The Intersex CE is a two-hour training designed to make the University community a safer and more supportive place for all Carolina students, faculty, and staff members by creating a network of allies who have basic knowledge about intersex communities.
A Jewish celebration that marks the time when the Jewish community living in Persia was saved from genocide. On Purim, Jewish people offer charity and share food with friends.
Feast of Saint Patrick, the patron Saint of Ireland. A cultural and religious celebration held around the world.
The annual Hindu and Sikh spring religious festival observed in India, Nepal and Sri Lanka, along with other countries with large Hindu and Sikh populations. People celebrate Holi by throwing colored powder and water at each other. Bonfires are lit the day before in the memory of the miraculous escape that young Prahlada accomplished when … Read more
Health Care Safe Zone covers concepts, terminology, and resources related to sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression. With a focus on health care, it also covers LGBTQ health disparities, health resources, and common health professional scenarios. This training is intended to address concerns particular to Health Care professionals, though it is open to all … Read more
Also known as Lailat Al Baraah, Barat, or popularly as Shab-e-Bara or Night of Forgiveness. An Islamic holiday during which practitioners of the faith seek forgiveness for sins. Muslims spend the night in special prayers. It is regarded as one of the most sacred nights on the Islamic calendar.
The 3-day Sikh festival honoring valor, skill, and defense preparedness.
In Western Christianity the principal feast of St. Joseph, the husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
A celebration of the spring equinox commemorated by Pagans and Wiccans. It is observed as a time to mark the coming of spring and the fertility of the land.
Observed annually in the wake of the 1960 killing of 69 people at a demonstration against apartheid pass laws in South Africa. The United Nations proclaimed the day in 1966 and called on the international community to redouble its efforts to eliminate all forms of racial discrimination.