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February 2009 Cultural
Black History Month in the US and Canada
1 February 2009
Lunar New Year Festival
Organizers: Chinese Chamber of Commerce of Los Angeles
Location: Los Angeles Chinatown, USA
Telephone: +1 213-617-0396
www.lachinesechamber.org/calendar.html
2 February 2009
Groundhog Day – the most-watched weather forecast of the year -
3 – 5 February 2009
Most Promising Minority Students Luncheon
Organizers: American Advertising Federation (AAF)
Location: New York City, USA
US Telephone: 800-999-2231
www.aaf.org
4 February 2009
Independence Commemoration Day in Sri Lanka
5 February 2009
59th International Film Festival Berlin 2009
6 February 2009
Waitangi Day in New Zealand
6-15 February 2009
National Multicultural Festival in Canberra, Australia
7 February 2009
Independence Day In Grenada
African American Mens Health Forum
Organizers: American Cancer Society
Location: Columbia, SC, and Richmond, VA, USA
www.cancerhealthforums.org
9 February 2009
11 February 2009
3rd Annual: NYU Advertising Industry Diversity Job Fair and Leadership Conference
Organizers: Business Development Institute
Location: New York City, USA
Telephone: +1 212-765-8357,
www.bdionline.com
12 February 2009
The 40th NAACP Image Awards
Organizers: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
Telephone: +1 323-938-5268
www.naacp.org
13 February 2009
Go Red for Women Luncheon
Organizers: American Heart Association
Location: Rye Brook, New York, USA
US Telephone: 800-242-8721
www.goredforwomen.org
13 February – 7 March 2009
Perth International Arts Festival
14 February 2009
Carnevale Italian Festival in Adelaide, Australia
One Heartbeat: Celebrating Cultural Diversity
Organizers: Anointed 2 Dance International Ministries, Inc.
Location: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Telephone: +1 404-384-7421
www.oneheartbeatatl.com
15 February 2009
National Day in Serbia
16 February 2009
Independence Day in Lithuania
President’s Day in the US
17 February 2009
Independence Day in Kosovo
18 February 2009
National Day in Gambia
18 – 21 February 2009
Annual Educational Travel Conference
Organizers: Travel Learning Connections, Inc.
Location: New Orleans, USA
Telephone: +1 406-745-4800
www.travelearning.com
18 – 21 February 2009
NABE 38th Annual Conference Bilingual Education: Strengthening America Through a Multilingual Society
Organizers: The National Association for Bilingual Education
Location: Austin, Texas, USA
Telephone: +1 202-898-1829
www.nabe.org
19 February 2009
Mosaic Career Fair 2009
Organizers: American Advertising Federation (AAF)
Location: Chicago, USA
US Telephone: 800-999-2231
www.aaf.org/default.asp?id=733
19 February 2009
NMBCs 29th Annual Awards Luncheon: Strategies for Global Market Success
Organizers: National Minority Business Council, Inc.
Location: New York City, USA
Telephone: +1 212-693-5050
www.nmbc.org
21 February 2009
International Mother Language Day – linguistic & cultural diversity & multilingualism
22 February 2009
National Day in Saint Lucia
24 February 2009
Shrove Tuesday – the day before Lent, a time of fasting and devotions & also a day to eat pancakes & have pancake races
Last day of the carnival in Latin countries or as the French say: Mardi Gras
Independence Day in Estonia
DiversityInc Webinar Series: Mentoring
Organizers: DiversityInc
Location: Webinar, USA
Telephone: + 1973-494-0542
www.diversityinc.com/products/item66.cfm
25 February 2009
Ash Wednesday – Western Christian Church – 1st day of Lent, the period of forty days before Easter in the Christian calendar. 7th Wednesday before Easter
National Day in Kuwait
27 February 2009
Independence Day in the Dominican Republic
Mosaic Career Fair 2009
Organizers: American Advertising Federation (AAF)
Location: Universal City, California, USA
US Telephone: 800-999-2231
www.aaf.org/default.asp?id=733
Sources
The cultural events taking place in the USA are thanks to the 2009 Multicultural Calendar from Multicultural Marketing Resources, Inc., NYC
If you have a calender of cultural events, please let me know.
Read more Cross-Cultural Glimpses Of Society:
- Cultural Awareness Calendar – January 2009
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