MISD Diversity
Manor ISD Diversity Mission statement
Manor ISD strives to promote a climate of understanding and celebration of all forms of human diversity, included (not limited to): race, economic class, culture, age, religion, gender, sexual orientation, physical ability, family composition and nationality. Diversity also includes the traditions, ways of living, perceptions, the fullness of ideas, how people think of others, how they conceive of themselves, how that affects their interactions and enriches the human experience.
2009-2010 Manor ISD Diversity Calendar
SEPTEMBER 2009
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3 Wednesday ULAMBANA • Buddhist
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7 Monday LABOR DAY
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8 Tuesday INTERNATIONAL LITERACY DAY
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10 Grandparent’s Day
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9/15 – 10/15 Full Month NATIONAL HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH Celebrates the contributions, heritage and culture of Hispanic and Latino Americans
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17 Thursday CONSTITUTION DAY AND CITIZENSHIP DAY Commemorates the ratification of the United States Constitution in 1787. Also honors all who have become U.S. citizens.
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17 Thursday LAILA AL-QADR • Islamic
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“The Night of Power” marks the night in which God first revealed the Qur’an to the Prophet Muhammad. Often fixed as the 27th day of the Islamic month of Ramadan, Sunnis may also observe it on the 21st, 23rd, 25th or 29th. Shi’ites observes it on the 19th, 21st or 23rd of Ramadan.
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19 Saturday NAVARATRI • Hindu
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Nine-day festival celebrating the triumph of good over evil. It worships God in the form of the universal mother commonly referred to as Durga, Devi or Shakti, and marks the start of fall.
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19 & 20 ROSH HASHANAH • Jewish
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Beginning of the Jewish New Year and first of the High Holy Days, which marks the beginning of a ten-day period of penitence and spiritual renewal.
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21 Monday EID AL-FITR • Islamic
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“Feast of the Breaking of the Fast” marks the end of Ramadan, the holy month of fasting from dawn until dusk.
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21 WOMEN’S EQALITY DAY
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22 Tuesday AUTUMNAL EQUINOX
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The date when night and day are nearly of the same length. It marks the first day of fall. *September 28 Monday NATIVE AMERICAN DAY Celebrates Native American history and culture.
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28 Monday DASSERA • Hindu
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Anniversary of the day when Rama killed the evil demon Ravana. Also known as Durga Puja, which celebrates the goddess Durga.
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28 Monday YOM KIPPUR • Jewish
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The “Day of Atonement” marks the end of the Ten Days of Penitence that begin with Rosh HaShanah.
OCTOBER 2009
“Diversity Awareness Month”
“Disability Awareness Month”
“Children’s Health Month”
“Computer Learning Month”
“Halloween Safety Month”
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October Full Month LGBT HISTORY MONTH Marks and celebrates the lives and achievements of lesbian, gay bisexual and transgender people in the United States.
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October Full Month NATIONAL DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT AWARENESS MONTH Recognizes the contributions of workers with disabilities.
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October 3-9 Saturday-SUKKOT • Jewish Friday The week-long “Feast of Booths” commemorates the 40-year wandering of the Israelites in the desert on the way to the Promised Land.
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10 Saturday SHEMINI ATZERET • Jewish “The Eighth (Day) of Assembly” is observed on the day immediately following Sukkot.
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11 Sunday SIMCHAT TORAH • Jewish “Rejoicing in the Torah” celebrates the conclusion of the public reading of the Pentateuch and its beginning anew.
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12 Monday COLUMBUS DAY Marks Christopher Columbus’s landing at San Salvador on October 12, 1492. Known as Día de la Raza, “Day of the Race”, in Spanish-speaking countries and communities.
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17 Saturday INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE ERADICATION OF POVERTY - Call to action for the eradication of poverty and destitution worldwide.
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17 Saturday DIWALI • Hindu Also called Deepavali, “Festival of Lights”, it celebrates the victory of good over evil, light over darkness, and knowledge over ignorance.
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24 Saturday UNITED NATIONS DAY Commemorates the founding of the world organization in 1945.
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31 Saturday REFORMATION DAY • Christian Commemorates the beginning of the Protestant Reformation in 1517.
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31 Saturday HALLOWEEN The eve of All Saints’ Day.
NOVEMBER 2009
“American Indian Heritage Month”
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November Full Month NATIONAL AMERICAN INDIAN HERITAGE MONTH Celebrates and honors the history and culture of Native Americans in the United States.
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1 Sunday ALL SAINTS’ DAY • Western Christian Commemorates all known and unknown Christian saints. Eastern Christianity observes it on the first Sunday after Pentecost.
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2 Monday ALL SOULS’ DAY • Christian Commemoration of all faithful Christians who are now dead. In Mexican tradition it is celebrated as Dia de los Muertos between October 31 and November 2, and is an occasion to remember dead ancestors and celebrate the continuity of life.
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3 Tuesday ELECTION DAY
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9 Commemorates the 1938 pogrom against Jews throughout Germany and Vienna.
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11 Wednesday VETERANS’ DAY Honors the U. S. Armed Services and commemorates the war dead.
