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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. Where 2014 dates are not yet available, 2013 dates may be listed.
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. ''If you would like to suggest something for this page but are unsure how to edit it, please feel free to put your suggestion on the [[Talk:International sustainable community events|talk page]]. Similar pages can be developed for more specific locations, see for example [[UK sustainable community events]]''
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<center><big>2017</big> dates unless otherwise shown.
 
[[International sustainable community events#January|January]] - [[International sustainable community events#February|February]] - [[International sustainable community events#March|March]] - [[International sustainable community events#April|April]] - [[International sustainable community events#May|May]] - [[International sustainable community events#June|June]] - [[International sustainable community events#July|July]] - [[International sustainable community events#August|August]] - [[International sustainable community events#September|September]] - [[International sustainable community events#October|October]] - [[International sustainable community events#November|November]] - [[International sustainable community events#December|December]]<br>
<small>[[International sustainable community events#Years|Years]] - [[International sustainable community events#Decades|Decades]] - [[International sustainable community events#See also|See also]] - [[International sustainable community events#Interwiki links|Interwiki links]] - [[International sustainable community events#External links|External links]]</small></center>
 
 
== January ==
{| cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" align="right"
|[[File:Logo PDD 2015.svg.png|100px]]
|[[File:Celebrating Valentine day with Street children's.JPG|100px]]
|}
 
'''1''' - Public Domain Day {{W|Public Domain Day}}, Annual event. [http://www.publicdomainday.org/ publicdomainday.org]
 
'''31''' - Street Children‘s Day {{W|Jugend Eine Welt#Street Children‘s Day}}, Annual event.
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== February ==
{| cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" align="right"
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|[[File:I-31-ramsar.jpg|100px]]
|[[File:Favela Vidigal.jpg|100px]]
|}
 
'''2''' - World Wetlands Day {{W|World Wetlands Day}}. Annual event. [http://www.worldwetlandsday.org/en/ worldwetlandsday.org], 2016, ''Wetlands for our Future: Sustainable Livelihoods''
 
'''2''' - [http://winterbiketoworkday.org/home2017/ WinterBikeToWorkDay]
 
'''20''' - World Day of Social Justice {{W|World_Day_of_Social_Justice}}, 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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== March ==
{| cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" align="right"
|-
|[[File:Hauling water in Malawi.jpg|100px]]
|[[File:Hackers in room.jpg|100px]]
|[[File:Massai women rally.jpg|100px]]
|-
|[[File:240px-Smiley.svg.png|100px]]
|-
|[[File:300px-Flickr_-_NewsPhoto!_-_Internationale_dag_tegen_racisme_(1).jpg|100px]]
|[[File:World_water_day_-_choir_singing_(4459460043).jpg|100px]]
|[[File:SingaporeEarthHour.jpg|100px]]
|}
 
'''March''' - Water Action Month, [http://www.endwaterpoverty.org/campaign/world-walks-water-and-sanitation endwaterpoverty.org]
 
'''3''' - World Wildlife Day {{W|World Wildlife Day}}, [http://www.un.org/en/events/wildlifeday/ un.org]
 
'''5''' - Open Data Day, International Open Data hackathon, [http://opendataday.org/ opendataday.org], [http://wiki.opendataday.org/Main_Page#What_can_I_do.3F What can I do?]
 
'''8''' - International Women's Day {{W|International_Women%27s_Day}}, Annual event, focusing on respect, appreciation and love towards women, and celebration for women's economic, political and social achievements.
 
'''20''' - International Day of Happiness {{W|International_Day_of_Happiness}}. Annual event, recognizing that happiness is a fundamental human goal. [http://dayofhappiness.net/ Let's reclaim happiness!]
 
