from the official website: World Space Week (WSW) kicks off October 4 with thousands of events globally, inspiring the next generation and celebrating the accomplishments and contributions of women to the space sector. The events will continue through October. In Read More …
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World Music Day / Make Music Day
From Make Music Day website: Each year, over a thousand cities around the world throw citywide music celebrations on June 21. It all started 39 years ago in France. In 1982, France’s Ministry of Culture dreamed up an idea for a Read More …
International Day of Yoga
From the United Nations page: Yoga is an ancient physical, mental and spiritual practice that originated in India. The word ‘yoga’ derives from Sanskrit and means to join or to unite, symbolizing the union of body and consciousness. Today it Read More …
International Women in Engineering Day
From the International Women in Engineering UK website: International Women in Engineering Day is celebrating its 8th year in 2021. Brought to you by the Women’s Engineering Society (WES), INWED is an international awareness campaign which raises the profile of women in engineering Read More …
World Oceans Day
From United Nations website: A healthy ocean requires robust global knowledge of ocean science. We cannot manage what we cannot measure, and no single country is able to measure the myriad changes taking place in the ocean. From Fiji to Read More …
World Environment Day
From United Nations website: For too long, we have been exploiting and destroying our planet’s ecosystems. Every three seconds, the world loses enough forest to cover a football pitch and over the last century we have& destroyed half of our& wetlands. As much as 50 Read More …
Global Astronomy Month
Taken from Astronomers Without Borders: Inspired by the 100 hours of astronomy, this annual offshoot began upon the inception of Astronomers Without Borders are remains one of its flagship programs. A mix of various programs ranging from Astro Arts to Read More …
World Intellectual Property Day
Every April 26th, the world celebrates World Intellectual Property Day to learn about the role that intellectual property (IP) rights play in encouraging innovation and creativity. Every business starts with an idea. Each of the millions of small and medium-sized enterprises Read More …
Earth Day
Taken from Earthday.org website: In the decades leading up to the first Earth Day, Americans were consuming vast amounts of leaded gas through massive and inefficient automobiles. Industry belched out smoke and sludge with little fear of the consequences from Read More …
World Water Day
A recognized event by the United Nations, World Water Day celebrates water and raises awareness of the 2.2 billion people living without access to safe water. A core focus of World Water Day is to support the achievement of Sustainable Read More …