from United Nations website: “Where, after all, do universal human rights begin? In small places, close to home — so close and so small that they cannot be seen on any maps of the world. […] Unless these rights have Read More …
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World Mental Health Day
The overall objective of World Mental Health Day is to raise awareness of mental health issues around the world and to mobilize efforts in support of mental health. It provides an opportunity for everyone working on mental health issues to talk Read More …
World Teachers Day
from UNESCO website: World Teachers’ Day is held annually on 5 October to celebrate all teachers around the globe. It commemorates the anniversary of the adoption of the 1966 ILO/UNESCO Recommendation concerning the Status of Teachers, which sets benchmarks regarding Read More …
CASC Week of Wonder (for Science Literacy Week)
from Canadian Association of Science Centres website: The Canadian Association of Science Centres (CASC), in partnership with Exploring By The Seat Of Your Pants (EBTSOYP) is hosting a 5-day virtual #WeekofWonder during NSERC’s Science Literacy Week (#Scilit). Teachers, students Read More …
International Overdose Awareness Day
From the official website: International Overdose Awareness Day is the world’s largest annual campaign to end overdose, remember without stigma those who have died and acknowledge the grief of the family and friends left behind. Time to Remember. Time to Read More …
Day of International Criminal Justice
From the ICC: 17 July is the Day of International Criminal Justice. It marks the anniversary of the adoption of the Rome Statute on 17 July 1998, the founding treaty of the ICC, which seeks to protect people from genocide, Read More …
World Youth Skills Day
From the United Nations: In 2014, the United Nations General Assembly declared 15 July as World Youth Skills Day, to celebrate the strategic importance of equipping young people with skills for employment, decent work and entrepreneurship. Since then, World Youth Skills Day Read More …
World Population Day
From the United Nations: It took hundreds of thousands of years for the world population to grow to 1 billion – then in just another 200 years or so, it grew sevenfold. In 2011, the global population reached the 7 Read More …
Clean Beaches Week
From Plastic Pollution Coalition: This is the Earth Day for Beaches. Founded in 2003, National Clean Beaches Week is held annually from July 1-7. Each year, billions of people visit oceans, gulfs and inland beaches. During Clean Beaches Week, the Read More …
International Youth Day
From the UN website: International Youth Day is commemorated every year on 12 August. The Focal Point on Youth selects a theme for the day often with input from youth organizations and members of the UN Inter-Agency Network in Youth development. Read More …