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DIVERSITY CALENDAR 2016

Diversity Calendar 2016diversitonleading the world in diversity

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You may never know whatresults come of youraction, but if you donothing there will be noresult.Mahatma Gandhi

New Moon First Quarter Full MoonLast Quarter

Diversity ChampionQuestion Time

How is diversity used as a strategic tool for fostering

innovation, creative problem solving and

building a competitive advantage?

1st April Fools Day2nd World Autism Awareness Day4th Annunciation of the Lord – Catholic

Christian7th World Health Day – Secular8th New Year – Hindu International Romani Day14th Vaisakhi New Year – Sikh15th Ram Navami – Hindu18th Birthday of Guru Tegh Bahadur – Sikh Birthday of Guru Angad Dev – Sikh19th Mahavir Jayanti – Jain21st First Day of Ridvan – Baha’i22nd Theravadin New Year – Buddhist Hanuman Jayanti – Hindu Pesach (Passover) begins at sundown

– Judaism Earth Day23rd Saint George’s Day – Christian Lazarus Saturday – Orthodox Christian Shakespeare Day24th Palm Sunday – Orthodox Christian28th World Day for Health & Safety at Work29th Ninth Day of Ridvan – Baha’i Good Friday – Orthodox Christian30th Saint James the Great Day – Orthodox

Christian

Special Days

April is Autism Awareness Month | Alcohol Awareness Month | Stress Awareness Month | Bowel Cancer Awareness Month

‘No matter who you are, you have same exceptional strengths as your peers so connect and celebrate.’

Avneet SharmaConsultant Psychiatrist AWP


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Learn to get in touch withthe silence within yourself,and know that everythingin life has purpose. Thereare no mistakes, nocoincidences, all eventsare blessings given to us tolearn from.Elisabeth Kubler Ross


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Who is responsible for managing diversity?

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May is Action on Stroke Month | Mental Health Awareness MonthFamily Wellness Month | Cystic Fibrosis Month | Hepatitis Awareness Month

1st Pascha (Easter) – Orthodox Christian Beltane – Wicca/Pagan2nd Bank Holiday – England, Wales,

Scotland, Northern Ireland and ROI Twelfth Day of Ridvan – Baha’i Birthday of Guru Arjan Dev – Sikh 3rd World Press Freedom Day5th Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Memorial

Day) – Judaism Lailat al Miraj – Islam Ascension Day – Christian8th World Red Cross Red Crescent Day11th Yom HaZikaron (Israeli Memorial Day)

– Judaism12th Yom Ha’Atzmaut (Israeli

Independence Day) – Judaism International Nurses Day – Secular13th Our Lady of Fatima – Catholic Christian15th Visakha Puja – Buddha Day – Buddhist Pentecost – Christian International Day of Families 16th Whit Monday – Christian17th International Day Against

Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia – Secular

21st World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development – Secular

Lailat al Bara’a – Islam22nd International Day for Biological

Diversity Trinity Sunday – Christian23rd Birthday of Guru Amar Das – Sikh Declaration of the Báb – Baha’i26th Lag B’Omer – Judaism Corpus Christi – Catholic Christian29th Ascension of Baha’u’llah – Baha’i International Day of United Nations

Peacekeepers – Secular30th Spring Bank Holiday – England, Wales,

Scotland and Northern Ireland31st World No Tobacco Day

‘If ‘you’ seem different or unusual from where ‘I’ stand, then ‘I’ am likely to seem different and strange from where ‘you’ stand.’

Dr Paul BeckleyClinical Psychologist AWP

Learn to get in touch withthe silence within yourself,and know that everythingin life has purpose. Thereare no mistakes, nocoincidences, all eventsare blessings given to us tolearn from.Elisabeth Kubler Ross


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No one is born hatinganother person becauseof the colour of his skin.

Nelson Mandela



Have you Equality, Diversity and Respect

policies?

