March 2010

Date Event

22 Feb -

7 March

Fair Trade Fortnight

1 March Martenitza (Bulgarian) Read an account of this important annual festival in Bulgaria
1 March St David's Day (Welsh)
1 March UNICEF International Day of Children's Broadcasting. The theme will be "Unite for Children - Tune in to Kids." It is a day, celebrated globally, when broadcasters air programming by, for and about young people.
March (2010 date to be announced)

Action Aid 24 Hour Tea and Coffee Break

Register to take part and receive a fundraising pack full of ideas and advice to help you get started, and free fairtrade tea, coffee and chocolate. The ActionAid website also has free downloadable resources for teaching literacy, Citizenship and Geography to KS 2 and KS 3 pupils.

3 March Hinamatsuri (Japanese) Dolls' Festival or Girls' day.
8 March International Women's Day
10 March

Commonwealth Day (UK) Visit the website.

14-16 March

World Vision UK's 24 Hour Famine

The money raised in 2009 will go towards a project in India.

20 March

World Storytelling Day.

On the World Storytelling Day, as many people as possible tell and listen to stories in as many languages and at as many places as possible, during the same day and night.The theme for 2009 is 'Neighbours'. Visit the website.

21 March World Poetry Day. An opportunity to celebrate poets from around the world, and write poems on global themes.
21 March

International Day for the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination.

Engage in activities for tolerance, equal rights and celebrate the diversity of Europe! Visit the website.

21 March

Norooz (New Year) : Persian/ Iranian / Zoroastrian.

Read an article written by a Bishops’ College pupil describing the ancient Persian festival Nowruz. 

21 March Newroz (Kurdish) New Year
22 March World Day for Water. This year's theme is 'Transboundary Water'. Visit the website.
25 March

Anniversary of the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act.

Find out more information here

26 March Bangladeshi Independence Day
30 March Pesach: First day (Jewish)
Feb 1 - June 30th NASUWT Arts and Minds Competition. This year, the competition has the theme of ‘community’ within the overall aim of promoting race equality and cultural diversity in schools.
   
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