World Health Day April 7th
World Health Day Marks Founding date of WHO in 1948 The theme for 2013 is high blood pressure.
Yom HaShoah Also known as Holocaust Remembrance Day. Commemorates the lives and heroism of Jewish people who died in the Holocaust (1933 and 1945)
Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe Berlin, Germany Memorial to the Jewish victims of the Holocaust, designed by architect Peter Eisenman and engineer Buro Happold
The Holocaust Memorial consists of a 19,000 square metre site covered with 2,711 concrete slabs
International Roma Day April 8th
International Roma Day The Romani Diaspora began 1000 years ago from what is now Northern India. Europe’s largest minority group Voiceless for centuries. Continue to be persecuted and systematically discriminated against .
International Day of Pink April 10 Created by two high school youth Started in Cambridge, Nova Scotia Supported a young student bullied for wearing pink
International Day of Pink DayofPink.org Anyone can take part Wear pink in support of diversity Hold events and activities Engage your community and challenge gender stereotypes
Baisakhi (Hinduism/Sikhism/Buddhism)
Baisakhi Traditionally honoured by…. Visiting a place of worship Participating in a mela (fair) I Indulging in mithai (sweets), fruits, and lassi taking a ritual bath of renewal
International Day of Silence April 19 Student-led action towards creating safer schools for all Regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.
International Day of Silence Anti-LGBT bullying and harassment affects all students Working together proactively to bring attention to the anti-LGBT name-calling, bullying and harassment experienced by all students
Earth Day April 22
Tree, by David Suzuki and Wayne Grady Canadian academic,science broadcaster and environmental activist IN THE LIBRARY: Tree, by David Suzuki and Wayne Grady
Mahavir Jayanti Jainism is an ancient religion of India that prescribes a path of non-violence towards all living beings.
Mahavir Jayanti Self-effort to advance the soul up the spiritual ladder to divine consciousness The state of Supreme Being is called "Jina". ‘Maha’ means great and ‘vira’ means a hero
National Day of Mourning April 28 A day of remembrance for workers who have been killed or injured on the job in Canada