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Weekly Calendar Alerts Bulletin Nov/Dec 2009


STE's Weekly Calendar Alert Bulletin

A weekly bulletin to sensitize our subscribers to upcoming calendar events... breathes a little life, joy, and celebration into otherwise ordinary days.  

We also identify "Schedule alerts", those upcoming dates when organizations could experience unanticipated absenteeism, special days when those marking the occasion customarily take time off from work as part of religious practices, or just to celebrate the occasion with family and friends.  
D i v e rsi ty at work - a fact in most organizations. A "branded" online multicultural diversity calendar like thisfor your organization's intranet / extranet keeps your managers ahead of those events which will affect employee attendance.

Add a "branded"  Multicultural Calendar to YOUR organization's intranet and customize it with YOUR organization-specific dates, eg: Founder's day; date of IPO; company picnic, etc.

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2009
http://multiculturalcalendar.com/ecal/images/signs/1.gif Schedule Alert - A Day on which those celebrating the occasion customarily wish or take time off from work.

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November
2009

(Click Image to Enlarge) Lentils – a village woman from the Indian desert state of Rajasthan bends over a mud stove on which simmers a pot of dal – a type of spiced lentil soup, which will be served with wheat rotis (flatbread).

Lentils – a village woman from 
the Indian desert state of Rajasthan 
bends over a mud stove on which 
simmers  a pot of dal – a type of 
spiced lentil soup, which will be 
served with wheat rotis (flatbread).

THIS MONTH
November -- NATIONAL NATIVE MONTH - USA, Canada
This month is designated to honour and recognize all Native, Indigenous, and Aboriginal of not only the Americas but in the world. Four years prior to 1990, US Congress had enacted legislation designating ’American Indian Heritage Week.’ On August 3, 1990, a Joint Resolution designated the month of November, 1990 as `National American Indian Heritage Month.` During this month, the contributions of the continent’s first inhabitants are remembered and celebrated through ceremonies, powwows and special feasts.


November 27, 2009
*** Black Friday / Buy Nothing Day (USA)
Although not a "schedule alert" day, the day after US Thanksgiving is, to us foreign observers, an increasingly interesting phenomenon.  It's called "BLACK" Friday because it is reported to be the day when the big, loudly hyped sales pull retailers into the black... into profitability.  It has been the biggest retailing day of the year.

But, it's also a time when the US looks a lot like a country at war with itself internally.  A country struggling with a tradition of defining itself by the success of retail sales.  Coincident with Black Friday is "BUY NOTHING DAY", an anti-consumerism protest movement promoted by Adbusters.  In 2009, Adbusters is attempting to escalate the day into Wildcat strikes worldwide.


November 27, 2009
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Eid-ul-Adha (Islam)
It concludes the Hajj and is a three-day festival celebrating Abraham's test of obedience to Allah when he was asked to sacrifice his son Ismael. At the last minute, Allah replaced Ismael with a lamb. Since Eid is determined by the first sighting of the new moon, the date varies by a day depending on whether the Saudi Arabian or North American sighting is being observed. This calendar follows the North American dates which is a day later.

Buy Nothing Day 
Friday, November 27, 2009 (USA/Canada)
Saturday, November 28, 2009 (International)
Day after US Thanksgiving... typically the biggest shopping day of the year in the USA.

As the planet starts heating up, maybe it’s time to finally go cold turkey. Take the personal challenge by locking up your debit card, your credit cards, your money clip, and see what it feels like to opt out of consumer culture completely, even if only for 24 hours. Like the millions of people who have done this fast before you, you may be rewarded with a life-changing epiphany. While you’re at it, what better time to point out real alternatives to unbridled consumption – and the climate uncertainty that it entails – by taking your BND spirit to the streets?

