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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:International sustainable community events|talk page]]. Similar pages can be developed for more specific locations, see for example [[UK sustainable community events]]''. | |||
[[International community action events#January|Jan]] - [[International community action events#February|Feb]] - [[International community action events#March|Mar]] - [[International community action events#April|Apr]] - [[International community action events#May|May]] - [[International community action events#June|Jun]] - [[International community action events#July|Jul]] - [[International community action events#August|Aug]] - [[International community action events#September|Sep]] - [[International community action events#October|Oct]] - [[International community action events#November|Nov]] - [[International community action events#December|Dec]]<br> | |||
[[International community action events#Years|Years]] - [[International community action events#Decades|Decades]] - [[International community action events#See also|See also]] - [[International community action events#External links|External links]] | |||
== January == | == January == | ||
* {{Event|date=2024-01-01|title=Public Domain Day|keywords=commons, sharing|location=world}} | |||
== February == | == February == | ||
* {{Event|date=2024-02-02|title=World Wetlands Day|keywords=coast, wetlands|location=world}} | |||
* {{Event|date=2024-02-17|location=world|date-text=February 17 - 25, 2024 (Sat - Sun)|title=Real Bread Week|keywords=food}} | |||
* {{Event|date=2024-02-20|title=World Day of Social Justice|keywords=social inclusion|location=world}} | |||
== March == | == March == | ||
* {{Event|date=2024-03|date-text=March, 2024|title=Water Action Month|keywords=water, health, social inclusion|location=world}} | |||
* {{Event|date=2024-03-01|title=World Seagrass Day|keywords=biodiversity, ecosystem restoration, climate, ecological restoration, coast, environment quality, food, rewilding|location=world}} | |||
* {{Event|date=2024-03-03|title=World Wildlife Day|keywords=biodiversity, ecosystem restoration|location=world}} | |||
* {{Event|date=2024-03-02|location=world|date-text=Mar 2 - 8, 2024 (Sat - Fri)|title=Open Data Day|keywords=cdi, commons}} | |||
* {{Event|date=2024-03-08|title=International Women's Day|keywords=women, social inclusion|location=world}} | |||
* {{Event|date=2024-03-20|location=world|date-text=Mar 20 - 30, 2024 (Wed - Sat)|title=Pesticide Action Week|keywords=biodiversity, environment quality}} | |||
* {{Event|date=2024-03-14|title=International Day of Action for Rivers|link=https://www.internationalrivers.org/take-action/international-day-of-action-for-rivers/|keywords=biodiversity, rivers|location=world}} | |||
* {{Event|date=2024-03-18|title=Global Recycling Day|link=https://www.globalrecyclingday.com/|keywords=biodiversity, recycling, circular economy|location=world}} | |||
* {{Event|date=2024-03-20|title=International Day of Happiness|keywords=health|location=world}} | |||
* {{Event|date=2024-03-20|location=world|title=World Rewilding Day|keywords=biodiversity, rewilding, climate}} | |||
* {{Event|date=2024-03-21|title=International Day of Forests|link=https://www.fao.org/international-day-of-forests/en/|keywords=trees, health|location=world}} | |||
* {{Event|date=2024-03-21|title=International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination|keywords=social inclusion|location=world}} | |||
* {{Event|date=2024-03-22|title=World Water Day|keywords=water, health, social inclusion|location=world}} | |||
