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DIVERSITY DAY
May 21

The tragedy of September 11, 2001 clearly illustrated that serious conflict can arise over "cultural differences." Shortly after this tragic event, 185 nations unanimously adopted the UNESCO Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity to proclaim that our cultural differences should not separate us from each other, but rather cultural diversity brings a collective strength that can benefit all of humanity. It rejected the claims that a clash of cultures and civilizations is unavoidable, and stressed that intercultural dialogue is the best guarantee of a more peaceful, just and sustainable world.

What is culture? A culture is a community's language, arts and literature. It is also its values system, traditions, beliefs and way of living. Respecting and protecting culture is a matter of Human Rights. Everyone should be able to participate in the cultural life of their choice. The Convention on the protection and promotion of the diversity of cultural expressions was adopted in October 2005 to outline legal rights and obligations regarding international cooperation to help protect cultural diversity throughout the world.

Diversity Day, officially known as World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development, is an opportunity to help our communities to understand the value of cultural diversity and learn how to live together in harmony.

 



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Diversity Day-May 21


Mahnaz Afkhami

Kofi Annan

Isaac Asimov

Ruth Fulton Benedict

Jimmy Carter

Pablo Casals

Jackie Chan

The Dalai Lama

Eugene V. Debs

Barbara Deming

Ani DiFranco

Rene Dubos

Albert Einstein

Ralph Fiennes

R. Buckminster Fuller

Eduardo Galeano

Mohandas Gandhi

William Lloyd Garrison

Mikhail Gorbachev

Herbie Hancock

Dorothy Height

Langston Hughes

John Hume

Jesse Jackson

Thomas Jefferson

John F. Kennedy

Robert F. Kennedy

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Yolanda King

Yuri Kochiyama

John Lennon

Chief Albert John Lutuli

Chief Oren Lyons

Yo-Yo Ma

Chief Wilma Mankiller

Margaret Mead

Rigoberta Menchu

Thomas Merton

John Stuart Mill

Ralph Nader

Holly Near

Jawaharlal Nehru

Barack Obama

Thomas Paine

M. Scott Peck

Joseph Rotblat

Anwar Sadat

Susan Sarandon

Amartya Sen

George Bernard Shaw

Vandana Shiva

Barbra Streisand

Ronald Takaki

Pauline Tangiora

U Thant

Desmond Tutu

Mark Twain

Alice Walker

Jim Wallis

H. G. Wells

Muhammad Yunus

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