For years, many countries and regions have been holding their own Refugee Days and even Weeks. One of the most widespread is Africa Refugee Day, which is celebrated on 20 June in several countries.
As an expression of solidarity with Africa, which hosts the most refugees, and which traditionally has shown them great generosity, the UN General Assembly adopted Resolution 55/76 on 4 December 2000. In this resolution, the General Assembly noted that 2001 marked the 50th anniversary of the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, and that the Organization of African Unity (OAU) had agreed to have International Refugee Day coincide with Africa Refugee Day on 20 June. The Assembly therefore decided that, from 2001, 20 June would be celebrated as World Refugee Day.
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National Holidays
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Canadian First Nations (Indian, Metis and Inuit) most sacred day on the summer solstice. Communities hold feasts and invite guests.
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National Holidays
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Hong Kong, Taiwan - Dragon Boat Festival
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National Holidays
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Canadian First Nations (Indian, Metis and Inuit) most sacred day on the summer solstice. Communities hold feasts and invite guests.
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Religious Holidays
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A minor Blot (holiday - pronounced "Bloats") held as a help to Frej during the height of the growing season.
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Religious Holidays
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Wicca celebration of the sacred marriage in which energy of the gods is poured into the service of life.
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Religious Holidays
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On this day, typically JUN-21, the daytime hours are at a maximum in the Northern hemisphere, and night time is at a minimum. It is officially the first day of summer. It is also referred to as Midsummer because it is roughly the middle of the growing season throughout much of Europe.
"Solstice" is derived from two Latin words: "sol" meaning sun, and "sistere," to cause to stand still. This is because, as the summer solstice approaches, the noonday sun rises higher and higher in the sky on each successive day. On the day of the solstice, it rises an imperceptible amount, compared to the day before. In this sense, it "stands still."
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Religious Holidays
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A celebration of the Summer Solstice, when the power of the Sun is at its height. It was at this time that most foreign trade was conducted, as well as shipping, fishing expeditions, and raiding activity. It was not without its dark side. Midsummer was recognized as the longest day of the year; thus, the year begins to age after this time and the days grow progressively shorter.
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Religious Holidays
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The First Day of Summer. Day of celebrating ones sense of humor. The Druidic Alban Heruin.
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National Holidays
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In Denmark the solstitial celebration is called Sankt Hans aften ("St. John's Eve"). It was an official holiday until 1770 and in accordance with the Danish tradition of celebrating a holiday on the evening before the actual day, it takes place on the evening of June 23. It is the day where the medieval wise men and women (the doctors of that time) would gather special herbs that they needed for the rest of the year to cure people.
It has been celebrated since the times of the Vikings and of Odin and Thor, by visiting healing water sources and making a large bonfire to ward away evil spirits. Today the water source tradition is gone. Bonfires on the beach, speeches, picnics and songs are traditional, although bonfires are built in many other places where beaches may not be close by (i.e. on the shores of lakes and other waterways, parks, etc.). In the 1920s a tradition of putting a witch made of straw and cloth on the bonfire emerged as a remembrance of the church's witchburnings from 1540 to 1693 (but unofficially a witch was lynched as late as 1897). This burning sends the witch to Bloksbjerg, the mountain 'Brocken' in the Harz region of Germany where the great witch gathering was thought to be held on this day.
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National Holidays
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Before 1316, the summer solstice was called Ukon juhla, after an old Finnish god Ukko. In Karelia, people had many bonfires side by side, the biggest of which was called Ukko-kokko (the "bonfire of Ukko"). At present the midsummer holiday is known as Juhannus, or midsommar for the Swedish-speaking minority, and is the year's most notable occasion for drunkenness and revels.
Most of Finland burns bonfires (kokko) at lakesides and eats smoked fish from the same lakes. In the coastal areas that are the stronghold of the Finland-Swedish, these are supplanted by a maypole tradition transferred from Sweden and pickled herring.
When Finland was Christianized, the holiday was named after John the Baptist (Johannes) in order to give a Christian meaning for the pagan holiday. The traditions, however, remained quite unchanged and survive in modern-day Finland although they have lost their original purposes.
