Summer solstice, indigenous history, 100 years of TV
June is National Indigenous History Month; June 21 is National Indigenous Peoples Day
June is also the start of Pride Season, and LGBTQ+ celebrations are held in many communities in Canada during the summer.
June 4 is International Hug your Cat Day.
June 20 is World Refugee Day
June 20 is also the Northern Hemisphere’s Summer Solstice, marking the shortest night/longest day of the year.
June 23 is the National Day of Remembrance for Victims of Terrorism
100 years ago:
A century of TV: On June 30, 1925, Charles Francis Jenkins was granted a patent for “Transmitting Pictures over Wireless”
On June 17, 1925, 38 nations signed the Geneva Protocol, which prohibits “Use in War of Asphyxiating, Poisonous or Other Gases, and of Bacteriological Methods of Warfare”
If you observe any of these, or have suggestions for upcoming celebrations or observances, please drop us a line or send a picture to CriticalLinks@centreforinquiry.ca.