nPosted on June 14, 2020
n
Key Points
n
n
n(Second Sunday in June)
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
nStand Up to Racism is the idea behind Race Unity Day, which was started in 1957 by the U.S. Bahá’í National Spiritual Assembly.
n
n
n
nThere hasn’t been a year in which the message “Stand Up to Racism” was more important and timely.
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
nBut if you think about it, EVERY year the message has been just as important and timely!
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
nI believe that this year more people are ready to hear the message, and I hope that this year we will see big steps to take apart structural racism (aka systemic racism)!
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
nThis article has some great children’s books to help start age-appropriate conversations about race and racism.
n
n
n
nAnd here is an article that includes a video about systemic racism.
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
nAlso on this date:
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
nChildren’s Day in the U.S.
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
nMagic Circle Day
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
nFamily History Day
n
|
n
n |
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
nLiberation Day in the Falkland Islands
n
n
n
n
n
n
nFlag Day in the United States
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
nBirthday of John Bartlett of “Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations”
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
nDay of Mourning in the Baltic Nations
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
nPause for the Pledge Day
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
nInternational Bath Day
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
Anniversary of the opening of the Disneyland Monorail
Anniversary of the opening of the Disneyland Monorailn
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
nPlan ahead:
n
n
Check out my Pinterest boards for:
Check out my Pinterest boards for:
n
- n
-
nJune holidays
n
n
n
- n
-
nJune birthdays
n
n
n
- n
-
nHistorical anniversaries in June
n
n
n
n
n
nAnd here are my Pinterest boards for:
n
- n
-
nJuly holidays
n
-
nJuly birthdays
n
-
nHistorical anniversaries in July
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
