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Diversity Calendar difference& equality 2007 diversiton respecting diversity in the workplace Defining diversity The 2007 Diversity calendar reminds us of we meet and work with. A working The Diversiton calendar seeks to the main religious celebrations and definition might be ‘Diversity is the word encourage all of us to value the special days and reflects upon the issue used to describe the relative uniqueness possibilities in each other and explore the of age especially in the light of of each individual.’ opportunities that difference brings. recent legislation. Our uniqueness includes our skills, But diversity is about much more than interests, experience, values and this. Our attitude to diversity determines ambitions. Each of us is rich with the way that we view and relate to others possibilities. diversiton January 2007 respecting diversity in the workplace Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Age Discrimination - 01 02 did you know...... 03 04 05 06 • The Employment Equality (Age) Week 1 Regulations 2006 came into force on the 1st October 2006 in the UK and it 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 is now unlawful to discriminate against all employees, job seekers and Week 2 vocational trainees on the grounds of age. 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 • Eight out of ten young people feel that age discrimination is widespread. Week 3 • One in four people aged 50-69 have experienced age discrimination when working or looking for work. 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Week 4 28 29 30 31 difference& equality Week 5 New Moon First Quarter Full Moon Last Quarter 1st New Year’s Day/Hogmanay (Secular) 5th Birthday of Guru Gobind Singh (Sikh) 23rd Vasant Pancami/Saraswati Puja (Hinduism) Special Days Bank Holiday (England/NI/Scotland/Wales/ROI) 6th Epiphany (Christian) 28th Honen, Memorial Day (Buddhism) Shogatsu Gantan-sai (Shinto) 7th Eastern Orthodox Christmas (Christian) 29th Ashura (Islam) 2nd Bank Holiday (Scotland) 14th Lohri (Makara Sankranti) (Hinduism) Ganjitsu begins (Japanese) 16th Shiran, Memorial Day (Buddhism) 3rd Mahayana New Year (Buddhism) 19th Sultán (Bahá'í) Ganjitsu ends (Japanese) 20th Al Hijra (New Year) (Islam) Islam Muslims have five main religious duties Muslims believe the Prophet Muhammed built so that Muslims can congregate for known as the Pillars of Islam: (570–632 CE) to be God’s final messenger prayer. The prayer hall has a space, called (1) Belief in one God (Allah) and in to mankind. Islam's scripture, the holy a mihrab, indicating the direction of Muhammed the final prophet; Qur’an, is a record of revelations received Mecca. To keep the Mosque clean by Muhammed from God through the Muslims remove their shoes before (2) Prayer five times a day; angel Gabriel. Muhammed taught his entering. Men and women sit separately (3) Giving to charity; followers to pray five times a day. Before during prayer. On Fridays a special sermon (4) Fasting from sunrise to sunset during prayer, Muslims prepare themselves by is given by a leader of the congregational the month of Ramadan; washing their face, arms and feet. When prayer (the Imam). Ramadan is the month (5) Pilgrimage to Mecca (once in a life praying they face Mecca and recite of fasting and is followed by the festival time, for those who are able). passages from the Qur’an. Mosques are of Eid al Fitr. diversiton February 2007 respecting diversity in the workplace Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Age Diversity 01 02 03 • Many people today are achieving new goals well into their 80's and beyond. Week 5 • Everyone is different and age is not a good indicator of how people differ. 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 Week 6 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Week 7 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Week 8 25 26 27 28 difference& equality Week 9 New Moon First Quarter Full Moon Last Quarter 2nd Candlemas (Christian) 7th Mulk (Bahá'í ) 20th Shrove Tuesday (Christian) Special Days Imbolc - Wicca/Neo Pagan northern 8th Parinirvana - Nirvana Day (Buddhism) 21st Ash Wednesday (Start of Lent) (Christian) hemisphere (Others) 16th Maha Shivaratri (Hinduism) Lughnassad - Wicca/Neo Pagan southern 18th Losar (Buddhism) hemisphere (Others) Chinese New Year - 3rd Tu B'Shevat (Judaism) Confucian/Daoist/Buddhist (Chinese) Setsubun (Shinto) Birthdate of Sri Ramakrishna (Hinduism) Buddhism Buddhism comes from the teaching of (1) The truth of suffering – Life contains Buddhists do not believe in God the creator or Siddhartha Gautama who was born in a pain and suffering; God as an outside force in their lives. princely family in India during the sixth (2) The truth of the cause of suffering – Meditation and experience are central to the century BCE. Leaving behind a life of Suffering comes from ignorance, spiritual journey. Buddhist scriptures are called luxury, he searched for an answer to the attachment and