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16 Monday INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR TOLERANCE Emphasizes the dangers of intolerance and is a call to action for the advancement of human welfare, freedom and progress everywhere, as well as a day to encourage tolerance, respect, dialogue and cooperation among different cultures and peoples.
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16 Monday– AMERICAN EDUCATION WEEK 22 Sunday Celebrates public education and honors individuals who are making a difference in ensuring every child in the U. S. receives a quality education.
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26 Thursday THANKSGIVING DAY Following a 19th century tradition, it commemorates the Pilgrims’ harvest feast in the autumn of 1621.
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28 Saturday EID AL-ADHA • Islamic The “Feast of Sacrifice” concludes the Hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca), and is a three-day festival recalling Ibrahim’s willingness to sacrifice his son in obedience to God.
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29 Sunday ADVENT • Christian Advent is a season of spiritual preparation in observance of the birth of Jesus. In Western Christianity, it starts on the fourth Sunday before Christmas. In Eastern Christianity, the season is longer and begins in the middle of November.
DECEMBER 2009
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1 Tuesday WORLD AIDS DAY - International day of action on HIV and AIDS.
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1 Tuesday ROSA PARKS DAY
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3 Thursday INTERNATIONAL DAY OF DISABLED PERSONS Raises awareness about persons with disabilities in order to improve their lives and provide them with equal opportunity.
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4 Friday FARMER’S DAY
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8 Tuesday BODHI DAY • Buddhist
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10 Thursday HUMAN RIGHTS DAY
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12 Saturday OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE • Christian celebrates the apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary (by her title, Our Lady of Guadalupe, the Patroness of Mexico and the Americas) before Juan Diego, an indigenous convert to Roman Catholicism, on the Mexican hill of Tepeyac in 1531.
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15 Tuesday BILL OF RIGHTS DAY commemorates the signing into law of the ten original amendments of the United States Constitution in 1791.
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16 Wednesday LAS POSADAS
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18 Friday MUHARRAM • Islamic The month of Muharram marks the beginning of the Islamic liturgical year. The first day of the month, al-Hijra, remembers the migration of Muhammad and his followers from Mecca to Medina in 622 CE. It also marks the beginning of the ten-day Shi’ite Remembrance of Muharram, a period of intense grief and mourning of the martyrdom of Hussein, the son of Ali and grandson of Muhammad.
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12 Saturday-CHANUKAH • Jewish
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19 Saturday eight-day “Festival of Lights”, celebrating the rededication of the Temple to the service of God in 164 BCE. Commemorates the victory of the Maccabees over the Greek King, Antiochus, who sought to suppress freedom of worship.
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21 Monday WINTER SOLSTICE In the northern hemisphere, the shortest day of the year. It marks the first day of the season of winter.
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25 Friday CHRISTMAS • Western Christian Commemorates the birth of Jesus.
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26 Saturday-KWANZAA
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27 Sunday ASHURA • Islamic A day of fasting observed on the 10th day of the month of Muharram to celebrate Moses’ exodus from Egypt. For Shi’a Muslims, it also marks the climax of the ten-day Remembrance of Muharram, which mourns the martyrdom of Hussein at the Battle of Kerbala in 680 CE.
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29 Tuesday WOUNDED KNEE DAY On December 29, 1890 more than 200 Lakota Sioux were massacred by U.S. troops at Wounded Knee in South Dakota.
January 2010
“Save your vision month”
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1 New Years Day’
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1-3 Japanese New Year
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1 Epiphany
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6 Christmas (Armenian Orthodox)
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14 Makar Sankranti (Hindu)
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18 Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday
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18 World Religion Day (Baha’i)
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30 Mahayana New Year (Buddhist)
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30 Tu BiSh’vat (Jewish)
February 2010
“Black History Month”
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6-March 21 Ayyam-i-Ha (Baha’i)
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12 Maha Shivratri (Hindu)
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14 Valentines Day
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14 Chinese New Year
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15 Presidents’ Day
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15 Susan B. Anthony
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15 Nirvana Day (Buddhist)
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15-April 3 Orthodox Lent
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17 Ash Wednesday
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17-April 3 Lent
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26 Milad Al-Nabi (Islamic)
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28 Holi (Hindu)
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28 Purim (Jewish)
March 2010
National Women’s History Month
Irish American Heritage Month
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1 Korean Independence Movement Day
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8 International Women’s Day
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17 St. Patrick’s Day
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21 Nowruz (Iranian New Year)
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24 Rami Navami (Hindu)
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28 Palm Sunday
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30 Magha Puja (Buddhist)
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30-31 Passover, first days (Jewish)
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31 Cesar Chavez Day
April 2010
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2 Good Friday
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4 Easter
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5-6 Passover concluding days (Jewish)
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11 Yom HaShoah (Jewish)
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19 Patriots Day
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21-May 2 Festival of Ridvan (Baha’i)
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22 Earth Day
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28 Theravade New Year (Buddhist)
May 2010
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
June 2010
Caribbean American Heritage Month
July 2010
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