INCLUSION CALENDAR 2019–2020 Inclusion Calendar 2019 By Natasha Quinn Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Special Days Last Quarter New Moon First Quarter Full Moon Week 1 1 2 3 4 August Last Quarter New Moon First Quarter Full Moon 2019 1st Lammas – Christian Week 2 7 8 Fast in honour of Holy Mother of Lord The Students’ Representative 5 6 9 10 11 Jesus – Orthodox Christian Council (SRC) is here to support Lughnasadh – Wicca/Pagan and engage our diverse student World Breastfeeding Week population. – University open Last Quarter New Moon First Quarter Full Moon 5th Bank Holiday 6th Transfiguration of the Lord – Orthodox Representation is at the heart of Christian the SRC – listening and working Week 3 Transfiguration Sunday – Christian hard to improve student life at 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 9th International Day of the World’s the University. The SRC Advice Indigenous Peoples Centre assists students with any 10th Waqf al Arafa – Islam difficulties they may face, offering 11th Tish’a B’av – Jewish free and confidential advice about Last Quarter New Moon 12th Eid alFirst Adha Quarter – Islam Full Moon everything from accommodation to International Youth Day appeals. National Allotments Week Week 4 20 21 24 25 15th Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary With campaigns and initiatives 19 22 23 – Christian throughout the year, the SRC Dormition of the Theotokos – Orthodox signature events are Freshers’ Christian Week, the Class Rep Conference, Raksha Bandhan – Hindu the Volunteering Clubs and Last Quarter New Moon First Quarter 19th WorldFull Moo Humanitariann Day Societies Awards and the Student 22nd Queenship of Mary – Christian Teaching Awards. Week 5 23rd Krishna Janmashtami – Hindu 26 27 28 29 30 31 International Day for the Remembrance Want to be a voice for students and of the Slave Trade and its Abolition learn more about the running of the 26th Bank Holiday – University open University? Autumn sees elections 27th Paryushana Parva begins – Jain for a number of key SRC roles, with 29th Beheading of Saint John the Baptist the main Council elections held in – Christian spring. Follow them at @GUSRC Last Quarter New Moon First Quarter Full Moon Inclusion Calendar 2019 Deaf Awareness and BSL Taster Session – Jan 2019 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Special Days Week 1 1 September Last Quarter New Moon First Quarter Full Moon 2019 Week 2 4 6 7 8 1st Al-Hijra/Muharram – New Year – Islam 23 September is 2 3 5 2nd Ganesh Chaturthi – Hindu International Day of 3rd Samvatsari – Jain 5th UN International Day of Charity Sign Languages. – Christian Last Quarter New Moon First Quarter Full Moon 8th Nativity of Virgin Mary International Literacy Day 1 in 6 people in the UK have some 10th Ashura – Islam degree of hearing loss and over Week 3 World Suicide Prevention Day 87,000 people in the UK use BSL 9 11 13 12th Anant Chaturdashi – Jain (British Sign Language) as their 10 12 14 15 14th The Triumph of the Cross – Christian preferred language. 15th International Day of Democracy 16th University – Start of Academic Year Like Gaelic, BSL is a language 2019–20 in its own right. It has its own Last Quarter New Moon First Quarter Full Moon University – SRC Freshers’ Week dialects and rich variation however 21st International Day of Peace it differs profoundly from spoken Week 4 World Alzheimer’s Day languages, with a distinctive 17 18 19 20 22 16 21 23rd Autumn Equinox grammar using handshapes, facial Mabon – Wicca/Pagan expressions, gestures and body International Day of Sign Languages language to convey meaning. Last Quarter New Moon FirstBi Quarter Visibility Day Full Moon University – Start of Semester 1 Teaching Read the University’s BSL Action 27th Meskel – Ethiopian Orthodox Christian Plan which highlights some of Week 5 28th International Right to Know Day the positive practices already in 24 25 26 29th Michaelmas – Saint Michael and All place to support BSL users, and 23 27 28 29 Angels – Christian identifies how we will expand on Navaratri begins – Hindu these to ensure users can access World Heart Day the University as students, staff 30th Rosh Hashanah – Jewish or visitors. Examples include providing Deaf Awareness and BSL Taster Sessions for staff and Week 6 Short Courses including BSL in 30 their languages course offering. September is Sickle Cell Awareness Month | Childhood Cancer Awareness Month | International Blood Cancer Awareness Month | World Dementia Awareness Month Last Quarter New Moon First Quarter Full Moon Inclusion Calendar 2019 By Sylvester Phillips Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Special Days Last Quarter New Moon First Quarter Full Moon Week 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 October 1st International Day of Older Last Quarter New Moon First Quarter Full Moon Persons 2019 2nd Feast of the Guardian Angels – Christian Week 2 International Day of Non-Violence 7 12 13 – Christian October is Black History 8 9 10 11 4th Saint Francis’ Day Blessing of the Animals – Christian Month. 