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2011-05-18

International Museum Day / Dia Internacional dos Museus

International Museum Day, since 1977, has been celebrated around the world because «Museums are an important means of cultural exchange, enrichment of cultures and development of mutual understanding, co-operation and peace among peoples».

Museum and Memory is the theme of International Museum Day 2011.

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2010-09-26

European Day of Languages

The European Day of Languages celebrates the rich heritage of cultures and traditions embodied in all the languages of Europe. Being convinced that linguistic diversity is a tool for achieving greater intercultural understanding and a key element in the rich cultural heritage of our continent, the Council of Europe promotes plurilingualism in the whole of Europe.

At the initiative of the Council of Europe, Strasbourg, the European Day of Languages has been celebrated every year since 2001 on 26 September. The first European Day of Languages took place on 26 September 2001.

The general objectives of the European Day of Languages are:

Alerting the public to the importance of language learning and diversifying the range of languages learnt in order to increase plurilingualism and intercultural understanding;
Promoting the rich linguistic and cultural diversity of Europe, which must be preserved and fostered;
Encouraging lifelong language learning in and out of school, whether for study purposes, for professional needs, for purposes of mobility or for pleasure and exchanges.

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2010-05-21

World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development

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World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development is annually held on May 21 to help people learn about the importance of cultural diversity and harmony.

A major challenge of the Twenty-First Century is to make diversity out of difference, that is to say, to promote unity by cultivating – and not by reducing – human complexity.

The General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) adopted the Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity in Paris, France, on November 2, 2001. It was the 249th resolution adopted at the 57th session (.pdf link) of the United Nations General Conference. Although the declaration was the culmination of years of work, it was adopted in the wake of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. This reaffirmed the need for intercultural dialogue to prevent segregation and fundamentalism.

Read here the Message by Ms Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO, on the occasion of World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development 21 May 2010.

2010-02-21

11th International Mother Language Day

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21 February was proclaimed the International Mother Language Day by the General Conference of Unesco on 17 November 1999.

International Mother Language Day originated as the international recognition of Language Movement Day, which has been commemorated in Bangladesh (formerly East Pakistan) since 1952, when a number of Dhaka university students were killed by the Pakistani police and army in Dhaka during the Bengali Language Movement.

The International Mother Language Day, has been observed yearly since February 2000 to promote linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism.

2010 is International Year for the Rapprochement of Cultures what is an invitation to talk. Multilingualism is essential to the conversation that leads to mutual understanding. Language learning and translation are therefore vital to the unity of humankind. Such are the major thrusts of the 11th International Mother Language Day.

Read the Message of Ms Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO (pdf file) on the occasion of 2010 International Mother Language Day.

2009-09-26

European Day of Languages

Celebrating linguistic diversity, plurilingualism, lifelong language learning

The European Day of Languages celebrates the rich heritage of cultures and traditions embodied in all the languages of Europe – and not only the 23 official languages of the EU.

The first European Day of Languages took place on 26 September 2001. It was one of the highlights of the European Year of Languages.

The general objectives of the European Day of Languages are:

Alerting the public to the importance of language learning and diversifying the range of languages learnt in order to increase plurilingualism and intercultural understanding;
Promoting the rich linguistic and cultural diversity of Europe, which must be preserved and fostered;
Encouraging lifelong language learning in and out of school, whether for study purposes, for professional needs, for purposes of mobility or for pleasure and exchanges.

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2009-05-21

May 21 - World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development

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World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development is annually held on May 21 to help people learn about the importance of cultural diversity and harmony.

A major challenge of the Twenty-First Century is to make diversity out of difference, that is to say, to promote unity by cultivating – and not by reducing – human complexity.

The General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) adopted the Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity in Paris, France, on November 2, 2001. It was the 249th resolution adopted at the 57th session (.pdf link) of the United Nations General Conference. Although the declaration was the culmination of years of work, it was adopted in the wake of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. This reaffirmed the need for intercultural dialogue to prevent segregation and fundamentalism.

Read here the Message from Mr Koïchiro Matsuura, Director-General of UNESCO,on the occasion of World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development 21 May 2009.

2009-05-18

International Museum Day / Dia Internacional dos Museus

Each year, the International Council of Museums (ICOM) selects a theme. The theme for 2009 is «Museums and Tourism».

