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By resolution 836(IX) of December 14, 1954, the General Assembly recommended that all countries institute a Universal Children's Day, to be observed as a day of worldwide fraternity and understanding between children. The day is celebrated with activities promoting the ideals and objectives of the charter and the welfare of the world's children. November 20 marks the Assembly's adoption of the Declaration of the Rights of the Child in 1959 and the Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1989.

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COPD Day, World: November 20

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The Global Initiative organizes World Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Day in mid-November for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD). This awareness campaign seeks to educate the public about chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and how to improve the lives of those with it. First held in 2002, each year has its unique focus with participating in events involving healthcare organizations, government agencies, and educators. Free pulmonary check-ups may be available in your hometown. Check with your local healthcare provider for listings.

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GIS (Geographic Information Systems) Day: November 20 (est)

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Education Support Professionals Day is observed during American Education Week on Wednesday and honors the school system's employees. To show appreciation, students give thanks, gifts, or flowers to school secretaries, classroom aides, school maintenance workers, and cafeteria workers.

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Hug a Runner Day (G.O.H.A.R.D.), Globally Organized: November 20

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Each year running retailer Run the Edge hosts Hug a Runner Day (G.O.H.A.R.D.) to raise awareness of the joys of running for fitness and health.

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Name Your PC Day: November 20

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Today is Name Your PC Day. Created by Thomas and Ruth Roy of Wellcat.com, this celebration is a naming celebration for one’s personal computer. On this day, people give a name to their PCs and Laptops.

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Peanut Butter Fudge Day, Ntl.: November 20

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National Peanut Butter Fudge Day, recognized by the National Peanut Board, provides an excuse to indulge. Peanut butter fudge is believed to have originated in the 1800s from a batch of botched caramel. Today, people create their batches of peanut butter fudge and share this with their family and friends.

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Revolution Day, (MX)(1910): November 20

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Revolution Day in Mexico marks the anniversary of November 20, 1910, when Francisco I Madero started the social revolution. Revolution Day is a national holiday.

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Transgender Day of Remembrance: November 20

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Transgender Day of Remembrance marks the murder of transgender woman Rita Hester on November 28, 1998. It is a day to remember those killed for being transgender. _______________ Approximately 1.4 million people refer to themselves as transgender worldwide (0.00175%). However, this number increased exponentially in Western cultures (1900% in the United Kingdom alone by 2022), specifically within Generation Z (those born between 1997-2012) beginning in 2010, coinciding with the advent and increase in social media platform ease and reach. WHAT IS TRANSGENDER? A trans-woman is a biological-at-birth man who wants to or has gender transitioned into presenting as female. A trans-man is a biological-at-birth woman who wants to or has gender transitioned into presenting as a man. Transgender exists on the "gender spectrum," a version of Alfred Kinsey's "Kinsey Scale," which measures sexuality in stages between 100% heterosexual and 100% homosexual. "Queer theory" is a thesis by a dishonored French philosopher who argued there was no such thing as male and female. Instead, he contented sexuality is a relative construct of gender interpretation. Transgender people mentally and/or physically alter their presentation to coordinate with their feelings and beliefs. This change is referred to in the community as "gender transitioning." "Gender-affirming care" is how the trans community describes the medical process of changing a person's visible sexuality. It requires deploying one or more of the following tools (in most cases for the rest of their life): Operations Social engagement Pronouns Hormone therapy. These tools allow a person to change appearance, activity, and presentation from female to male or male to female. Transgender people typically dress to represent the sex they believe they should be. BIOLOGICAL DIFFERENCES BETWEEN TRANS AND NON TRANS At birth, babies are attributed sex based upon tens of thousands of years old universally accepted biological definitions. Queer theory disputes this science and its practice. The trans community considers a person's biological sex an arbitrary allocation, calling it their "assigned gender." They believe each person decides the gender they want to be, what the trans community terms their "authentic gender." Hormones, behaviors, and surgery can alter many physical, behavioral, and cognitive traits. However, surgery and hormones cannot change DNA, chromosomes, and the physical ability to become pregnant or impregnate a person of the opposite sex via copulation. A trans-woman will never get pregnant naturally, ovulate, menstruate, go through female menopause, experience ovarian or cervical cancer, endometriosis, or other diseases specific to female reproductive organs. Concurrently, a trans man will never naturally impregnate a woman, create sperm or deal with prostate or testicular cancer. THE LANGUAGE & SOCIETY'S REACTION Some language surrounding queer theory, including "declaring your pronouns" and "cisgender," manifested in the early 1990s on trans message boards. With smartphones, social media, and the internet, queer theory, its language, and ideas rapidly gained adherents during the twenty-teens. During the early 2020s, the language evolved in an attempt to redefine standard English terminology. The words "father," "mother," "ladies," "gentlemen," "women," "men," "girls," and "boys" are considered discriminatory or non-inclusive in a genderless world. Women are currently referred to as "chest feeders," "people who menstruate," "pregnant people," and persons with a "bonus hole." The movement puts forth these terms to confer its version of inclusivity. Many women find this language increasingly offensive, identity stripping, gender-erasing, exclusionary, and contrary to the fight for the rights of women many strove for over the past 50 years. The language and redefining of women is a primary reason the trans issue is contentious. Women's safety, ability to compete fairly in sports and business, and the irreversible impact on children's health are additional points of contention. NON-BINARY VS TRANS Often confused with trans is non-binary. A non-binary person feels male on some days and female on others and presents differently depending upon the day. Non-binary people have not transitioned. Ultimately, both sides of this issue are populated with human beings entitled to and deserving respect for who they are, their beliefs, traditions, arguments, fears, wants, and desires. _______________ We've included three videos below that present both sides of this socially divisive issue. One is from the point of view of the trans community, voiced by trans person. The second is an academic and professional medical look at the issue. It encapsulates why many are concerned and why Europe is dialing back authenticating transition among children without thorough psychological counseling, parental knowledge, and consent.. The third is is the full 2:15:00 July 28, 2023 C-Span recording of the Congressional hearing on Gender-affirming care.

