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Equality Diversity and Inclusion Unit
University College Cork
www.hackettdigital.ie
https://www.ucc.ie/en/edi/ediunit@ucc.ie
021 490 1993/1825
UCC Diversity Calendar 2019/2020
An initiative of the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Unit
The Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Unit was established in January 2018.
Some of the key responsibilities of the EDI Unit are to:
• Lead on the development and delivery of the EDI strategy across UCC, working with the University senior leadership team and wider partners in support of the University Strategic
Plan.
• Lead and oversee the University’s Athena SWAN award and other national initiatives and provide effective management and support of various University committees and groups.
• Support staff and students to demonstrate their commitment to EDI.
• Raise awareness amongst all staff to fulfill their responsibilities to comply with UCC’s regulations, policies and procedures.
The EDI Unit is happy to advise students and staff on equality-related issues. Students and staff seeking to make a formal complaint about an equality-related issue have a range of
supports, which include (as relevant):
• UCC Student Advisor and Ombudsman: https://www.ucc.ie/en/studentombudsman/
• UCC Campus Watch: https://www.ucc.ie/en/studentexperience/campuswatch/
• UCC Human Resources Business Manager (relevant to your University Area): https://www.ucc.ie/en/hr/people/
• UCC Staff Ombudsman: https://www.ucc.ie/en/staffombudsman/
Other Supports for Staff Other Supports for Students
Employee Assistance Programme: Student Budgetary Advisor: https://www.ucc.ie/en/studentbudget/
https://www.ucc.ie/en/hr/eap/ Student Assistance Fund: https://www.ucc.ie/en/saf/
Irish Federation of University Disability Support Service https://www.ucc.ie/en/dss/
Teachers (IFUT, UCC): First Year Experience Co-Ordinator: https://www.ucc.ie/en/study/undergrad/orientation/first-year/
Email chair.ucc@ifut.ie
First Year Student Peer Support: https://www.ucc.ie/en/pass/
Services Industrial Professional Mature Student Office: https://www.ucc.ie/en/mature/
and Technical Union (SIPTU, UCC): Student Counselling and Development: https://www.ucc.ie/en/studentcounselling/
Email g.hurley@ucc.ie
Student Health Centre: https://www.ucc.ie/en/studenthealth/
UCC Researcher Staff Association: Student Union Welfare Officer: welfare@uccsu.ie
https://www.ucc.ie/en/rsa/ UCC Niteline Listening service Mon-Thurs 9pm-1am: 1800 32 32 42 or Chat https://www.ucc.ie/en/pass/niteline/
UCC PLUS+ Access Office https://www.ucc.ie/en/uccplus/
A Note from the President
I am delighted that UCC 2019/20 Diversity Calendar once again demonstrates the diversity both of our heritage, and of our
contemporary work and culture. Our calendar highlights the culturally and spiritually diverse nature of UCC and the communities
it serves. As a secular, public institution, UCC is dedicated to promoting equality, eliminating discrimination and protecting human
rights. Certain inequalities are historically entrenched, and so changing hearts, minds and policies is not always easy. In the calendar
you will find many examples of good practice here in UCC which I urge you to read about. One of the core graduate attributes
identified by our Academic Strategy is to create effective, global citizens who recognise and challenge inequality. The calendar
inspires us all to put equality and inclusion at the centre of the decisions we make, and the ways we relate to one another. I commit
to continuing to place equality and inclusion at the forefront, and I encourage you to do the same.
Professor Patrick G. O’Shea
President
University College Cork
About this Calendar
UCC Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Unit created this calendar to highlight a variety of religious, civil and University dates
and events. The ‘Significant Dates’ section of each month highlights specific internationally recognised religious and civil events.
A call was put out to UCC students and staff to name these significant dates. Please note that certain religious events are subject
to the lunar calendar, and that this calendar can only offer an approximate indication of when these events will happen. We do not
have space to provide details on each date or event, but we hope that they will raise conversations about diversity, and about local
flexibility for staff and students observing events of religious significance in particular.