'''20 - 30''' - [http://pesticideactionweek.org/ Pesticide Action Week]
 
'''21''' - International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination {{W|International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination}}. Annual event. [http://www.un.org/en/events/racialdiscriminationday/ un.org]
 
'''22''' - World Water Day {{W|World Water Day}}. Annual event. [http://www.unwater.org/worldwaterday/ unwater.org]. Watch this video called Refresh on [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xt5UGzLrqzE youtube]
 
'''25''' - Earth Hour! 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. local time. Eteignez vos lumières! La Hora del Planeta! [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lw7EenLAdrA youtube], [http://www.earthhour.org/ earthhour.org], [https://www.facebook.com/earthhour facebook]
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== April ==
{| cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" align="right"
|-
|[[File:World Health Organization Flag.jpg|100px]]
|[[File:Peace dove blue sky.png|100px]]
|[[File:320px-MtKenyaMackinder.jpg|100px]]
|-
|[[File:320px-Slow wildlife day!.jpg|100px]]
|[[File:320px-San Diego City College Zoo booth at Earth Day 2007.JPG|100px]]
|[[File:Greensmiley2.jpg|100px]]
|}
 
4 - 17, 2016 - third annual [http://mapjam-shareable.nationbuilder.com/ #MapJam]
 
5 - 18, 2016 - Global Day of Action on Military Spending {{W|Global Day of Action on Military Spending}}. Promoting a common awareness of the amounts of money spent on military. Groups around the world advocate a shift of budget priorities. [http://demilitarize.org/gdams-2016-2/ demilitarize.org]
 
'''7''' - World Health Day {{W|World Health Day}}, Global health awareness day celebrated every year on 7 April, under the sponsorship of the World Health Organization (WHO). [http://www.who.int/campaigns/world-health-day/2015/en/ who.int]
 
18, 2016 - International Day for Monuments and Sites, [http://www.icomos.org/en/ icomos.org], [http://whc.unesco.org/en/sustainabledevelopment/ World Heritage and Sustainable Development], [http://whc.unesco.org/en/about/ UNESCO World Heritage Centre]
 
'''24 - 30''' - InterNational Downshifting Week. Slow down your pace, learn about green actions, get a better handle on the work/life balance [http://www.downshiftingweek.com/ downshiftingweek.com]
 
'''22''' - Earth Day {{W|Earth Day}}. Annual event to demonstrate support for environmental protection. [http://www.earthday.org/ earthday.org], How to [http://www.wikihow.com/Celebrate-Earth-Day Celebrate Earth Day], from WikiHow, Wikipedia: [[wikipedia:International Mother Earth Day|International Mother Earth Day]]
 
'''28''' - Pay it Forward Day, [http://payitforwardday.com/ payitforwardday.com] / [[Free stuff]]
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== May ==
{| cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" align="right"
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|[[File:320px-The Scandinavian Permaculture festival of 2013 - 14.JPG|100px]]
|[[File:320px-Posada del Potro - Jane's walk 2012 Córdoba.jpg|100px]]
|[[File:320px-Saint Helena Island.jpg|100px]]
|}
 
'''1 - 7''' - [http://www.screenfree.org/ Screen-Free Week]
 
'''5 - 7''' - Jane's Walk {{W|Jane's Walk}}. A series of neighbourhood walking tours, named after urban activist and writer Jane Jacobs. [http://janeswalk.net/ janeswalk.net]
 
'''5 - 13''' - Global Divestment Mobilisation
 
'''7''' - International Permaculture Day, Journée Mondiale de la Permaculture. [http://www.permacultureday.org/ permacultureday.org]
 
'''18''' - [https://outdoorclassroomday.com/ Outdoor Classroom Day], a day to celebrate and inspire learning and play outside the classroom
 
'''22''' - International Day for Biological Diversity {{W|International Day for Biological Diversity}}. Annual event. [http://www.cbd.int/idb/ cbd.int]
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== June ==
{| cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" align="right"
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|[[File:Wed on bikes.jpg|100px]]
|[[File:320px-Teens sharing a song.jpg|100px]]
|[[File:320px-US Navy pick up trash World Oceans Day.jpg|100px]]
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|[[File:320px-Happy children, India.jpg|100px]]
|[[File:Niger Farm sand.jpg|100px]]
|}
 