1st International Children’s Day3rd Sacred Heart of Jesus – Catholic

Christian4th International Day of Innocent Children

Victims of Aggression5th World Environment Day6th Bank Holiday – ROI Ramadan begins – Islam9th Ascension of Jesus – Orthodox

Christian Saint Columba of Iona – Celtic

Christian11th Shavuot begins at sundown – Judaism Trooping the Colour14th World Blood Donor Day 16th Guru Arjan Dev martyrdom – Sikh

and Drought19th Father’s Day Pentecost – Orthodox Christian World Sickle Cell Disease

Awareness Day20th World Refugee Day Summer Solstice Litha – Wicca/Pagan (northern

hemisphere) Yule – Wicca/Pagan (southern

hemisphere) 24th Nativity of Saint John the Baptist

– Christian26th All Saints – Orthodox Christian29th Feast of Saints Peter and Paul

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June is Motor Neurone Disease Awareness Month | Stillbirth & Neonatal Death Awareness MonthLGBT Pride Month | Men’s Health Awareness Month | Gypsy, Roma and Traveller History Month

National Hospice Month (UK)

‘Equality is making sure people have equal opportunities to tell us about their care and learning from what they tell us.’

Sally Wood Patient Experience ManagerAWP


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Be generous with kindlywords, especially aboutthose who are absent.

Johann WolfgangVon Goethe



What are you doing this month to address

gender, race and cultural challenges in your

organisation?

2nd Laylat al Qadr – Islam4th Independence Day5th Birthday of Guru Hargobind – Sikh7th Eid al Fitr – Islam9th Martyrdom of the Báb – Baha’i11th Saint Benedict Day – Catholic Christian World Population Day – Secular12th Orangemen’s Day Bank Holiday – Northern Ireland13th Obon (Ulambana) – Buddhist – Shinto15th Saint Vladimir the Great Day

– Orthodox Christian17th International Justice Day19th Asalha Puja (Dharma Day) – Buddhist22nd Feast Day of Saint Mary Magdalene

– Christian23rd Birthday of Guru Har Krishen – Sikh Birthday of Emperor Haile Selassie

– Rastafari24th Pioneer Day – Mormon Christian Parent’s Day – Secular25th Saint James the Great Day – Christian28th World Hepatitis Day30th International Day of Friendship

Special Days

July is UV Safety Month | Family Reunion Month | Make a Difference to Children Month International Women with Alopecia Month

‘Let us serve each other in our diversity and humanity.’John McWilliamService User


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How are staff held accountablefor diversity?

1st Summer Bank Holiday – Scotland and ROI

Lammas – Christian Lughnassad – Imbolc – Wicca/Pagan

Northern and Southern hemispheres Fast in honour of Holy Mother of Lord

Jesus – Orthodox Christian– Orthodox

Christian9th International Day of the World’s

Indigenous Peoples – Secular12th International Youth Day14th Tish’a B’av – Jewish15th Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary

– Catholic Christian Dormition of the Theotokos – Orthodox

Christian Obon (Bon) – Buddhist18th Raksha Bandhan – Hindu19th World Humanitarian Day22nd Queenship of Mary – Catholic Christian25th Krishna Janmashtami – Hindu29th Summer Bank Holiday – England,

Wales and Northern Ireland Beheading of Saint John the Baptist

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August is Health & Safety Month | National Immunizations Awareness MonthBlack Business Month | Children’s Eye Health & Safety Month

‘DIVERSITY = Individual differences celebrated, nurtured and respected for what they bring to humanity= EQUALITY’

Carer


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It is literally true that youcan succeed best andquickest by helping othersto succeed.

Napoleon Hill



What is your Organisation's business

case for diversity?

