CO-OP INCLUSION CALENDAR 2020 Inclusion Celebrations 2020 At Co-op we welcome everyone and we’d love for all colleagues to join in recognising our national celebration days.
We’ve reached out to our colleagues and agreed to celebrate some key national days through-out the year. Co-op’s Ambition for 2020
…to embrace modern society and reflect the communities in which we trade.. by focusing on the foundations to create a more Diverse and Inclusive culture to Support our broader ambition of co-operating to create a fairer world.. Chinese New Year January Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Special Days
2020 Last Quarter New Moon First Quarter Full Moon “My father literally fought Week 1 1 2 3 4 5 his entire life to ensure 1st Mary, Mother of God – Catholic Christian the inclusion of all people Feast of Saint Basil – Orthodox Christian Last Quarter New Moon First Quarter Full Moon because he understood Gantan-sai (New Year) – Shinto that we were intertwined Bank Holiday – England, Wales, and connected together Scotland, Northern Ireland and ROI Week 2 New Year’s Day/Hogmanay in humanity.” Bernice King 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 2nd Bank Holiday – Scotland Birthday of Guru Gobind Singh – Sikh 4th World Braille Day 5th Twelfth Night – Christian Last Quarter New Moon First Quarter Full Moon 6th Epiphany – Christian Feast of the Theophany – Orthodox Week 3 Christian 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 7th Feast of the Nativity – Orthodox Christian 10th 10–12 Mahayana New Year – Buddhist 12th Baptism of the Lord Jesus – Christian For 2020 we have continued 13th Saint Hilary’s Day – Christian with our theme of Inclusion Last Quarter New Moon First Quarter Seijin Full Moon no hi (Coming of Age Day) – Shinto and the language of Week 4 14th New Year – Orthodox Christian inclusion. We have identified 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Maghi – Sikh some terms and vocabulary 15th Makar Sankranti – Hindu to help everyone expand 18th 18–25 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity their knowledge and comfort – Christian level when engaging in 19th World Religion Day – Baha’i dialogue about inclusion and 20th Martin Luther King Jnr. Day Timkat – Ethiopian Orthodox Christian belonging. Week 5 27 28 29 30 31 21st Saint Agnes Day – Christian 25th Robert Burns Night (Burns Night) Inclusion is about positively Conversion of Saint Paul – Christian striving to meet the needs Chinese New Year – Confucian, Daoist, of different people and Buddhist taking action to create 27th Holocaust Memorial Day environments where 28th Saint Thomas Aquinas Day – Christian everyone feels respected Data Privacy Day and able to achieve their 29th Vasant Panchami – Hindu 31st Birthday of Guru Har Rai – Sikh full potential. January is Cervical Health Awareness Month | Celebration of Life Month | Alcohol Concern Dry January | Thyroid Awareness Month
All Jewish holidays begin at sundown Last Quarter New Moon First Quarter Full Moon on the evening before. Am I showing interest in different cultures and religions? Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday February Special Days 2020 Last Quarter New Moon First Quarter Full Moon
“Inclusion and fairness in Week 5 1 2 the workplace…..is not simply the right thing to 1st World Hijab Day Imbolc – Lughnassadh – Wicca/Pagan do; it’s the smart thing to Last Quarter New Moon First Quarter Full MoonNorthern and Southern hemispheres do.” Alexis Herman 1–7 World Interfaith Harmony Week Week 6 2nd Candlemas (Presentation of Christ in 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 the Temple) – Christian Four Chaplains Sunday – Interfaith Zacchaeus Sunday – Orthodox Christian Last Quarter New Moon First Quarter 3rdFull SaintMoon Blaise Day – Christian Setsubun-sai – Shinto Week 7 4th World Cancer Day 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 9th Autism Sunday Advocate: Someone actively Triodion begins – Orthodox Christian working to end intolerance, Magha Puja (Sangha Day) – Buddhist 10th Tu BiShvat – Jewish educate others and support Last Quarter New Moon First Quarter Full Moon social equity. 11th Our Lady of Lourdes – Christian International Day of Women and Girls Week 8 Androgynous: Identifying 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 in Science and/or presenting as neither World Day of the Sick Safer Internet Day distinguishably masculine nor 12th Red Hand Day for Child Soldiers feminine. 14th Saint Valentine’s Day 15th International Childhood Cancer Day Cisgender: Someone whose Nirvana Day – Buddhist gender identity matches the Week 9 17th World Human Spirit Day sex they were assigned at 24 25 26 27 28 29 20th World Day of Social Justice birth. 21st Maha Shivaratri – Hindu 23rd Meatfare Sunday – Orthodox Christian 25th Shrove Tuesday – Christian 26th Intercalary Days begin – Baha’i Ash Wednesday – Christian 28th International STAND UP to Bullying Day 29th Intercalary Days (end) – Baha’i
