A day commemorating The Honourable Lincoln Alexander, who was a pioneer in the fight for racial equity in Canada as the first Black Member of Parliament in the House of Commons, the first Black federal Minister, and the first Black Chair of the Worker’s Compensation Board of Ontario. (Canada)
Happy World Day for African and Afrodescendant Culture! Established in 2019 by UNESCO, this day is dedicated to embracing the vibrant cultures as well as the rich and diverse shared heritage of African and Afroescendent people around the world. May we continue to listen, celebrate, and educate ourselves towards uplifting and amplifying the voices, cultures, […]
A Hindu festival celebrated by the Tamil community in India and by the Tamil diaspora worldwide. The festival celebrates the victory of good over evil, light over darkness, and wisdom over ignorance. (Hinduism)
A Hindu festival that highlights the coming of spring, and is dedicated to the Hindu Goddess Saraswati, the goddess of knowledge, wisdom, learning, and art. (Hinduism)
Designated by the United Nations (UN), this day marks the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau and commemorates the six million Jewish victims of the Holocaust and millions of other victims of Nazism. (International)
A day commemorating the Islamophobic attack that took place at the Grand Mosque in Quebec City, which took the lives of six people and seriously injured 19 others. The Government of Canada established this commemorative day in 2021 to honour the victims and express solidarity with the survivors of this tragedy. (Canada)
Today marks the first day of Black History Month in Canada! Black History Month is a special opportunity for us to acknowledge the achievements, contributions, and resilience of Black people throughout Canadian history. The government of Canada declared this year's theme as: "Black Excellence: A Heritage to Celebrate; A Future to Build". While it is […]
Founded by Nazma Khan, World Hijab Day recognizes the millions of Muslim women who choose to wear the hijab and was created to foster religious tolerance and understanding by inviting women (non-Hijabi Muslims/non-Muslims) to experience the hijab for one day. (International)
World Interfaith Harmony Week is an annual event observed during the first week of February, after General Assembly designation in 2010. The General Assembly pointed out that mutual understanding and interreligious dialogue constitute important dimensions of a culture of peace and established World Interfaith Harmony Week as a way to promote harmony between all people […]
A Muslim holiday that commemorates the Prophet Muhammad's nighttime journey from Mecca to Jerusalem where he ascended to heaven, was purified, and given the instruction for Muslims to recite Salat (ritual prayer) five times a day. Also known as Isra and Mi'raj, Al Isra'wal Miraj or Laylat al Miraj. Begins at previous sundown. (Islam)
SSMLIP would like to wish everyone a Happy and Prosperous Lunar New Year! Lunar New Year is celebrated across many East Asian countries, and usually falls on the second new moon after the winter solstice. It is based on a lunisolar calendar, which uses astronomical observations of the Sun's position in the sky and the […]
A day designated for the dismantling of gender stereotypes – specifically to end institutional and systemic gender imbalances in science. (International)