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UNIVERSAL HUMAN RIGHTS MONTH
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) was adopted by the UN in 1948 as a response to the Nazi holocaust and to set a standard by which the human rights activities of all nations, rich and poor alike, are to be measured. Some of the Rights are: No one shall be subjected to cruel and inhuman punishment, being entitled to a fair and public hearing by an impartial tribunal, the right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects`, the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion, the right to a standard of living to include food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services, the right to education, the right to participate in the cultural life of the community, not being arbitrarily deprived of his property, a speedy juried trail and right to legal counsel.

http://multiculturalcalendar.com/ecal/images/signs/1.gif Schedule Alert - A Day on which those celebrating the occasion customarily wish or take time off from work.

December 12, 2009
http://multiculturalcalendar.com/ecal/images/signs/1.gif Hanukkah (Jewish)
The Festival of Lights is celebrated for eight days. Approximately in 164 B.C., Maccabees, a small group of Jews fighting for religious freedom won victory over the Syrians. The legend goes that to rededicate the Temple, they found only one jar of holy oil and miraculously the candelabra remained lit for 8 days. The eighth candle menorah is lighted. Special readings and songs of praise focus on liberty and freedom.

December 25, 2009
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Christmas Day (Christian) This day celebrates Jesus Christ's birth over 2000 years ago. Customs include lighting candles, exchanging gifts and using evergreen decorations to celebrate this day, the most widely observed Christian festival of the year. In most communities it is a family day.

December 26, 2009
http://multiculturalcalendar.com/ecal/images/signs/1.gif Boxing Day (Canada, U.K., Ireland, England)
It was once a day when the church's poor boxes were opened. In Britain, originally a day when gifts (boxes) are given to servants, tradespeople, or others who provide services.

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Nov 27: Eid-ul-Adha (Islam)



2009-11-27 - Eid-ul-Adha
It concludes the Hajj and is a three-day festival celebrating Abraham's test of obedience to Allah when he was asked to sacrifice his son Ismael. At the last minute, Allah replaced Ismael with a lamb. Since Eid is determined by the first sighting of the new moon, the date varies by a day depending on whether the Saudi Arabian or North American sighting is being observed. This calendar follows the North American dates which is a day later.

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Nov 25: St. Catherine's Day (France)

November 25 - St. Catherine's Day.  Are you a Catherinette?

Are you an unmarried woman over 25? Then according to an old Quebec tradition, you'd be a "Catherinette!" But don't worry… put on your apron and start pulling some taffy!

But where does this custom come from?

Tradition says that long ago there was a woman named Catherine who was executed around the year 307 for refusing to marry the Roman Emperor Maxentius. In the 12th century, St. Catherine was named the patron of unmarried women. So on her feast day, November 25, it was customary to expose her statue in all the churches of Paris. The oldest of the marriageable women would place a starched cap on her head, while all the unmarried female workers would wear paper bonnets in their hair. This gave rise to the French saying, common in France and French Canada, "to do St. Catherine's hair," meaning "to remain an old maid." The same custom was found in Brittany and Normandy where the statue was dressed up in the local style. 

The tradition was brought to New France with the first settlers, but it is to Marguerite Bourgeois, a teaching sister who was an important figure in the young colony, that we owe "St. Catherine's taffy." To attract the attention of her little aboriginal pupils, she decided to make some taffy. She had opened her first school in Ville-Marie (Montreal) on November 25, and she commemorated the anniversary each year by making taffy so that St. Catherine's day also became known in Quebec as "taffy day." It became customary for marriageable girls to make taffy and give some to all the eligible young men in the area to show off their cooking skill. In English Canada and the US, the sweets became known as "kisses," since whoever kissed the girl would win her heart.

 

Le 25 novembre : jour de la Sainte Catherine. Êtes-vous une « Catherinette »?

Êtes-vous une femme non mariée de plus de 25 ans? Alors selon une ancienne tradition québécoise, vous êtes une « Catherinette »! Mais ne vous inquiétez pas… mettez votre tablier et commencez à faire de la tire!

Mais d’où vient cette coutume?