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National Holidays
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In Latvia, Midsummer is called Jani (Janis being Latvian for John) or Ligo Svetki (Svetki = festival). It is a national holiday and Latvians consider Jani about as important as Christmas.
Midsummer is celebrated on a large scale by almost everyone in Latvia and by people of Latvian origin abroad. Wherever you go in Latvia during Jani, you'll see solsticial bonfires. Celebrations consist of a lot of traditional elements (eating Janu cheese, drinking beer, singing hundreds of Latvian folk songs dedicated to Jani, jumping over the bonfire, wearing wreaths/crowns made of flowers (for the women) and oak leaves (for the men) together with modern commercial products and ideas. Small oak branches with leaves are attached to cars in Latvia during the festivity.
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National Holidays
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Luxembourg National Day
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Gary Hill
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Belfast, Ireland
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The 13th Biennial International Conference on Penal Abolition is to be held over three days in Belfast on 23-25 June 2010. It will open at 10am on Wednesday 23rd in the Council Chamber, Lanyon Building at Queen’s University. On Friday 25th June it will move to the community and will end that evening with a buffet meal and a music session.
To keep costs manageable, accommodation and meals are not provided at the conference but there are affordable places to eat close by and we have provided a range of accommodation alternatives in the vicinity. Thus, there will be no registration fee. We request a contribution to the final evening’s function.
There will be no prison visit because we know it would be stage-managed. However, we will be showing two films during the conference: Mickey B a contemporary adaptation of Macbeth set in Maghaberry Prison and acted by long-term prisoners. It received its world premiere this April at the Belfast Film Festival to universal acclaim.
There will be a Panel QandA after the showing with the Director and one of the prisoners who has since been released. There will also be a showing of H3 a film made on the 1981 hunger strikes and written by Laurence McKeown and Brian Campbell, both former prisoners. There will be a Qand A with Laurence after the screening.
Please complete the Registration Form and email to:
Deaglan Coyle
d.p.coyle@qub.ac.uk
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UNICRI
Location:
Washington D.C., USA
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The 3rd Annual Global Anti-Corruption Summit USA will keep you updated on upcoming legislation, provide in-depth analysis of the best compliance programs, and help companies in developing a risk assessment system to identify where compliance functions work and where they fall short in the field of prevention of corruption.
For more info please see: http://www.ethicalcorp.com/globalethics/index.asp
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National Holidays
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Zaire - Constitution Day (1967)
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National Holidays
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Officially, it's "Inti Raymi" (Festival of the Sun")
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Before the colonial Spaniards banned the ceremonial events occurring each Winter Solstice in Cuzco, the native residents gathered to honor the Sun God, sacrifice an animal to ensure good crops and to pay homage to the Inca, as the first born Son of the Sun.
The ceremonies took place at the winter solstice, when the sun is farthest from the earth. Fearing the lack of sun and ensuing famine, the ancient Incas gathered in Cuzco to honor the Sun God and plead for his return. The celebrants fasted for days before the event, refrained from physical pleasures and presented gifts to the Inca, who in return put on a lavish banquet of meat, corn bread, chicha and coca tea as they prepared to sacrifice llamas to ensure good crops and fertile fields.
In 1572, Viceroy Toledo banned Inti Raymi celebrations as pagan and contrary to the Catholic faith. Following the edict, the ceremonies went underground.
Today, it's the second largest festival in South America. Hundreds of thousands of people converge on Cuzco from other parts of the nation, South America and the world for a week long celebration marking the beginning of a new year, the Inti Raymi, the Festival of the Sun.
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National Holidays
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Commemorates the Battle of Bannockburn and Robert Bruce. The Scottish victory was complete and, although full English recognition of Scottish independence was not achieved until more than ten years later, Robert Bruce was able to re-establish Scotland as a sovereign state mainly because of the events at Bannockburn.
A modern, abstract monument stands on the site of the battle's conclusion, along with a mounted statue of Bruce. The site, and the ubiquitous visitor centre, is one of the most popular tourist attractions in the area.
Each year the Scottish Nationalist movement, primarily the Scottish National Party commemorates the battle with a march to Bannockburn field from Stirling town centre. There then follows a laying of a wreath at the statue of Robert Bruce and a rally.