'''5''' - World Environment Day {{W|World Environment Day}}. Annual event. Give a human face to environmental issues. [http://www.unep.org/wed/ unep.org]
 
'''4 - 11''' - Global Sharing Week, [http://www.thepeoplewhoshare.com/global-sharing-week thepeoplewhoshare.com]
 
'''8''' - World Oceans Day {{W|World Oceans Day}}. Annual event. [http://worldoceansday.org/ worldoceansday.org]
 
'''8 - 12''' - [https://oscedays.org/ Open Source Circular Economy Days]
 
'''12''' - World Day Against Child Labour {{W|World Day Against Child Labour}}. Annual event. [http://www.ilo.org/ipec/Campaignandadvocacy/WDACL/lang--en/index.htm ilo.org]
 
'''17''' - World Day to Combat Desertification {{W|World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought}}. Annual event. [http://www.unccd.int/en/programmes/Event-and-campaigns/WDCD/Pages/default.aspx unccd.int]
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== July ==
{| cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" align="right"
|[[File:Sri Lanka people1.jpg|100px]]
|[[File:Nelson Mandela-2008 cropped.jpg|100px]]
|}
 
'''July''' - [http://www.plasticfreejuly.org/ Plastic Free July]. Annual event.
 
'''11''' - World Population Day {{W|World Population Day}}. Annual event. [http://www.unfpa.org/public/world-population-day unfpa.org]
 
'''18''' - Mandela Day {{W|Mandela Day}}. 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. [http://www.mandeladay.com/ mandeladay.com]
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== August ==
{| cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" align="right"
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|[[File:A-Bomb Dome.jpg|100px]]
|[[File:Unpfii logo170obx.gif|100px]]
|[[File:Youth Aliyah 1950.jpg|100px]]
|}
 
6, 2016 - Hiroshima Day {{W|Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki}}, [http://www.hiroshimacommittee.org/ hiroshimacommittee.org]
 
'''9''' - International Day of the World's Indigenous People {{W|International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples}}. 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.
 
'''12''' - International Youth Day {{W|International Youth Day}}
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== September ==
{| cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" align="right"
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|[[File:Freemoneyday.jpg|100px]]
|[[File:PARK(ing) Day Seattle 2009 - 01.jpg|100px]]
|[[File:Earth120.png|100px]]
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|[[File:International Day of Peace & Society For Women & Child Development.png|100px]]
|[[File:Jakarta Car Free Day.jpg|100px]]
|[[File:TAG Climate Protest Future.jpg|100px]]
|}
 
'''15''' - 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. [http://www.freemoneyday.org/ freemoneyday.org], Post growth {{W|Post growth}} / [[Free stuff]]
 
'''16''' - Park(ing) Day {{W|Rebar_art_and_design_studio#Park.28ing.29_Day}}. Annual worldwide event where artists, designers and citizens transform metered parking spots into temporary public parks. Always the third Friday in September. [http://parkingday.org/ parkingday.org] / [[Urban sustainability]]
 
'''21''' - Zero Emissions Day, [http://zeroemissionsday.org/ zeroemissionsday.org]
 
'''21''' - International Day of Peace {{W|International Day of Peace}}. On the International day of Peace : "Do something, anything to make the world a better place" [http://www.internationaldayofpeace.org/ internationaldayofpeace.org]
 
'''22''' - World Carfree Day {{W|Car-Free Days}}. Annual, decentralized event. [http://www.worldcarfree.net/wcfd/ worldcarfree.net]
 
'''23''' - first [http://www.ecolise.eu/?page_id=1252 European Day of Sustainable Communities]
 
