MAY 2022
ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH
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1 | Feast of St. Joseph the Worker |
 | Teilhard de Chardin, S.J., b. 1881: |
 | Catholic Worker Movement, 1933, began with release of the first issue of the Catholic Worker
International Workers’ Day |
2-3 | Eid-al-Fitr, begins at sundown and ends at sundown on May 3* (U.S), Muslim Festival of Breaking of the Fast |
3 | World Press Freedom Day |
4 | Kent State Massacre,1970 |
 | First Freedom Ride,1961: Seven African American and six white activists leave Washington for the segregated Deep South |
 | National Bike to School Day (U.S.) |
5 | Cinco de Mayo: Marks the anniversary of the battle at Puebla, Mexico, a historic victory of Mexican forces over the French military |
 | National Day of Prayer (U.S.) |
8 | Naomi Klein, b.1970: Social activist, syndicated columnist, and author of “This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate” |
 | Mother's Day |
9 | Daniel Berrigan, b. 1921: Anti-Vietnam war protester and peace activist |
 | Peter Maurin, b.1877: Co-founder of Catholic Worker movement |
 | Sophie Scholl, b.1921: German student and Christian anti-Nazi political activist, member of the White Rose nonviolent resistance group in Nazi Germany |
15 | International Conscientious Objectors' Day |
 | International Day of Families |
19 | Malcolm X, b.1925 |
20 | Bike to Work Day* |
 | Bl. Franz Jägerstätter, b.1907:Martyr and conscientious objector |
21 | World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development |
 | Feast of Blessed Franz Jägerstätter: |
 | International Day for Biological Diversity |
22 | Betty Williams, b. 1943, Co-recipient with Mairead Corrigan Maguire of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1976 for her work as a co-founder of Community of Peace People, an organization dedicated to promoting a peaceful resolution to the troubles in Northern Ireland |
 | Harvey Milk, b.1930: Visionary civil and human rights leader who became the first openly gay elected official in the United States |
25 | Solemn Remembrance of the murder of George Floyd, 2020: George Floyd died at the hands of Minneapolis Police officers, and his death sparked global protests for racial justice and against police brutality |
26 | Rebecca Masika Katsuva, b.1966: Congolese human rights campaigner who created an organization to help victims of war and rape |
 | Feast of Saint Philip Neri, Priest |
29 | Feast of the Ascension of the Lord |
30 | Feast of St. Joan of Arc, patroness of soldiers and military members Memorial Day (US) |
31 | Feast of the Visitation |
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