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World Week in Solidarity Against Racial Discrimination is created and promoted by the United Nations (UN) to raise awareness against racism and help those struggling against it. The week was established i...
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World Day to Eliminate Racial Discrimination is promoted by the United Nations (UN). It is a day to raise awareness against racism and help those struggling against it and racial discrimination. The day w...
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On March 28, 1384, King Richard II of England issued a decree condemning the eating of cats, and cats in the West have been heaving a sigh of relief ever since! Cats are beneficial for hunting and killing...
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In 1917 the nation of Trinidad and Tobago passed a law prohibiting the activities of the Shouter Baptist Faith. On March 30, 1951, the law preventing religious freedom was repealed. Shouter Liberation Day...
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For over 400 years, more than 15 million men, women, and children were the victims of the tragic transatlantic slave trade, one of the darkest chapters in human history. The annual observance of the Inte...
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Every year social workers throughout Canada celebrate National Social Work Month (NSWM) in recognition of the contributions of social workers to society. National Social Work Month gives all social worke...
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Social Work Month is observed each March in the United States. American social work is a profession over 100 years old. Its purpose is to improve conditions and quality of life opportunities for everyon...
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The Freedom of Information Act was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson on July 4, 1966. It provides unprecedented public access to government documents for various purposes, including research,...
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On March 31, 2005, Terri Schindler Schiavo died in a Florida hospice after a court ordered the removal of a feeding tube and prohibited anyone from assisting her in eating. Terri had been beaten severel...
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The first Tuesday of March is a state holiday in Vermont, and Town Meeting Day is when towns and cities hold their annual meetings.
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Thomas and Ruth Roy created True Confessions Day from Wellcat Holidays to inspire people to open up to their family and friends, confess what they've been holding on to for a while, and usher in a new lev...
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Achieving Gender Equality through the Inclusion of Women Judges The presence of women in the judiciary holds significant importance for various reasons. It not only guarantees that the legal system repre...
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Today is the anniversary of the London Observer publishing the article "The Forgotten Prisoners" on May 28, 1961. This story led to the creation of Amnesty International in July of that year by its author...
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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....
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If you live in Oceania or the Americas and are not a member of the indigenous population, you or your ancestors were once immigrants. Canada was built on its immigrants' dreams, aspirations, blood, sweat,...
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Click-It-Or-Ticket Mobilization is a multi-week period created to raise awareness about the importance of seat belts in cars. It falls during the last weeks of May leading up to and through Memorial Day...
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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...
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On May 17, 1814, Denmark ceded Norway to Sweden, and Norway ratified its first Constitution. Constitution Day is a national holiday in Norway.
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National Day in Poland is celebrated annually on May 3rd and is known as Constitution Day (Święto Konstytucji 3 Maja). This public holiday commemorates the adoption of the Polish Constitution on May 3, 17...
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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.