DIVERSITY UNIT SCHEDULED EVENTS AND HOLY DAYS

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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. September 21, 7pm September 22,, 3-4p September 22,, 8-10pm September 22,, 7:30p Friday, September 23,, 7:28p September 26,, Noon- 1:00pm September 28,, 7:19p, Keynote Speaker: Edward James Olmos Harassment and Discrimination Policy Seminar; Learn about State, Federal, local laws, and CMU policies prohibiting unlawful conduct, and adjudicating complaints. Participants will discover appreciation for involvement in CMU s inclusive and diverse culture. Register icentral or aaeo@cmich.edu Spanish Guitar Recital Mabon/Autumnal Equinox (Wiccan holy day) Soup & Substance: Americano as Apple Pie, a discussion of what it means to be Hispanic or Latino Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year) Plachta Auditorium Strosacker, Park Library Chamichian Hall, School of Music Building Observance of the autumnal equinox when day and night are of equal length. A harvest festival time. This is a Begins at sundown and is ten days of penitence which conclude on Yom Kippur. MASS, KCP Visiting Professor Program OCRIE ODE, FLLC ODE, MASS Revised 9/9/11 1 /mec/events/oid event list 11-12

2 Friday, October 7,, 7:04p September 28,, 5:00p-7:00p Hispanic Heritage Month Food Taster related Admission cost: $3 Student, $5 Community October Disability Awareness Month Events listed separately Soup & Substance: The October 3, Social Context of Disability,, Noon- by Ducan Wyeth 1:00pm October 6,, Friday, October 7,, 4pm Friday, October 7,, 7:04p Saturday, October 8,, at 7:02p October 10-14, October 10, October 10,, 7p October 11, October 11,, 7:00p October 12,, 7:00p Film on Detroit s Poet Laureate, Naomi Long Madgett Michael Reyes: Mexican/Chian@ Identity and History Through Spoken Word Yom Kippur (Jewish Day of Atonement; full fasting) COMING OUT WEEK Indigenous Peoples Day TBA UC Auditorium Begins at sundown and is 24 hours of full fasting. This is a Events listed separately below A day celebrating Indigenous peoples resistance of colonialism and the historical truths behind it. This is intended simply to related MASS Disabilities Awareness Committee ENGLISH MASS LGBTQ, Spectrum, Transcend ODE/ Queer Monologues LGBTQ National Coming Out Day Movie Presentation: Coming Out Week Drag Queen Bingo, featuring SABIN A national day of celebration and remembrance of the coming out experiences of people who are gay, lesbian, bi-sexual or transgender. East Campus TBA LGBTQ LGBTQ LGBTQ Coming Out at Kaya Kaya Coffeehouse LBGTQ Revised 9/9/11 2 /mec/events/oid event list 11-12

3 October 13,, 7:00p Friday, October 14,, 7:00p October 18,, 10-11a October 18,, Noon October 19,, Noon- 1:00pm October 26, Saturday, October 29,, 10:00am- 2:00pm October 31,, 6:27p 1, Slam Poetry with Andrea Gibson Harassment and Discrimination Policy Seminar; Learn about State, Federal, local laws, and CMU policies prohibiting unlawful conduct, and adjudicating complaints. Participants will discover appreciation for involvement in CMU s inclusive and diverse culture. Register icentral or aaeo@cmich.edu Network for Women Luncheon; register at Soup & Substance: Juman Rights, by Isabella County Human Rights Committee Diwali (Hindu & Sikh Festival of Lights) 3 rd Annual Disabilities Awareness Fair Samhain (Wiccan New Year, northern hemisphere) NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH TENTATIVE: Daniel Ramirez Exhibit Pearce 127 Strosacker, Park Library Festival of Lights symbolizing the human urge to move toward the light. One of four seasonal celebrations. Date can vary depending on the country. related Finch Fieldhouse A time for meditation and remembering of those who have passed away, coinciding with the end of the harvest. This is a Events listed separately below UC 108 LBGTQ OCRIE NFW Revised 9/9/11 3 /mec/events/oid event list ODE Disabilities Awareness Committe