The lower right-hand section of each month highlights both UCC events and Irish events specifically relating to the Equal Status
grounds. Month-long global events are marked here also. Note that certain equality-related events may be subject to change, and
that certain dates were not secured/available at the time of going to print. Finally, the left-hand column of each month highlights
particular UCC initiatives and related themes that support the equality, diversity and inclusion agenda.
We welcome suggestions for the calendar in future years.
Peer Support: Welcome to the UCC Community
Credit: Tomás Tyner
September 2019
The EDI Unit is leading a new Mon Tues Wed Thur Fri Sat Sun Significant Dates
teaching and learning project
called ‘Disciplines Inquiring
into Societal Challenges’ for 1st Hijrah Islam
the 2019/2020 academic 1
year. The project will support 2nd Ganesh Chaturthi Hinduism
a focused group of teaching
staff across disciplines 21st International Day of Peace
to engage social justice
issues with students and to 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 23rd Mabon Pagan/Wiccan/
Pantheism
recognise diverse students’ International Sign Language Day
needs. Participating staff will
be given a bursary for their 25th St. Fin Barre’s Feast Day
professional development, Christianity
and will publish aspects of 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
their practice online and with 29th Tekufat Tishrei Judaism
other colleagues with EDI Unit
29th- 1st Oct Rosh Hashanah
support. The project is funded
Judaism
by the National Forum for
Teaching and Learning and 29th Sept - 8th Oct Navaratri Hindu
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
involves Maynooth University
and Dublin City University and
all three Student Unions as
partners.
For more information contact 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 9th to 12th Fresher’s Week (UCCSU)
ediunit@ucc.ie 23rd to 26th Sexual Health and
Guidance Week (SHAG) Week
(UCCSU) & Bi+ Visibility Week
(UCC LGBT* Society)
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The Moon sets behind Knockadoon Tower in east Cork with the lights
of Garyvoe twinkling on the horizon. Credit: Cian O’Regan, Business
Information Systems graduate, 2019
October 2019
UCC Community Week is a Mon Tues Wed Thur Fri Sat Sun Significant Dates
new week long programme
of public and community 8th Dasara Hinduism
events, co-created
8th - 10th Yom Kippur Judaism
by people across the 30 1 2 3 4 5 6
university and together with
10th World Mental Health Day
community partners. The
inaugural university-wide 11th National Coming-out Day
community week builds
on the successful College 13th - 20th Sukkot Judaism
of Arts, Celtic Studies and 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Social Sciences community 25th - 29th Diwali
week, by extending this Hinduism (also Buddhism, Sikhism)
initiative to the whole
26th Intersex Awareness Day
university. It will run from
October 4th to 11th 2019. 31st Halloween / All Hallows Eve /
14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Samhain Wiccan
For more information see
https://www.ucc.ie/en/
engagement/
October is Black History Month
(Ireland and UK)
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
October is Breast Cancer
Awareness Month (Global)
Positive Ageing Week (Ireland) is
celebrated 30th September to 6th
October
28 29 30 31 Coming Out Week (UCC LGBT*
Society) is 7th- 11th October
Disability Awareness Week
(UCCSU) is 7th to 10th October
Ceiliúrfear Seachtain na Gaeilge
(Comhaltas na Mac Léinn UCC)
21ú-24ú Deireadh Fómhair
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As part of UCC Bystander Intervention Week 2019, students put up a
mural originating from the National Women’s Council of Ireland’s national
“It Stops Now” campaign. Credit: Clare Keogh
November 2019
UCC’s Bystander Mon Tues Wed Thur Fri Sat Sun Significant Dates
Intervention Module
addresses sexual and 1st All Hallows/All Saints Day
relationship violence. It Christianity
encourages and empowers 1 2 3 2nd All Souls Day Christianity
students to ‘Speak Up!’
about sexual misconduct 12th Guru Nanak Jayanti Sikhism
and abuse. UCC Student
Union and UCC Feminist 19th International Men’s Day
Society also provide a range
of student-led supports 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 20th Transgender Day of
on consent and healthy Remembrance
relationships. Universal Children’s Day
25th International Day for the
The Bystander Intervention
Elimination of Violence against
module is available free Women
of charge on Canvas to all 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
UCC undergraduate and
postgraduate students. The
module involves 5 one-hour
online classes and one November is Men’s Health
face-to-face workshop. All Awareness Month (Movember -
students are encouraged to 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Global)
take part in the Bystander Mental Wellbeing Week (UCCSU)
Intervention Module. 4th- 7th November
See http:// LGBT + Awareness Week (UCCSU)
bystanderintervention.ucc. is 11th - 14th November
ie for more information.
