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Category: Civil Rights, Philanthropy and Human Rights
Events, awareness days, holidays, and promotions celebrating or highlighting civil rights, philanthropy, and human rights.
The civil rights category includes events relating to philanthropy and human rights.
Civil Rights Events
Black Mothers Bailout Week: May 4-10
Weekly
Created in 2017, Black Mothers Bailout is a nationwide campaign to bail out as many mothers awaiting trial and in jail because they cannot afford bail so they can spend Mother's Day with their children....
January
Black Pound Day (UK): May 3
Daily
Born in 2020 in the wake of the Black Lives Matter global protest, Black Pound Day in the United Kingdom is a monthly event occurring on the first Saturday of each month. The purpose is to ask consumers t...
January
Chickens Day (Respect For), Intl.: May 4
Daily
International Respect for Chickens Day seeks to raise awareness about the dire conditions in which many chickens (and other poultry, including ducks, geese, and peacocks) are bred and the horrific ways in...
January
Civility Awareness Month, Global: May
Monthly
For thirty-one days, at home, work, or school, people worldwide are encouraged to practice civility by being considerate, polite, and helpful during Global Civility Awareness Month.
January
Civility Awareness Month, Intl.: May
Monthly
INTERNATIONAL CIVILITY MONTH: FOSTERING GLOBAL RESPECT AND UNDERSTANDING Every May, International Civility Month becomes a global platform, uniting people from all cultures and communities to promote res...
January
Civility Awareness Month, Intl.: May
Monthly
INTERNATIONAL CIVILITY MONTH: FOSTERING GLOBAL RESPECT AND UNDERSTANDING Every May, International Civility Month becomes a global platform, uniting people from all cultures and communities to promote res...
January
Colored Troops Founders Day (1863): May 22
Daily
Although African Americans and people of color have been instrumental in every conflict before the United States became a nation. However, they were often excluded from official recognition and pay. On Ma...
January
Computer, Choose Privacy Week: May 1-7
Weekly
The American Library Association is on the frontline of privacy protection, protecting each patron's right to search for information free from surveillance. The freedom to read and receive ideas anonymous...
January
Confederate Memorial Day (US-NC, SC)(1863)...
Daily
Confederate Memorial Day occurs in several former states of the Confederacy on different days of the year. In some cases, like Georgia, it is no longer referred to as Confederate Memorial Day but rather a...
January
Constitution Day (MH)(1979): May 1
Daily
The Marshall Islands' National Day, also known as Constitution Day, is celebrated annually on May 1st. This public holiday commemorates the adoption of the Marshall Islands' constitution on May 1, 1979. T...
January
Constitution Memorial Day (JP)(1947): May...
Daily
Marking the anniversary of the institution of the Japanese Constitution, May 3, 1947. This event is part of Golden Week in Japan, which is a national holiday.
January
Cultural Diversity, World Day of: May 21
Daily
World Day of Cultural Diversity is a United Nations-sponsored event designed to help people worldwide celebrate what makes us different and how we are the same. Fear and hate are learned emotions concer...
January
Donate a Day's Wages to Charity Day: May 1...
Daily
The second Wednesday of May is Donate a Day’s Wages to Charity Day. This event allows people to be more charitable by donating their day’s wage or a day of work to their charity of choice. It was created...
January
End of the Derg Day (ET) (1991): May 28
Daily
May 28 is an important date in Ethiopia because it marks the downfall of the Derg regime and the end of the Ethiopian Civil War. On May 28, 1991, the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPR...
January
Fair Trade Day, World: May 10
Daily
World Fair Trade Day promotes economic development between businesses, consumers, products, and services in line with the Charter of Fair Trade Principles defined by the World Fair Trade Organization. T...
January
Fall Labour Day (AU-NT/QLD): May 5
Daily
Labour Day in Australia is a national holiday, but it is complicated as each province celebrates on different days, which can occur in March, May, or October. West Australia, Tasmania, and Victoria provin...
January
Gaza Freedom Flotilla Attack (2010): May 3...
Daily
On May 31, 2010, the Israeli navy attacked the unarmed civilian ship, the Mavi Marmara, the lead boat in the Gaza Freedom Flotilla. The flotilla was in international waters, well outside of Israeli sovere...
January
George Floyd Day (2020): May 25
Daily
George Floyd (October 14, 1973 – May 25, 2020) was an American citizen of African descent who was active in his church, within the community, a hip-hop artist, a security guard, and a truck driver. His de...
January
Goodwill Industries Week (US/CA): May 4-10
Weekly
Since 1902, Goodwill Industries has worked in communities to help anyone facing challenges to finding employment, regardless of age, veteran status, immigration, handicap, or familial status. Their progra...
January
Guru Amar Das Sahib (S)(1479): May 5
Daily
Guru Amar Das Sahib (May 5, 1479-September 1, 1574), was the third Guru of the Sikhs and an influential spiritual leader in Sikhism. He was born in Basarke, a village near Amritsar in present-day Punjab,...
January
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