'''23''' - THE MEAL [http://www.the-meal.net/ the-meal.net]
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== October ==
{| cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" align="right"
|-
|[[File:Vegetables Padangpanjang.jpg|100px]]
|[[File:Ghandhi's Room at Sabarmati Gandhi Asharam, Ahmedabad.jpg|100px]]
|[[File:They deserve a better job.jpg|100px]]
|-
|[[File:Helping the homeless.jpg|100px]]
|[[File:Fruit & vegs assortment.jpg|100px]]
|[[File:International-day-for-the-eradication-of-poverty.jpg|100px]]
|}
 
'''1''' - World Vegetarian Day {{W|World Vegetarian Day}}. Annual event which initiates the month of October as Vegetarian Awareness Month [http://www.worldvegetarianday.org/ worldvegetarianday.org]
 
'''2''' - International Day of Non-Violence {{W|International Day of Non-Violence}}. Annual event observed on the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi.
 
'''7''' - World Day for Decent Work {{W|Decent work#World Day for Decent Work}}. Annual event. During that day trade unions, union federations and other workers associations develop their actions to promote the idea of Decent Work. Actions vary from street demonstrations to music events or conferences held in many countries. [http://www.ituc-csi.org/world-day-for-decent-work World Day for Decent Work], ituc-csi.org
 
'''10''' - World Mental health Day {{W|World Mental Health Day}}. Annual event.
 
10, 2016 - World Homeless Day. Annual event. [http://www.worldhomelessday.org/ worldhomelessday.org]
 
'''13''' - International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction {{W|International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction}}, [http://www.un.org/en/events/disasterreductionday/ un.org]
 
'''16''' - World Food Day {{W|World Food Day}}. Annual event.
 
'''17''' - International Day for the Eradication of Poverty {{W|International Day for the Eradication of Poverty}}. Annual event.
 
'''19''' - International Credit Union Day®, [http://www.woccu.org/events/icuday woccu.org]
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== November ==
{| cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" align="right"
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|[[File:Portrait Gandhi.jpg|100px]]
|[[File:International Men's Day Symbol.JPG|100px]]
|[[File:Traffic accidents victims memorial Budapest part-2.jpg|100px]]
|-
|[[File:Circa in Israel 2.JPG|100px]]
|}
 
'''16''' - International Day for Tolerance {{W|International Day for Tolerance}}. Annual event.
 
'''19''' - International Men's Day {{W|International Men's Day}}. Annual event.
 
'''19''' - World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims {{W|World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims}}. Annual event. Third Sunday in November. [http://worlddayofremembrance.org/ World Day of Remembrance] / [[Road safety]]
 