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Agriculture Day, (AU) Ntl.: November 21

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National Agriculture Day in Australia celebrates the agricultural industry, which employs over 1.6 million Australians. According to the National Farmers' Federation, "By 2020, half of the world's population will be on Australia's northern doorstep, representing unparalleled opportunities for Australia's economy, especially our dynamic farm sector. Last year, Australian farms surpassed $60 billion in farm gate income. The National Farmers' Federation has the vision to grow this figure to $100 billion by 2030." This event first ran in 2017.

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Balloon Day (1783): November 21

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Today marks the anniversary of the first manned hot air balloon flight on November 21, 1783, in France by Jean-Francois Pilatre de Rozier and the Marquis d'Arlandes. This flight began in Paris and floated for 25 minutes before touching down in the suburbs of Paris, five miles away. United States founding father, Benjamin Franklin, witnessed and documented the historic event.

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Children's Grief Awareness Day, Ntl.: November 21

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National Children’s Grief Awareness Day was created by the Highmark Caring Place and occurs on the third Thursday of November, one week before Thanksgiving. The purpose is to focus on the support needs of a grieving child impacted by the death of a loved one. As the holidays approach, this is often the most challenging time for children and adults who have lost a loved one in the past few years.

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False Confession Day: November 21

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False Confession Day highlights that just because someone confesses to a crime doesn't mean they did it. Additionally, it took a constitutional amendment in the US and a Supreme Court ruling to ensure all Americans would not be subjected to coercion, torture, or threat of bodily harm during police interrogation. This is not the case in many parts of the world, and the US is often the exception. The landmark case of Brown v. Mississippi, [297 US 278, (1936)], argued before the United States Supreme Court, found that a defendant's involuntary confession, when obtained by police violence, cannot be seen as evidence. The act of doing this, the judges determined, violates the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. According to Saul M. Kassin, a professor of Psychology at Williams College and one of the leading researchers into the phenomenon of false confessions, there are three basic types of false confessions: voluntary false confessions, compliant false confessions, and internalized false confessions. Voluntary false confessions are given absent outside influences. There are various reasons a person may do this, from psychological to protection. Compliant and Internalized false confessions generally occur due to coercion. Safeguards have been added to the US legal system to attempt to detect these in advance. The Innocence Project, a US non-profit that re-presents cases of those convicted of serious crimes, recently determined that 25% of those they've found innocent confess to their crimes. It's unknown if this date came about due to a specific court case or anniversary. November 21 is not the anniversary of the aforementioned legal rulings or the ratification of the 14th Amendment. However, it still is an excellent day to explore the psychology of false confessions and what we can do to prevent the non-guilty from ending up in jail or worse.

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Hello Day, World: November 21

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Anyone can participate in World Hello Day by simply greeting ten people with a friendly "Hello," "Hola," "Marhban," "Kon'nichiwa," "Habari," "Bonjour," "Shalom," "Olá," or any other language. This greeting demonstrates the importance of personal communication in preserving peace. World Hello Day began in response to the Yom Kippur War between Egypt and Israel in 1973. Since then, World Hello Day is celebrated by people in 180 countries. Today's objective is to greet at least ten people you do not know with "Hello" to promote world peace.

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Latin Grammy Awards (US-FL): November 14

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Latin Grammy Awards is an event usually held in November. Sponsored by the Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, this event highlights the works and achievements in the Latin music industry performed in Spanish and Portuguese. Members make selections and nominations for the Latin music industry.

Conceived in 1989 by Michael Greene, Rudy Perez, and Mauricio Abaroa, the Latin Grammy Awards represent the broad diversity of Latin music. The first Latin Grammy Awards ceremony occurred at the Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, on September 13, 2000. The actual date of this event is announced a couple of months before the event.

PLEASE NOTE: Treat all televised and venue-specific events (sporting, concerts, trade shows, etc.) as estimated. Several factors can cause an event to move dates at the last minute, including weather, strikes, natural disasters, political upheaval, conflicting programming, pandemics, and current events. Because of this, always verify the event with the promotor before committing resources. LEEP often estimates dates based on the previous year's schedules, as the final dates are unknown until a few months, weeks, or days before the event. If the date is known to be estimated, you will see an (est) following the date in the title.

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Pancreatic Cancer Day, World: November 21

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World Pancreatic Cancer Day seeks to raise awareness of the causes signs of the disease, as well as and tools available for those living with pancreatic cancer, the fourth leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. The key symptoms of pancreatic cancer are: Abdominal and mid-back pain Unexplained Weight loss Yellow Skin or Eyes Change in Stool New-onset Diabetes Digestive problems This ultra-fatal form of cancer is the deadliest, with the lowest survival rate worldwide at less than ten percent. Source: https://www.cancer.org/content/dam/cancer-org/research/cancer-facts-and-statistics/global-cancer-facts-and-figures/global-cancer-facts-and-figures-2nd-edition.pdf

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