25 26 27 28 29 30 Men’s Awareness Week: Mind
Your Men (UCCSU) is 18th- 21st
November
Trans and Non-Binary Awareness
Week (UCC LGBT* Society and
Student Union) is 18th - 22nd
November.
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Dept. of Neuroscience, Dept. of Applied Psychology and Music 4 Children,
UCC with children from Down Syndrome Cork, taking part in a remarkable
research project which explores the power of music to aid in the
development of children with Down Syndrome. Credit: Clare Keogh
December 2019
The report of the ‘Who is Mon Tues Wed Thur Fri Sat Sun Significant Dates
UCC’ Staff and Student
Equality surveys was 1st World AIDS Day
presented to the UCC
community during UCC’s 1 2nd International Day for the
Abolition of Slavery
annual equality week, and
published online in March 3rd International Day of Persons
2019. This report details with Disabilities
a range of areas where
students and staff feel UCC 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 8th Feast of the Immaculate
is doing well in relation to Conception Christianity
equality matters, and areas
we need to work further on. 10th International Human Rights
Day
Throughout 2019, the EDI
Unit has been working with 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 18th International Migrants Day
a variety of stakeholders to
generate equality actions for 22nd Yule Begins-Winter Solstice
UCC’s new Athena SWAN Pagan/Wiccan/Pantheism
action plan (2020-2024),
and an EDI Action Plan. 22nd - 30th Hanukkah Judaism
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
This includes following up
with student and staff focus 25th Christmas Day Christianity
groups, and devising actions
which respond to priority
issues.
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
For more information see
https://www.ucc.ie/en/edi/
projects/needs/
30 31
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A double-leaf from a 15th-century Irish manuscript used
as a binding for a 16th-century Latin book printed in
London. The leaf contains part of an Irish translation of
the 11th-century Canon of Medicine by Persian physician
Ibn Sina. Credit: Prof. Pádraig ó Macháin
January 2020
Learning and development Mon Tues Wed Thur Fri Sat Sun Significant Dates
for equality and diversity
is provided by a range of
UCC offices. For example, 2nd Bodhi Day Buddhism
UCC Peer Support Leaders 1 2 3 4 5
all receive training from 4th World Braille Day
the EDI Unit as part of
6th Feast of the Epiphany
their development. Human
Christianity
Resources provides a range Nollaig na mBan/Women’s Little
of opportunities for staff to Christmas Irish Tradition/Christianity
develop their understandings 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
of different issues, including 7th Orthodox Christmas Day
unconscious bias and Christianity
intercultural communication.
14th Maghi Sikhism
The EDI Unit is also leading
on the redevelopment of the 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 19th World Religion Day
‘Living Equality and Diversity’
25th Chinese New Year Buddhism,
(LEAD) e-learning programme Confucianism, Daoism, Non-
in collaboration with UCC religious
HR, Procurement and Irish
University Association 26th International Day of
partners. 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Commemoration of Victims of the
Holocaust
27 28 29 30 31
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Citadel performing at the Sanctuary Gig in the Glucksman
at UCC Refugee Week 2019. Credit: Tomás Tyner
February 2020
UCC Adult Continuing Mon Tues Wed Thur Fri Sat Sun Significant Dates
Education (ACE) has
launched a range of
Sanctuary Scholarships for
1st St. Brigid’s Day Christianity,
the 2019/2020 academic 1 2 Wiccan
year. These scholarships
support asylum seekers 9th - 10th Magha Puja Buddhism
and refugees to take up
places across a range 11th International Day of Women
of Level 6, 7, 8 and 9 and Girls in Science
courses. These ACE-led 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
scholarships complement 15th Nirvana Day Buddhism
the existing undergraduate
20th World Day of Social Justice
Sanctuary Scholarship
scheme launched by UCC
25th Shrove (‘Pancake’) Tuesday
in 2018, which is managed Christianity
separately by the EDI Unit. 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Other access scholarships 26th Ash Wednesday Christianity
include the 1916 Bursary Lent Begins Christianity
and the New Avenues to
Teaching scholarship.
