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28.04.2021 8:12:23
January 25: Lunar New Year, one of the most sacred of all traditional Chinese holidays, a time of family reunion and celebration. The Lunar New Year is also celebrated at this time in Japan, Korea, Vietnam and Mongolia.
See full version: 2020 Diversity Holidays
January 25: Lunar New Year, one of the most sacred of all traditional Chinese holidays, a time of family reunion and celebration. The Lunar New Year is also celebrated at this time in Japan, Korea, Vietnam and Mongolia.
May 31: Pentecost, the celebration of the giving of the Ten Commandments by God at Mount Sinai. [links]
March is National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month, which was established to increase awareness and understanding of issues affecting people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
(renomination under cultural criteria)
Renomination of "Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park" under cultural criteria.
Following a survey of ownership carried out in the late 1960s, ownership of the totality of the walls was vested in 1973 in the Spanish State, through the Ministry of Education and Science. It was transferred to the Xunta de Galicia by Royal Decree in 1994. [links]
Extension of the "Glacier Bay/Wrangell/St Elias/Kluane" property.
The “Belfries of Flanders and Wallonia” which were previously inscribed on the World Heritage List, are part of the transnational property “The Belfries of Belgium and France”.
Extension of the "Churches of the Kingdom of the Asturias", to include monuments in the city of Oviedo. [links]
In the spirit of Colonel George Armstrong Custer, the attackers also destroyed the elegant and steadfast Tarpee— , which was built for us last Fall by the our courageous comrades, the Protectors of The Salish Sea— , and which had then sheltered our elders— through the long harsh cold winter months of October, November, December– , January, February, March and April. here
The judge also claimed that he did not have the authority to deal with Omari’s motion for the appointment of an assistant due to his documented vision problems; but then, instead of observing due process by having the motion dealt with by someone WITH the authority to handle it, the judge proceeded to bulldoze onward as if the motion in question had not been before the court at all (which it was).
SUNDAY, MAY 2ND, 2021, 2PM-6PM, JIMI HENDRIX PARK! here
The AAHM&CC has publicly declared our museum site an Aphartheid Free Zone in solidarity with the people of Palestine who are under such brutal attack and demolition at this very moment. We challenge all other museums and educational institutions which claim to be of, by, for and/or about Black people to do the same, especially the one calling itself “the NAAM” (which is illegally occupying our building on behalf of major global corporations while claiming to be a tenant of the Urban League).
Almost 200 Black-owned businesses participated in “Honoring Our Black Wall Streets” on Memorial Day, in the Central District, to honor Black Wall Street on the 100th anniversary of its tragic destruction. The memorial event was organized by King County Equity Now, Black Dot, and Africatown community organizers and celebrated the resilience of the local Black business community.
In Canada, the Igloo tag trade mark was established in the 1950’s to protect works created by Indigenous artists. Indigenous groups have also been granted the status of 'public authority' under the Canadian Trade Marks Act, which means they can prevent the registration of indigenous works by non-indigenous people.
However, the trade mark was allowed to proceed to registration on the basis that: here
Certain countries, including Costa Rica, Canada and New Zealand have legislation in place to protect certain cultural appropriation. [links]
Prior to the Games, the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games Corporation (GOLDOC) sought to trade mark the word ‘Borobi’, but Jabree Ltd, a registered cultural heritage body, opposed the application claiming that the trade mark should be denied on the basis that: here
But it’s not just indigenous medicinal terms that are being adopted; Last year, the mascot for the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, Borobi, the board short-wearing koala, nearly attended the international games nameless. This is because Borobi is the term for ‘koala’ in the traditional language of the Yugambeh people. here
In New Zealand trade marks which contain Māori words or images must pass through the Māori Advisory Committee. That committee then determines whether the registration is likely to cause offence to the Māori community. New Zealand also has a series of trade marks which are used to brand authentic Māori art. [links]