1st Ecclesiastical year begins – Orthodox Christian

5th Ganesh Chaturthi – Hindu International Day of Charity6th Paryushan Parva – Jain8th Nativity of Virgin Mary – Christian International Literacy Day10th Waqf al Arafa (Hajj Day) – Islam World Suicide Prevention Day11th Eid al Adha – Islam Ethiopian New Year – Rastafari14th The Triumph of the Cross – Christian15th Anant Chaturdashi – Hindu International Day of Democracy

– secular21st International Day of Peace World Alzheimer’s Day22nd Autumn Equinox Mabon – Wicca/Pagan northern

hemisphere Ostara – Wicca/Pagan southern

hemisphere27th Meskel – Ethiopian Orthodox Christian28th International Right to Know Day Freedom from Hunger Day29th Michaelmas – Saint Michael and All

Angels – Christian

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September is Sickle Cell Awareness Month | Childhood Cancer Awareness Month International Blood Cancer Awareness Month | World Alzheimer’s Month

‘I felt I belonged, I felt

accepted. They saw past my Illness, They saw me.’

Emma IngramService User Representative


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Enlightenment isunderstanding that there isnowhere to go, nothing todo, and nobody you haveto be except exactly whoyou're being right now.Neale Donald Walsch



Is training in diversity, equality and respect

an integral component of staff development?

1st Navaratri begins – Hindu International Day of Older Persons2nd Muharram New Year – Islam International Day of Non-Violence

– Secular Feast of the Guardian Angels

– Christian Rosh Hashanah begins at sundown

– Jewish4th Saint Francis Day – Catholic Christian Blessing of the Animals – Christian5th World Teachers’ Day9th World Post Day Birthday of Guru Ram Das Sikh10th Thanksgiving (Canada) – Interfaith World Mental Health Day – Secular11th Dasara – Hindu Ashura – Islam Yom Kippur begins at sundown

– Jewish13th World Sight Day15th International Day of Rural Women16th Sukkot begins at sundown – Jewish World Food Day17th International Day for the Eradication

of Poverty18th Saint Luke, Apostle & Evangelist

– Christian20th Birth of the Báb – Baha’i Installation of the Scriptures of Guru

Granth Sahib – Sikh23rd Shemini Atzeret begins at sundown

– Jewish24th Simchat Torah begins at sundown

– Jewish United Nations Day28th Milvian Bridge Day – Christian29th World Stroke Day30th Diwali – Deepavali – Hindu, Sikh, Jain British Summertime ends31st All Hallows’ Eve – Christian Samhain (Halloween) – Pagan Reformation Day – Protestant Christian New Year – Jain Bank Holiday – ROI

Special Days

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month | Down Syndrome Awareness MonthDomestic Violence Awareness Month | Black History Month (UK) | Aids Awareness Month

‘If you expect people to be the same as you, you’ll always be disappointed.’

Julie MuskInternal Communication and Involvement Specialist AWP


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You pay God acompliment by askinggreat things of Him.

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Do you regularly quantify the benefits of diversity and promote

the organization's successes?

1st All Saints’ Day – Christian Samhain – Beltane – Wicca/Pagan

northern and southern hemispheres 2nd All Souls’ Day – Christian Coronation of Emperor Haile

Selassie I – Rastafari5th Guy Fawkes Night9th Dedication of the Lateran Basilica

– Catholic Christian11th Armistice Day – Interfaith12th Birthday of Baha’u’llah – Baha’i13th Remembrance Sunday World Kindness Day14th Birthday of Guru Nanak Dev Sahib

– Sikh World Diabetes Day – Secular15th Nativity Fast begins – Orthodox

Christian19th International Men’s Day20th Feast of Christ the King – Christian Universal Children’s Day24th Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahdur – Sikh Thanksgiving – Interfaith USA25th International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women26th Day of the Covenant – Baha’i27th Advent Sunday – Christian28th Ascension of Abdul’l-Baha – Baha’i30th Saint Andrew’s Day – Christian Bank Holiday – Scotland

Special Days

November is Epilepsy Awareness Month | Lung Cancer Awareness Month Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month

‘Equality means everyone is an equally valued, participating person who

that affect their lives.’

Judith BrownChair Bristol Older People’s Forum and Deputy Chair Bristol Ageing Better



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Is there a clear leadershipcommitment to diversity

at all levels in your organisation?

