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This list of 2019 special days and dates for families and communities is here.
There are many international and national days/weeks that focus on issues facing families and communities. The following are some of the more significant ones. There is also a list of days and dates for the environment. Please let me know if I have missed any important ones. (Days marked with * are mainly for Australia.)
Please note that some of the websites are not updated for 2017 yet.
February
World Day of Social Justice – Sunday, 19 February 2017
International Mother Language Day – Monday, 20 February 2017
March
Zero Discrimination Day – Wednesday, 1 March 2017
International Women’s Day – Wednesday, 8 March 2017
Close the Gap Day – Thursday, 16 March 2017
International Day of Happiness – Monday, 20 March 2017
Harmony Day – Tuesday, 21 March 2017 *
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination – Tuesday, 21 March 2017
April
World Health Day – Friday, 7 April 2017
World Day for Safety and Health at Work – Monday, 24 April 2017
May
Mothers Day – Sunday, 14 May 2017 (in Australia and USA, for the rest of the world see link)
National Volunteer Week – 8-14 May 2017
International Day of Families – Monday, 15 May 2017
International Day Against Homo and Transphobia – Wednesday, 17 May 2017
World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development – Sunday, 21 May 2017
Walk Safely to School Day – Friday, 19 May 2017 *
National Sorry Day – Friday, 26 May 2017 *
June
Pride Month – June 2017
Global Day of Parents – Thursday, 1 June 2017
International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression – Sunday, 4 June 2017
World Day Against Child Labour – Monday, 12 June 2017
World Blood Donor Day – Wednesday, 14 June 2017
Refugee Week – 18-24 June 2017 *
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day – Thursday, 15 June 2017
Fathers Day – Sunday, 18 June 2017 (in USA, see link for other dates)
World Refugee Day – Tuesday, 20 June 2017
July
NAIDOC Week – 2-9 July 2017 *
International Day of Friendship – Sunday, 30 July 2017
World Day against Trafficking in Persons – Sunday, 30 July 2017
August
International Day for World Indigenous Peoples – Wednesday, 9 August 2017
International Youth Day – Saturday, 12 August 2017
World Humanitarian Day – Saturday, 19 August 2017
International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition – Friday, 25 August 2017
September
International Day of Charity – Tuesday, 5 September 2017
Fathers Day – Sunday 3 September 2017 (in Australia, see link for other dates)
International Literacy Day – Friday, 8 September 2017
International Day of Peace – Thursday, 21 September 2017
October
International Day of Older Persons – Sunday, 1 October 2017
World Teacher’s Day – Thursday, 5 October 2017
World Habitat Day – Thursday, 5 October 2017
World Mental Health Day – Tuesday, 10 October 2017
International Day of the Girl Child – Wednesday, 11 October 2017
International Day of Rural Women – Sunday, 15 October 2017
World Food Day – Monday, 16 October 2017
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty – Tuesday, 17 October 2017
United Nations Day – Tuesday, 24 October 2017
November
International Day of Tolerance – Thursday, 16 November 2017
Universal Children’s Day – Monday, 20 November 2017
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women – Saturday, 25 November 2017
White Ribbon Day – Saturday, 25 November 2017
December
World AIDS Day – Friday, 1 December 2017
International Day for the Abolition of Slavery – Saturday, 2 December 2017
International Day of People with Disability – Sunday, 3 December 2017
International Volunteer Day – Tuesday, 5 December 2017
Human Rights Day – Sunday, 10 December 2017
International Migrants Day – Monday, 18 December 2017
* Mainly in Australia
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