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The UN General Assembly endorses the International Day of Tolerance to raise awareness of the need for tolerance in all aspects of human interaction. It was established through resolution 51/95. This day focuses on human rights, the impact of hate crimes and discrimination, and the need to reduce fear of ‘the other’ via education, self-worth, and pride.

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Walkley Awards (AU): November 16 (est)

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The Walkley Awards were established in 1956 to promote excellence in Australian media and journalism, including the visual arts, literature, film, video, television, photography, documentary, and radio. The Walkley is one of the world's most highly sought-after, prestigious media awards. The actual date is set during the second quarter of each year. 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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Cervical Cancer Elimination Day of Action, Global: November 17

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WHO‘s Global Strategy to Accelerate the Elimination of Cervical Cancer as a public health problem was launched on November 17, 2020, and outlines three ambitious targets to be achieved over the next decade, including 90% of girls getting vaccinated against HPV. 70% of women screened for pre-cancerous lesions. 90% provide access to treatment and palliative care. Together, these measures could reduce new disease cases by more than 40% and prevent five million related deaths by 2050. The hashtag for this event is #GlowTeal.

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COVID-19 First Detected (2019): November 17

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2020: According to the South China Morning Post, the nearest person to "patient zero" in the global COVID-19 pandemic appears to be a 55-year-old man from the Hubei province in China. What would become known as the Coronavirus upended world economies, social life, and work. By the end of September 2020, it infected over 33 million people and killed over 1 million. Based on available records, November 17, 2019, appears to be the date of the disease's origin. The gravity of the situation wouldn't be known until Chinese doctor Zhang Jixian at Hubei Provincial Hospital of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, alarmed by the 180 infections, contacted associates and Chinese health officials about this new disease on December 27, 2019. Jixian had examined an elderly couple the day before, who presented with pneumonia-like symptoms. However, as she investigated further, she noticed something off in the CT scans and lung X-rays. On December 31, 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) joined the fight. China would be hit hard, with the disease spreading rapidly in the densely populated country. China's government took drastic measures, quarantining and locking down areas of the nation, imposing fines and laws on those failing to follow public health guidelines, and virtually shutting the country off from the world. However, the virus had escaped the borders, and cases began popping up in Europe, other Asian countries, and North America. By the end of January, there were over 2,000 new cases daily worldwide. CHINA February 2019 proved prophetic. China hit over 10,000 cases in a single day, but its lockdown and quarantine measures appeared to be working. European nations began taking precautions. Throughout the world, PPE (personal protection equipment) suddenly was in short supply. Ventilators became more valuable than gold, and COVID-19 cases increased outside China. By March 10, China appeared to be over the hump and would show only minor hotspots in the coming months. The rest of the world was just getting started. On March 11, 2019, the World Health Organization called the disease a global pandemic. Cases had increased thirteen times outside of China, and the number of countries with active infection had tripled. The international case count stood at 118,000 in 114 countries, with 4,291 dead from the disease. ITALY & SPAIN China, the world's most populous country, appeared to have the disease under control, and India, the second most populous, didn't seem to be affected yet. The third most populous country in the world, the United States, would prove to be the biggest problem and the hardest hit in the months ahead. But in early March, all eyes were on Spain and Italy, where the disease tore through each nation, bleeding into the rest of Europe and killing thousands. On March 19, Spain hit over 10,000 new cases in a single day. By March 21, Italy had over 6,500, and the deaths were mounting. With some of the strictest lockdowns in the world, Spain and Italy would emerge from the COVID-19 storm by late spring. Spain, however, would experience an even starker resurgence of the disease in mid-summer UNITED STATES In North America, March 13 (also Friday the 13th) is the day everything went crazy throughout an 8-hour workday. Six hundred new cases would be reported that day in the United States. The US Government officially declared a national emergency, and states started locking down with stay-at-home orders. By April 4, that number would rise to over 34,000 new cases, concentrated primarily in Washington State, New York, and New Jersey. New York City and its surrounding boroughs became the global epicenter. People died so quickly that refrigerator trucks were deployed to handle the dead. The morgues were full. In the United States, there was political division, a lack of centralized leadership, mixed messaging, a disregard for scientific guidance, and the weaponizing of best practices in health maintenance and disease containment. The effects of each challenge combined would prove disastrous in COVID-19 cases and deaths and contribute to a summer of social protest, violence, and increased animosity between Americans. The withdrawal of the United States funding to WHO and record-breaking wildfires exasperated the situation. By late September 2020, the epicenter in the United States would move from New England to the South, Southwest, and West before swallowing up the Midwest States. The total number of cases in the United States would surpass 7.3 million and over 200,000 deaths, with an average of 38,000 new patients daily. BRAZIL Meanwhile, as March gave way to April and then May, the brick nations of India and Brazil discovered they hadn't escaped COVID-19. Brazil, in its winter, and India, in its summer, quickly found themselves battling a massive surge in cases. Brazil experienced many of the same impediments of the United States: political division, lack of centralized leadership, mixed messaging, a disregard for scientific guidance, and the weaponizing of best practices in health maintenance and disease containment. Brazil started May with approximately 7,000 new cases a day and 700 deaths. By the end of September, it would have the third-highest infection rate at nearly five million and the second-highest death rate in the world at over 142,000. INDIA India, with its population of over one billion people and a largely transitory workforce, exploded in June, going from 7,700 daily cases on June 1 to a peak of nearly 100,000 daily cases by mid-September. As of this writing, India is number two globally for infections at 6.1 million and deaths at just over 96,000. As of September, China remains stable, with just over 85,000 cases and 4,600 deaths. Africa has fared better than most continents thus far and has had much more experience with deadly pandemics. As 2020 heads into its fourth quarter, daily new COVID-19 cases globally are averaging 240,000, with deaths around just under 4,000 people daily. The flu season starts in the Northern Hemisphere in a few days, and the first anniversary of the first COVID-19 case discovery is still six weeks out. How and when this ends, nobody knows. What is certain? Life and how we live it has changed forever. _________________________________ UPDATE OCTOBER 6, 2022 Vaccines became available in late 2020 and received wide distribution by the summer of 2021. After that summer, more than 85% of deaths and severe hospitalization from COVID occurred and continue to occur in the unvaccinated. Where are we at? Still in the pandemic. Here are the numbers on October 6, 2022. 625,285,958 Total global infections since the beginning. 6,556,949 Total global deaths since the beginning. The worst day for new infections was January 21, 2022, with 3,846,048 cases globally. The deadliest day was January 21, 2021, with 16,849 people dying of COVID on a single day. The United States leads in infections and deaths. The worst day was January 7, 2022, representing over 908,000 new cases in a single day. January 12, 2021, had the highest number of deaths at 4,347. 1) United States: 98,472,573 total infections; 1,087,331 total deaths. Currently, 1,921,861 people are infected with 30,873 new cases today. An average of 500 people die from COVID-19 in the US daily. 2) India: 44,605,149 total infections; 528,745 total deaths. 3) France: 35,705,236; 155,369 4) Brazil: 34,750,108; 686,759 5) Germany: 33,652,255; 150,289 Case numbers and deaths are considered under-estimates by reporting authorities. Actual numbers are believed to be two to four times higher. ###

