Privacy Awareness Week 2012

http://www.privacyawarenessweek.org/

Do you ever wonder how you can you protect your privacy rights as an individual? Or consider your privacy responsibilities when you handle the personal information of others?

Privacy Awareness Week 2012 runs from 29 April to 5 May and is all about promoting awareness about privacy rights and responsibilities in the community.

Privacy Awareness Week is a jointly promoted annual event of the members of the Asia Pacific Privacy Authorities forum.

In Queensland

n 2012, the Office of the Information Commissioner, Queensland, will celebrate Privacy Awareness Week (PAW) with the slogan Protect. Detect. Correct.

• Protect your privacy by becoming privacy aware
• Detect potential privacy risks or breaches
• Correct personal behaviour through appropriate and timely action

A range of information and resources are available on OIC's website to inform and educate the community about privacy rights and protections.

Just Dates: May

May is Domestic and Family  Violence Prevention Month

1              International Workers Day / World Asthma Day

3              World Press Freedom Day

5              International Midwives Day

5-11        Heart Week / National Mind Week
6-11        International Composting Awareness Week Australia

7-13        National Mothering Week

9-15        Social Sector Financial Literacy Day

10            World Lupus Day

12            Mothers Day

12-18      Schizophrenia Awareness Week

13-19      National Volunteer Week / Food Allergy Awareness Week

15            International Day of Families

17            International Day Against Homophobia /
                World Telecommunication and Information  Society Day

19-25      National Palliative Care Week
20-16     Spinal Health Week

21           World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development

22           International Day for Biological Diversity

25-31     Week of Solidarity with the Peoples of Non-Self-Governing Territories

26           National Sorry Day

27           Reconciliation Week

29           White Wreath Day / International Day of UN Peacekeepers

30          World MS Day

31          World No-Tobacco Day

An ANZAC Challenge

As the dawn breaks on Wednesday April 25 I will rise and remember the  the 500th. anniversary of Julian Assange being detained without charge and  Bradley Manning  jailed for 700 days without trial.

I will remember the witness of peace activists who have stood in court docks and served in prison to preserve my freedom.

I will remember
Members of the Society of Friends
Members of the Catholic Worker Movement
Mennonite Friends
Members of Pace e Bene
Members of Pax Christi
Christina Peacemakers
Afghan Youth Peace Volunteers
Palestinians for Peace and Democracy

I will remember my Dad a WW11 veteran who never marched in an ANZAC parade and carried the horrible memories of his experience to his grave in a silence that seemed to  haunt him.