2009-04-23

Apr. 23 - World Book and Copyright Day

Whatever be the reason, today you have to offer a book.

Hoje, Dia Mundial do Livro e dos Direitos de Autor, seja qual for a razão, ofereça livros!

2009-04-02

International Children Book's Day / Dia Internacional do Livro Infantil

Since 1967, on or around Hans Christian Andersen's birthday, 2 April, International Children's Book Day (ICBD) is celebrated all over the world to inspire a love of reading and to call attention to children's books. The celebratory day is coordinated by the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY), a non-profit organisation dedicated to bringing children and book together.

The theme for this year celebration is “I am the World”

Hoje comemora-se o Dia Internacional do Livro Infantil. O dia 2 de Abril foi escolhido porque é o dia do nascimento (no ano de 1805) de Hans Christian Andersen um autor de grande influência na Literatura Infantil, autor de contos como o Patinho Feio, O Soldadinho de Chumbo, A Pequena Sereia, A Princesa e a Ervilha...

2009-03-27

World Theatre Day

First launched in 1961 by the International Theatre Institute, World Theatre Day is celebrated on 27 March throughout the world.

Every year, a personality well known for his/her good will and intellectual merits is invited to share thoughts on the theme of theatre and peace. This year Augusto Boal - a Brazilian theatre director, writer and activist - made his World Theatre Day Statement on March 25, 2009 at a celebration at UNESCO headquarters in Paris, France.

2009-03-21

Mar. 21: World Poetry Day - Dia Mundial da Poesia

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World Poetry Day is commemorated on March 21. This day was declared by UNESCO (the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) in 1999. The purpose of the day is to promote the reading, writing, publishing and teaching of poetry throughout the world and, as the UNESCO session declaring the day says, to "give fresh recognition and impetus to national, regional and international poetry movements."

To mark this year’s World Poetry Day, UNESCO will pay tribute to Chilean poet Pablo Neruda (1904-1973), who was also a Nobel Prize Laureate in Literature. Nothingandall associates to this homage and publishes more poems by this famous author.

2008-12-14

7 Maravilhas de Origem Portuguesa no Mundo

Pode (e deve) votar nas Sete Maravilhas de Origem Portuguesa no Mundo. Existem 27 maravilhas em competição.

Os resultados serão revelados numa cerimónia a realizar no dia 10 de Junho de 2009, Dia de Portugal.

São Francisco das Penitência de Ouro Preto (Brasil)
Convento de São Francisco de Assis, Recife (Brasil)
Mosteiro de São Bento do Rio de Janeiro (Brasil)
Forte do Príncipe da Beira (Brasil)
Convento de São Francisco e Ordem Terceira, Salvador (Brasil)
Colónia do Sacramento (Uruguai)
Fortaleza Portuguesa (Bahrain)
Igreja de São Paulo (Macau)
Cidade de Baçaim (Índia)
Cidade de Damão Grande (Índia)
Fortaleza de Diu (Índia)
Basílica de Bom Jesus de Goa (Índia)
Sé Catedral de Goa (Índia)
Fortaleza de Ormuz (Irão)
Centro Histórico de Malaca (Malásia)
Fortificação de Mascate (Omã)
Convento do Carmo, Luanda (Angola)
Cidade Velha de Santiago (Cabo Verde)
Gorgora Nova (Etiópia)
São Jorge da Mina (Gana)
Fortaleza de Safi (Marrocos)
Cidade Fortificada de Mazagão, El Jadida (Marrocos)
Ilha de Moçambique (Moçambique)
Fortaleza de Jesus de Mombaça (Quénia)
Fortaleza de Kilwa, Quíloa, Tanzânia
Santuário de Congonhas do Campo (Brasil)
Mosteiro de São Bento de Olinda, Olinda (Brasil)

2008-07-12

Stand Up for the Burrup

Nothingandall is a multicultural blog where the freedom, the environment, the peace and the culture are very important topics. Today, we associate to Stand up for the Burrup movement to
raise awareness about the Burrup Peninsula, Australia's largest cultural monument, an Aboriginal sacred site.

The Burrup Peninsula in the Pilbara hosts the largest concentration of prehistoric rock art on earth and has been described as «the largest outdoor at gallery on planet». After decades of neglect, it is finally getting the recognition it deserves as a pre-eminent heritage site.

Sign here a petition