8th Dussehra – Dasara – Hindu 9th Birthday of Guru Ram Das – Sikh In Scotland Black History Month Yom Kippur – Jewish focuses on the history, art and 10th World Mental Health Day culture of African, Caribbean and World Sight Day Week 3 Asian people whose sacrifices, 15 19 20 11th International Day of the Girl Child contributions and achievements are 14 16 17 18 National Coming Out Day often forgotten. 14th Sukkot – Jewish Thanksgiving – Interfaith Canada In 2019 Monifa Phillips made her 16th World Food Day own piece of history by becoming Last Quarter New Moon First Quarter Full Moon 17th International Day for the Eradication the University’s first black woman of Poverty to be awarded a PhD in Physics. Week 4 18th Saint Luke, Apostle & Evangelist Dr Phillips’ achievement, gained 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 – Christian within the School of Physics University – Singapore Graduations and Astronomy’s Materials and 21st Shemini Atzeret – Jewish Condensed Matter Physics group, 22nd Simchat Torah – Jewish will not be forgotten, as it was also Last Quarter New Moon First Quarter Full Moon 24th United Nations Day recognised and celebrated in a 26th Intersex Awareness Day Scottish Parliament motion. 27th Diwali – Deepavali – Hindu, Sikh, Jain Week 5 Bandi Chhor Divas – Sikh This year the University will again 28 29 30 31 British Summer Time ends host a number of events during the 28th New Year – Jain month giving staff and students the 29th Birth of the Báb – Baha’i opportunity to celebrate diversity, World Stroke Day learn more about Black history in 30th Birth of Baha’u’llah – Baha’i Scotland and engage with arts and 31st All Hallows’ Eve – Christian culture from the UK, Africa and Samhain (Halloween) – Wicca/Pagan beyond. Check out what’s happening this year at www.gla.ac.uk/bhm. October is Black History Month | Breast Cancer Awareness Month | Down Syndrome Awareness Month | Lupus Awareness Month | Global Diversity Awareness Month Last Quarter New Moon First Quarter Full Moon Inclusion Calendar 2019 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Special Days Week 1 1 2 3 NovemberLast Quarter New Moon First Quarter Full Moon 1st All Saints’ Day – Christian 2019 2nd All Souls’ Day – Christian Week 2 4 6 7 Coronation of Emperor Haile 5 8 9 10 Selassie I – Rastafari 17 November is 5th Guy Fawkes Night International Students’ Day. 8th Intersex Day of Solidarity Last Quarter New Moon First Quarter Full Moon 9th Dedication of the Lateran Basilica The University of Glasgow – Christian BAME Society aims to embrace 10th Mawlid al-Nabi – Islam and celebrate cultural diversity Week 3 Remembrance Sunday within the University. BAME stands 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Scottish Interfaith Week for Black, Asian and Minority 11th Armistice Day – Interfaith Ethnicities. 12th Birthday of Guru Nanak Dev – Sikh 13th World Kindness Day The Society, dedicated to the Last Quarter New Moon First Quarter Full Moon Transgender Awareness Week inclusion of ethnic minorities 14th World Diabetes Day and creating a space for BAME 15th Nativity Fast begins – Orthodox Christian Week 4 students to connect, aims to 18 22 23 17th International Students’ Day construct a platform to educate 19 20 21 24 19th International Men’s Day on the range of cultures and 20th Universal Children’s Day backgrounds within the University, Transgender Day of Remembrance highlight opportunities available 21st Presentation of the Theotokos and facilitate conversations centred Last Quarter New Moon First Quarter Full Moon – Orthodox Christian around race in a constructive Carers Rights Day environment. Week 5 24th Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur – Sikh 25 26 27 28 29 30 Feast of Christ the King – Christian UofG BAME Society will champion 25th International Day for the Elimination events, workshops and social of Violence against Women gatherings which are accessible 26th Day of the Covenant – Baha’i and inclusive to bring about 28th Ascension of Abdu’l-Bahá – Baha’i positive change and representation Thanksgiving – Interfaith USA to all people of colour. 30th Saint Andrew’s Day – Christian #TeamUofG November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month | Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month | Mouth Cancer Action Month | Men’s Health Awareness Month (Movember) Last Quarter New Moon First Quarter Full Moon Inclusion Calendar 2019 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Special Days 1st Advent Sunday – Christian Week 1 World AIDS Day 1 2nd Bank Holiday – University open University – Start of Winter Graduations International Day for the Abolition December of Slavery Last Quarter New Moon First Quarter Full Moon 3rd International Day of Persons with 2019 Disabilities Week 2 4 5 6th Saint Nicholas’ Day – Christian 3 December is 2 3 6 7 8 University – End of Semester 1 Teaching International Day of 8th Feast of the Immaculate Conception Persons with Disabilities.