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UCC Diversity Calendar 2019/2020 - Equality Diversity and Inclusion Unit University College Cork
Equality Diversity and Inclusion Unit

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                        UCC Diversity Calendar 2019/2020

                               An initiative of the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Unit
UCC Diversity Calendar 2019/2020 - Equality Diversity and Inclusion Unit University College Cork
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.
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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
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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)
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                                                                                                                                   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
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This includes following up
with student and staff focus                                                                                                       25th Christmas Day Christianity
groups, and devising actions
which respond to priority
issues.
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For more information see
https://www.ucc.ie/en/edi/
projects/needs/

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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

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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
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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)

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‘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
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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/
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WiSTEM 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/

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UCC Chaplaincy team Alan Marley, Kelsey Longe, Sarah Jesse and Ger Dunne,
 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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UCC Islamic Society. Credit: UCC Islamic Society

                                                             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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