'''24''' - International Buy Nothing Day {{W|Buy Nothing Day}}, "a day for society to examine the issue of over-consumption", and kick off a season of supporting local economy and family. [[wikipedia:Buy Nothing Day#Activities|Activities]]
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|[[File:320px-Terra Madre Tag 2010.jpg|100px]]  
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| [[File:WomensmallholderfarmersinKenya.jpg|120px]]
| 2014
[http://www.familyfarmingcampaign.net/ International Year of Family Farming]
| ''Read more'': Can Family Farming make poverty history? [http://edition.cnn.com/2013/07/05/world/can-family-farming-make-poverty-history/index.html CNN] - [http://www.fao.org/family-farming-2014/home/en/ Fao]
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|January 15
[[wikipedia:Wikipedia_Day|Wikipedia Day]]
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| February 2
World Wetlands Day 2014, Wetlands and agriculture<br>
[http://www.ramsar.org/cda/en/ramsar-activities-wwds-wwd2014index/main/ramsar/1-63-78%5E26287_4000_0__ ramsar.org]
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| bgcolor="white"|[[File:Greenheart.jpg|right]]
| February 14
| [http://lovelettertotheearth.com/ Send a Love letter to the Earth] - [http://lovelettertotheearth.com/about.php About]
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| [[File:Favela Vidigal.jpg|120px]]
| February 20
World Day of Social Justice<br>
[http://www.un.org/en/events/socialjusticeday/ un.org], [[wikipedia:World_Day_of_Social_Justice|Wikipedia]]
| ''Read'' The Justice and Fairness teaching resource by the [http://www.redcross.org.uk/What-we-do/Teaching-resources/Teaching-packages/Justice-and-Fairness/About-the-resource British Red Cross]
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| [[File:Telework1.jpg‎|120px]]
| March 3 - 7
Telework Week<br>
[http://www.mobileworkexchange.com/teleworkweek/save-the-date mobileworkexchange.com]
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| [[File:Massai women rally.jpg|120px]]
| March 8
International Women's Day <br>
[[wikipedia:International_Women%27s_Day|Wikipedia]]
| "In different regions the focus of the celebrations ranges from general celebration of respect, appreciation and love towards women to a celebration for women's economic, political and social achievements."
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| [[File:240px-Smiley.svg.png|55px|right]]
| March 20
International Day of Happiness <br>
[http://dayofhappiness.net/ dayofhappiness.net], [[wikipedia:International_Day_of_Happiness|Wikipedia]]
| The day recognizes that happiness is a fundamental human goal, and calls upon countries to approach public policies in ways that improve the well being of all peoples.
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| March 21
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination <br>
[http://www.un.org/en/events/racialdiscriminationday/ un.org]
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| March 22
World Water Day, Water and energy<br>
[http://www.unwater.org/worldwaterday/ unwater.org]
| Watch this video called Refresh on [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xt5UGzLrqzE youtube]
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| March 29
Earth Hour! Eteignez vos lumières! La Hora del Planeta!<br>
[http://www.earthhour.org/ earthhour.org], [https://www.facebook.com/earthhour facebook]
|Watch Earth Hour 2014 Video 60 sec on [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFIL0l-e1j4 youtube]
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| April18
World Heritage Day <br>
[http://www.gdrc.org/heritage/world-heritage-day.html gdrc.org]
| Find out more via [http://whc.unesco.org/en/about/ UNESCO World Heritage Centre]
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| April 20 - 26 2013
InterNational Downshifting Week <br>
[http://www.downshiftingweek.com/ downshiftingweek.com]
| Slow down your pace, learn about green actions, get a better handle on the work/life balance
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| April 22
Earth Day <br>
[http://www.earthday.org/earthday2014 earthday.org]
| [http://www.earthday.org/takeaction/ A Billion Acts of Green]
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Pay it Forward Day <br>
[http://payitforwardday.com/ payitforwardday.com]
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| December 27-31
Twixtmas, 5 days to change your world<br>
[http://www.twixtmas.com/ twixtmas.com]
| [http://www.twixtmas.com/the-days/day-1/ The 5 days]
|}
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'''9''' - International Anti-Corruption Day {{W|International Anti-Corruption Day}}. Annual event. [http://www.anticorruptionday.org/actagainstcorruption/en/index.html actagainstcorruption.org]
'''10''' - Terra Madre Day, [http://www.slowfood.com/what-we-do/international-events/terra-madre-day/ slowfood.com]
'''11''' - International Mountain Day {{W|Mountain_Day#International_Mountain_Day}}. Annual event to encourage sustainable development in mountains. [http://www.un.org/en/events/mountainday/ un.org]
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== Years ==
[[File:Phaseolus vulgaris seed.jpg|140px|left]]
'''2016'''<br>
International Year of Pulses {{W|Pulse_(legume)#International Year of Pulses}}<br>
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[[File:Maza Wanawake Kwanza Growers Association (1).jpg|140px|left]]
'''2015'''<br>
International Year of Soils {{W|Soil_governance#International_Year_of_Soils}}<br>
"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, [http://www.commondreams.org/news/2015/01/01/seeds-and-soil-vs-tyranny-corporate-power-2015-message-hope commondreams.org]
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[[File:WomensmallholderfarmersinKenya.jpg|140px|left]]
'''2014'''<br>
[http://www.familyfarmingcampaign.net/ International Year of Family Farming] <br>
[http://www.fao.org/family-farming-2014/home/en/ 2014 International Year of Family Farming], Fao <br>
Can Family Farming make poverty history? [http://edition.cnn.com/2013/07/05/world/can-family-farming-make-poverty-history/index.html CNN], July 10, 2013
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== Decades ==
[[File:Hinweiszeichen 9c.png|140px|left]]
'''2011–2020'''<br>
Decade of Action for Road Safety {{W|Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011–2020}}<br>
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]]
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[[File:Orang-utan bukit lawang 2006.jpg|140px|left]]
'''2011-2020'''<br>
United Nations Decade on Biodiversity {{W|United Nations Decade on Biodiversity}}<br>
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.
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== See also ==
*[[Green_Christmas#Giving_to_the_community|Green Christmas, Giving to the community]]
== Interwiki links ==
Wikipedia: [[wikipedia:International observance|International observance]], [[wikipedia:List of environmental dates|List of environmental dates]]
== External links ==
*Upcoming events on [http://www.shareable.net/events Shareable]
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'''References'''
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Revision as of 17:29, 24 May 2017

