DIVERSITY CALENDAR 2017/2018

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1 DIVERSITY CALENDAR 2017/2018

2 diversiton leading the world in diversity Diversity Calendar 2017

3 August 2017 Week 1 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Special Days World Humanitarian 19 Aug Day The mind has to be empty to see clearly. Jiddu Krishnamurti If the world was 100 people 19 Aug Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week st Lammas Christian Lughnassadh Imbolc Wicca/Pagan, Northern and Southern hemispheres Tish a B av Judaism Fast in honour of Holy Mother of Lord Jesus Orthodox Christian Orthodox Christian Christian Scotland and ROI Hindu 9th International Day of the World s Indigenous Peoples 12th International Youth Day 15th Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Christian Orthodox Christian Krishna Janmashtami Hindu 18th Paryushana-Parva Jain 19th World Humanitarian Day 22nd Queenship of Mary Catholic Christian 25th Ganesh Chaturthi Hindu Jain England, Wales and Northern Ireland Christian 31st Waqf al Arafa (Hajj Day) Islam The World August is Health & Safety Month National Immunizations Awareness Month Black Business Month Children s Eye Health & Safety Month Last Quarter New Moon First Quarter Full Moon All Jewish holidays begin at sundown on the evening before.

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5 September 2017 Week 1 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Special Days 21 Sep Never measure the height of a mountain, until you have reached the top. Then you will see how low it was. Dag Hammarskjold 22 can access a computer International Day of 21 Sep 78 cannot Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week st Religious year begins Orthodox Christian Eid al Adha Islam 5th International Day of Charity Kshamavani Jain 8th Nativity of Virgin Mary Christian International Literacy Day 11th Ethiopian New Year Rastafari 14th The Triumph of the Cross Christian 15th International Day of Democracy 21st Rosh Hashanah Judaism International Day of Peace World Alzheimer s Day Navaratri begins Hindu 22nd Autumn Equinox Mabon Ostara Wicca/Pagan Northern and Southern hemispheres Al-Hijra/Muharram New Year Islam 23rd Bi Visibility Day Ethiopian Orthodox Christian 28th International Right to Know Day Freedom from Hunger Day Angels Christian 30th Dussehra Dasara Hindu Yom Kippur Judaism Internet is Sickle Cell Awareness Month Childhood Cancer Awareness Month International Blood Cancer Awareness Month World Alzheimer s Month Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month Hearing Awareness Month World Dementia Awareness Month Last Quarter New Moon First Quarter Full Moon All Jewish holidays begin at sundown on the evening before.

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7 October Oct Your work is to discover your work and then with all your heart give yourself to it. Buddha 75 have mobiles United Nations Day Phones 24 Oct 25 do not Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Special Days 1st International Day of Older Persons Ashura Islam 2nd International Day of Non-Violence Feast of the Guardian Angels Christian Catholic Christian Blessing of the Animals Christian Judaism 9th Birthday of Guru Ram Das Sikh 10th World Mental Health Day Judaism Judaism 15th International Day of Rural Women 16th World Food Day 17th International Day for the Eradication of Poverty Christian 19th Diwali Deepavali Hindu, Sikh, Jain Bandi Chhor Divas Sikh 20th New Year Jain 21st Birth of the Báb Baha i 22nd Birthday of Baha u llah Baha i 24th United Nations Day 28th Milvian Bridge Day Christian ROI 31st All Hallows Eve Christian Wicca/Pagan Northern and Southern hemispheres Reformation Day Protestant Christian October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month Down Syndrome Awareness Month Domestic Violence Awareness Month Black History Month (UK)/Aids Awareness Month Lupus Awareness Month World Blindness Awareness Month Last Quarter New Moon First Quarter Full Moon All Jewish holidays begin at sundown on the evening before.

8 diversiton leading the world in diversity Diversity Calendar 2017 Selected by freepik

9 November 2017 Week 1 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Special Days 19 Nov You don t have a soul. You are a Soul. You have a body. C. S. Lewis 52 live on International Men s Day Nov 48 live on less Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week Christian Christian Coronation of Emperor Haile Rastafari Sikh 9th Dedication of the Lateran Basilica Catholic Christian 11th Armistice Day Interfaith 13th World Kindness Day 14th World Diabetes Day 15th Nativity Fast begins Orthodox Christian 19th International Men s Day 20th Universal Children s Day Interfaith USA 24th Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur Sikh 25th International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women Day of the Covenant Baha i 26th Feast of Christ the King Christian 27th Ascension of Abdul l-baha Baha i Christian Scotland Poverty November is Epilepsy Awareness Month Lung Cancer Awareness Month Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month Mouth Cancer Action Month COPD Awareness Month Adoption Month Movember Last Quarter New Moon First Quarter Full Moon All Jewish holidays begin at sundown on the evening before.