February is UK National Heart Month | Lesbian Gay Bisexual Trans History Month | Raynaud’s Awareness Month | Raynaud’s and Scleroderma Awareness Month
All Jewish holidays begin at sundown Last Quarter New Moon First Quarter Full Moon on the evening before. International Women’s Day 8th – 13th March March Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Special Days 2020 1st Zero Discrimination Day Saint David’s Day – Christian Week 9 “Inclusion is not bringing 1 Self Injury Awareness Day people into what already International Wheelchair Day exists; it is making a new Nineteen Day Fast begins – Baha’i space, a better space for Cheesefare Sunday – Orthodox Last Quarter New Moon First Quarter Full Moon Christian everyone.” George Dei 2nd Great Lent begins – Clean Monday – Orthodox Christian Week 10 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 3rd World Hearing Day 8th International Women’s Day Sunday of Orthodoxy – Orthodox Christian 9th Holi – Hindu Last Quarter New Moon First Quarter Full Moon 10th Purim – Jewish Hola Mohalla – Sikh Week 11 14th Nanakshahi (New Year) – Sikh 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 17th Saint Patrick’s Day – Christian Culture: The collective Bank Holiday – Northern Ireland and behaviour patterns, ROI communication styles, 19th Saint Joseph’s Day – Christian 20th Spring Equinox beliefs, concepts, Lastvalues, Quarter New Moon First Quarter Full Moon Naw-Rúz (New Year) – Baha’i institutions, standards and Norooz (New Year) – Persian/ other factors unique to a Week 12 Zoroastrian community that are socially 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Ostara – Mabon – Wicca/Pagan transmitted to individuals Northern and Southern hemispheres and to which individuals are 21st International Day for the Elimination of expected to conform. Racial Discrimination Last Quarter New Moon First Quarter Full Moon World Down Syndrome Day 22nd World Water Day Cultural Competence: The Mothering Sunday Week 13 ability to function effectively 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Lailat al Miraj – Islam in a society of culture 24th World TB Day variation. 25th Annunciation to the Theotokos – Orthodox Christian The Annunciation of the Virgin Mary – Christian Ramayana begins – Hindu Week 14 28th Khordad Sal (Birth of Prophet 30 31 Zarathushtra) – Zoroastrian 29th British Summer Time begins 30th World Bipolar Day March is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month | Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month | 31st International Transgender Day UK Marie Curie Cancer Care Great Daffodil Appeal Month of Visibility
All Jewish holidays begin at sundown Last Quarter New Moon First Quarter Full Moon on the evening before. 13th / 14th April – Vaisakhi
12th April – Easter April Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Special Days 2020 Last Quarter New Moon First Quarter Full1st MoonApril Fool’s Day 2nd World Autism Awareness Day Rama Navami – Hindu “When everyone is Week 14 1 2 3 4 5 5th Palm Sunday – Christian included, everyone wins.” 6th Mahavir Jayanti – Jain Jesse Jackson 7th World Health Day 8th International Romani Day Last Quarter New Moon First Quarter Full Moon Hanuman Jayanti – Hindu Lailat al Bara’ah – Islam Week 15 9th Maundy Thursday – Christian 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Passover – Jewish 10th Good Friday – Christian Bank Holiday – England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland Last Quarter New Moon First Quarter Full Moon 11th Lazarus Saturday – Orthodox Christian EEO (Equal Employment Holy Saturday – Christian Week 16 12th Easter Sunday – Christian Opportunity): Basing 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Palm Sunday – Orthodox Christian terms and conditions of 13th Easter Monday – Christian employment, as well as Bank Holiday – England, Wales, management decisions, on Northern Ireland and ROI job-related factors and not Last Quarter New Moon First Quarter Full Moon Birth of the Khalsa (Vaisakhi) – Sikh on age, colour, disability, 14th Tamil New Year nationality, race, sex or Week 17 25 17th Holy Friday – Orthodox Christian religion. 20 21 22 23 24 26 18th Birthday of Guru Tegh Bahadur – Sikh Birthday of Guru Angad Dev – Sikh Equality: The state of being 19th Pascha (Easter) – Orthodox Christian equal. It’s foundational in Last Quarter New Moon First Quarter20th First Day ofFull Ridvan Moon – Baha’i a democratic society. The 21st Yom HaShoah (Holocaust fight for equality is the fight Remembrance Day) – Jewish to attain different kinds of Week 18 27 28 30 22nd Earth Day equality, like racial, gender, 29 23rd Saint George’s Day – Christian or the equality of opportunity 24th Ramadan begins – Islam between rich and poor. It 25th World Malaria Day is often associated with 26th Akshaya Tritiya – Hindu, Jain progress towards that ideal 28th World Day for Health & Safety at Work of everyone being truly Ninth Day of Ridvan – Baha’i equal. Yom HaZikaron (Israeli Memorial Day) – Jewish 29th Yom Ha’Atzmaut (Israeli April is Autism Awareness Month | Stress Awareness Month | Independence Day) – Jewish Bowel Cancer Awareness Month | Parkinson’s Awareness Month 30th Saint James the Great’s Day – Orthodox Christian
