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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
JJ Roberts Day (LR)(1809): March 15
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Joseph Jenkins Roberts (March 15, 1809 – February 24, 1876) was born a free man in the United States and emigrated to Africa in 1829. He became the African nation’s first president, and its seventh presid...
January
Journalist's Day, Ntl. (AF): March 17
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National Journalist's Day is an annual observance in Afghanistan that honors the contributions of journalists to the country's media landscape. In Afghanistan, journalists have played a vital role in pr...
January
Knights of Columbus Founder's Day (1882):...
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Founded on March 29, 1882, the Knights of Columbus is a Catholic charity that works with several causes, including disaster relief, providing food, shelter, and clothing for the poor and homeless. Its goa...
January
Labour Day (AU-WA): March 3
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Labour Day in Australia is a national holiday, but it is complicated as each province has its day to celebrate, which can occur in March, May, or October. West Australia, Tasmania, and Victoria provinces...
January
Labour Day (AU-VIC, TAS): March 10
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Labour Day in Australia is a national holiday, but it is complicated as each province has its day to celebrate, which can occur in March, May, or October. West Australia, Tasmania, and Victoria provinces...
January
Liberation Day (BU)(1878): March 3
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On March 3, 1878, the Treaty of San Stefanov was signed between Russia and the Ottoman Empire, freeing Bulgaria from five centuries of Ottoman Rule. Liberation Day is a national holiday in Bulgaria.
January
Martyr's Day (MW)(1959): March 3
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On March 3, 1959, in the African nation of Nyasaland (now Malawi), 1300 persons associated with the Nyasaland African Congress (elected rather than appointed representatives) were rounded up and arrested...
January
Muslim Culture, Peace, Dialogue and Film,...
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World Day of Muslim Culture, Peace, Dialogue, and Film celebrates the boundless vault of cultural beauty that is the Muslim world, from poetry and literature to scientific and engineering accomplishments...
January
Mustache March: March
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Mustache March is a cultural movement and fundraiser for a variety of causes. Men grow mustaches for March and collect charitable donations for the MACC Fund. The MACC Fund, Midwest Athletes Against Child...
January
National Day (GA)(1968): March 12
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National Day in the African country of Gabon marks the March 12, 1968, anniversary of the foundation of the Gabonese Democratic Party. Gabon achieved independence from French rule in 1960. Today is a nati...
January
Nowruz, Intl. Day of (M): March 20/21
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Always falling on the first day of spring in the northern hemisphere, International Nowruz Day (also spelled Noruz) was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly. This is the Shi'a new year and is...
January
Pakistan Day, (PK)(1940/1956): March 23
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Pakistan Day (formerly Republic Day) in Pakistan marks two anniversaries: March 23, 1940, when the All-India-Muslim League ratified the resolution to carve out an Islamic country from India. The second is...
January
Palestinian Land Day, Intl. (1976): March...
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International Palestinian Land Day protests the seizure and annexation of Palestinian land to create the state of Israel in 1947, 1948, 1967, and 1981 up through today. This awareness event began in 1976....
January
Peace Corps Day, Ntl. (1961): March 3
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Peace Corps National Day of Action raises awareness of the Peace Corps and lobbies for funding and support from the US Congress. It falls during National Peace Corps Week on the anniversary of President K...
January
Racial Discrimination, Week in Solidarity...
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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...
January
Racial Discrimination, World Day to Elimin...
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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...
January
Red Cross, American Month: March
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Established in 1943, American Red Cross Month occurs each March. 2012 Presidential Proclamation of American Red Cross Month: "After more than 130 years of providing humanitarian relief at home and abroa...
January
Salvation Army Day (1880): March 10
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Salvation Army Day celebrates its creation in 1880. The Salvation Army is a Christian-based international charitable organization structured as a quasi-military. The Salvation Army operates in 127 countri...
January
Samiljol (KR/KP)(1919): March 1
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In 1919, the Korean Peninsula was under Japanese occupation. At the time, Seoul was the capital city. The people of Korea had grown weary of the now ten-year occupation. On March 1, 1919, the entire penin...
January
Sex Workers Rights Day, Intl. (2001): Marc...
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International Sex Workers Rights Day was created in 2001, when over 25,000 sex workers gathered in India for a festival, despite public outcry and the removal of their permit. Durbar Mahila Samanwaya C...
January
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