Inclusion Calendar
2021/2022
Celebrating equality, diversity and inclusion at Newcastle High
At Newcastle High School for Girls we are committed to creating an equal and inclusive learning environment where we can celebrate our individual diversity and feel confident to challenge inequality. Each month has a theme which can be integrated into curricular and co-curricular activities during that month. There are also some ideas as to how you can raise your own awareness or show your support. The key dates highlighted draw attention to key events celebrated by the main world religions, as well as awareness raising days, equality events and other special days. It is not an exhaustive list.
September
05
21
07
23
International Day of Charity
Rosh Hashanah (Jewish)
08
Nativity of Virgin Mary (Christian)
10
World Suicide Prevention Day
10
Ganesh Chaturthi (Hindu)
14
Holy Cross Day (Christian)
15
International Day of Democracy
16
Yom Kippur (Jewish)
21
International Day of Peace
Sukkot (Jewish)
Bi Visibility Day
26
World Deaf Day
29
Simchat Torah (Jewish)
29
Michaelmas (Christian)
“You should put a good deal of thought into the happiness that you are able to give.” Eleanor Roosevelt
October
01-31
19
01-31
22
04
26
06
31
Black History Month UK
Global Diversity Awareness Month
Dyslexia Awareness Day
Navaratri begins (Hindu)
09
Birthday of Guru Ram Das (Sikh)
10
World Mental Health Day
14
World Sight Day
15
Dussehra – Dasara (Hindu)
18
Anti-Slavery Day
Mawlid al-Nabi (Islam)
International Stammering Awareness Day
Intersex Awareness Day
All Hallows’ Eve (Christian)
“The more you know of your history - the more liberated you are.” Maya Angelou
November
01-30
11-14
01
13
02
13-19
04
14
04
14-21
06
19
07
19
08
20
11
20
Islamophobia Awareness Month
All Saints’ Day (Christian)
All Souls’ Day (Christian)
Diwali – Deepavali (Hindu, Sikh, Jain)
Bandi Chhor Divas (Sikh)
Birth of the Bab (Baha’i)
Birth of Baha’u’llah (Baha’i)
Intersex Day of Solidarity
Armistice Day (Interfaith)
Antibullying Week
World Kindness Day
Transgender Awareness Week
Remembrance Sunday
Inter Faith Week
International Men’s Day
Birthday of Guru Nanak Dev (Sikh)
Universal Children’s Day
Transgender Day of Remembrance
24
Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur (Sikh)
25
Thanksgiving (Interfaith USA)
28
Advent Sunday (Christian)
29
Chanukah / Hanukkah (Jewish)
30
Saint Andrew’s Day (Christian)
“Kindness is a currency from a well that will never dry up.” Lady Gaga
December
01
25
02
26
World AIDS Day
International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
03
International Day of Persons with Disabilities
08
Rohatsu – Bodhi Day (Buddhist)
10
Human Rights Day
18
International Migrants Day
20
International Human Solidarity Day
21
Winter Solstice Yule
24
Christmas Eve (Christian)
Christmas Day (Christian)
Boxing Day
26
Saint Stephen’s Day (Christian)
31
New Year’s Eve
“The new year stands before us like a chapter in a book, waiting to be written.” Melody Beattie
January
01
18
01
18-25
04
25
06
27
13
31
Gantan-sai (New Year Shinto)
Global Family Day
World Braille Day
Epiphany (Christian)
Lohri/Maghi (Sikh)
14
Makar Sankranti (Hindu)
16
World Religion Day
16-17
Tu B’Shvat (Jewish)
17
Martin Luther King Jnr Day
Mahayana New Year (Buddhist)
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (Christian)
Robert Burns Night (Burns Night)
Holocaust Memorial Day
Birthday of Guru Har Rai (Sikh)
“I don’t think of all the misery but of the beauty that still remains.” Anne Frank
February
01
06
01
08
World Hijab Day
Chinese New Year (Confucian, Daoist, Buddhist)
01-02
Imbolc-Lughnasadh (Wicca / Pagan Northern and Southern hemispheres)
01-07
World Interfaith harmony Week & UK Race Equality Week
01-07
Children’s Mental Health Week
01-28
LGBT+ History Month
02
Candlemas (Christian)
04
World Cancer Day
05
Vasant Panchami (Hindu)
Time to Talk Day
Safer Internet Day
11
International Day of Women and Girls in Science
14
