Acalanes Legacy Wall
Starting to think about holiday gift ideas? Look no further than the Acalanes Legacy Wall! This wall is a memorial of bricks honoring the legacy of people who have made Acalanes the school it is today.
Why not celebrate your Acalanes student with an everlasting brick on the memorial wall? Or let your favorite teacher or administrator know how much you truly appreciate them with a brick in their honor.
There is no better way to show your love than the eternal gift of an Acalanes memorial brick!
For more information about the Acalanes Legacy Wall, please reach out to Leanne Zimmerman, leanne.zimm@gmail.com.
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Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DEI)
Upcoming Important Dates:
- Dec 3 International Day of Persons with Disabilities
- Dec 10 Human Rights Day
- Dec 7-15 Hanukkah
- Dec 25 Christmas
- Dec 26- Jan 8 Kwanza
We hope you had a wonderful week off that included time spent with family and friends. The DEI committee is grateful for our school that strives to include ALL in Acalanes Community Always. Our goal is to ensure that we are not excluding anyone, so if you feel we have forgotten something or someone, please reach out. We will looking for help in the coming months to celebrate our many cultures and holidays.
Parents, please remind your students that Marge Grow-Eppard, a Miwok/Me-Wuk Tribal Elder of California will be visiting Acalanes on Friday, Dec 1 to talk with students during academy.
The annual observance of the International Day of Disabled Persons was proclaimed in 1992 by United Nations General Assembly resolution 47/3. It aims to promote the rights and well-being of persons with disabilities in all spheres of society and development, and to increase awareness of the situation of persons with disabilities in every aspect of political, social, economic and cultural life. Please click here to learn more. You can also learn about The Curb–Cut Effect and how teachers, parents and leaders can change how they approach projects that benefit all of us in this wonderful YouTube video.
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Upcoming Important Dates
November Native American Heritage Month
Nov 12-18 United Against Hate Week
Nov 20 Transgender Day of Remembrance
As we move toward our season of gratitude, we would like to pay respect to the people who have lived on and stewarded the lands in and around Lafayette. These include the Ohlone, Miwok, Yokut, Karkin, Saklan, and at least four other tribes. If you would like to learn more about some of them through the eyes of East Bay Regional Parks, please click here. The Lafayette Library has also put together a book list to learn more as well. Click here for more information.
United Against Hate Week (Nov 12-18) is a call for local civic action to stop the hate and implicit biases that are a dangerous threat to the safety and civility of our neighborhoods, towns and cities. United Against Hate Week emerged from a United Against Hate poster campaign created by Bay Area cities in response to white supremacist rallies in Berkeley and San Francisco in 2017. The original 13 communities were convened in 2018 by Not In Our Town, a national anti-hate organization and partner in the LA vs Hate campaign, and committed to an annual week of action and awareness. Since inception, United Against Hate Week has spread to over 200+ communities. Learn more at www.unitedagainsthateweek.org.
Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) was started in 1999 by transgender advocate Gwendolyn Ann Smith as a vigil to honor the memory of Rita Hester, a transgender woman who was killed in 1998. The vigil commemorated all the transgender people lost to violence since Rita Hester’s death, and began an important tradition that has become the annual Transgender Day of Remembrance. You can learn more and find out how to get involved here.
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Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DEI)
Upcoming important dates:
Nov 11 Veterans Day
Nov 12 Diwali
Nov 12-18 United Against Hate Week
Veterans Day is a federal holiday in the United States observed annually on Nov 11 to honor military veterans of the United States Armed Forces (who were discharged under conditions other than dishonorable). It coincides with other holidays including Armistice Day and Remembrance Day, which are commemorated in other countries to mark the anniversary of the end of World War I. Major hostilities of World War I formally ended at the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918 when the Armistice with Germany went into effect. At the urging of major US veteran organizations, Armistice Day was renamed Veterans Day in 1954. You can learn more here.
Diwali, or Dipawali, is India’s biggest and most important holiday of the year. This year, it is celebrated on Sunday, Nov 12. The festival gets its name from the row (avali) of clay lamps (deepa) that Indians light outside their homes to symbolize the inner light that protects from spiritual darkness. This festival is as important to Hindus as the Christmas holiday is to Christians. Over the centuries, Diwali has become a national festival that’s also enjoyed by non-Hindu communities. You can learn more about Diwali here.
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November is National Native American Heritage month. And some important upcoming dates include:
- Oct 31-Nov 2 Dia de los Muertos
- Nov 11 Veterans Day
- Nov 12 Diwali
- Nov 12-18 United Against Hate Week
The Day of the Dead (el Día de los Muertos), is a Mexican holiday when families welcome back the souls of their deceased relatives for a brief reunion that includes food, drink and celebration. A blend of Mesoamerican ritual, European religion and Spanish culture, the holiday is celebrated each year from Oct 31-Nov 2. While Tuesday, Oct 31 is Halloween, Thursday, Nov 2 is All Souls Day or the Day of the Dead. According to tradition, the gates of heaven are opened at midnight on Oct 31 and the spirits of children can rejoin their families for 24 hours. The spirits of adults can do the same on Nov 2. For more information click here.
If you would like to learn more about the DEIB committee please contact us. Our next meeting is Sunday, Nov 5. And please follow us! We post activities and opportunities happening around the Bay Area.
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Filipino heritage month is all of October. The month of October was chosen to commemorate the arrival of the first Filipinos who landed in what is now Morro Bay, California on Oct 18, 1587. It is also the birth month of Filipino American labor leader Larry Itliong. You can learn more by clicking on the links below. You can support locally owned Filipino businesses this month and throughout the year by visiting The Hideout and Venture Goods in Lafayette and Town Bakery in Moraga.
Filipino American History Month – Wikipedia,
Larry Itliong (U.S. National Park Service)
About Filipino American History Month – FANHS
FANHS Museum
Filipino American History Month Virtual Events – Visions In Education
Why We Celebrate Filipino American History Month | HuffPost Impact
TGIF – Thank God I’m Filipino
On Friday, Oct 27, there is a Dia De Los Muertos Dance Concert at St. Mary’s College from 8-10pm presented by Baile Folklorico Guadalupano and SMC Dance Company. All are welcome! You can read more about it here.
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