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Women's, Gender & Diversity
Calendar
This calendar is limited to annual commemorations
and secular celebrations of North America.
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About the Author
Gerri Gribi is an award-winning musician, historian
and educator who strives to bring the "unsung" history of women
and minorities to life. Her CD The Womansong
Collection, featuring 24 woman-positive traditional and composed
songs with historical notes and lyrics, has been widely and enthusiastically
reviewed at home and abroad. In addition to presenting classes and workshops,
she travels North America performing her one-woman show A Musical Romp
Through Women's History. To learn more about her work and programs,
please visit her homepage.
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2008 Calendars are here!
August
26 - Women's Equality Day History and Resources
September
National Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15- October 15)
National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month
First Monday: Labor Day History at the US Dept of Labor
8 International Literacy Day International Reading Association
Second Week: National Suicide Prevention Week
17-23 National Constitution Week National Constitution Center
22 or 23 Autumnal Equinox (Occurs on the 23 in 2007, 22 in 2008, 22 in 2009)
23 - Celebrate Bisexuality Day
Fourth Saturday: Start of Banned Books Week American Library Association
Last Wednesday: National Women's Health and Fitness Day
October
LGBT History Month Gay,Lesbian
Straight Education Network
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Domestic Violence Awareness Month - National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
National Disability Employment
Awareness Month
National Family Sexuality
Education Month
11 - National Coming Out Day
Third Monday: National Multicultural Diversity Day National
Education Association
Third Wednesday: Love Your Body Day, sponsored by NOW
16 World Food Day United
Nations
17 - Media Democracy
Day
Third Week: National Business Women's Week BPW-USA
Fourth Saturday: Make
A Difference Day
November
National American
Indian Heritage Month
First Tuesday: Election Day /// League
of Women Voters
Third Thursday: Great American Smoke-Out American
Cancer Society
20 - Transgender
Day of Remembrance
December
Dec 1 - World AIDS Day
/ Day Without Art
First Week: White Ribbon Campaign to End Violence Against Women
(Canada) http://www.whiteribbon.ca/
21 or 22 - Winter Solstice (12/22 in 2006 & 07, 12/21 in 2008
& 2009)
January
Cervical Health Awareness Month: National
Cervical Cancer Coalition
Third Monday - Martin Luther King Jr. Day (King was born on January
15, 1929 ) Black
History/MLK Resources
Third Week in January Healthy Weight Week: http://www.healthyweight.net/hww.htm
22 - Roe v. Wade Anniversary Planned
Parenthood Federation
February
Black
History Month
1 National Freedom Day - By presidential proclamation in 1949,
this day was established to commemorate the signing of the 13th Amendment,
which abolished slavery in 1865. More
First Sunday and Monday:
Sponsored by the Black Caucus of the National Council of Teachers of
English with the endorsement of The International Reading Association.
It is hoped that more than a million readers will sign up to read literature
by Black authors on the first Sunday 4 P.M. EST (and Monday anytime) in
February! You can download a packet and recommended reading lists at the
NCTE.
First Wednesday - National Girls and Women in Sports Day.
Created in 1987 by Congress to recognize the athletic accomplishments of
girls and women in sports. Women's
Sports Foundation
Second Full Week - Black Family Technology Awareness Week
14 - Valentine's Day
Around the 14th - Sexual
responsibility week
Around the 14th - V-Day
College Campaign
The V-Day College Campaign that invites colleges and universities around
the world to present benefit productions of "The Vagina Monologues"
on or around V-Day (Valentine's Day) 2002 to raise awareness and money
to stop violence against women and girls. Proceeds from these events go
back into the schools' communities to organizations and programs already
working to stop the violence.
19 - Reparations/Rememberance Day Commemorates the internment
of Japanese Americans during WWII
Third Friday - National
Women's Heart Day
Last Week of February: National
Eating Disorders Awareness Week
Last Week of Feburary - National Engineer's Week with one day
designated as "Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day" http://www.eweek.org/site/News/Eweek/girlsday.shtml
March
National Women's History Month (US) National Women's History Project
Irish American Heritage Month American
Foundation for Irish Heritage
1 Self-injury Awareness Day American Self-injury Information Clearinghouse
8 - International
Women's Day
20 or 21 Vernal Equinox (20 in 2006, 21 in 2007, 20 in 2008 &
2009)
April
Sexual Assault Awareness Month National
Sexual Violence Resource Center
Child Abuse Awareness Month
Third Tuesday - Equal Pay Day National
Committee on Pay Equity http://www.pay-equity.org/day.html
Fourth Thursday - Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day Ms. Foundation
Site
5 A Day to End Sexual Violence National
Sexual Violence Resource Center
22 - Earth Day
The first Earth Day was planned as an Environmental Teach-in back in
1970, conceived by the Senator from Wisconsin, Gaylord Nelson. EarthDayNet
provides calendar, environmental tips, clean energy campaign, organizing
materials and more.
May
Asian
Pacific American Heritage Month
Celebrated in May to acknowledge the first Japanese immigrants to the
United States who arrived May 7, 1843. On May 7, 1990, Asian Pacific American
leaders around the country gathered at the White house to witness the signing
of a proclamation by George Bush, declaring May to be Asian Pacific American
Heritage Month. The National Park Service maintains a website
of related historic sites.
5 - Cinco
de Mayo
Second Saturday - World
Fair Trade Day
Since 2002, people and organizations in more than 70 countries have
set aside the second Saturday in May as World Fair Trade Day. The Fair
Trade Resource Network web site offers resources, posters and more.
Second Sunday - Mother's
Day
Second Week (beginning on Mother's Day): National
Women's Health Week
Third Wednesday Turn Beauty Inside Out Day Mind
on the Media
Turn Beauty Inside Out (TBIO) - a grassroots celebration of media images
that promote healthy behavior for girls and boys- was created by a group
of girls ages 8-16 to invite people everywhere to join us in celebrating
Inner Beauty - the beauty of conviction, caring and action. Girls
and boys (not to speak of women and men) need a definition of beauty that
focuses on who they are and what they do, not on how they look.
June
Gay & Lesbian Pride Month
5 - World Environment Day
Second Week (leading up to Father's Day): National
Men's Health Awareness Day
Third Sunday - Father's
Day
19 - Juneteenth (United States) History
and Resources
20 - World Refugee Day - Info at the UN
website
21 - Summer Solstice
28 - Stonewall Rebellion Day (United States)
July
4 Independence Day
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