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Special Days to Keep in Mind |
International Development Week: First Week of February Fair Trade Week: May 1-15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jan 1- Global Family Day Jan 21- Martin Luther King Jr. Day Jan 27- Vietnam Day -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mar 1- International Death Penalty Abolition Day - International Women of Colour Day Mar 8- International Women’s Day Mar 21- International Day Against Racism Mar 22- World Water Day -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Apr 7- World Health Day Apr 21- International Creativity and Innovation Day Apr 22- Earth Day Apr 27- Freedom Day (South Africa) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- May 3- World Press Freedom Day May 21- World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development May 25- Africa Day May 31- World No-Tobacco Day -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jun 3- World Martyrs Day Jun 9- Heroes Day (Uganda) Jun 12- World Day against Child Labour Jun 16- International Day of the African Child Jun 20- World Refugee Day Jun 26- International Day in Support of Victims of Torture | Jul 1- Canada Day Jul 11- World Population Day -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 12- International Youth Day Aug 23- International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sept 12- Rosh Hashanah (Israel/Judaism) Sept 21- International Day of Peace - World Gratitude Day Sept 22- World Car-Free Day -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Oct 1- International day of Older Persons Oct 2- World Farm Animal Day Oct 4- World Animal Day Oct 10- World Day Against Death Penalty - World Mental Health Day Oct 16- World Food Day Oct 17- International Day for the Eradication of Poverty Oct 19- Mother Teresa Day (Albania) Oct 25- GuluWalk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nov 10- International Day for Tolerance Nov 20- Universal Children’s Day Nov 25- International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dec 1- World AIDS Day Dec 3- International Day of Disabled Persons Dec 10- Human Rights Day Dec 18- International Migrants Day |
