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Adetunwase once held the record for the most children reading aloud with an adult at a single location. The record was set by Adetunwase Adenle, Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire and the Ecole De Dessin alongside 4,222 children in Oregun, Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria on 8 September 2011 in commemoration of the International Literacy Day. The aim for the feat ...
International Literacy Day is an international observance, celebrated each year on 8 September, UNESCO declared that on 26 October 1966 at the 14th session of UNESCO's General Conference. It was celebrated for the first time in 1967. It aims is to highlight, the importance of literacy to individuals, communities, and societies. Celebrations ...
Get Lit – Words Ignite was founded in 2006 in Los Angeles by Diane Luby Lane to increase literacy, empower youth, and energize communities through poetry. The inspiration for Get Lit began with a solo show [5] that Ms. Lane toured with internationally celebrated poet and advocate Jimmy Santiago Baca in venues ranging from high schools and universities to prisons. [6]
The World Literacy Foundation hosts several global projects a year. The most popular being the International Day of Literacy. The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has declared International Literacy Day September 8 and is annually celebrated by 4,000 schools.
In 2013, USBBY sponsored the poster design for IBBY's International Children's Book Day (ICBD). Illustrator Ashley Bryan and poet Pat Mora created the poster. [8] In 2021, USBBY will again sponsor the poster design for the international event, this time featuring the poetry of Margarita Engle and the art of Hans Christian Andersen Medalist ...
16 November - International Day for Tolerance; 18 November - International Day of Islamic Art [20] 25 November - International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women; 26 November - World Olive Tree Day; 29 November - International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
From ancient history to the modern day, the clitoris has been discredited, dismissed and deleted -- and women's pleasure has often been left out of the conversation entirely. Now, an underground art movement led by artist Sophia Wallace is emerging across the globe to challenge the lies, question the myths and rewrite the rules around sex and the female body.
The Big Draw, formerly the Campaign for Drawing, is a British registered charity that promotes drawing and visual literacy. It was founded in 2000 by the Guild of St George, and is now an independent charity. [1] The Big Draw believes that drawing is a universal language that can unite people across generations, backgrounds and borders.