Days of Awareness
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- Days of Awareness
Christmas
Observed and celebrated on December 25 each year, Christmas is a Christian event celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ in Bethlehem. The birth of Jesus Christ signified the incarnation of […]
Chanukah
Beginning at sundown on December 25, and ending on January 2, Jewish people in Canada and around the world celebrate Chanukah, also known as the “Festival of Lights.” Chanukah is […]
International Holocaust Remembrance Day
In-person Oshawa Campus 2000 Simcoe St. N., Oshawa, Ontario, CanadaOn November 1st, 2005, the United Nations General Assembly designated January 27th as International Holocaust Remembrance Day. January 27th marks the day, when in 1945, the concentration and extermination camp, […]
National Day of Remembrance of Quebec Mosque Attack & Action against Islamophobia
In-person Oshawa Campus 2000 Simcoe St. N., Oshawa, Ontario, CanadaOn January 29th, 2017, Ibrahima Barry, Mamadou Tanou Barry, Khaled Belkacemi, Abdelkrim Hassane, Azzedine Soufiane and Aboubaker Thabti were murdered and nineteen others seriously injured in a terrorist attack on […]
Black History Month begins
First recognized and celebrated in February 1996, Black History Month honours the histories, contributions, and legacies of people of African descent in Canada. Every February, Canadians are encouraged to take […]