La tradition veut qu’une femme nommée Catherine ait été exécutée autour de l’année 307 pour avoir refusé de marier
l’empereur romain Maxentius. Au XIIe siècle, Sainte Catherine a été nommée la patronne des femmes non mariées. Ainsi, le 25 novembre, jour de la Sainte Catherine, la coutume indique que l’on expose sa statue dans toutes les églises de Paris. La femme nubile la plus âgée porte un bonnet empesé sur sa tête tandis que toutes les travailleuses non mariées portent des bonnets en papier. C’est ce qui a donné naissance à l’expression française, très courante en France et au Canada français : « coiffer Sainte-Catherine ». Cette expression signifie être vieille fille. On retrouve la même coutume en Bretagne et en Normandie où la statue est habillée selon le style local.

La tradition est arrivée en Nouvelle France avec les premiers colons, mais c’est à Marguerite Bourgeois, une religieuse enseignante qui a joué un rôle important dans la jeune colonie, que l’on doit la « tire de la Sainte-Catherine ». Pour attirer l’attention de ses jeunes élèves autochtones, elle avait décidé de faire de la tire. Elle avait ouvert sa première école à Ville-Marie (Montréal) le 25 novembre, et elle en soulignait l’anniversaire chaque année en faisant de la tire. C’est pourquoi la Sainte Catherine au Québec est devenue synonyme de « journée de la tire ». C’est devenu une tradition que les femmes nubiles fassent de la tire et en donnent à tous les jeunes hommes célibataires de la région afin de faire valoir leurs talents culinaires. Au Canada anglais et aux États-Unis, la tire était aussi connue sous le nom de « kisses » puisque l’homme qui embrassait la fille gagnait son cœur.

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Nov 27: Buy Nothing Day Morphs Into a Wildcat General Strike

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Wildcat General Strike

Buy Nothing Day is just a few days away and world leaders are gathering for the climate summit in Copenhagen … now is the moment to communicate that our five-planet lifestyles are unsustainable, that we have to consume less. This year we’re calling for a Wildcat General Strike. Help spread the word by downloading this press release and distributing it as widely as you can. Then go to www.adbusters.org/BND and organize a Buy Nothing Day event or join one that’s already happening in your area.

Download!Spread the word by downloading this press release and distributing it as widely as you can: JPG | PDF

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BUY NOTHING DAY MORPHS INTO A WILDCAT GENERAL STRIKE ON THE EVE OF COPENHAGEN CLIMATE SUMMIT

Over the last few years – as people grow increasingly anxious about rising sea levels, melting glaciers and the possibility of a catastrophic tipping point on climate change – Buy Nothing Day has exploded into a global movement, inspiring the world’s citizens to live more simply and buy a whole lot less.

Designed to coincide with Black Friday in the United States (which falls on November 27 this year) and the unofficial start of the international holiday shopping season (Saturday, November 28), the festival takes many forms – from personal one-day fasts to relaxed family outings and from free, noncommercial street parties to politically charged public protests, credit card cut-ups, mall invasions and pranks and shenanigans of all kinds. Anyone can take part, provided they spend 24 hours without shopping.

“There’s only one way to avoid the collapse of this human experiment of ours on Planet Earth,” says Kalle Lasn, the co-founder of Adbusters Media Foundation, “we have to consume less … Our culture of excess and meaningless consumption – the glorified spending and borrowing of the past decade – is at the root of the ecological and economic crises we now find ourselves in.”

This year Buy Nothing Day organizers around the world are confronting the issue of meaningless consumption head on. In addition to the usual personal plunges and celebrations, we’re calling for a WILDCAT GENERAL STRIKE: a worldwide rejection of the value system that is killing our planet. As global leaders gear up for the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen on December 7, we’re asking tens of millions of people around the world to bring the capitalist consumption machine to a grinding – if only momentary – halt.

“We hope to set off a chain reaction of refusal against consumer capitalism," says Lasn, “while sending a message to Barack Obama, Wen Jiabao and the other world leaders that failure in Copenhagen is not an option … We want legally binding limits on carbon emissions now!”