1st World AIDS Day2nd International Day for the Abolition

of Slavery – Secular3rd International Day of Persons with

Disabilities – Secular6th Saint Nicholas’ Day8th Feast of the Immaculate Conception

– Christian Rohatsu (Bodhi Day) – Buddhist9th International Anti-Corruption Day10th Human Rights Day12th Mawlid an Nabi – Islam Feast Day of Our Lady of Guadalupe

– Catholic Christian16th Posadas Navidenas – Hispanic

Christian (16th – 25th)18th International Migrants Day – Secular20th International Human Solidarity Day21st Winter Solstice Yule – Wicca/Pagan northern

hemisphere Litha – Wicca/Pagan southern

hemisphere Yule – Christian24th Christmas Eve – Christian Chanukah begins at sundown – Jewish

(24th December – 1st January)25th Christmas Day – Christian Feast of the Nativity – Orthodox

Christian26th Saint Stephen’s Day – Christian Boxing Day – Secular Bank Holiday – England, Wales,

Scotland, Northern Ireland and ROI Zarathosht Diso (Death of Prophet

Zarathushtra) – Zoroastrian27th Bank Holiday – England, Wales,

Scotland, Northern Ireland and ROI28th Holy Innocents – Christian30th Feast of the Holy Family – Catholic

Christian31st New Year’s Eve Watch Night – Christian

Special Days

December is Universal Human Rights Month | Spiritual Literacy Month

‘Equality is about treating people as they want to be treated, not as I think they want to be treated.’

Julie BenfellHead of Compliance AWP



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2017January

We must be willing to letgo of the life we haveplanned so as to have thelife that is waiting for us.

Joseph Campbell


Have you clear objectives and a plan to promote inclusion and respect

in 2016?

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1st Mary, Mother of God – Catholic Christian

Feast of Saint Basil – Orthodox Christian Gantan-sai (New Year) – Shinto New Year’s Day/Hogmanay – Secular2nd Bank Holiday – England, Wales,

Scotland, Northern Ireland and ROI3rd Bank Holiday – Scotland4th World Braille Day5th Twelfth Night – Christian Birthday of Guru Gobindh Singh – Sikh6th Epiphany – Christian Feast of the Theophany – Orthodox Christian Dia de los Reyes – Christian Nativity of Christ – Armenian Orthodox

Christian7th Christmas Day – Orthodox Christian Christmas Day – Ethiopian Rastafari Feast of the Nativity – Orthodox

Christian8th Baptism of the Lord Jesus – Christian9th Seijin no hi (Coming of Age Day) – Shinto

12th 12-15 Mahayana New Year – Buddhist13th Saint Hilary’s Day – Christian Maghi – Sikh14th New Year – Orthodox Christian Makar Sankranti – Hindu15th World Religion Day – Baha’i16th Martin Luther King Jnr. Day17th Blessing of the Animals – Hispanic

Catholic Christian18th 18-25 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity – Christian19th Timkat – Ethiopian Orthodox Christian21st Saint Agnes Day – Christian25th Robert Burns Night (Burns Night) Saint Paul’s Day – Christian26th Australia Day27th Holocaust Memorial Day28th Saint Thomas Aquinas Day – Christian Data Privacy Day Chinese New Year – Confucian, Daoist,

Buddhist31st Birthday of Guru Har Rai – Sikh

January is National Eye Care Month | Cervical Health Awareness MonthCelebration of Life Month | Alcohol Concern Dry January

Special Days

‘Different identities – one world. Let’s celebrate! ’

Quote from a Carer


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It isn't what you have, orwho you are, or where youare, or what you are doingthat makes you happy orunhappy. It is what youthink about.

Dale Carnegie



Have you identified your main

diversity challenges?