hatred; Pitakas (baskets) and date from the first question of human suffering. Siddhartha century BCE. These sum up Buddhist teachings found enlightenment through meditation (3) The truth of cessation – It is possible to and practice. Buddhists believe in reincarnation and became known as the Buddha or become free from suffering by and that materialistic life ties people to a enlightened one. The essence of the understanding and preventing its causes; continuous cycle of birth and death. By living Buddha’s early preaching focused upon (4) The truth of the method – Following the Four Noble Truths, Buddhists seek to free the Four Noble Truths: the method that Buddha realised. themselves from this cycle. diversiton March 2007 respecting diversity in the workplace Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Age Myth No. 1 01 Chronological age determines health 02 03 and brings illness and disease Week 9 Exercise, nutrition, alcohol intake, smoking and many other lifestyle 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 factors influence health. Although the risk of certain diseases does increase Week 10 with age, there are many positive actions that can be taken by individuals and employers that can 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 reduce these risks and, increasingly, health screening may play a crucial Week 11 role in avoiding preventable diseases. Chronological age is not, therefore, the most important determinant 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 of health. Week 12 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 difference& equality Week 13 New Moon First Quarter Full Moon Last Quarter 1st St David's Day (Christian) Hola Mahalla (Sikh) Mabon - Wicca/Neo Pagan southern Special Days 2nd Alá (Bahá'í) 17th St Patrick’s Day (Christian) hemisphere (Others) Period of fast begins (Bahá’í) 19th St Joseph's Day (Christian) Spring Equinox (Others) 3rd Hanamatsuri (Buddhism) St Patrick's Day (NI/ROI Bank Holiday) in lieu Shunbun No Hi (Shinto) Magha Puja (Buddhism) of 17th Norouz (New Year) (Persian/Zoroastrian) Gaura Purnima (Birthdate of Caitanya 20th Period of fast ends (Bahá’í) 25th Anunciation (Christian) Mahaprabhu) (Hinduism) 21st Bahá (Bahá'í) 26th Khordad Sal (Zoroastrian) Hanamatsuri (Shinto) Feast of Naw-Rúz (Bahá’í New Year) (Bahá'í) 27th Rama Navami (Hinduism) Period of fast begins (Bahá’í) Ostara - Wicca/Neo Pagan northern 31st Maulid Al-Nabi (Birthday of Muhammed) 4th Holi (Hinduism) hemisphere (Others) (Islam - Sunni) Purim (Judaism) Mahavirya Jayanti (Jainism) Christianity Christianity is based on the teachings of their lives according to the message of historical presence. It has significantly Jesus Christ and the Old and New unity and love proposed by Jesus. shaped the history and modern life of Testaments. Christians believe in the Christianity is a worldwide religion with these islands, including their legal resurrection of Jesus from the dead and around 1,800,000,000 followers structures, public institutions, and cultural in the existence of the Holy Trinity: God organised in many different traditions inheritance. the Father, the creator of the world; God and structures. It is also the main religion the Son, the redeemer of the world; and in the UK and Ireland in terms of numbers God the Holy Spirit. Christians try to live of followers and the length of its diversiton April 2007 respecting diversity in the workplace Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Age Myth No. 2 01 02 03 04 05 The gradual death of brain cells 06 07 throughout life results in older Week 14 people becoming less mentally able, less flexible and more forgetful 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 The body produces 10,000,000,000 non reproductive nerve cells and Week 15 normal loss throughout an entire lifetime is estimated to be only about 2.5%. This is not a significant factor 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 in mental capacity even in advanced old age and its widespread use to Week 16 explain common errors and lapses in concentration or memory is inaccurate. 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Week 17 29 30 difference& equality Week 18 New Moon First Quarter Full Moon Last Quarter 1st Palm Sunday (Christian) 6th Maundy Thursday (Christian) 13th Vaisakhi (Sikh) Special Days 2nd Therevada New Year (Buddhism) Good Friday (England/NI/Scotland/Wales/ROI 21st Feast of Ridván begins (Bahá’í) Hanuman Jayanti (Hinduism) Bank Holiday) 23rd St George's Day (Christian) 3rd Pesach (Passover) (Judaism) Good Friday (Christian) 28th Jamál (Bahá'í) 8th 5th Maulid Al-Nabi (Birthday of Muhammed) Easter Sunday (Christian) (Islam - Shia) 9th Jalál (Bahá'í) Easter Monday (England/NI/Wales/ROI Bank Holiday) Hinduism Hindus believe that there is one force and he is always accompanied by – that after this life we will take birth Supreme God who, being unlimited, has his consort Shakti (“energy”). Hinduism again. They also believe in karma – that many forms, both male and female.