All Jewish holidays begin at sundown Last Quarter New Moon First Quarter Full Moon on the evening before. Ramadan 24th April – 23rd May
Eid Celebrations 24th May May Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Special Days 2020 1st Beltane – Samhain – Wicca/Pagan “I’d shut myself out for so Week 18 Northern and Southern hemispheres long that I had forgotten 1 2 3 Twelfth Day of Ridvan – Baha’i 2nd Birthday of Guru Arjan Dev – Sikh how wonderful it felt to be 3rd World Press Freedom Day included, to be seen, to Last Quarter New Moon First Quarter Full Moon 4th Bank Holiday – ROI be heard.” Savannah Brown International Firefighters Day 7th Vesak – Buddha Day – Buddhist Week 19 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8th World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day Bank Holiday – England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland (75th anniversary of VE Day) Last Quarter New Moon First Quarter Full Moon 12th International Nurses Day Lag B’Omer – Jewish 13th Our Lady of Fatima – Catholic Christian Week 20 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 15th International Day of Families Ethnic: Of or relating to 17th International Day Against people grouped according Homophobia, Transphobia and to a common racial, Biphobia Last Quarter New Moon First Quarter Full Moon national, tribal, religious, 19th Lailat al-Qadr – Islam linguistic or cultural origin. 21st World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development Week 21 Gender: This term refers 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Ascension of Jesus – Christian to the external, socially 22nd International Day for Biological Diversity constructed rules, roles, Yom Yerushalayim (Jerusalem Day) behaviours, activities and – Jewish attributes that a society Last Quarter New Moon First Quarter Full Moon 23rd Birthday of Guru Amar Das – Sikh considers appropriate for Declaration of the Báb – Baha’i women and men. Week 22 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 24th Eid al Fitr – Islam 25th Bank Holiday – England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland 28th Ascension of Baha’u’llah – Baha’i Ascension of the Lord – Orthodox Christian 29th International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers Shavuot – Jewish 31st World No Tobacco Day May is Action on Stroke Month | Mental Health Awareness Month| Hepatitis Awareness Month | Pentecost – Christian UK National Walking Month | Celiac Awareness Month
All Jewish holidays begin at sundown Last Quarter New Moon First Quarter Full Moon on the evening before. How am I role modelling endless inclusion? June Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Special Days
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“We are less when we Week 23 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 don’t include everyone.” Stuart Milk
Last Quarter New Moon First Quarter Full Moon 1st Global Day of Parents Bank Holiday – ROI Week 24 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 4th International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression 5th World Environment Day 7th Pentecost – Orthodox Christian Last Quarter New Moon Trinity SundayFirst – Quarter Christian Full Moon 11th Corpus Christi – Catholic Christian Gender Identity: An 12th World Day against Child Labour Week 25 individual’s innermost 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 14th World Blood Donor Day concept of self as male, 15th World Elder Abuse Awareness Day female, a blend of both or 16th Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev – Sikh neither – how individuals 17th World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought perceive themselves and Last Quarter New Moon First Quarter Full Moon what they call themselves. 19th Sacred Heart of Jesus – Catholic Christian Gender identity can be the Week 26 same or different from an 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 20th Summer Solstice individual’s sex assigned at Litha – Yule – Wicca/Pagan Northern birth. and Southern hemispheres World Refugee Day Human Rights: The basic 21st World Humanist Day rights and freedoms to which Father’s Day 24th Nativity of Saint John the Baptist all humans are entitled. Week 27 They ensure people can live 29 30 – Christian freely, that they are able to 26th International Day Against Drug Abuse flourish, reach their potential, and Illicit Trafficking participate in society and 29th Feast of Saints Peter and Paul – Christian ensure that everyone is treated fairly and with dignity and respect.