ACE also offers a range of 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
courses to UCC staff free of
charge. For more contact
ace@ucc.ie or see the
UCC Refugee Week (University of
specific list of ACE equality Sanctuary Working Group) is 3rd to
and diversity-related
courses at https://www.ucc.
24 25 26 27 28 29 7th February.
ie/en/edi/development/
programmes/
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Hidden Histories, a community art project to mark 100 years of Irish women’s
right to vote, co-hosted by the Glucksman Gallery, UCC. “If we didn’t have the
suffrage movement, if women didn’t do what they did, where would be today
in 2018? We wouldn’t have the vote, we would be downtrodden, we would be
nobody.” Dorothy O’Sullivan. Credit: The Glucksman
March 2020
The UCC Equality Mon Tues Wed Thur Fri Sat Sun Significant Dates
Committee oversees
the work of the EDI Unit.
The Committee includes 1st Self-Injury Awareness Day
representation from UCC 1
Access and Participation, 8th International Women’s Day
HR, the Colleges, ACE,
10th - 12th Holla Mohalla Sikhism
Staff Unions, the Student
Union and the LGBT+ Staff
20th Ostara Pagan/Wiccan
Network. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pantheism
Tekufah Nisan Judaism
Topics explored during
Equality Week since its 21st International Day for the
inception include Traveller Elimination of Racial Discrimination
World Down Syndrome Day
Access to Higher Education, 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Gender Identity issues,
31st International Day of
Race, Religion and Ethnicity
Transgender Visibility
in Higher Education and
the Age-Friendly University.
We encourage staff and
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
students to attend or to The Anniversary of Recognition of
watch recordings of Equality Travellers as an Ethnic Group in
Week events for teaching or Ireland is March 1st.
development purposes. See: UCC Equality Week (UCC Equality
https://www.ucc.ie/en/edi/ Committee) is 2nd to 6th March.
news/edi/equality2019/ 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
The Anniversary of Famine Relief
Donation by Choctaw Nation is
March 23rd.
Ceiliúrfear Seachtain na Gaeilge
(Comhaltas na Mac Léinn UCC)
30 31 9ú-14ú Márta
Inclusivity Week (UCC LGBT*
Society) 9th to 13th March
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Rubik’s Cube still image from UCC Autism Friendly
University video. Credit: Eoin O’Sullivan
April 2020
UCC is on the way to Mon Tues Wed Thur Fri Sat Sun Significant Dates
becoming an ‘autism-
friendly’ university – a place
which has examined and put 2nd World Autism Awareness Day
into practice the best ways 1 2 3 4 5
to support our students, staff 4th International Day for Mine
and visitors with autism. This Awareness and Assistance in Mine
involves exploring questions Action
such as ‘what do we mean
7th World Health Day
by being ‘autism-friendly’?
How is ‘autism- friendliness’ 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 8th – 16th Passover Judaism
different to ‘autism
awareness’ or even ‘autism 10th Good Friday Christianity
acceptance’?