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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. If you would like to suggest something for this page but are unsure how to edit it, please feel free to put your suggestion on the talk page. Similar pages can be developed for more specific locations, see for example UK sustainable community events

2017 dates unless otherwise shown.

January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December

Years - Decades - See also - Interwiki links - External links


January

Logo PDD 2015.svg.png Celebrating Valentine day with Street children's.JPG

1 - Public Domain Day W, Annual event. publicdomainday.org

31 - Street Children‘s Day W, Annual event.

February

I-31-ramsar.jpg Favela Vidigal.jpg

2 - World Wetlands Day W. Annual event. worldwetlandsday.org, 2016, Wetlands for our Future: Sustainable Livelihoods

2 - WinterBikeToWorkDay

20 - World Day of Social Justice W, Annual event, a day recognizing the need to promote efforts to tackle issues such as poverty, exclusion and unemployment. un.org

March

Hauling water in Malawi.jpg Hackers in room.jpg Massai women rally.jpg
240px-Smiley.svg.png
300px-Flickr - NewsPhoto! - Internationale dag tegen racisme (1).jpg World water day - choir singing (4459460043).jpg SingaporeEarthHour.jpg

March - Water Action Month, endwaterpoverty.org

3 - World Wildlife Day W, un.org

5 - Open Data Day, International Open Data hackathon, opendataday.org, What can I do?

8 - International Women's Day W, Annual event, focusing on respect, appreciation and love towards women, and celebration for women's economic, political and social achievements.

20 - International Day of Happiness W. Annual event, recognizing that happiness is a fundamental human goal. Let's reclaim happiness!

20 - 30 - Pesticide Action Week

21 - International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination W. Annual event. un.org

22 - World Water Day W. Annual event. unwater.org. Watch this video called Refresh on youtube

25 - Earth Hour! 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. local time. Eteignez vos lumières! La Hora del Planeta! youtube, earthhour.org, facebook

April

World Health Organization Flag.jpg Peace dove blue sky.png 320px-MtKenyaMackinder.jpg
320px-Slow wildlife day!.jpg 320px-San Diego City College Zoo booth at Earth Day 2007.JPG Greensmiley2.jpg

4 - 17, 2016 - third annual #MapJam

5 - 18, 2016 - Global Day of Action on Military Spending W. Promoting a common awareness of the amounts of money spent on military. Groups around the world advocate a shift of budget priorities. demilitarize.org

7 - World Health Day W, Global health awareness day celebrated every year on 7 April, under the sponsorship of the World Health Organization (WHO). who.int