June is Motor Neurone Disease Awareness Month | Stillbirth & Neonatal Death Awareness Month | LGBTQ Pride Month | Men’s Health Awareness Month | Gypsy, Roma and Traveller History Month
All Jewish holidays begin at sundown Last Quarter New Moon First Quarter Full Moon on the evening before. Am I getting involved with the Inclusion Events across the business? July Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Special Days
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“No culture can live if it Week 27 1 2 3 4 5 attempts to be exclusive.” Mahatma Gandhi
Week 28 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 4th US Independence Day 5th Birthday of Guru Hargobind – Sikh Asalha Puja (Dharma Day) – Buddhist 9th Martyrdom of the Báb – Baha’i Last Quarter New Moon First Quarter Full Moon 11th Saint Benedict Day – Christian World Population Day Inclusion: Providing equal 12th Orangemen’s Day Week 29 13th Bank Holiday – Northern Ireland opportunity to everyone to 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 15th Saint Vladimir the Great Day fully engage themselves in – Orthodox Christian creating an environment and World Youth Skills Day a cultural attitude whereby 17th World Day for International Justice everyone and every group 18th Nelson Mandela International Day Last Quarter New Moon First Quarter Full Moon fit, feels accepted, has 22nd Feast Day of Saint Mary Magdalene – Christian value and is supported by a Week 30 foundation built on trust and 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 23rd Birthday of Guru Har Krishan – Sikh Birthday of Emperor Haile Selassie mutual respect. – Rastafari 24th Pioneer Day – Mormon Christian LGBTQIA+: Acronym used 25th Saint James the Great Day – Christian to address the lesbian, gay, Last Quarter New Moon First Quarter Full Moon 28th World Hepatitis Day bisexual and transgender 30th World Day against Trafficking Persons community. Includes Week 31 International Day of Friendship additional letters Q (queer, 27 28 29 30 31 Tish’a B’av – Jewish also questioning), A (straight Waqf al Arafa – Islam 31st Eid al Adha – Islam ally), I (intersex) along with the + symbol to denote everything on the gender and sexuality spectrum that letters and words cannot describe yet.
July is UV Safety Month | Make a Difference to Children Month | International Women with Alopecia Month | Group B Strep Awareness Month | Scams Awareness Month
All Jewish holidays begin at sundown Last Quarter New Moon First Quarter Full Moon on the evening before. 12th August International Youth Day
Pride Season August Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Special Days 2020
“I think that the message Week 31 of inclusion is something 1 2 a lot of people believe inLast and Quarter want to see New Moon First Quarter Full Moon 1st Lammas – Christian succeed.” Madeline Stuart Fast in honour of Holy Mother of Lord Jesus – Orthodox Christian Week 32 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Lughnasadh – Imbolc – Wicca/Pagan Northern and Southern hemispheres 3rd Summer Bank Holiday – Scotland and ROI Last Quarter New Moon First Quarter Full Moon Raksha Bandhan – Hindu 6th Transfiguration of the Lord – Orthodox Christian Week 33 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Feast of Transfiguration of our Lord Micro-inequities: Subtle, – Christian often unconscious, 9th International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples messages that devalue, Last Quarter New Moon First Quarter Full Moon 11th Krishna Janmashtami – Hindu discourage and impair 12th International Youth Day workplace performance 15th Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary and are conveyed through Week 34 – Catholic Christian facial expressions, tone of 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Dormition of the Theotokos – Orthodox voice, gestures, choice of Christian words, nuance and syntax. 16th Paryushana Parvarambha begins – Jain Individuals are singled 19th World Humanitarian Day out, overlooked, ignored Last Quarter New Moon First Quarter Full Moon 20th Al-Hijra/Muharram – New Year – Islam or otherwise discounted 22nd Queenship of Mary – Catholic Christian Week 35 based on an unchangeable 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Ganesh Chaturthi – Hindu characteristic such as race 23rd Samvatsari – Jain or gender. 29th Beheading of Saint John the Baptist – Christian Multicultural: The co- Ashura – Islam existence of many distinct 31st Summer Bank Holiday – England, cultures within a given Week 36 Wales and Northern Ireland context, such as community 31 or nation.
