy Good Friday (Christian holy is CMU Events Center/McGuirk Arena The first two nights are the most important. Dietary restrictions last the whole week. This is a religious holy day and is intended simply to provide information any related Celebration of the presentation of teachings by Lord Buddha to an assembly of holy men. Date can vary depending on the country. This is a religious related Observance of the one holiday Jehovah s Witnesses recognize the memorial of Christ s death. This is a Commemoration of Jesus crucifixion. This is a religious Revised 11/7/12 4 ode/oid event list 12-13

5 Sun, March 31, April 8-12, Sunday, April 14, Saturday, April 20, April 30,, 8:31p, May 1,, 8:32p Saturday, May 25, May 28,, 8:59p, May 29,, 9:00p June 19, Easter (Christian holy related Celebration of Christ s resurrection from the dead. is PRIDE WEEK Events listed separately below LGBTQ, Spectrum, Transcend Baisakhi (Sikh holy Ramanavami (Hindu holy Beltane (Wiccan holy Wesak/Buddha Day (Theravada Buddhist) Ascension of Baha'u'llah (Baha i holy Juneteenth Commemorates the founding of the Khalsa, a distinctive Sikh brotherhood. This is a religious related Celebrates the birth of Shri Rama, one of the incarnates of the Hindu gods Vishnu; fasting is common on this date. Date can vary depending on country. is Celebration of fertility. This is a joyous day, full of laughter and good times. This is a religious related Celebration of the birth, enlightenment, and death of the Buddha. Date can vary depending on the country. This is a Commemorates the 1892 death of the prophet-founder of the Baha i faith. This is a Observed as the day African Americans were emancipated. Revised 11/7/12 5 ode/oid event list 12-13

6 June 20,, 9:12p, Friday, June 21,, 9:12p Litha/Summer Solstice (Wiccan holy It is the oldest known celebration of the ending of slavery. This is intended simply to provide information any related be posted Celebration of the sacred marriage in which energy of the gods is poured into the service of life. This is a Native American holy days: Though there are no set dates, major ceremonies tend to fall around the full moon and the solstices. KEY AISES American Indian Science & Engineering Society, is a registered student organization, CHSBS College of Humanities & Social & Behavioral Sciences, CID Center for Inclusion and Diversity, an umbrella term for the area in the UC (Room 108) where GEARUP, LGBTQ, MASS, ODE,, Pathways and STEP are located EPIC Equality, Pride, Impact & Change, FLLC Foreign Languages, Literatures and Culture, HR Human Resources, , RO 118 KCP King/Chavez/Parks visiting professors program, , ODE@cmich.edu LGBTQ Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual, Transgender and Queer Services, , UC 110-A MASS Multicultural Academic Student Services, , UC 112 MPADG Mt Pleasant Area Diversity Group, chair@mpadg.org NAISO North American Indigenous Student Organization, a registered student organization, Native American Programs, , UC 110-B, nap@cmich.edu NFW Network for Women OCRIE Office of Civil Rights and Institutional Equity, , RN 220 ODE Office of Diversity Education, , UC 110-C OIA Office for International Affairs OID Office for Institutional Diversity, Pathways Pathways to Success Spectrum Spectrum is a registered student organization STEP Student Transition Enrichment Programs Transcend Transcend is a registered student organization UE University Events, WCMU Radio & TV station, Many groups above maintain a presence on Facebook. If you have questions, please contact the Office of Diversity Education at Revised 11/7/12 6 ode/oid event list 12-13

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