Organization:
Gary Hill
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Belfast, Ireland
Description:
The 13th Biennial International Conference on Penal Abolition is to be held over three days in Belfast on 23-25 June 2010. It will open at 10am on Wednesday 23rd in the Council Chamber, Lanyon Building at Queen’s University. On Friday 25th June it will move to the community and will end that evening with a buffet meal and a music session.
To keep costs manageable, accommodation and meals are not provided at the conference but there are affordable places to eat close by and we have provided a range of accommodation alternatives in the vicinity. Thus, there will be no registration fee. We request a contribution to the final evening’s function.
There will be no prison visit because we know it would be stage-managed. However, we will be showing two films during the conference: Mickey B a contemporary adaptation of Macbeth set in Maghaberry Prison and acted by long-term prisoners. It received its world premiere this April at the Belfast Film Festival to universal acclaim.
There will be a Panel QandA after the showing with the Director and one of the prisoners who has since been released. There will also be a showing of H3 a film made on the 1981 hunger strikes and written by Laurence McKeown and Brian Campbell, both former prisoners. There will be a Qand A with Laurence after the screening.
Please complete the Registration Form and email to:
Deaglan Coyle
d.p.coyle@qub.ac.uk
Organization:
Gary Hill
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London, UK
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“Drugs, Alcohol and Criminal Justice: ethics, effectiveness and economics of interventions”, will be closed soon.
* The conference will take place in London, on the 24-25 June 2010.
* The conference will be in ENGLISH and RUSSIAN
* The conference will combine plenary sessions with themed interactive workshops and parallel sessions to address the ‘3 E’s’ in the provision of drug and alcohol services in the criminal justice system in Europe:
- Are interventions ethical – do they have due regard to human rights?
- Are they effective – what does the evidence tell us?
- Are they economically viable – obviously this will vary from place to place, but the underlying process is to examine the relative costs of both action and inaction.
The final programme of the conference is attached and can be found on line (together with all other information related to the event and logistics) at http://www.connectionsproject.eu/conference2010.
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UNICRI
Location:
Washington D.C., USA
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The 3rd Annual Global Anti-Corruption Summit USA will keep you updated on upcoming legislation, provide in-depth analysis of the best compliance programs, and help companies in developing a risk assessment system to identify where compliance functions work and where they fall short in the field of prevention of corruption.
For more info please see: http://www.ethicalcorp.com/globalethics/index.asp
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UNICRI
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London, UK
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The University of Kent is delighted to announce the Second European Conference of the CONNECTIONS Project, organised by the Conference Consortium and supported by Drink and Drugs News and Napo.
The conference will look at a range of interventions and treatments, from harm reduction to drug free ‘recovery’ in the criminal justice system. The premise is that no one treatment modality can deal effectively with the complex range of presented need. The task of the conference is to discuss and debate how best the different components can be combined most effectively.
For more info please see: http://www.idpc.net/events/second-connections-conference
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National Holidays
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Croatia National Day
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National Holidays
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Gibralter - Bank Holiday
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National Holidays
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Mozambique National Day
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National Holidays
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Slovenia National Day
Organization:
Gary Hill
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Belfast, Ireland
Description:
The 13th Biennial International Conference on Penal Abolition is to be held over three days in Belfast on 23-25 June 2010. It will open at 10am on Wednesday 23rd in the Council Chamber, Lanyon Building at Queen’s University. On Friday 25th June it will move to the community and will end that evening with a buffet meal and a music session.
To keep costs manageable, accommodation and meals are not provided at the conference but there are affordable places to eat close by and we have provided a range of accommodation alternatives in the vicinity. Thus, there will be no registration fee. We request a contribution to the final evening’s function.
There will be no prison visit because we know it would be stage-managed. However, we will be showing two films during the conference: Mickey B a contemporary adaptation of Macbeth set in Maghaberry Prison and acted by long-term prisoners. It received its world premiere this April at the Belfast Film Festival to universal acclaim.