August is Health & Safety Month | Psoriasis Awareness Month | US Black Business Month | Children’s Eye Health & Safety Month
All Jewish holidays begin at sundown Last Quarter New Moon First Quarter Full Moon on the evening before. 28th September – 4th October National Inclusion Week September Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Special Days 2020 Last Quarter New Moon First Quarter Full Moon “Without women’s full Week 36 1 2 3 4 5 6 inclusion at the decision making table, we cannot have any healthy decision making that is good for Last Quarter New Moon First Quarter Full Moon men and women alike.” Week 37 Zainab Salbi 1st Anant Chaturdashi – Jain 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 5th International Day of Charity 8th Nativity of Virgin Mary – Christian Nativity of the Theotokos – Orthodox Christian Last Quarter New Moon First Quarter Full Moon International Literacy Day 10th World Suicide Prevention Day Week 38 17 18 14th The Triumph of the Cross – Christian 14 15 16 19 20 15th International Day of Democracy 19th Rosh Hashanah – Jewish 21st International Day of Peace Organizational Culture: The World Alzheimer’s Day underlying values, beliefs Last Quarter New Moon First Quarter22nd Autumn EquinoxFull Moon and principles that serve Mabon – Ostara – Wicca/Pagan Week 39 as a foundation for the 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Northern and Southern hemispheres organization’s management 23rd Bi Visibility Day system. 27th World Deaf Day 28th International Right to Know Day Pluralism: A state of society Yom Kippur – Jewish in which members of diverse 28th September–4th October – National Inclusion Week ethnic, racial, religious or Week 40 social groups maintain and 28 29 30 29th Michaelmas – Saint Michael and All develop their traditional Angels – Christian World Heart Day culture or special interest within the confines of a common civilization.
September is Sickle Cell Awareness Month | Childhood Cancer Awareness Month | International Blood Cancer Awareness Month | World Alzheimer’s Month | World Dementia Awareness Month
All Jewish holidays begin at sundown Last Quarter New Moon First Quarter Full Moon on the evening before. October – Black History Month October Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Special Days
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“Nurturing an inclusive Week 40 1 2 3 4 culture begins in the family. Home is the 1st International Day of Older Persons first place to foster Last Quarter New Moon First Quarter 2ndFull MoonInternational Day of Non-Violence openness and a culture of Feast of the Guardian Angels inclusion.” Alain Dehaze – Christian Week 41 11 3rd Sukkot – Jewish 5 6 7 8 9 10 4th Saint Francis’ Day – Christian Blessing of the Animals – Christian 8th World Sight Day 9th Birthday of Guru Ram Das – Sikh Last Quarter New Moon First Quarter 10th WorldFull MoonMental Health Day Shemini Atzeret – Jewish Week 42 11th International Day of the Girl Child 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Simchat Torah – Jewish 15th International Day of Rural Women 16th World Food Day Public Sector Equality Duty: 17th International Day for the Eradication The duty aims to eliminate of Poverty discrimination, advance Last Quarter New Moon NavaratriFirst Quarter begins – HinduFull Moon equality of opportunity 18th Saint Luke, Apostle & Evangelist and foster good relations Week 43 19 20 23 24 25 – Christian between people. The duty 21 22 Birth of the Báb – Baha’i applies to the public sector 19th Birth of Baha’u’llah – Baha’i and also to others carrying 24th United Nations Day 25th British Summer Time ends out public functions. Last Quarter New Moon First Quarter Full Moon Dussehra – Dasara – Hindu 26th Intersex Awareness Day Questioning: A term used to Week 44 Bank Holiday – ROI describe people who are in 26 27 28 29 30 31 29th World Stroke Day the process of exploring their Mawlid al-Nabi – Islam sexual orientation or gender 31st All Hallows’ Eve – Christian identity. Samhain (Halloween) – Beltane – Wicca/Pagan Northern and Southern hemispheres Reformation Day – Protestant Christian
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month | Down Syndrome Awareness Month | Black History Month (UK) | Lupus Awareness Month | Global Diversity Awareness Month
All Jewish holidays begin at sundown Last Quarter New Moon First Quarter Full Moon on the evening before. 19th November International Men’s Day
14th November Diwali November Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Special Days 2020
