'''February 20 - World Day of Social Justice''' {{W|World_Day_of_Social_Justice}}<br>
Annual event, a day recognizing the need to promote efforts to tackle issues such as poverty, exclusion and unemployment. [http://www.un.org/en/events/socialjusticeday/ un.org]
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'''February 21, 2015 - Open Data Day'''<br>
International Open Data hackathon, [http://opendataday.org/ opendataday.org]<br>
[http://wiki.opendataday.org/Main_Page#What_can_I_do.3F What can I do?]
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Revision as of 07:22, 4 October 2015
The focus of this article is global or large scale events which have the potential for large scale active and participatory involvement by community groups and active citizens. They'll tend to be free or low cost events. Where current year or forthcoming dates are not yet available, dates including the year of past events may be used.
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March 8 - International Women's DayW
Annual event, focusing on respect, appreciation and love towards women, and celebration for women's economic, political and social achievements.
March 20 - International Day of HappinessW
Annual event, recognizing that happiness is a fundamental human goal. Let's reclaim happiness!
March 21 - International Day for the Elimination of Racial DiscriminationW
Annual event. un.org
March 22 - World Water Day
Annual event. unwater.org
Watch this video called Refresh on youtube
March 28, 2015 - Earth Hour!
8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. local time. Eteignez vos lumières! La Hora del Planeta! Earth Hour 2014 Video 60 sec on youtube, earthhour.org, facebook
April
April 7, 2015 - World Health DayW
Global health awareness day celebrated every year on 7 April, under the sponsorship of the World Health Organization (WHO). who.int
April 13, 2015 - Global Day of Action on Military SpendingW
Promoting a common awareness of the amounts of money spent on military. Goups around the world advocate a shift of budget priorities. demilitarize.org
April 20 - 26, 2015 - InterNational Downshifting Week
Slow down your pace, learn about green actions, get a better handle on the work/life balance downshiftingweek.com
June 8 - World Oceans DayW
Annual event. 2015 – 2016 Theme: Healthy oceans, healthy planet. worldoceansday.org
June 12 - World Day Against Child LabourW
Annual event. ilo.org
June 17 - World Day to Combat DesertificationW
Annual event. unccd.int
July
July 11 - World Population DayW
Annual event. unfpa.org
July 18 - Mandela DayW
Annual event, a global call to action that celebrates the idea that each individual has the power to transform the world, the ability to make an impact. mandeladay.com
August 9 - International Day of the World's Indigenous PeopleW
Annual event to promote and protect the rights of the world’s indigenous population and recognize the achievements and contributions that indigenous people make to improve world issues such as environmental protection.
September 15, 2015 - Free Money Day
Global invitation for people to explore, in a liberating and fun way, what it might be like if our relationship to money was a little different. freemoneyday.org, wikipedia:Post growth / Free stuff
September 18, 2015 - Park(ing) DayW
Annual worldwide event where artists, designers and citizens transform metered parking spots into temporary public parks. Always the third Friday in September. parkingday.org / Urban sustainability
September 21 - International Day of PeaceW
On the International day of Peace : "Do something, anything to make the world a better place" internationaldayofpeace.org
September 22 - World Carfree DayW
Annual, decentralized event. worldcarfree.net
September 29, 2015 - Global Women's Climate Justice Day of Action WECAN International
October
October 1 - World Vegetarian DayW
Annual event which initiates the month of October as Vegetarian Awareness Month worldvegetarianday.org
October 2 - International Day of Non-ViolenceW
Annual event observed on the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi.
October 10 - World Mental health DayW
Annual event.
October 17 - International Day for the Eradication of PovertyW
Annual event.
November
November 15, 2015 - World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic VictimsW
Annual event. Third Sunday in November. World Day of Remembrance / Road safety
November 16 - International Day for ToleranceW
Annual event.
November 19 - International Men's DayW
Annual event.
November 28, 2015 - International Buy Nothing DayW
"a day for society to examine the issue of over-consumption", and kick off a season of supporting local economy and family. Activities
December 11 - International Mountain DayW
Annual event to encourage sustainable development in mountains. un.org
Years
2015 - International Year of SoilsW
"The joint crises of climate change and biodiversity erosion can both be addressed by planting gardens everywhere—full of biodiversity; full of the celebration of life, well-being, and abundance. Gardens of hope everywhere. Farms that give real food. We will continue to create the other world that we are sowing—seed by seed, inch-by-inch of soil, person by person, community by community—until all of this planet is embraced in one circle of a resurgent life and resurgent love. We will not give up." Vandana Shiva, commondreams.org
2011–2020 - Decade of Action for Road SafetyW
Officially proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in March 2010. Its goal is to stabilize and reduce the forecast level of road traffic deaths around the world. It is estimated that 5 millions lives could be saved on the world's roads during the Decade. / Road safety
2011-2020 - United Nations Decade on BiodiversityW
The goal of significantly reducing biodiversity loss includes special focus on supporting actions that address the underlying causes of biodiversity loss, including production and consumption patterns.