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Donor Sabbath, Ntl.: November 17-19

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International Donor Sabbath occurs every year and is organized by faith leaders in Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and other faiths to raise awareness of the need to become organ and tissue donors to save lives. Today, most faith communities support organ donation and its members' individual choices—many view donation as an act of compassion and generosity. Since people often turn to their faith leaders for help when dealing with life and death issues, National Donor Sabbath allows faith communities to share their views and join in the conversation.

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Entrepreneurship Day, Global Women's: November 17

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First held in 2014, International Women's Entrepreneurship Day [WED] convenes at the United Nations in New York City and focuses on discussions about critical issues affecting women and men worldwide will take the lead. Women worldwide have historically been underpaid, undervalued, underrepresented, underfunded – and underestimated—and still are," says WED founder & entrepreneur Wendy Diamond. "Women-owned businesses are set to increase by 90% in the next five years. We need to change the status quo because lifting women creates economic opportunity and vitality locally and globally. Women's Entrepreneurship Day empowers women and their businesses to amplify and enhance key 21st-century leadership skills, such as cooperation, communication, and compassion commonly associated with women at home and in the workplace. WED Global Ambassadors operate on every continent, representing women in Australia, Ghana, Kenya, Norway, Peru, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Uganda, and over 140 countries. "Statistics show that when women are provided with economic opportunity, 90 cents on the dollar goes back to their families," says Founder Wendy Diamond. Encouraging and empowering more women to enter business will have an incredibly positive financial and social impact on global communities. Female entrepreneurs, intrapreneurs, innovators, and job creators remain the way forward. This United Nations event aims to empower the 4 billion women worldwide and bring hope to 250 million girls living in poverty.