“You have to stick up for Week 44 1 what you believe in. And 1st All Saints’ Day – Christian that, to me, is the biggest 2nd All Souls’ Day – Christian Coronation of Emperor Haile thing you can do about Last Quarter New Moon First QuarterSelassie I – FullRastafari Moon driving inclusion.” 5th Guy Fawkes Night Ginni Rometty Week 45 8th Intersex Day of Solidarity 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Remembrance Sunday 8–15 Interfaith Week 9th Dedication of the Lateran Basilica – Catholic Christian Last Quarter New11th Moon Armistice DayFirst – InterfaithQuarter Full Moon 13th World Kindness Day Week 46 14th World Diabetes Day 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Bandi Chhor Divas – Sikh Diwali – Deepavali – Hindu, Sikh, Jain Self-Esteem: How a person 15th Nativity Fast begins – Orthodox feels about herself or himself. Christian Is linked to family traditions, Last17th Quarter International NewStudents’ Moon Day First Quarter Full Moon language, social customs, 19th International Men’s Day economic background Week 47 20th Universal Children’s Day and other aspects of one’s 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Transgender Day of Remembrance cultural environment. 21st Presentation of the Theotokos – Orthodox Christian Transgender: People 22nd Feast of Christ the King – Christian who identify with the 24th Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur characteristics, roles, – Sikh behaviours or desires of a Week 48 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 25th International Day for the Elimination of gender different from the Violence against Women Day of the Covenant – Baha’i one they were assigned at 26th Thanksgiving – Interfaith USA birth. 27th Ascension of Abdu’l-Bahá – Baha’i Last Quarter New Moon First Quarter Full Moon 29th Advent Sunday – Christian 30th Saint Andrew’s Day – Christian Week 49 Bank Holiday – Scotland 30 Birthday of Guru Nanak Dev – Sikh
November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month | Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month | Mouth Cancer Action Month | COPD Awareness Month | Movember Men’s Health Awareness Month
All Jewish holidays begin at sundown Last Quarter New Moon First Quarter Full Moon on the evening before. 10th – 18th December – Hanukkah
25th December – Christmas December Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Special Days 2020
“Inclusion is extremely Week 49 1 2 3 4 5 6 important for kids with and without disabilities.” 1st World AIDS Day 2nd International Day for the Abolition of Clay Aiken Last Quarter New Moon First Quarter Full Moon Slavery 3rd International Day of Persons with Disabilities Week 50 13 6th Saint Nicholas’ Day – Christian 7 8 9 10 11 12 8th Feast of the Immaculate Conception – Christian Rohatsu (Bodhi Day) – Buddhist 9th International Anti-Corruption Day 10th Human Rights Day Last Quarter New Moon First Quarter Full Moon 11th Chanukah – Jewish Week 51 12th Feast Day of Our Lady of Guadalupe Transition: The term used 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 – Catholic Christian to describe the process of 18th International Migrants Day changing from one gender 20th International Human Solidarity Day to the other, taking steps 21st Winter Solstice Yule – Litha – Wicca/Pagan Northern such as changing one’s Last Quarter New Moon First Quarter Full Moon and Southern hemispheres name and/or medical 24th Christmas Eve – Christian intervention. Week 52 25th Christmas Day – Christian 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Bank Holiday – England, Wales, Valuing Differences: Refers Scotland, Northern Ireland and ROI to systemic, organizational Feast of the Nativity – Orthodox and personal development Christian work that focuses on Last Quarter New Moon First Quarter Full Moon 26th Saint Stephen’s Day – g Day Zarathosht Diso (Death of Prophet all employees, clients, Week 1 Zarathushtra) – Zoroastrian customers and investors 28 29 30 31 Boxing Day feeling valued (not just 27th Feast of the Holy Family – Catholic tolerated). Christian 28th Bank Holiday – England, Wales, Woke: Educated and aware, Scotland, Northern Ireland and ROI especially about injustice. Holy Innocents – Christian 31st New Year’s Eve/Hogmanay Watch Night – Christian
December is Universal Month for Human Rights | AIDS Awareness Month | Decembeard | Spiritual Literacy Month
All Jewish holidays begin at sundown Last Quarter New Moon First Quarter Full Moon on the evening before. How we define Diversity and Inclusion
Inclusion is a sense of belonging. People are respected and celebrated as individuals. In a workplace it is ensuring that people feel valued and they feel essential to the success of an organisation.
Diversity is fact, it’s measurable and is either demographic (what you can see) or cognitive (how our brain works and how we think). We are all individuals regardless of sex, race, religion etc and all have our own unique viewpoint on the world.
Creating an inclusive culture makes diversity work – without it we just have different individuals working in silos, and we cant have one without the other.
Bias can unconsciously influence our decision making. It may cause us to have prejudice for or against a person or group which can result in us treating others unfairly. We all have unconscious bias as we’re conditioned by our environments, and must therefore be mindful of this when making decisions.