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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
Race Unity Day: June 8
Daily
Annually on the second Sunday of June, Race Unity Day encourages people to set aside their differences and focus on creating a more harmonious and inclusive world.
January
Refugee Day, World: June 20
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World Refugee Day highlights the plight, strength, and courage of millions of refugees worldwide. Although not declared a public holiday, the world observes it to emphasize the situation of refugees for...
January
Refugee Week (UK): June 16-22
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Refugee Week is a collection of sponsored events around the United Kingdom that celebrate the nation's rich diversity of refugees and their contributions to society. There are three general classificati...
January
Republic Day (IT)(1946): June 2
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After World War II, Italians had several decisions to make, not the least of which was how they wanted to be governed. Having survived a dictator and fascism, the population could choose a monarchy or a r...
January
Sexual Violence in Conflict, Day for the E...
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Rape of both men and women has been used as a weapon in war as long as war has existed. Each year the United Nations seeks to raise awareness of its use in combat and its devastating effects on its victim...
January
Supreme Court Decisions Weeks: June 9-30
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It is a time of year Americans either anticipates or dread, depending upon what is on the docket and their opinions. Historically, the last two weeks of June see a flood of US Supreme Court decisions post...
January
Tiananmen Square Massacre (CN)(1989): June...
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The Tiananmen Square Massacre, also known as the June 4th Incident, was a significant event in the history of modern China. It took place in 1989, at a time of considerable political and economic reform a...
January
Torture Victims, World Day to Support: Jun...
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United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture was declared in 1997 and marked in 1998. The day chosen is the anniversary (June 26, 1987) of the Convention against Torture and Other Cru...
January
Victory Day (EE)(1919): June 23
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Victory Day commemorates the Battle of Cesis with Latvia and Estonia against the Baltische Landeswehr on June 23, 1919. Victory Day is a national holiday.
January
Volunteers Week (UK): June 2-8
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Volunteers Week falls during the first week of June. This event highlights the contributions of volunteers across the United Kingdom. Resource packs are available on the site for download to assist in hos...
January
Western Australia Day (AU-WA): June 2
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Western Australia Day is a public holiday in the province of Western Australia, and it marks the 1829 formation of the Swan River Colony by European settlers.
January
Windrush Day (UK)(1948): June 22
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The Windrush Generation first arrived in Britain from the Caribbean on June 22, 1948, and would continue to migrate through 1971. Though invited, many were detained, denied health care and housing benefit...
January
World Pride Day: June 30
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The entire month of June now wears a rainbow. It is wall-to-wall Lesbian-Gay-Bisexual-Transgender-Queer celebrations, history, memorials, and awareness campaigns worldwide. June 30 marks the end of the mo...
January
Youth Day (ZA)(1976): June 16
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Youth Day in South Africa marks the anniversary of the Soweto Uprising. The Soweto Uprising, also known as the Soweto Rebellion, was a series of protests led by black South African students on June 16, 1...
January
Adwa Day (ET)(1896: March 2
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The Battle of Adwa, March 2, 1896, in which Ethiopians defeated Eritrea's Italian colonial army in the Ethiopian city of Adwa, remains one of the great battles against colonialism in Africa. Defending the...
January
AIDS, Zero Discrimination Day: March 1
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Discrimination forms through misinformation or fear of the unknown. By reflecting on people in everyday situations, on Zero Discrimination Day, UNAIDS challenges people to recognize where discrimination...
January
Al Quds Day, Intl.: March 28
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Al Quds means "Jerusalem" in Arabic, and Al Quds Day has been observed internationally since 1979, beginning in Iran and now globally. Jerusalem is to remain an international city in perpetuity, and rep...
January
AmeriCorps Week: March 9-15
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AmeriCorps Week celebrates the US government service organization, AmeriCorps, sometimes called the US-focused version of the PeaceCorps. Each year AmeriCorps organizations engage over 270,000 Americans...
January
Artichoke Heart Day, Ntl.: March 16
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National Artichoke Heart Day is a great day for women to flaunt their love of this once-forbidden fruit by 'eating its heart out.' Artichokes have been a favorite delicacy since antiquity, with referen...
January
Baron Bliss Day (BZ)(1926): March 9
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Henry Edward Ernest Victor Bliss or Baron Bliss (1869 - 1926) is the beloved benefactor of the Central American nation of Belize (formerly British Honduras). The anniversary of his death, March 9, 1926, i...
January
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