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Feed America Day, Ntl.: November 17

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Not many think that the United States has a problem with hunger, but numbers and data tell a different story. Food insecurity exists in every county, including the richest country in the world, the United States. Food insecurity is not just about getting enough food but also about access to nutritious food. Often poorer areas have access to fast-food and low-nutrition, inexpensive foods but little access to fresh fruits and vegetables. Overall, food insecurity ranges from a low of four percent of the population in Loudoun County, Virginia, to 38 percent in Jefferson County, Mississippi. Los Angeles County, California, has the highest number of food-insecure individuals, 1.4 million from a population of 10.1 million. In virtually all 3,142 US counties, at least some food-insecure individuals whose income level prevents them from qualifying for federal nutrition assistance. See this interactive map to explore food insecurity by country: http://map.feedingamerica.org. In 115 counties, including such populous ones as Collin County, TX, and Montgomery County, PA, most food-insecure individuals are likely ineligible for such assistance. This Feed America Day focuses on the needs of Americans who may not be able to enjoy the holiday season commencing in the following week. It's an opportunity to increase the stocks of food banks and involve the entire nation in supporting the most vulnerable members of society.

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Guinness World Records Day: November 17

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Guinness World Records Day celebrates the organization that celebrates the extraordinary! The Guinness Book of Records was first created in 1955 and has been cataloging the astonishing people and events in the world ever since. This event was first observed in 2004.

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Homemade Bread Day: November 17

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Homemade Bread Day encourages people to take a crack at making their bread. Bread-baking coincides with the rise of agriculture and the dawn of the civilized world. Recently, scientists believe the art of mixing flour with liquids and baking it, even predating yeast and soda, goes back 30,000 years. The first commercial production of bread using yeast dates to Egypt in 300 BC.

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Omega Psi Phi Founders Day (1911): November 17

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Initiated by undergraduates Edgar Amos Love, Oscar James Cooper, and Frank Coleman, Omega Psi Phi fraternity is the first black fraternity founded at a historically black college on November 17, 1911. Its letters represent the Greek saying, “friendship is essential to the soul.”

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Peace Day, World: November 17

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On November 17 each year, drive with your headlights on as a public demonstration for peace, and think about peace as you go through your daily activities. Fold some origami cranes (instructions here: http://www.peaceday.org) and place them around your city. They say if you fold 1000 cranes, you will be granted your wish. Let's fold a couple of million cranes and wish for world peace. I want you to start hanging origami cranes around in public. Let's make it so people will see them in shopping malls and parks and hang a crane in your office. Let's make it, so everyone gets a chance to be reminded about peace. Please inform your friends about it so that when people see a crane, someone can explain to them that it is a movement for peace and get them started folding and displaying their own. It will be interesting to see how long it will be before I start seeing cranes other people have folded. Hanging from street signs as I am driving around. Just put them in visible locations. Like the fence in front of the White House ;) Thank you for helping; peace and love, Peaceguy

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Prematurity Day, World: November 17

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The National Premmie Foundation in Australia, the March of Dimes, and other nation-specific organizations and NGOs promote and sponsor World Prematurity Day each year, seeking to raise awareness about the dangers of preterm birth. Preterm or premature birth is the world's number one killer of babies and young children, accounting for nearly a million deaths yearly. Even if the child survives, being born prematurely can result in lifelong health issues, including cerebral palsy, vision and hearing loss, and mental impairment.

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Substitute Educator's Day: November 17

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Substitute Educator’s Day is part of American Education Week, and it honors the contributions made by substitute teachers. As they are affectionately known, subs step in to fill the shoes of fellow educators for various reasons, and it is often a thankless job. They are the bridge and bring valuable insights to the classes lucky enough to have them. This day is about increasing respect for their profession and the knowledge and benefits they bring to the children they instruct.

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Take a Hike Day: November 17

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Take a Hike Day is hosted annually by the American Hiking Society. Its objective is to encourage people to get outdoors and take a hike. The first great hiking trail in the United States was The Appalachian Trail (Maine to Georgia). First envisioned by Benton MacKaye (March 6, 1879 – December 11, 1975) in 1921, the trail would eventually come to fruition and cover nearly 2,200 miles in 1937. It is part of the Triple Crown of Hiking, which includes the Pacific Crest Trail and The Continental Divide Trail.

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Unfriend Day, Ntl.: November 17

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One of the best ways to protect yourself from fake news and manipulation is to go through your "Friends" list on your social media accounts. Social media posts can cost you your job, cause you to lose genuine relationships, or prevent you from getting job interviews. Sometimes, they can get you in trouble with the law or government. Because of this, you want to ensure your posts are seen by the people you know and trust. Check your privacy settings. Get rid of anyone who you don't know today. Checking for bots: Is there anyone you don't recognize? Are they using an avatar instead of a photo? Are the number of posts they do extreme (active users will do 2-10 posts daily, not hundreds.) If they're showing thousands of posts, are relatively new accounts, or you don't know them, it's possible they are a bot, and you're a target. Take the necessary action on unfriend day. Brought to you by "Jimmy Kimmel Live."

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