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1st Vasant Panchami – Hindu2nd Candlemas (Presentation of Christ in

the Temple) – Christian Imbolc – Lughnassadh – Wicca/Pagan Presentation of Christ in the Temple

– Christian Northern and Southern Hemispheres Saint Brigid of Kildare – Celtic Christian3rd Setsubun-sai – Shinto Saint Blaise Day – Christian4th World Cancer Day5th Four Chaplains Sunday – Interfaith10th Tu BiShvat begins at sundown – Jewish11th Our Lady of Lourdes – Christian12th Darwin Day Triodion begins – Orthodox Christian14th Saint Valentine’s Day15th Nirvana Day – Buddhist – Jain International Childhood Cancer Day19th Meatfare Sunday – Orthodox Christian20th World Day of Social Justice25th Maha Shivaratri – Hindu26th Cheesefare Sunday – Orthodox

Christian– Christian

27th Clean Monday – Orthodox Christian28th Shrove Tuesday – Christian

Special Days

February is National Heart Month | Lesbian Gay Bisexual Trans History MonthRaynaud’s and Scleroderma Awareness Month | Cholangiocarcinoma Awareness Month

‘Diversity matters, We all need to count.’

Wendy KelvinHead of Learning and DevelopmentAWP


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Get out of your own way…Stop the paralysis byanalysis… Dream yourdream… Then wake upand bring it to life!Steve Maraboli



What resources have youcommitted to meeting

your diversity and inclusion priorities this year?

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1st Zero Discrimination Day – Secular Saint David’s Day Ash Wednesday – Christian Self Injury Awareness Day2nd Nineteen Day Fast (start) – Baha’i5th Saint Piran’s Day – Christian Orthodox Sunday – Orthodox Christian8th International Women’s Day9th No Smoking Day (UK)11th Purim begins at sundown – Judaism12th Magha Puja (Sangha Day) – Buddhist Disabled Access Day (UK)13th Hola Mohalla – Sikh Holi – Hindu17th Saint Patrick’s Day – Christian Bank Holiday – Northern Ireland

and ROI19th Saint Joseph’s Day20th Spring Equinox Ostara – Wicca/Pagan, Northern

hemisphere Mabon – Wicca/Pagan, Southern

hemisphere International Day of Happiness Naw-Rúz (New Year) – Baha’i21st Norooz (New Year)

– Persian/Zoroastrian International Day for the Elimination

of Racial Discrimination – Secular22nd World Water Day23rd World Meteorological Day24th World TB Day25th Annunciation to the Theotokos

– Orthodox Christian26th British Summertime begins Mothering Sunday28th Ramayana – Hindu Hindu New Year – Hindu Khordad Sal (Birth of Prophet

Zarathushtra) – Zoroastrian

Special Days

March is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month | Ovarian Cancer Awareness MonthSave your Vision Month | Women’s History Month | Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month

Brain Tumour Awareness Month

‘We can use ‘differences’ to educate not separate…

We can use ‘differences’ to thrive not discriminate…

We can use ‘differences’ to value ourselves, not to denigrate…’

Quote from a Health Care Assistant AWP

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DIVERSITY

CALENDAR 2016

The Cover, June and September images used

in this calendar are taken from the Fresh Art@

Project. This project is run as a partnership

between AWP & Creativity Works as well as Bath

Museums, The Holburne Museum, The American

Museum in Britain and No1 Royal Crescent.

Fresh Art@ is a socially engaged creative group

providing ‘fresh artwork’ that promotes

conversation and inspiration within AWP clinical

settings. Fresh Art@ support participating artists

to develop new creative transferable skills as

well as a sense of pride to having work on

display within the Clinical spaces of the AWP.

Participating artists are people with experience

of mental health challenges plus friends, family

and staff. Fresh Art@ presents mental health in

a positive light, breaking down the stigma often

associated with mental health. If you would like

to support Fresh Art@ you can visit

www.creativityworks.org.uk/get-involved

Documents

01 · 5th World Teachers’ Day 9th World Post Day Birthday of Guru Ram Das Sikh 10th Thanksgiving (Canada) – Interfaith World Mental Health Day – Secular 11th Dasara – Hindu