 


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Nov 23: Kinro Kansha No Hi (Japan) [

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2009-11-23 - Kinro Kansha No Hi (Japan)
This is the Japanese Labour Thanksgiving Day when people express gratitude to each other for their labours throughout the year.
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Labor Thanksgiving Day (勤労感謝の日 Kinrō kansha no hi?) 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labour_Thanksgiving_Day

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November 20: Universal Children's Day (UN)

        
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Universal Children's Day

20 November


By resolution 836(IX) of 14 December 1954, the General Assembly recommended that all countries institute a Universal Children's Day, to be observed as a day of worldwide fraternity and understanding between children. It recommended that the Day was to be observed also as a day of activity devoted to promoting the ideals and objectives of the Charter and the welfare of the children of the world. The Assembly suggested to governments that the Day be observed on the date and in the way which each considers appropriate. The date 20 November, marks the day on which the Assembly adopted the Declaration of the Rights of the Child, in 1959, and the Convention on the Rights of the Child, in 1989.

In 2000 world leaders outlined Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) – which range from halving extreme poverty to halting the spread of HIV/AIDS and providing universal primary education, all by the target date of 2015. Though the Goals are for all humankind, they are primarily about children. UNICEF notes that six of the eight goals relate directly to children and meeting the last two will also make critical improvements in their lives. (MDGs, UNICEF.)

Links to UN and UN System sites:

UNICEF

United Nations

International Labour Organization

Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees

Unesco

World Health Organization

World Bank


ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:

The additional resources links on this page are provided for information purposes only and do not necessarily represent an endorsement by the United Nations.

Amnesty International - Child Soldiers

Child Rights Information Network

Children Now

Defence for Children International

ECPAT International

Global Children's Organization

Headliners

Human Rights Watch - Children's Rights

International Save the Children Alliance

NetAid

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Weekly Calendar Alerts Bulletin Nov/Dec 2009


STE's Weekly Calendar Alert Bulletin

A weekly bulletin to sensitize our subscribers to upcoming calendar events... breathes a little life, joy, and celebration into otherwise ordinary days.  

We also identify "Schedule alerts", those upcoming dates when organizations could experience unanticipated absenteeism, special days when those marking the occasion customarily take time off from work as part of religious practices, or just to celebrate the occasion with family and friends.  
D i v e rsi ty at work - a fact in most organizations. A "branded" online multicultural diversity calendar like thisfor your organization's intranet / extranet keeps your managers ahead of those events which will affect employee attendance.

Add a "branded"  Multicultural Calendar to YOUR organization's intranet and customize it with YOUR organization-specific dates, eg: Founder's day; date of IPO; company picnic, etc.

[Ask  me for more info!...]

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2009
http://multiculturalcalendar.com/ecal/images/signs/1.gif Schedule Alert - A Day on which those celebrating the occasion customarily wish or take time off from work.

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November
2009

(Click Image to Enlarge) Lentils – a village woman from the Indian desert state of Rajasthan bends over a mud stove on which simmers a pot of dal – a type of spiced lentil soup, which will be served with wheat rotis (flatbread).

Lentils – a village woman from 
the Indian desert state of Rajasthan 
bends over a mud stove on which 
simmers  a pot of dal – a type of 
spiced lentil soup, which will be 
served with wheat rotis (flatbread).

THIS MONTH
November -- NATIONAL NATIVE MONTH - USA, Canada
This month is designated to honour and recognize all Native, Indigenous, and Aboriginal of not only the Americas but in the world. Four years prior to 1990, US Congress had enacted legislation designating ’American Indian Heritage Week.’ On August 3, 1990, a Joint Resolution designated the month of November, 1990 as `National American Indian Heritage Month.` During this month, the contributions of the continent’s first inhabitants are remembered and celebrated through ceremonies, powwows and special feasts.


