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'''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] | '''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] | |||
'''18 - 24''' - 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] | '''18 - 24''' - 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] |
Revision as of 11:13, 7 December 2016
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. 2016 dates unless otherwise shown.
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Years - Decades - See also
January 2017
1 - Public Domain Day W, Annual event. publicdomainday.org
31 - Street Children‘s Day W, Annual event.
February 2017
2 - World Wetlands Day W. Annual event. worldwetlandsday.org, 2016, Wetlands for our Future: Sustainable Livelihoods
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 2017
March - Water Action Month, endwaterpoverty.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 2017
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
18 - 24 - 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
May - Break Free from Fossil Fuels
1 - International Permaculture Day, Journée Mondiale de la Permaculture. permacultureday.org
2 - 8 - Screen-Free Week
6 - 8 - Jane's Walk W. A series of neighbourhood walking tours, named after urban activist and writer Jane Jacobs. janeswalk.net
14 - World Fair Trade Day, wfto.com
22 - International Day for Biological Diversity W. Annual event. cbd.int
June
5 - World Environment Day W. Annual event. Give a human face to environmental issues. unep.org
5 - 11 - Global Sharing Week, thepeoplewhoshare.com
8 - World Oceans Day W. Annual event. 2015 – 2016 Theme: Healthy oceans, healthy planet. worldoceansday.org
9 - 13 - 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
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
6 - 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
30 - September 3 - 5th International Conference on Degrowth for Ecological Sustainability and Social Equity, Budapest. budapest.degrowth.org
September
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 2017 - first European Day of Sustainable Communities
24 - THE MEAL the-meal.net
29, 2015 - Global Women's Climate Justice Day of Action, WECAN International
October
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.
6 - Outdoor Classroom Day, a day to celebrate and inspire learning and play outside the classroom
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 - World Homeless Day. Annual event. worldhomelessday.org
16 - World Food Day W. Annual event.
17 - International Day for the Eradication of Poverty W. Annual event.
November
16 - International Day for Tolerance W. Annual event.
19 - International Men's Day W. Annual event.
20 - World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims W. Annual event. Third Sunday in November. World Day of Remembrance / Road safety
26 - 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
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
2016
International Year of Pulses W
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
2014
International Year of Family Farming
2014 International Year of Family Farming, Fao
Can Family Farming make poverty history? CNN, July 10, 2013
Decades
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
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
References
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Wikipedia: International observance, List of environmental dates