* {{Event|date=2024-03-23|date-text=Mar 23, 2024, (Sat), 8.30 p.m. local time|title=Earth Hour!|keywords=community safety, health, social inclusion, sustainability|location=world}} | |||
== April == | == April == | ||
* {{Event|date=2024-04-07|title=World Health Day|keywords=health|location=world}} | |||
* {{Event|date=2024-04|date-text=Mid April, 2024|title=Global Day of Action on Military Spending|keywords=peace|location=world}} | |||
* {{Event|date=2024-04-18|title=International Day for Monuments and Sites|keywords=arts, rural|location=world}} | |||
* {{Event|date=2024-04-22|title=Earth Day|keywords=biodiversity, climate, environment quality|location=world}} | |||
* {{Event|date=2023-04-28|title=Pay it Forward Day|keywords=freestuff, social inclusion|location=world}} | |||
== May == | == May == | ||
* {{Event|date=2024-05-06|date-text=May 6 - 12, 2024 (Mon - Sun)|title=Screen-Free Week|keywords=arts, biodiversity, coast, health, localism, open spaces, trees|location=world}} | |||
* {{Event|date=2023-05-05|date-text=May 5 - 7, 2023 (Fri - Sun)|location=world|title=Jane's Walk|keywords=arts, localism, urbsus, community involvement, community safety, environment quality, sustrans}} | |||
* {{Event|date=2023-05-07|title=International dawn chorus day|location=world}} | |||
* {{Event|date=2024-05-05|date-text=May 5 - 11, 2024 (Sun - Sat)|title=International Compost Awareness Week|keywords=food|location=world}} | |||
* {{Event|location=world|date=2023-05-13|date-text=May 13 and Oct 14, 2023|title=World Migratory Bird Day|link=https://www.worldmigratorybirdday.org/|source=worldmigratorybirdday.org|keywords=biodiversity}} | |||
* {{Event|date=2023-05-15|location=world|date-text=May 15 - 21, 2023 (Mon - Sun)|title=UN Global Road Safety Week|keywords=road safety}} | |||
* {{Event|date=2023-05-20|title=World Bee Day|link=https://www.fao.org/world-bee-day/en/|keywords=biodiversity, food, climate, rural|location=world}} | |||
* {{Event|date=2023-05-22|location=world|title=International Day for Biological Diversity|keywords=biodiversity, trees}} | |||
* {{Event|date=2024-05-23|title=Outdoor Classroom Day|keywords=biodiversity, education, open spaces|location=Earth; world}} | |||
== June == | == June == | ||
* {{Event|date=2023-06-03|title=Global Degrowth Day|keywords=sustecon|location=world}} | |||
* {{Event|date=2024-06-05|title=World Environment Day|keywords=biodiversity, coast, ecological restoration, environment quality, open spaces, rewilding, rural, trees, wetlands|location=world}} | |||
* {{Event|date=2024-06-08|title=World Oceans Day|keywords=biodiversity, coast|location=world}} | |||
* {{Event|date=2024-06-12|title=World Day Against Child Labour|keywords=youth|location=world}} | |||
* {{Event|date=2024-06-17|title=World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought|keywords=climate, desertification, drought, environment quality|location=world}} | |||
* {{Event|location=world|date=2023-06-21|date-text=Jun 21 and all of June|title=World Localization Day|link=https://worldlocalizationday.org/|source=worldlocalizationday.org|keywords=localism}} | |||
* {{Event|date=2023-06-22|title=World Rainforest Day|link=https://www.worldrainforestday.org/|keywords=trees, biodiversity, indigenous, ecological restoration|location=world}} | |||
== July == | == July == | ||
* {{Event|date=2023-07|date-text=July 2023|title=Plastic Free July|keywords=environment quality, ocean|link=https://www.plasticfreejuly.org|location=world}} | |||