There will be a Panel QandA after the showing with the Director and one of the prisoners who has since been released. There will also be a showing of H3 a film made on the 1981 hunger strikes and written by Laurence McKeown and Brian Campbell, both former prisoners. There will be a Qand A with Laurence after the screening.
Please complete the Registration Form and email to:
Deaglan Coyle
d.p.coyle@qub.ac.uk
Organization:
Gary Hill
Location:
London, UK
Description:
“Drugs, Alcohol and Criminal Justice: ethics, effectiveness and economics of interventions”, will be closed soon.
* The conference will take place in London, on the 24-25 June 2010.
* The conference will be in ENGLISH and RUSSIAN
* The conference will combine plenary sessions with themed interactive workshops and parallel sessions to address the ‘3 E’s’ in the provision of drug and alcohol services in the criminal justice system in Europe:
- Are interventions ethical – do they have due regard to human rights?
- Are they effective – what does the evidence tell us?
- Are they economically viable – obviously this will vary from place to place, but the underlying process is to examine the relative costs of both action and inaction.
The final programme of the conference is attached and can be found on line (together with all other information related to the event and logistics) at http://www.connectionsproject.eu/conference2010.
Organization:
Gary Hill
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Lisbon, Portugal
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Each year ICCLR & CJP assists the International Society for the Reform of Criminal Law (ISRCL) with an annual conference. This year marks their 23rd international conference and the title is Economic Crime, Crimes against Economies, and Economic Influences on Crime. The conference will be held in Lisbon, Portugal 25-29 June 2010.
A copy of the programme, as well as the conference registration form and a hotel form are attached for your reference. We invite you to attend the conference and to consider being a presenter. You are most welcome to circulate this material with your colleagues who may be interested in attending the conference. Additional details and updates can be found at ISRCL’s website: www.isrcl.org.
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UNICRI
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London, UK
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The University of Kent is delighted to announce the Second European Conference of the CONNECTIONS Project, organised by the Conference Consortium and supported by Drink and Drugs News and Napo.
The conference will look at a range of interventions and treatments, from harm reduction to drug free ‘recovery’ in the criminal justice system. The premise is that no one treatment modality can deal effectively with the complex range of presented need. The task of the conference is to discuss and debate how best the different components can be combined most effectively.
For more info please see: http://www.idpc.net/events/second-connections-conference
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National Holidays
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1945 - UN Carter signed by 50 nations in San Francisco, USA
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National Holidays
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Madagascar National Day
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National Holidays
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Somalia - Independence Day
Independence from the United Kingdom
Organization:
Gary Hill
Location:
Lisbon, Portugal
Description:
Each year ICCLR & CJP assists the International Society for the Reform of Criminal Law (ISRCL) with an annual conference. This year marks their 23rd international conference and the title is Economic Crime, Crimes against Economies, and Economic Influences on Crime. The conference will be held in Lisbon, Portugal 25-29 June 2010.
A copy of the programme, as well as the conference registration form and a hotel form are attached for your reference. We invite you to attend the conference and to consider being a presenter. You are most welcome to circulate this material with your colleagues who may be interested in attending the conference. Additional details and updates can be found at ISRCL’s website: www.isrcl.org.
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UNICRI
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By resolution 42/112 of 7 December 1987, the General Assembly decided to observe 26 June as the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking as an expression of its determination to strengthen action and cooperation to achieve the goal of an international society free of drug abuse. This resolution recommended further action with regard to the report and conclusions of the 1987 International Conference on Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.
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UNICRI
Location:
London, UK
Description:
The University of Kent is delighted to announce the Second European Conference of the CONNECTIONS Project, organised by the Conference Consortium and supported by Drink and Drugs News and Napo.
The conference will look at a range of interventions and treatments, from harm reduction to drug free ‘recovery’ in the criminal justice system. The premise is that no one treatment modality can deal effectively with the complex range of presented need. The task of the conference is to discuss and debate how best the different components can be combined most effectively.
For more info please see: http://www.idpc.net/events/second-connections-conference
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UNICRI
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The General Assembly proclaieds 26 June United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, with a view to the total eradication of torture and the effective functioning of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment,2 which entered into force on 26 June 1987.
