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There are many international days/weeks or national days/weeks that focus on families and communities. The following are some of the more significant ones. I’ve also created a list of special days and dates for the environment. Please let me know if I have missed any important ones. (Days marked with a * are mainly for Australia.)
February
World Day of Social Justice – Friday 20 February 2015
International Mother Language Day – Saturday 21 February 2015
March
Zero Discrimination Day – Sunday 1 March 2015
International Women’s Day – Sunday 8 March 2015
Close the Gap Day – Thursday 19 March 2015*
International Day of Happiness – Friday 20 March 2015
Harmony Day – Saturday 21 March 2015*
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination – Saturday 21 March 2015
April
World Health Day – Tuesday 7 April 2015
World Day for Safety and Health at Work – Tuesday 28 April 2015
May
Mothers Day – Sunday 10 May 2015 (in Australia and USA, for the rest of the world see link)
National Volunteer Week – 11-17 May 2015*
International Day of Families – Friday 15 May 2015
International Day Against Homo and Transphobia – Sunday 17 May 2015
World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development – Thursday 21 May 2015
Walk Safely to School Day – Friday 22 May 2015*
National Sorry Day – Tuesday 26 May 2015*
June
Pride Month – June 2015
Global Day of Parents – Monday 1 June 2015
International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression – Thursday 4 June 2015
World Day Against Child Labour – Friday 12 June 2015
World Blood Donor Day – Sunday 14 June 2015
Refugee Week – 14-20 June 2015 *
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day – Monday 15 June 2015
Fathers Day –Sunday 20 June (in USA, see link for other dates)
World Refugee Day – Saturday 20 June 2015
July
NAIDOC Week – 5-12 July 2015*
International Day of Friendship – Thursday 30 July 2015
World Day against Trafficking in Persons – Thursday 30 July 2015
August
International Day for World Indigenous Peoples – Sunday 9 August 2015
International Youth Day – Wednesday 12 August 2015
World Humanitarian Day – Wednesday 19 August 2015
International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition – Sunday 23 August 2015
Wear It Purple Day* – Friday 28 August 2015
September
International Day of Charity – Saturday 5 September 2015
Fathers Day – Sunday 6 September 2015 (in Australia, see link for other dates)
International Literacy Day – Tuesday 8 September 2015
International Day of Peace – Monday 21 September 2015
October
International Day of Older Persons – Thursday 1 October 2015
World Teacher’s Day – Monday 5 October 2015
World Habitat Day – Monday 5 October 2015
World Mental Health Day – Saturday 10 October 2015
International Day of the Girl Child – Sunday 11 October 2015
International Day of Rural Women – Thursday 15 October 2015
World Food Day – Friday 16 October 2015
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty – Saturday 17 October 2015
United Nations Day – Saturday 24 October 2015
November
International Day of Tolerance – Monday 16 November 2015
Universal Children’s Day – Friday 20 November 2015
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women – Wednesday 25 November 2015
White Ribbon Day – Wednesday 25 November 2015
December
World AIDS Day – Tuesday 1 December 2015
International Day for the Abolition of Slavery – Tuesday 2 December 2015
International Day of People with Disability – Thursday 3 December 2015
International Volunteer Day – Saturday 5 December 2015
Human Rights Day – Wednesday 10 December 2015
International Migrants Day – Thursday 18 December 2015
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