* {{Event|location=world|date=2024-07-06|title=CoopsDay|link=https://www.coopsday.coop/|source=coopsday.coop|keywords=sustecon}} | |||
* {{Event|date=2024-07-11|title=World Population Day|location=world}} | |||
* {{Event|date=2024-07-18|title=Mandela Day|keywords=cva|location=world}} | |||
== August == | == August == | ||
* {{Event|date=2024-08-09|title=International Day of the World's Indigenous People|keywords=indigenous, arts, climate, environment quality, social inclusion|location=world}} | |||
* {{Event|date=2024-08-12|title=International Youth Day|keywords=youth, climate, education, health, social inclusion, sustainable livelihood|location=world}} | |||
== September == | == September == | ||
* {{Event|location=Earth; world|date=2023-09-15|date-text=Sep 15 & 17, 2023 (Fri & Sun)|link=https://fightfossilfuels.net/|source=fightfossilfuels.net|title=Global climate strike Friday|keywords=climate}} | |||
* {{Event|location=Earth; world|date=2024-09-15|title=Free Money Day|keywords=freestuff, sharing, sustecon}} | |||
* {{Event|location=Europe; Earth; world|date=2023-09-23|title=European Day of Sustainable Communities|keywords=networks, community involvement}} | |||
* {{Event|location=Earth; world|date=2024-09-21|title=International Day of Peace|keywords=community safety, peace}} | |||
* {{Event|location=Earth; world|date=2024-09-22|title=World Carfree Day|keywords=carfree, cycling, sustrans}} | |||
== October == | == October == | ||
* {{Event|date=2024-10-01|title=World Vegetarian Day|keywords=Food|location=Earth; world}} | |||
* {{Event|date=2024-10-02|title=International Day of Non-Violence|keywords=peace, community safety|location=Earth; world}} | |||
* {{Event|date=2024-10-07|title=World Day for Decent Work|keywords=sustainable livelihood|location=Earth; world}} | |||
* {{Event|date=2024-10-10|title=World Mental Health Day|keywords=health|location=Earth; world}} | |||
* {{Event|date=2024-10-10|title=World Homeless Day|keywords=community involvement, social inclusion|location=Earth; world}} | |||
* {{Event|date=2024-10-13|title=International Day for Disaster Reduction|keywords=resilience|location=Earth; world}} | |||
* {{Event|location=world|date=2023-10-14|title=World Migratory Bird Day|link=https://www.worldmigratorybirdday.org/|source=worldmigratorybirdday.org|keywords=biodiversity}} | |||
* {{Event|date=2024-10-16|title=World Food Day|keywords=food|location=Earth; world}} | |||
* {{Event|date=2024-10-17|title=International Day for the Eradication of Poverty|keywords=social inclusion|location=Earth; world}} | |||
* {{Event|location=world; Europe|date=2024-10-19|title=International Repair Day|link=https://openrepair.org/international-repair-day/|source=openrepair.org|text="Repair for Everyone"|keywords=repair}} | |||
== November == | == November == | ||
* {{Event|date=2024-11-07|title=Outdoor Classroom Day|keywords=biodiversity, education, open spaces|location=Earth; world}} | |||
* {{Event|date=2024-11-13|title=World Kindness Day|keywords=community safety, health, social inclusion, sustainable livelihood|location=Earth; world}} | |||
* {{Event|date=2023-11-13|title=Global Donut Day|keywords=sustecon|link=https://doughnuteconomics.org/globaldonutday|location=Earth; world}} | |||
* {{Event|date=2024-11-16|title=International Day for Tolerance|keywords=community safety, peace|location=Earth; world}} | |||
* {{Event|date=2024-11-19|title=International Men's Day|keywords=health, social inclusion|location=Earth; world}} | |||
* {{Event|date=2023-11-19|title=World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims|keywords=road safety|location=Earth; world}} | |||