4 30, 1,, 10:00a- 5:00p 3,, Noon- 1:00pm Friday, 4,, 6-8pm Saturday, 5,, 6:21p 6,, at 5:20p 8,, 7pm 9,, Time TBA 10, 14,, 5:00p- 7:00p 14, Friday Environmental Awareness Day Native American Heritage Month Kick-off Soup & Substance: Native American Art UC 108 UC Terrace Rooms Revised 9/9/11 4 /mec/events/oid event list ODE Spirit Feast The Ziibiwing Center The Ziibiwing Center Eid al-adha (Islamic Feast of the Sacrifice) **Daylight savings time ends during this holy day, thus the great change in sundown times between 5 and 6. Keynote Speaker: Tatanka Means Begins at sundown. Commemoration of Prophet Abraham s willingness to sacrifice his son to God. Also commemorates the pilgrims that are performing the obligatory pilgrimage referred to as Hajj. Date can vary depending on the country. This is a religious Plachta Auditorium Unified Holiday MASS Guru Nanak s Birthday (Sikh holy day) Native American Heritage Food Taster, details/cost TBA Artist-In-Residence (Beadwork with Katrina Mitten) Commemorates the 1469 birth of Guru Nanak, the founder of the Sikh religion. related The Ziibiwing Center The Ziibiwing Center

5 18, 16,, Noon 21-25, 21,, Noon- 1:00pm 22,, 3-4p Saturday, 26,, 5:03p, 27,, 5:02p December 1,, Noon December 4,, 5:00p, December 5,, 5:00p December 13,, 10-11a Network for Women Luncheon; register at TRANS ACTION WEEK Soup & Substance: The Captivity and Adventures of John Tanner: Editing an Anishnaabe Text, by John Fierst Harassment and Discrimination Policy Seminar; Learn about State, Federal, local laws, and CMU policies prohibiting unlawful conduct, and adjudicating complaints. Participants will discover appreciation for involvement in CMU s inclusive and diverse culture. Register icentral or aaeo@cmich.edu Hijra (Islamic New Year) INTERNATIONAL STUDENT WEEK Soup & Substance: (Tentative) Panel discussion of stereotype threat Ashura (Sunni Muslim holy day) Harassment and Discrimination Policy Seminar; Learn about State, Federal, local laws, and CMU A week of celebrating and remembrance of Transgender individuals UC Terrace Rooms Strosacker, Park Library The first day of the first month (Muharram) of the Islamic year, begins at sundown. This is a religious A week of celebrating students from other countries UC Maroon/Gold/Chip Voluntary fast day. A time of mourning commemorating the martyrdom of Husayn, grandson of the prophet. Date can vary depending on country. This is a religious Strosacker, Park Library NFW LGBTQ ODE,, Libraries OCRIE International Affairs Revised 9/9/11 5 /mec/events/oid event list ODE OCRIE

6 December 20,, at 5:02p December 28,, at 5:07p December 21,, 5:03p, December 22,, 5:03p December 25, December 26,, January 1, January 1, Saturday, January 7, policies prohibiting unlawful conduct, and adjudicating complaints. Participants will discover appreciation for involvement in CMU s inclusive and diverse culture. Register icentral or aaeo@cmich.edu Hannukah (Jewish Festival of Lights) Yule (Wiccan holy day) Christmas (Christian holy day) Kwanzaa Gantan-sai (Shinto New Year) Feast of the Nativity of Christ (Orthodox Christian holy day) Eight-day commemoration of the Maacabean recapture and rededication of the second Temple in 165 BCE, begins at sundown. This is a A celebration of the winterborn king, symbolized by the rebirth of the sun. This is a 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 related Pan-African holiday celebrating family, community, and culture. related related Celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ and is one of the most joyous days of the Orthodox Christian year. This is a Revised 9/9/11 6 /mec/events/oid event list 11-12