18, 2016 - International Day for Monuments and Sites, icomos.org, World Heritage and Sustainable Development, UNESCO World Heritage Centre

24 - 30 - InterNational Downshifting Week. Slow down your pace, learn about green actions, get a better handle on the work/life balance downshiftingweek.com

22 - Earth Day W. Annual event to demonstrate support for environmental protection. earthday.org, How to Celebrate Earth Day, from WikiHow, Wikipedia: International Mother Earth Day

28 - Pay it Forward Day, payitforwardday.com / Free stuff

May

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1 - 7 - Screen-Free Week

5 - 7 - Jane's Walk W. A series of neighbourhood walking tours, named after urban activist and writer Jane Jacobs. janeswalk.net

5 - 13 - Global Divestment Mobilisation

7 - International Permaculture Day, Journée Mondiale de la Permaculture. permacultureday.org

18 - Outdoor Classroom Day, a day to celebrate and inspire learning and play outside the classroom

22 - International Day for Biological Diversity W. Annual event. cbd.int

June

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5 - World Environment Day W. Annual event. Give a human face to environmental issues. unep.org

4 - 11 - Global Sharing Week, thepeoplewhoshare.com

8 - World Oceans Day W. Annual event. worldoceansday.org

8 - 12 - Open Source Circular Economy Days

12 - World Day Against Child Labour W. Annual event. ilo.org

17 - World Day to Combat Desertification W. Annual event. unccd.int

July

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July - Plastic Free July. Annual event.

11 - World Population Day W. Annual event. unfpa.org

18 - Mandela Day W. 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

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6, 2016 - Hiroshima Day W, hiroshimacommittee.org

9 - International Day of the World's Indigenous People W. 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.

12 - International Youth Day W

September

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15 - 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, Post growth W / Free stuff

16 - Park(ing) Day W. 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

21 - Zero Emissions Day, zeroemissionsday.org

21 - International Day of Peace W. On the International day of Peace : "Do something, anything to make the world a better place" internationaldayofpeace.org

22 - World Carfree Day W. Annual, decentralized event. worldcarfree.net

23 - first European Day of Sustainable Communities

23 - THE MEAL the-meal.net

October

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1 - World Vegetarian Day W. Annual event which initiates the month of October as Vegetarian Awareness Month worldvegetarianday.org

2 - International Day of Non-Violence W. Annual event observed on the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi.

7 - World Day for Decent Work W. Annual event. During that day trade unions, union federations and other workers associations develop their actions to promote the idea of Decent Work. Actions vary from street demonstrations to music events or conferences held in many countries. World Day for Decent Work, ituc-csi.org

10 - World Mental health Day W. Annual event.

10, 2016 - World Homeless Day. Annual event. worldhomelessday.org

13 - International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction W, un.org

16 - World Food Day W. Annual event.

17 - International Day for the Eradication of Poverty W. Annual event.

19 - International Credit Union Day®, woccu.org

November

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16 - International Day for Tolerance W. Annual event.

19 - International Men's Day W. Annual event.

19 - World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims W. Annual event. Third Sunday in November. World Day of Remembrance / Road safety

24 - International Buy Nothing Day W, "a day for society to examine the issue of over-consumption", and kick off a season of supporting local economy and family. Activities

December

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9 - International Anti-Corruption Day W. Annual event. actagainstcorruption.org

10 - Terra Madre Day, slowfood.com

11 - International Mountain Day W. Annual event to encourage sustainable development in mountains. un.org

Years

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2016
International Year of Pulses W


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2015
International Year of Soils W
"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

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2014
International Year of Family Farming
2014 International Year of Family Farming, Fao
Can Family Farming make poverty history? CNN, July 10, 2013

Decades

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2011–2020
Decade of Action for Road Safety W
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

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2011-2020
United Nations Decade on Biodiversity W
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.

See also

Interwiki links

Wikipedia: International observance, List of environmental dates

External links


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