November 26, 2009
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Thanksgiving Day (USA)
Early American settlers gave thanks for good harvests by decorating their churches with fruits and vegetables and celebrated dinner with venison and waterfowl.


November 27, 2009
http://multiculturalcalendar.com/ecal/images/signs/1.gif Eid-ul-Adha (Islam)
It concludes the Hajj and is a three-day festival celebrating Abraham's test of obedience to Allah when he was asked to sacrifice his son Ismael. At the last minute, Allah replaced Ismael with a lamb. Since Eid is determined by the first sighting of the new moon, the date varies by a day depending on whether the Saudi Arabian or North American sighting is being observed. This calendar follows the North American dates which is a day later.

Buy Nothing Day 
Friday, November 27, 2009 (USA/Canada)
Saturday, November 28, 2009 (International)
Day after US Thanksgiving... typically the biggest shopping day of the year in the USA.

As the planet starts heating up, maybe it’s time to finally go cold turkey. Take the personal challenge by locking up your debit card, your credit cards, your money clip, and see what it feels like to opt out of consumer culture completely, even if only for 24 hours. Like the millions of people who have done this fast before you, you may be rewarded with a life-changing epiphany. While you’re at it, what better time to point out real alternatives to unbridled consumption – and the climate uncertainty that it entails – by taking your BND spirit to the streets?

=======================================

UNIVERSAL HUMAN RIGHTS MONTH
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) was adopted by the UN in 1948 as a response to the Nazi holocaust and to set a standard by which the human rights activities of all nations, rich and poor alike, are to be measured. Some of the Rights are: No one shall be subjected to cruel and inhuman punishment, being entitled to a fair and public hearing by an impartial tribunal, the right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects`, the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion, the right to a standard of living to include food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services, the right to education, the right to participate in the cultural life of the community, not being arbitrarily deprived of his property, a speedy juried trail and right to legal counsel.

http://multiculturalcalendar.com/ecal/images/signs/1.gif Schedule Alert - A Day on which those celebrating the occasion customarily wish or take time off from work.

December 12, 2009
http://multiculturalcalendar.com/ecal/images/signs/1.gif Hanukkah (Jewish)
The Festival of Lights is celebrated for eight days. Approximately in 164 B.C., Maccabees, a small group of Jews fighting for religious freedom won victory over the Syrians. The legend goes that to rededicate the Temple, they found only one jar of holy oil and miraculously the candelabra remained lit for 8 days. The eighth candle menorah is lighted. Special readings and songs of praise focus on liberty and freedom.

December 25, 2009
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Christmas Day (Christian) This day celebrates Jesus Christ's birth over 2000 years ago. Customs include lighting candles, exchanging gifts and using evergreen decorations to celebrate this day, the most widely observed Christian festival of the year. In most communities it is a family day.

December 26, 2009
http://multiculturalcalendar.com/ecal/images/signs/1.gif Boxing Day (Canada, U.K., Ireland, England)
It was once a day when the church's poor boxes were opened. In Britain, originally a day when gifts (boxes) are given to servants, tradespeople, or others who provide services.

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November 16, 2009

Nov 16: New Moon

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New Moon
Int’l Day Of Tolerance (UN)

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November 16, 2009

Nov 16: Louis Riel Day (Native Canadian)

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New Moon
Louis Riel Day(Aboriginal/Native Canadian)
He was the famous Metis leader who in 1885 led a rebellion and lost against the Canadian authorities because he feared more Metis land would be taken away by the settlers. Today his name is a symbol for Native independence.
Int’l Day Of Tolerance (UN)

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November 16, 2009

Buy Nothing Day is Coming - Nov 27th (USA); Nov 28th (Int'l)

Buy Nothing Day is an initiative started 20 years ago by Adbusters

ADBUSTERS
We are a global network of artists, activists, writers, pranksters, students, educators and entrepreneurs who want to advance the new social activist movement of the information age. Our aim is to topple existing power structures and forge a major shift in the way we will live in the 21st century.

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