7 January 16-20, January 16, January 19,, Noon January 23, MLK Week Events listed below MASS Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Events to be scheduled MASS Network for Women Luncheon; register at Chinese/Lunar New Year (Confucian/Daoist/Buddhist holy day) A festive holiday celebrated for about two weeks. This is NFW February BLACK HISTORY MONTH Events to be scheduled MASS February 14,, Noon Network for Women Luncheon; register at NFW February 15, February 22, Nirvana Day (Buddhist holy day) Ash Wednesday (Christian holy day) In the Northern tradition, this is the anniversary of Buddha s passing away. Date can vary depending on country. This is a religious Beginning of Lent, a period of abstinence. This is a March WOMEN S HISTORY MONTH Events to be scheduled Women s Studies SPRING BREAK March 5, Friday, March 9, March 8, Magha Puja Day (Buddhist holy day) March 15, Network for Women Luncheon; register at Celebration of the presentation of teachings by Lord Buddha to an assembly of holy men. Date can vary depending on the country. related NFW Revised 9/9/11 7 /mec/events/oid event list 11-12

8 , Noon March 15-April ASIAN PACIFIC HERITAGE 15, MONTH Saturday, St Patrick s Day March 17, Ostara (Wiccan holy day) March 19,, 7:44p, March 20,, 7:45p March 20,, at 7:45p March 21,, at 7:46p April 9-13, April 1, Friday, April 6, Friday, April 6, Friday, April 6,, at 8:04p Saturday, April Naw Ruz (Baha'i & Iranian New Year) A celebration of the young Sun God s sacred marriage with the young Maiden Goddess. This is a religious related MASS PRIDE WEEK Events to be scheduled LGBTQ, Spectrum Ramanavami (Hindu holy day) 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. This is a Lord s Evening Meal (Jehovah s Witness Christian holy day) Good Friday (Christian holy day) Pesach/Passover (Jewish holy day) 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 The first two nights are the most important. Dietary restrictions last the whole week. This is a religious Revised 9/9/11 8 /mec/events/oid event list 11-12

9 14,, at 8:13p April 8, Saturday, April 14, April 30,, at 8:31p May 1,, at 8:33p May 6, May 28,, at 9:00p May 29,, at 9:01p June 19, June 19,, at Easter (Christian holy day) Baisakhi (Sikh holy day) Beltane (Wiccan holy day) Wesak/Buddha Day (Theravada Buddhist) Ascension of Baha'u'llah (Baha i holy day) Juneteenth Litha/Summer Solstice (Wiccan holy day) Celebration of Christ s resurrection from the dead. related Commemorates the founding of the Khalsa, a distinctive Sikh brotherhood. This is a Celebration of fertility. This is a joyous day, full of laughter and good times. related Celebration of the birth, enlightenment, and death of the Buddha. Date can vary depending on the country. related Commemorates the 1892 death of the prophetfounder of the Baha i faith. related Observed as the day African Americans were emancipated. It is the oldest known celebration of the ending of slavery. This is Celebration of the sacred marriage in which energy of Revised 9/9/11 9 /mec/events/oid event list 11-12

10 9:12p June 20,, at 9:13p 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, 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 MEC former Multicultural Education Center, now known as Office of Diversity Education (see ODE ) , ODE@cmich.edu MPADG Mt Pleasant Area Diversity Group, chair@mpadg.org MSS former Minority Student Services, now known as Multicultural Academic Student Services (see MASS ) 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 OGLP Former Office of Gay & Lesbian Programs, now known as Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual, Transgender and Queer Services (see LGBTQ ) OIA Office for International Affairs OID Office for Institutional Diversity, Spectrum Spectrum is a registered student organization 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 Multicultural Education Center at Revised 9/9/11 10 /mec/events/oid event list 11-12

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