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Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month (DDAM) takes place every March and is led by the National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities (NACDD). The month aims to raise awareness of the contributions of people with developmental disabilities (DD) and advocate for equal opportunities for them to live full lives. The 2024 theme, “A World of Opportunities”, highlights the barriers people with DD face in communities.

Women’s History Month is an annual observance to highlight the contributions of women to events in history and contemporary society.

Ramadan is considered one of the holiest months of the year for Muslims. In Ramadan, Muslims commemorate the revelation of the Qur’an, and fast from food and drink during the sunlit hours as a means of drawing closer to God and cultivating self-control, gratitude, and compassion for those less fortunate.” -Islamic Networks Group (ING)

Hey friends make sure you and your friends RSVP for the 26th! Go to mane connection and sign in then find event to RSVP!

“Black History Month is an annual celebration of achievements by African Americans and a time for recognizing their central role in U.S. history.” - History Channel. Join the CDI for programming all month that honors Black History Month.

“On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the entire nation pauses in remembrance of a civil rights hero...MLK Day was designed to honor the activist and minister assassinated in 1968, whose accomplishments have continued to inspire generations of Americans.” - History Channel

Wishing all Lindenwood Lions a very happy new year! Be sure to visit the CDI when you return from break to learn about the upcoming events this semester.

Kwanzaa, annual holiday affirming African family and social values that is celebrated primarily in the United States from December 26 to January 1. Both the name and the celebration were devised in 1966 by Maulana Karenga, a professor of Africana studies at California State University in Long Beach and an important figure in Afrocentrism. Karenga borrowed the word kwanza, meaning “first,” from the Swahili phrase matunda ya kwanza, adding the seventh letter, an extra a, to make the word long enough to accommodate one letter for each of the seven children present at an early celebration. (The name Kwanzaa is not itself a Swahili word.) The concept of Kwanzaa draws on Southern African first-fruits celebrations. Although Kwanzaa is primarily an African American holiday, it has also come to be celebrated outside the United States, particularly in Caribbean and other countries where there are large numbers of descendants of Africans. It was conceived as a nonpolitical and nonreligious holiday, and it is not considered to be a substitute for Christmas.

Hanukkah is a Jewish festival commemorating the recovery of Jerusalem and subsequent rededication of the Second Temple at the beginning of the Maccabean Revolt against the Seleucid Empire in the 2nd century BCE.

“For two millennia, people around the world have been observing it with traditions and practices that are both religious and secular in nature. Christians celebrate Christmas Day as the anniversary of the birth of Jesus of Nazareth, a spiritual leader whose teachings form the basis of their religion.” - History Channel

Wishing all Lindenwood Lions a joyous winter holiday season and a restful winter break! The CDI is grateful for every friend of the CDI.

Hey friends this is our last CDI event of the semester a Brown Bag Lunch Series - Gratitude Session and DiversiTea Session. This will be an uplifting and encouraging moment to reflect and prepare! Hope to see you there!