January 21st, Lincoln Alexander Day, recognizes Lincoln MacCauley Alexander, a Canadian lawyer who became the first black Member of Parliament in the House of Commons, and the 24th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario from 1985 to 1991. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_Alexander
January is Tamil Heritage Month, a time to acknowledge and celebrate the contributions of Tamil people and communities in Ontario. The Tamil Harvest Festival, Thai Pongal, as well as other Tamil artistic and cultural events, take place in January. https://www.canadiantamilcongress.ca
December 10th, Human Rights Day, the day the UN adopted, in 1948, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights declaring rights everyone is entitled to as a human regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, language, political opinion, national origin. www.un.org
