#commemorative event

[worldhumanitarianday]

Wreath-laying ceremony to honour colleagues who lost their lives at the Canal Hotel, Baghdad.

The 21st anniversary of the bombing of the United Nations headquarters in Baghdad (Iraq) will be observed on Monday, 19 August 2024 with a brief ceremony organized by the UN Staff Union.

Watch the Observance of the 21st anniversary of the bombing of the United Nations headquarters in Baghdad (Iraq)!

[terrorismvictimsday]

Voices for Peace: Victims of Terrorism as Peace Advocates and Educators.

The United Nations marks the seventh commemoration of the International Day of Remembrance of and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism on Voices for Peace: Victims of Terrorism as Peace Advocates and Educators

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Observance of the United Nations International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism 2024.

- August 21st, 2024, from 09:15am- 10:30 am EST

United Nations Headquarters.

[nelsonmandeladay]

In recognition of the former South African President's contribution to the culture of peace and freedom.

At UNHQ NYC, on July 15th, from 17:00 p.m to 21:00 p.m. EDT; The United Nations General Assembly will mark the Nelson Mandela International Day 2024 with an informal plenary meeting at the United Nations Trusteeship Council Chamber. The speakers are H.E. Mr. Dennis Francis, President of the General Assembly; H. E. Ms. Amina J Mohamed, Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations; H.E. Mr. Richard Allen Stengel, Editor, Author and Former United States Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs and Mrs. Sabrina Elba, Philanthropist & IFAD Goodwill Ambassador. Read the agenda programme and Watch the livestream!

• Opening remarks by H.E. Mr. Dennis Francis, President of the General Assembly • Statement by H.E. Mr. António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations • Keynote   • Statement on behalf of the African States • Statement on behalf of the Asia-Pacific States • Statement on behalf of the Eastern European States • Statement on behalf of the Latin American and Caribbean States • Statement on behalf of the Western European and other States; and United States (as host country). The resolution A/RES/64/13 acknowledges the contribution of Nelson Mandela to the struggle for democracy internationally and the promotion of a culture of peace throughout 

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[vesakday]

Commemoration of International Day of Vesak 2024.

The General Assembly, by its resolution 54/115 of 1999, recognized internationally the Day of Vesak to acknowledge the contribution that Buddhism, one of the oldest religions in the world, has made for over two and a half millennia and continues to make to the spirituality of humanity. This day is commemorated annually at the UN Headquarters and other UN offices, in consultation with the relevant UN offices and with permanent missions.

Watch the Commemoration of International Day of Vesak 2024!

[indigenouspeopleday]

High-level event to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the adoption of the outcome document of the high-level plenary meeting of the General Assembly known as the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples - General Assembly, 78th sesssion.

10th anniversary of the adoption of the outcome document of the high-level plenary meeting of the General Assembly known as the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples -

Watch the High-level event to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the adoption of the outcome document of the high-level plenary meeting of the General Assembly known as the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples - General Assembly, 78th sesssion

[socialjusticeday]

Commemorative Event on the Occasion of the World Day of Social Justice 2024.

PANEL DISCUSSION: "Global Coalition for Social Justice: Bridging Gaps, Building Alliances". Watch the Commemorative Event.

[clitorises]

joe may have pulled out of the race but I would never pull out of you 🥵😮‍💨💦

[shalom-iamcominghome]

The way people here celebrate the ides of march kind of has a reminiscent energy as purim, which I think highlights an important aspect of the human condition. In this essay

[muzaktomyears]

Happy McLennon Day! Here's a set of original window panes from St Peter's Church Hall, Woolton, displayed in the Liverpool Beatles Museum

[thepastisalreadywritten]

Commemorations Marking The 80th Anniversary Of D-Day Take Place In Portsmouth

Prince William, King Charles III, Queen Camilla, Rishi Sunak, his wife Akshata Murtyn, and Foreign Secretary David Cameron attend the UK's National Commemorative Event for the 80th anniversary of D-Day, hosted by the Ministry of Defence on Southsea Common on 5 June 2024 in Portsmouth, England.

King Charles III and Queen Camilla lead the commemorative events in Portsmouth ahead of the actual 80th Anniversary of D-Day on June 6th.

Veterans, VIP Guests and school children are attending an event on Southsea Common.

Portsmouth was where tens of thousands of troops set off to Normandy to participate in Operation Overlord.

They established a foothold on the French coast and advanced to liberate northwest Europe.

📸: Andrew Matthews - Pool / Kin Cheung - Pool / Leon Neal / Getty Images

[midnight-in-eden]

It’s Juneteenth, and today I’m thinking about the LDS church’s history of racial discrimination.

You know the “priesthood ban”? The fact that black men were historically banned from holding the priesthood? It wasn’t just a priesthood ban. It was also a temple ban. Black people could not participate in the rites of Mormon temples.

The implications of this are horrifying. I’m not black, but I’m queer, and a lot of queer people are in the same position today, so I feel it keenly. Not being able to participate in temple rites means being effectively banned from the highest tier of Mormon heaven. It means, regardless of promises made about salvation being available to all, you don’t get to live with God again. Not only that, it means your family can’t be sealed together, so you won’t be an eternal family in the next life. Because of something as simple as your skin color.

I don’t know how many exceptions were made, but I know they were rare. I know Jane Manning, a black woman, was one. I know she was sealed, post mortem, to Joseph Smith for eternity. Not even as one of his plural wives.

As a servant.

What a slap in the face.

I also know that if I talk about this to my Mormon family members, they’ll get defensive and talk about how that’s all history, it was a different time, black people today shouldn’t hold grudges about it, blah blah blah.

The ban was lifted in 1978.

1978.

It hasn’t even been 50 years. This is living memory for many people.

Meanwhile the entire church can’t shut the fuck up about Joseph Smith getting shot and the pioneers being ~persecuted~ well over 100 years ago. (Conveniently glossing over what we did to Native Americans in the areas we moved into, but that’s another post.) Like…the hypocrisy.

Anyway. Happy Juneteenth, and if you haven’t looked into the history of the holiday, you should. (This article is a good start.) It’s not just a day made up by woke people (despite what my conservative family members think). It was celebrated for decades by black communities before being officially recognized as a national holiday. It’s a celebration of emancipation from slavery, which is worth celebrating.

[worldhumanitarianday]

Commemoration of the World Humanitarian Day 2024 at UN Geneva.

Annual observance of World Humanitarian Day 2024 at the Palais des Nations, UN Geneva, Switzerland.

Watch the World Humanitarian Day 2024 - UN Geneva commemoration!

[fy-wonwoo]

240523 ‘17 is right here’ release commemorative offline event in tokyo. uow 🐱 do not edit/crop logo. (1,2,3,4)

[streetsofsalem]

Revolutionary Remembrance

Even more so than usual, this Labor Day weekend seemed like the end of summer to me. Actually, not just the end, but the finale. This was quite a productive summer, even though I didn’t really produce anything: there were more edits on Salem’s Centuries and the new experience of working as a guide at Historic New England’s Phillips House, but what I was really focused on was Salem’s experience of…

[freshthoughts2020]

[sgoss]

Been seeing a lot of this guy lately

( sorry for late post I got back like last night )