The School of Liberal Arts & Sciences (LAS) works with the John Howard Society to offer Academic Upgrading courses, primarily in the areas of computer literacy and building skills for success. In collaboration with LAS, the Centre for Human Rights, Equity & Diversity will be offering a session to participants providing them with information about their human rights during the interview process.

In addition to providing human rights information, Humber would like to support the job search initiatives of the participants by donating new dress shirts for the men as they start or/and reintegrate into employment.

Where to drop off your donation:

At the Centre for Human Rights, Equity & Diversity (Centre), LRC 5th Floor between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. or email nancy.simms@humber.ca for pick up.

For more information please contact:

Nancy Simms, Director, Centre for Human Rights, Equity & Diversity
Email: nancy.simms@humber.ca
Phone: 416.675.6622 x4425

The Centre will be accepting donations from Tuesday, May 24, 2016 until Wednesday, July 6, 2016.

Thank you for joining Humber in making a difference.

Dear Colleagues,

Mark MacDonald is retiring from his role of Professor in the Developmental Service Worker program in the School of Social & Community Services effective June 30th after ten years of faithful service to our students and school.

During his tenure in our School, Mark has taught in the Child & Youth Care diploma and the Developmental Service Worker programs and at Guelph-Humber.  In the past few years, he has been a key player in introducing and integrating the use of ipads and new emerging software into the classroom to help prepare our graduates for the field.

We will miss Mark as part of our school community and are grateful to him for his service on behalf of his students and his programs. We wish him well as he begins a new and exciting chapter in his journey.

Warm regards,

Derek Stockley
Dean, School of Social & Community Services

Calling All Humber Volunteers

The GARDENS is looking for volunteers to help with watering and weeding at our Humber College Pod Site (located at the Humber Fashion Institute).

Interested in volunteering your time, please conect with Dmitry Ganshin, Operations Coordinator Intern at dmitry.ganshin@humber.ca

Humber Interfaith Calendar - Multifaith Holy Days & Festivals
June 2016

In the spirit of diversity and inclusion, we provide the following Multifaith Holy Days & Festivals realizing that it is not exhaustive. Should you wish your faith’s days to be included, please contact the Chaplain at 416.675.6622 x4427 or chaplain@humber.ca for due consideration.

01 Wednesday
June = National Aboriginal History Month (Aboriginal)
Focuses on the history, heritage and ongoing contributions of the diverse Aboriginal peoples in Canada. Promulgated by Canada’s Parliament in 2009.

Ode’mini Giizis / Miso’o (Aboriginal)
Ode’mini Giizis is also known as Strawberry Moon (Ojibwe). Miso’o is the season of sockeye salmon (Other).

05 Sunday
New Moon The moon is at its least visibility.
Yom Yerushalayim (Jewish)
Marks the reunification of Jerusalem.

06 Monday
Ramadan to July 06 (Islam)
The Muslim Holy Month of Ramadan begins, a month of fasting during which Muslims who are physically able, do not eat or drink from dawn until sunset. Note: By Eastern calculations, Ramadan may be from June 06 to July 06.

09 Thursday
Ascension of Jesus (Christianity-Eastern)
Commemorates the ascension of Jesus Christ into Heaven.

12 Sunday
Shavuot (Festival/Feast of Weeks) to June 13 (Judaism)
Shavuot, commemorating the giving of the Torah to the Israelites and the completion of God’s purpose to create a special people, is celebrated 2 days in the diaspora and 1 day in Israel and by Reformed Jews and starts at sundown. Weeks is the plural of the Hebrew word for 7 and ends 7 weeks or
50 days (hence Pentecost) after Pesah.

16 Thursday
Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev Ji (Sikhism)
Arjan, the first Sikh Martyr and fifth Guru, built the Harimandir (Temple of God) for Sikhs to meet for worship in the town of Amritsar (Pool of Nectar). To show the Sikh way as open to all regardless of caste, the temple doors face in all four directions. He contributed and helped compile Sikh Scriptures.

19 Sunday
Pentecost (Christianity-Eastern)
Celebrates the coming of the Holy Spirit upon Jesus’ disciples after his ascension, 50 days after Easter.
Father’s Day (North America)
A day set aside to honour fathers and fatherhood.

20 Monday
Full Moon The moon is at its greatest visibility.
June (Summer) Solstice Daylight hours start to grow longer.
Litha / Midsummer’s Eve (Wicca)
Litha (Midsummer’s Eve) celebrates the consummation of the sacred marriage as the energy of the God is poured out in the service of life, with his sacrifice resulting in his total immolation by the end of the season as a model and standard of self-giving in service to the Goddess.

21 Tuesday
National Aboriginal Day (Aboriginal)
Started in 1996 to celebrate Aboriginal tradition and culture in Canada.

24 Friday
Rahmat to July 12 (Baha’i)
Rahmat, meaning Mercy, is the sixth month of the Baha’i year
St. Jean Baptiste Day (Christianity-Catholicism)
John, the Baptist, is celebrated as the patron saint of French Canadian Catholics in Quebec, Canada.

27 Monday
Multiculturalism Day (Canada)
Started in November 2002 to celebrate the many cultures, including faiths, within Canada and their contributions to its society.

29 Wednesday
Ghambar Maidyoshem to July 03 (Zoroastrianism)
Celebrates the creation of water, the sowing of the summer crop and the harvesting of grain.