* {{Event|date=2023-11-24|title=Buy Nothing Day|keywords=ethical consumerism|location=Earth; world}} | |||
== December == | == December == | ||
* {{Event|location=world|date=2024-12-05|title=World Soil Day|link=https://www.un.org/en/observances/world-soil-day|source=un.org|keywords=biodiversity, environment quality}} | |||
* {{Event|date=2024-12-09|title=International Anti-Corruption Day|keywords=community involvement, community safety|location=Earth; world}} | |||
* {{Event|date=2024-12-11|title=International Mountain Day|keywords=arts, biodiversity, climate, environment quality, open spaces, rural, sustecon, trees|location=Earth; world}} | |||
== Years == | |||
== Decades == | |||
;'''2021-2030''', [[UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration]] | |||
;'''2021-2030''', [[Decade of Action for Road Safety 2021-2030]] | |||
;'''2020's''', Decade of the Cargo Bike, Jos Sluijsmans and Tom Parr, organisers of the [https://cargobikefestival.com/ International Cargo Bike Festival] believe this is the decade the [[Cargo bikes|cargo bike]] will hit the mainstream. "The potential impact is enormous, so join us, and together let's make it happen" | |||
{{Video | |||
| video = Ulhtj6u1q0g | |||
| title = 2020 Decade of Change | |||
| authors = Greenpeace UK, Dec 19, 2019 | |||
}} | |||
== Past events == | |||
''lapsed or no longer updated'' | |||
''' | |||
;'''Jan 31''' [[Street Children's Day]], ''2020: Fri'' | |||
;'''Feb 12''' [[WinterBikeToWorkDay]], ''2021: Fri'' | |||
;'''Jun 8 - 12''' [[Open Source Circular Economy Days]], ''2015 -2018'' | |||
;'''Jun 21 - 27''' [[Global Sharing Week]], ''2021, Mon - Sun'' | |||
;'''Aug 6''' [[Hiroshima Day]], ''2018, Mon'' | |||
;'''Sep 21''' [[The Meal]], ''2019, Sat'' | |||
;'''Oct 17 - 24''' [[Pop Up Tomorrow]], ''2019, Thu-Thu'' | |||
;'''Nov 23 - Dec 3, 2018''' Fri-Mon, [[MAKE SMTHNG Week]] | |||
== See also == | |||
[[ | * [[International community action events/by place]] | ||
* [[Green Christmas#Giving to the community|Green Christmas, Giving to the community]] | |||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
* International observance {{W|International observance}}, List of environmental dates {{W|List of environmental dates}} | |||
* Upcoming events on [https://www.shareable.net/events Shareable] | |||
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Latest revision as of 18:32, 31 December 2023
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.
Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec
Years - Decades - See also - External links
January[edit | edit source]
- Jan 01, 2024 (Mon) — Public Domain Day
February[edit | edit source]
- Feb 02, 2024 (Fri) — World Wetlands Day
- February 17 - 25, 2024 (Sat - Sun) — Real Bread Week
- Feb 20, 2024 (Tue) — World Day of Social Justice
March[edit | edit source]
- March, 2024 — Water Action Month
- Mar 01, 2024 (Fri) — World Seagrass Day
- Mar 03, 2024 (Sun) — World Wildlife Day
- Mar 2 - 8, 2024 (Sat - Fri) — Open Data Day
- Mar 08, 2024 (Fri) — International Women's Day
- Mar 20 - 30, 2024 (Wed - Sat) — Pesticide Action Week
- Mar 14, 2024 (Thu) — International Day of Action for Rivers, internationalrivers.org
- Mar 18, 2024 (Mon) — Global Recycling Day, globalrecyclingday.com
- Mar 20, 2024 (Wed) — International Day of Happiness
- Mar 20, 2024 (Wed) — World Rewilding Day
- Mar 21, 2024 (Thu) — International Day of Forests, fao.org
- Mar 21, 2024 (Thu) — International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
- Mar 22, 2024 (Fri) — World Water Day
- Mar 23, 2024, (Sat), 8.30 p.m. local time — Earth Hour!
