Celebrating Cultures across the University of Birmingham
National Poetry Day is a UK-wide celebration of poetry and this year’s theme is The Environment. Libraries and bookshops across the country are celebrating National Poetry Day. Pop in to see what is going on. National Poetry Day was founded in 1994 by the charity Forward Arts Foundation, whose mission is to celebrate excellence in poetry and … Continue reading “National Poetry Day 6 October 2022”
October is Menopause Awareness Month, with 18 October designated as ‘World Menopause Day’ and this year’s theme being ‘Cognition and Mood’. The menopause is a natural stage of life that affects all women. Medically speaking, it is where a woman ceases to ovulate and their periods eventually stop, caused by a change in hormone levels. … Continue reading “Menopause Awareness Month (October) and World Menopause Day (18 October)”
The theme for this year’s Black History Month is ‘Time for Change: Action Not Words’, which means working to tackle racism, reclaim Black history and ensure Black people, their pasts and their stories are included and represented all year round. Started in the US as a week-long celebration in 1926 by Carter G Woodson, a … Continue reading “Black History Month”