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11 December 2017 Happy Christmas 25 Dec 25 Dec Behind your image, below your words, above your thoughts, the silence of another world waits. John O Donohue 51 live in live in rural urban area area Neighbours 49 Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday December is Universal Human Rights Month Spiritual Literacy Month Special Days 1st Mawlid al-nabi Islam 2nd International Day for the Abolition 3rd International Day of Persons with Disabilities Christian 8th Feast of the Immaculate Conception Christian Rohatsu (Bodhi Day) Buddhist 9th International Anti-Corruption Day 10th Human Rights Day 12th Feast Day of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Christian Judaism 18th International Migrants Day Yule Litha Wicca/Pagan Northern and Southern hemispheres Yule Christian 24th Christmas Eve Christian 25th Christmas Day Christian England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and ROI Feast of the Nativity Orthodox Christian Christian Boxing Day England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and ROI Zarathosht Diso (Death of Prophet Zarathushtra) Zoroastrian 28th Holy Innocents Christian 31st New Year s Eve Watch Night Christian Feast of the Holy Family Catholic Christian Hogmanay Last Quarter New Moon First Quarter Full Moon All Jewish holidays begin at sundown on the evening before.

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13 January Jan Life is now. There was never a time when your life was not now, nor will there ever be. Eckhart Tolle 63 have enough food World Religion Day Food 21 Jan 15 are hungry 1 is starving 21 are overweight Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday January is National Eye Care Month Cervical Health Awareness Month Celebration of Life Month Alcohol Concern Dry January Special Days Catholic Christian Christian Gantan-sai (New Year) Shinto England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and ROI New Year s Day/Hogmanay Scotland 2-4 Mahayana New Year Buddhist 4th World Braille Day 5th Twelfth Night Christian Sikh 6th Epiphany Christian Feast of the Theophany Orthodox Christian 7th Christmas Day/Feast of the Nativity Orthodox Christian Baptism of the Lord Jesus Christian Shinto Christian Maghi Sikh 14th New Year Orthodox Christian Hindu 15th Martin Luther King Jnr. Day Ethiopian Orthodox Christian Orthodox Christian 21st World Religion Day Baha I Christian Orthodox Christian 22nd Vasant Panchami Hindu 25th Robert Burns Night (Burns Night) Christian 27th Holocaust Memorial Day Christian Data Privacy Day Triodion begins Orthodox Christian 31st Birthday of Guru Har Rai Sikh Judaism Last Quarter New Moon First Quarter Full Moon All Jewish holidays begin at sundown on the evening before.

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15 February 2018 Week 1 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Special Days Happy Valentine s Day 14 Feb Your daily life is your temple and your religion. Kahlil Gibran 14 Feb have do not shelter Housing Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week st World Hijab Day Imbolc Lughnassadh Wicca/Pagan Northern and Southern hemispheres 2nd Candlemas (Presentation of Christ in the Temple) Christian Christian Shinto 4th World Cancer Day Interfaith 8th Nirvana Day Buddhist 11th Our Lady of Lourdes Christian Orthodox Christian 12th Red Hand Day Darwin Day Christian Hindu Ash Wednesday Christian 15th Nirvana Day Jain International Childhood Cancer Day Presentation of Christ Orthodox Christian 16th Chinese New Year Confucian, Daoist, Buddhist Orthodox Christian 19th Great Lent begins Clean Monday Orthodox Christian 25th Intercalary Days (start) Baha i February is National Heart Month Lesbian Gay Bisexual Trans History Month Raynaud s and Scleroderma Awareness Month Cholangiocarcinoma Awareness Month Last Quarter New Moon First Quarter Full Moon All Jewish holidays begin at sundown on the evening before.

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17 March Mar International Women s Day Action expresses priorities. Mahatma Gandhi 8 Mar 50 woman 50 men Gender Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday March is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month Women s History Month Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month Brain Tumour Awareness Month Special Days 1st Zero Discrimination Day Christian Intercalary Days (end) Baha i World Wheelchair Day Purim Judaism 2nd Hola Mohalla Sikh Holi Hindu Nineteen Day Fast (start) Baha i Buddhist 8th International Women s Day Christian 18th New Year Hindu Ramayana Hindu Northern Ireland and ROI Christian Ostara Mabon Wicca/Pagan, Northern and Southern hemispheres 21st Naw-Rúz (New Year) Baha I International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination 22nd World Water Day Christian 26th Ram Navami Hindu thushtra) Zoroastrian 29th Maundy Thursday Christian Mahavir Jayanti Jain 30th Good Friday Christian England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland Christian Orthodox Christian Pesach (Passover) Judaism Lord s Evening Meal Jehovah s Witness Christian Hanuman Jayanti Hindu Last Quarter New Moon First Quarter Full Moon All Jewish holidays begin at sundown on the evening before.