Saint Valentine’s Day
15
Parinirvana Day / Nirvana Day (Buddhist)
20
World Day of Social Justice
25
International STAND UP to Bullying Day
“Gay rights and human rights are one and the same.” Hilary Clinton
March
01-31
11
01
11-20
01
16-17
01
17
01
18
02
18-20
02
19
03
20
08
21
Women’s History Month
Shrove Tuesday (Christian)
Zero Discrimination Day
International Wheelchair Day
Saint David’s Day (Christian)
Ash Wednesday (Christian)
Nineteen Day Fast (Baha’i)
World Hearing Day
International Women’s Day
Lailat al Miraj (Islam)
British Science Week
Purim (Jewish)
Saint Patrick’s Day (Christian)
Lailat al Bara’ah (Islam)
Hola Mohalla (Sikh)
Holi (Hindu)
Naw-Ruz (New Year – Baha’i)
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
27
Mothering Sunday
31
International Transgender Day of Visibility
“There is no limit to what we, as women, can accomplish.” Michelle Obama
April
01
15
02
15
02
15-23
02
16
02
17
07
18
08
18
14
18-24
14
20
Birthday of Guru Tegh Bahadur (Sigh)
World Autism Awareness Day
Ramadan Begins (Islam)
Ugadi (New Year – Hindu)
Ramayana Begins (Hindu)
World Health Day
International Romani Day
Maundy Thursday (Christian)
Mahavir Jayanti (Jain)
Good Friday (Christian)
Birthday of Guru Arjan Dev (Sikh)
Passover (Jewish)
Hanuman Jayanti (Hindu)
Easter Sunday (Christian)
Easter Monday (Christian)
Birthday of Guru Angad Dev (Sikh)
MS Awareness Week
First Day of Ridvan (Baha’i)
22
Earth Day
22
Stephen Lawrence Day
23
Saint George’s Day (Christian)
27
Yom HaShoah (Jewish)
29
Ninth Day of Ridvan (Baha’i)
“I don’t need easy. I just need possible.” Bethany Hamilton
May
01
15
01
17
01
19
Ramadan Ends (Islam)
Beltane (Wicca / Pagan Northern and Southern hemispheres)
Twelfth Day of Ridvan (Baha’i)
02-03
Vesak (Buddhist)
International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia
Global Accessibility Awareness Day
21
Eid al Fitr (Islam)
World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
02-08
23
03
23
08
26
09-15
29
15
29
Deaf Awareness Week
Akshaya Tritiya (Hindu, Jain)
World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day
Mental Health Awareness Week
National Children’s Day
Birthday of Guru Amar Das (Sikh)
Declaration of the Bab (Baha’i)
Ascension of Jesus (Christian)
Laylat al Qadr (Islam)
Ascension of Baha’u’llah (Baha’i)
“What mental health needs is more sunlight, more candour, more unashamed conversation.” Glenn Close
June
01-30
19-25
01-30
20
05
20-26
10
21
11
21
12
22
12
26
LGBT Pride Month
Gypsy, Roma and Traveller History Month
Pentecost (Christian)
Martyrdom of the Bab (Baha’i)
Global Wellness Day
World Day against Child Labour
Trinity Sunday
13-19
Men’s Health Week
19
Father’s Day
Refugee Week
World Refugee Day
Learning Disability Week
Summer Solstice
World Humanist Day
UK Windrush Day
Ascension of the Lord (Orthodox Christian)
“Refugees are you and I with different circumstances.” Elisa Johnstone
July
01-31
18-17
05
23
06-07
23
Make a Difference to Children Month
Birthday of Guru Hargobind (Sikh)
Tish’a B’av (Jewish)
07-08
Ashura (Islam)
08-09
Waqf al Arafa (Islam)
09-13
Eid al Adha (Islam)
15
World Youth Skills Day
17
World Day for International Justice
18
Nelson Mandela International Day
(July/August) South Asian Heritage Month
Birthday of Guru Har Krishan (Sikh)
Birthday of Emperor Haile Selassie (Rastafari)
30
International Day of Friendship
“True friends are families which you can select.” Audrey Hepburn
August
01
Lughnasadh – Imbolc (Wicca/Pagan Northern and Southern hemispheres)
06
Transfiguration (Christian)
12
International Youth Day
15
Cycle to Work Day
19
World Humanitarian Day
23
International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and it’s Abolition
25-27
Rosh Hashanah (Jewish)
30
Al-Hijra / Muharram – New Year (Islam)
“Education is for improving the lives of others and for leaving your community and world better than you found it.” Marian Wright Edelman
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