Holocaust Memorial Day - 27th January 2008
The liberation of the extermination and concentration camps
presents one of the greatest opportunities to show our respect
for the survivors of Nazi persecution and mass murder, and to
listen to what they can tell us about the best and the worst of
human behaviour.
http://www.bethshalom.com
Holocaust web centre, acting as hub for organisations involved
in Holocaust remembrance and genocide prevention. Has
information, educational resources, time lines, images and
useful links.
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Chinese New Year – 26th January 2009
Local Chinese associations will mark the New Year.
www.bbc.co.uk
National BBC website. Use search facility on this site -search
for+ Chinese New Year to find national and local events. The
Religion pages of BBC website have information about Chinese New
Year celebrations.
www.bbc.co.uk/bristol
BBC Bristol website. Use search facility to find information on
local events.
www.new-year.co.uk/chinese/
Scottish website with Chinese New Year information.
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Refugee Week 16th - 22nd June 2008
Refugee Week is a UK wide programme of events which celebrates the
contribution of refugees to the UK.
Use the link below for more information:
http://www.refugeeweek.org.uk/
For events local to Bristol go to:
http://bristolrefugeeweek.co.uk/
http://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk
Refugee Council website. Information about refugees, resources
and links.
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European Day of Languages - 26th September
Celebrating linguistic diversity, plurilingualism and lifelong
language learning.
http://www.cilt.org.uk
National Centre for Languages website, look down left hand of
page, go to Promoting Languages and click on European Day Of
Languages for information, free resources, quizzes and
competitions.
http://www.ecml.at
European Centre for Modern Languages website, a Council of
Europe sponsored organisation. Click on Activities section on
left hand side of page then click on European Day of Languages.
Information on European events, ideas for school and class
activities, resources and links.
http://www.newburypark.redbridge.sch.uk/langofmonth/index.html
School site providing key words and greetings in a variety of
languages. Includes spoken language, information on country of
origin, suggested activities for languages of the month and
resources for display.
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Black History Month - October
Every year Black History Month is celebrated in the UK and
the USA. Sometimes referred to as African or Afrikan History
Month, originally a project in the USA to mark the contribution
of African Americans and other Black people. Now sometimes
widened to include the contributions of other ethnic minorities
in UK and across the world. Many sites listed below are
recommended not only for Black History Month but for use
throughout the year to include contributions of Black people in
History curriculum and other subjects.
www.blackpresence.co.uk
The Black Presence in Britain website, providing information on
Black British history. Useful site to start with. Many links to
other sources of information.
http://www.realhistories.org.uk
Real Histories Directory -excellent website for Black History
Month and all year round for contribution of Black and ethnic
minorities.
www.bbc.co.uk
Search main BBC website for Black History, find information on
TV and radio programmes, national events, information and links.
www.bbc.co.uk/bristol
Local BBC website. Use search facility to find Black History
Month programmes, events, information and links.
www.channel4.com
Channel 4 website. Use search facility to find Black and Asian
History Map . Has a timeline where you can search for info from
a particular period. You can also search for information from
regions of UK . Plenty of information and links. Also use main
site to search for Black History programmes, events and
information.
www.equalityhumanrights.com/
Commission for Racial Equality. Information about Black History
Month and links to websites with details of resources and
events.
http://www.mgtrust.org/
The Memorial Gates Trust website in honour of the five million
men and women from the Indian subcontinent, Africa and the
Caribbean who volunteered to serve with the Armed Forces during
the First and Second World Wars. Information and images of
various campaigns in two world wars. Includes useful links.
http://www.empiremuseum.co.uk
Empire and Commonwealth Museum -Will have details of Black
History Month events and is a good source of information about
contributions of people from the Commonwealth.
www.iwm.org.uk
Imperial War Museum -Good source of information on contribution
of Commonwealth people and troops to war effort in WW I and II.
Use search facility to find Black History information.
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One World Week - October
One world week will be held on 19th – 26th October 2008. One
World Week is an annual opportunity to join a worldwide movement
of people taking action for justice locally and globally.
http://www.oneworldweek.org
One World Week website with downloadable activities, information
about One World Week events and useful links.
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Human Rights Day - 10th December
Event promoting human rights and human rights education.
www.hrea.org
Human Rights Education Associates multilingual website- an
international non-governmental organisation that supports human
rights learning. Use search facility to find Human Rights Day
information. Includes resources, links, information and ideas
for marking Human Rights Day.
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Religious Festivals
Information about major religious festival is available online.
You can search using terms Religious Calendars or Religious
Festivals. Search the BBC website in Religion section for
information on major religious festivals.
Some LEA websites will carry information about religious
festivals e.g.
http://www.birmingham.gov.uk
Birmingham City Council. Use the search facility to find
Cultural Festivals. Has information about major religious
festivals along with dates.
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