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19 April 2018 Week 1 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 1 Special Days 14 Apr The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit. Nelson Henderson 66 adults Happy Vaisakhi - Sikh New Year Age 14 Apr 26 children 8 over 65 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week Christian Orthodox Christian April Fools Day 2nd World Autism Awareness Day Easter Monday Christian England, Wales, Northern Ireland and ROI 6th Good Friday Orthodox Christian 7th World Health Day 8th International Romani Day Pascha (Easter) Orthodox Christian Remembrance Day) Judaism 13th Lailat al Miraj Islam Sikh 18th Birthday of Guru Tegh Bahadur Sikh Birthday of Guru Angad Dev Sikh Judaism Hindu, Jain 19th Yom Ha Atzmaut (Israeli Independence Day) Judaism 21st First Day of Ridvan Baha i 22nd Earth Day Christian 25th World Malaria Day 29th Ninth Day of Ridvan Baha I Buddhist Orthodox Christian Theravada New Year Buddhist April is Autism Awareness Month Alcohol Awareness Month Stress Awareness Month Bowel Cancer Awareness Month National Pet Month Parkinson s Awareness Month Last Quarter New Moon First Quarter Full Moon All Jewish holidays begin at sundown on the evening before.

20 diversiton leading the world in diversity Diversity Calendar 2018 Selected by freepik

21 May May Sleep is the best meditation. Dalai Lama 87 have safe drinking water Ramadan begins Water 16 May do not Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday May is Action on Stroke Month Mental Health Awareness Month Cystic Fibrosis Month Hepatitis Awareness Month Hughes Syndrome Awareness Month Foster Care Month Special Days Wicca/Pagan, Northern and Southern hemispheres Lailat al Bara ah Islam 2nd Twelfth Day of Ridvan Baha i Birthday of Guru Arjan Dev Sikh 3rd World Press Freedom Day Lag B Omer Judaism England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and ROI 8th World Ovarian Cancer Day World Red Cross Red Crescent Day 9th Europe Day 10th Ascension Day Christian 13th Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Christian Yom Yerushalayim (Jerusalem Day) Judaism 15th International Day of Families 16th Ramadan begins Islam 17th International Day Against Biphobia Ascension of the Lord Orthodox Christian Judaism Pentecost Christian 21st World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development 22nd International Day for Biological Diversity 23rd Birthday of Guru Amar Das Sikh 24th Declaration of the Báb Baha i Christian Pentecost Orthodox Christian England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland 29th Ascension of Baha u llah Baha i International Day of United Nations 31st World No Tobacco Day Corpus Christi Catholic Christian Last Quarter New Moon First Quarter Full Moon All Jewish holidays begin at sundown on the evening before.

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23 June 2018 Week 1 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Special Days LGBT Pride Month 1-30 Jun True masters are those who ve chosen to make a life rather than a living. Neale Donald Walsch 33 Christians 22 Muslims 1-30 Jun 12 Others 12 No religion 7 Buddhists 14 Hindus Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week st Global Day of Parents 4th International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression ROI 5th World Environment Day Catholic Christian 11th Laylat al Qadr Islam 12th World Day against Child Labour 14th World Blood Donor Day 15th Eid al Fitr Islam 16th Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev Sikh and Drought Father s Day 20th World Refugee Day Litha Yule Wicca/Pagan Northern and Southern hemispheres World Humanist Day Christian Christian Religion June is Motor Neurone Disease Awareness Month Stillbirth & Neonatal Death Awareness Month LGBT Pride Month Men s Health Awareness Month Gypsy, Roma and Traveller History Month Last Quarter New Moon First Quarter Full Moon All Jewish holidays begin at sundown on the evening before.

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25 July 2018 Week 1 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 1 Special Days 17 Jul Our own life has to be our message. Thich Nhat Hanh 7 have a college degree Happy World Emoji Day 17 Jul 93 do not Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week th Independence Day 5th Birthday of Guru Hargobind Sikh 10th Martyrdom of the Báb Baha i Christian World Population Day 12th Orangemen s Day Northern Ireland Orthodox Christian 17th World Day for International Justice 18th Nelson Mandela International Day Christian Tish a B av Judaism 23rd Birthday of Guru Har Krishan Sikh Rastafari 24th Pioneer Day Mormon Christian Christian 27th Asalha Puja (Dharma Day) Buddhist 28th World Hepatitis Day College 15 Week July is UV Safety Month Family Reunion Month Make a Difference to Children Month International Women with Alopecia Month Group B Strep Awareness Month Last Quarter New Moon First Quarter Full Moon All Jewish holidays begin at sundown on the evening before.

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28 75 have mobiles 25 do not Phones 51 live in live in urban rural area area Neighbours can access a Internet 78 cannot 7 have a college degree College 93 do not have do not shelter Housing 87 have safe drinking water 2 Russian 12 Chinese 5 Spanish 5 English Hindi Arabic 52 live on 2 Japanese... Bengali Portuguese 1 Produced by Diversiton diversiton leading the world in diversity do not Water 62 Other Language Poverty 48 live on less 83 can read and write Literacy 17 cannot If the world was 100 people 66 adults The World Age 26 children 8 over 65 Gender 50 woman 50 men 63 have enough food 33 Christians Religion 22 Muslims 60 Asia Continent Food 12 Others 15 are hungry Europe South 9 America 15 is starving Africa 21 are overweight No religion 7 Buddhists 14 Hindus 5 North America

The following religious holidays for the school year for which student absence will be excused:

The following religious holidays for the 2018-2019 school year for which student absence will be excused: July July 9th - Martyrdom of the Bab (Baha'i) July 11th - St. Benedict Day (Catholic Christian)