April[edit | edit source]
- Apr 07, 2024 (Sun) — World Health Day
- Mid April, 2024 — Global Day of Action on Military Spending
- Apr 18, 2024 (Thu) — International Day for Monuments and Sites
- Apr 22, 2024 (Mon) — Earth Day
- Apr 28, 2023 (Fri) — Pay it Forward Day
May[edit | edit source]
- May 6 - 12, 2024 (Mon - Sun) — Screen-Free Week
- May 5 - 7, 2023 (Fri - Sun) — Jane's Walk
- May 07, 2023 (Sun) — International dawn chorus day
- May 5 - 11, 2024 (Sun - Sat) — International Compost Awareness Week
- May 13 and Oct 14, 2023 — World Migratory Bird Day, worldmigratorybirdday.org
- May 15 - 21, 2023 (Mon - Sun) — UN Global Road Safety Week
- May 20, 2023 (Sat) — World Bee Day, fao.org
- May 22, 2023 (Mon) — International Day for Biological Diversity
- May 23, 2024 (Thu) — Outdoor Classroom Day
June[edit | edit source]
- Jun 03, 2023 (Sat) — Global Degrowth Day
- Jun 05, 2024 (Wed) — World Environment Day
- Jun 08, 2024 (Sat) — World Oceans Day
- Jun 12, 2024 (Wed) — World Day Against Child Labour
- Jun 17, 2024 (Mon) — World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
- Jun 21 and all of June — World Localization Day, worldlocalizationday.org
- Jun 22, 2023 (Thu) — World Rainforest Day, worldrainforestday.org
July[edit | edit source]
- July 2023 — Plastic Free July, plasticfreejuly.org
- Jul 06, 2024 (Sat) — CoopsDay, coopsday.coop
- Jul 11, 2024 (Thu) — World Population Day
- Jul 18, 2024 (Thu) — Mandela Day
August[edit | edit source]
- Aug 09, 2024 (Fri) — International Day of the World's Indigenous People
- Aug 12, 2024 (Mon) — International Youth Day
September[edit | edit source]
- Sep 15 & 17, 2023 (Fri & Sun) — Global climate strike Friday, fightfossilfuels.net
- Sep 15, 2024 (Sun) — Free Money Day
- Sep 23, 2023 (Sat) — European Day of Sustainable Communities
- Sep 21, 2024 (Sat) — International Day of Peace
- Sep 22, 2024 (Sun) — World Carfree Day
October[edit | edit source]
- Oct 01, 2024 (Tue) — World Vegetarian Day
- Oct 02, 2024 (Wed) — International Day of Non-Violence
- Oct 07, 2024 (Mon) — World Day for Decent Work
- Oct 10, 2024 (Thu) — World Mental Health Day
- Oct 10, 2024 (Thu) — World Homeless Day
- Oct 13, 2024 (Sun) — International Day for Disaster Reduction
- Oct 14, 2023 (Sat) — World Migratory Bird Day, worldmigratorybirdday.org
- Oct 16, 2024 (Wed) — World Food Day
- Oct 17, 2024 (Thu) — International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
- Oct 19, 2024 (Sat) — International Repair Day, "Repair for Everyone", openrepair.org
November[edit | edit source]
- Nov 07, 2024 (Thu) — Outdoor Classroom Day
- Nov 13, 2024 (Wed) — World Kindness Day
- Nov 13, 2023 (Mon) — Global Donut Day, doughnuteconomics.org
- Nov 16, 2024 (Sat) — International Day for Tolerance
- Nov 19, 2024 (Tue) — International Men's Day
- Nov 19, 2023 (Sun) — World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims
- Nov 24, 2023 (Fri) — Buy Nothing Day
December[edit | edit source]
- Dec 05, 2024 (Thu) — World Soil Day, un.org
- Dec 09, 2024 (Mon) — International Anti-Corruption Day
- Dec 11, 2024 (Wed) — International Mountain Day
Years[edit | edit source]
Decades[edit | edit source]
- 2021-2030, UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration
- 2021-2030, Decade of Action for Road Safety 2021-2030
- 2020's, Decade of the Cargo Bike, Jos Sluijsmans and Tom Parr, organisers of the International Cargo Bike Festival believe this is the decade the cargo bike will hit the mainstream. "The potential impact is enormous, so join us, and together let's make it happen"
Past events[edit | edit source]
lapsed or no longer updated
- Jan 31 Street Children's Day, 2020: Fri
- Feb 12 WinterBikeToWorkDay, 2021: Fri
- Jun 8 - 12 Open Source Circular Economy Days, 2015 -2018
- Jun 21 - 27 Global Sharing Week, 2021, Mon - Sun
- Aug 6 Hiroshima Day, 2018, Mon
- Sep 21 The Meal, 2019, Sat
- Oct 17 - 24 Pop Up Tomorrow, 2019, Thu-Thu
- Nov 23 - Dec 3, 2018 Fri-Mon, MAKE SMTHNG Week
See also[edit | edit source]
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