This calendar was initiated as a result of the Anti-racist Wales Action Plan.
It marks religious, cultural, awareness, diversity and memorial events and bank holidays. The events on the calendar link and display the various items in the Library’s wonderful collection.
Black History month is an annual event,that originated in the United States of America . It is marked to celebrate the African culture and its contributions to society .
Dyslexia is a learning difficulty that primarily affects the skills involved in fluent word reading and spellings. This event is marked annually to raise awareness of dyslexia.
World Mental Health Day is an international day committed to global mental health education, awareness, campaigns against social stigma around the world and to mobilise support for people suffering with mental health.
Diwali, also known as the Festival of Lights, It symbolises the spiritual "triumph of good over evil, ,consciousness over ignorance and light over darkness". It is one of the most significant festivals in Indian religions.
World Diabetes Day is observed on this day to raise global awareness on diabetes mellitus and to celebrate Sir Frederick Banting ,who discovered the insulin together with Charles Best in 1922.
International Men's Day is a universal awareness day for many issues faced by men which include parental alienation, suicide, violence and abuse.
Image above: 'Father and Son with Horse, Swansea, from series No Place Like Home © Richard Ansett 2021
Guru Nanak Dev Ji Gurpurab also known as Guru Nanak's Prakash Utsav is the celebration of the birth Guru Nanak who is the first Sikh guru. He is the founder of Sikhism and is highly revered by the Sikh community. This is one of the most sacred festivals in Sikhism.
The International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women is noted to raise awareness of the need to eradicate any form of violence toward women. These include gender based violence resulting in psychological, physical or sexual harm, be it in public or private life.
Since 1988, this day has been dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS disease as well as its prevention and to condemn the stigmatisation of people suffering from the disease.