12th Easter Sunday Christianity
A three-year project
launched in 2018 includes 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 13th Baisakhi Sikhism
the renovation of the Old
22nd Earth Day
Bar space by UCCSU to
create a Sensory Room
23rd World Book Day
and a Quiet room, as well
as the appointment of an 23rd Ramadan Begins Islam
Autism Friendly University 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
Coordinator. 26th Lesbian Visibility Day
April is Autism Awareness Month
27 28 29 30 (Global)
New Moon First Quarter Full Moon Last Quarter‘Celebrating Cultural Diversity in Tyndall’ - on November 29th, 2018 Tyndall came together to
recognise and celebrate cultural diversity in the workplace. Staff and students from 30 countries
showcased their cultures, traditions and customs. Credit: Tyndall National Institute
May 2020
UCC has a range of Family Mon Tues Wed Thur Fri Sat Sun Significant Dates
Friendly policies which
have been developed
by Human Resources. 1st Beltane Wiccan, Paganism
Staff supports include a 1 2 3
handbook developed to 3rd World Press Freedom Day
advise staff and managers
7th Visakha Puja Buddhism
on available supports for
staff before, during and
9th Europe Day
after their maternity leave,
full cover for professional 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 17th International Day against
and administrative staff Homophobia, Biphobia and
taking maternity leave & Transphobia
the Academic Returners
Scheme (see UCC’s Athena 20th World Day for Cultural
SWAN Action Plan 2016- Diversity Dialogue and
2019). 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Development
21st Ascension Day Christianity
UCC Guidelines for
Supporting Pregnant 24th Eid al-Fitr Islam
Students will be revised in
2019/20. 28th - 30th Shavout Judaism
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
For more information on 29th International Day of UN
UCC’s Family Friendly Peacekeepers
policies, see https://
31st Pentecost Christianity
www.ucc.ie/en/hr/
wellbeingdevelopment/
wellbeing/family/
25 26 27 28 29 30 31
New Moon First Quarter Full Moon Last QuarterWiSTEM Society: Women making a difference in STEM.
Credit: WiSTEM Society
June 2020
Three UCC Schools have Mon Tues Wed Thur Fri Sat Sun Significant Dates
received Athena SWAN
Bronze awards for their 13th International Albinism
gender equality self- Awareness Day
assessment and action plan. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 20th World Refugee Day
A range of Schools across
UCC have also applied 21st Litha Pagan/Pantheism/Wiccan
for Athena SWAN Bronze Tekufat Tammuz Judaism
awards. World Humanist Day
Each School application is 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
chaired by a School-level
Self-Assessment Team (SAT)
Chair, with the support of the
EDI Unit. Supports include
1:1 advice from the Athena
SWAN Project Officer to 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
the SAT Chair; Provision
of School-specific gender
data; EDI-training; tailored
workshops on conducting Traveller Pride Week is celebrated
an Athena SWAN self- in June every year.
assessment and; written 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 The Anniversary of
feedback on Athena SWAN Decriminalisation of Homosexuality
application drafts. See in Ireland is June 24th.
https://www.ucc.ie/en/
athenaswan/
29 30
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featured in an exhibition of portrait photographs to launch the UCC staff
Rainbow Allies Scheme. Credit: Tomás Tyner
July 2020
UCC has a range of supports Mon Tues Wed Thur Fri Sat Sun Significant Dates
for gender and sexual
diversity amongst staff and
students. These include 5th Dharma Day Buddhism
the LGBT+ Staff Network 1 2 3 4 5
and the student LGBT* 11th World Population Day
Society. These groups work
17th World Day for International
to create a safe, inclusive
Justice
and diverse environment
in UCC that encourages 30th Eid al-Adha starts Islam
a culture of respect and 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
equality for everyone,
regardless of gender identity
or sexual orientation. In
March 2019, the LGBT+ Staff
Network launched the staff
Rainbow Alliance: https:// 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
www.ucc.ie/en/lgbtstaff/
rainbowalliance/
UCC approved its Gender
Identity and Expression
Policy in October 2019. For 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
more information see https://
www.ucc.ie/en/edi/giep/
Cork LGBT Pride Week is
27 28 29 30 31 celebrated from 27th July to August
2nd
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August 2020
The Glucksman UCC and Mon Tues Wed Thur Fri Sat Sun Significant Dates
associated artists regularly
engages the power of art to
give a platform to the views 1st Lughnasadh Wiccan
and experiences of a range 1 2
of children, adults and young 9th World Indigenous People’s Day
people from various social
12th International Youth Day
groups. Examples include
A Greener Brighter Future
13th - 15th Obon Buddhism
– a creative engagement 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
project with primary schools 19th World Humanitarian Day
and community groups,
Blueprints – an integration
project with Cloghroe Scouts
and children from Drishane 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Castle Direct Provision
Centre, and Moving Still – a
creative project that invited
teenage asylum seekers,
refugees and migrants
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
to work with artists to
explore photography and
movement.
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