{"id":51113,"key":"International_community_action_events","title":"International community action events","latest":{"id":1274426,"timestamp":"2026-09-16T16:49:47Z"},"content_model":"wikitext","license":{"url":"https://www.appropedia.org/Appropedia:Copyrights","title":"CC-BY-SA-4.0"},"source":"[[File:Celebrating Valentine day with Street children's.JPG|thumb]]\n\nThe 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 community action events]]''.\n\n== January ==\n\n* {{Event|date=2026-01-01|title=Public Domain Day|keywords=commons, sharing|location=world|link=https://web.law.duke.edu/cspd/publicdomainday|text=Jan 1 annually. An observance of when copyrights expire and works enter into the public domain. This legal transition of copyright works into the public domain usually happens every year on January 1 based on the individual copyright laws of each country}}\n* {{Event|date=2026-01-19|location=world|title=Bioregional Hope|text=systemic innovation across bioregions in Europe, with presentations from 7 Bioregional Weaving Labs|link=https://bioregionalweavinglabs.substack.com/p/bioregional-hope-2026|keywords=bioregioning}}\n\n[[International community action events/November-January video]]\n\n== February ==\n\n* {{Event|date=2026-02-02|title=World Wetlands Day|keywords=coast, wetlands|location=world|link=https://www.worldwetlandsday.org/|text=Feb 2, annually}}\n* {{Event|date=2026-02-21|location=world|date-text=February 21 - March 1, 2026 (Sat - Sun)|title=Real Bread Week|keywords=food|link=https://www.sustainweb.org/realbread/national_real_breadmaker_week/|text=annual, international celebration of additive-free bread and the people behind its rise}}\n* {{Event|date=2026-02-20|title=World Day of Social Justice|keywords=social inclusion|location=world|link=https://www.un.org/en/observances/social-justice-day|text=Feb 20 each year}}\n\n== March ==\n\n* {{Event|date=2026-03-01|title=World Seagrass Day|keywords=biodiversity, ecosystem restoration, climate, ecological restoration, coast, environment quality, food, rewilding|location=world|text=Mar 1, annually. Raising awareness about seagrass and its important functions in the marine ecosystem.}}\n* {{Event|date=2026-03-03|title=World Wildlife Day|keywords=biodiversity, ecosystem restoration|location=world|link=https://www.un.org/en/observances/world-wildlife-day|text=Mar 3, annually}}\n* {{Event|date=2026-03-07|location=world|date-text=Mar 7 - 13, 2026 (Sat - Fri)|title=Open Data Day|keywords=cdi, commons|link=https://opendataday.org/}}\n* {{Event|date=2026-03-08|title=International Women's Day|keywords=women, social inclusion|location=world|link=https://www.internationalwomensday.com/When-is-IWD|text=March 8 every year}}\n* {{Event|date=2026-03-20|location=world|date-text=Mar 20 - 30, 2026 (Fri - Mon)|title=Pesticide Action Week|keywords=biodiversity, environment quality|link=https://www.semaine-sans-pesticides.fr/decouvrir-levenement/pesticide-action-week/}}\n* {{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}}\n* {{Event|date=2026-03-18|title=Global Recycling Day|link=https://www.globalrecyclingday.com/|keywords=biodiversity, recycling, circular economy|location=world}}\n* {{Event|date=2026-03-20|title=International Day of Happiness|keywords=health|location=world|link=https://www.dayofhappiness.net/|text=every March 20}}\n* {{Event|date=2026-03-20|location=world|title=World Rewilding Day|keywords=biodiversity, rewilding, climate|link=https://rewildingeurope.com/world-rewilding-day/|text=March 20, annually}}\n* {{Event|date=2026-03-21|title=International Day of Forests|link=https://www.fao.org/international-day-of-forests/en/|text=March 21 each year|keywords=trees, health|location=world}}\n* {{Event|date=2026-03-21|title=International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination|keywords=social inclusion|location=world|link=https://www.un.org/en/observances/end-racism-day|text=annually on 21 March}}\n* {{Event|date=2026-03-22|title=World Water Day|keywords=water, health, social inclusion|location=world|link=https://www.un.org/en/observances/water-day|text=March 22, annually}}\n* {{Event|date=2026-03-28|title=Earth Hour|keywords=community safety, health, social inclusion, sustainability|location=world|link=https://www.earthhour.org/|text=8.30 p.m. local time}}\n\n== April ==\n\n* {{Event|date=2026-04-07|title=World Health Day|keywords=health|location=world|link=https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-health-day|text=each April 7}}\n* {{Event|date=2026-04-18|title=International Day for Monuments and Sites|keywords=arts, rural|location=world|link=https://www.icomos.org/agenda/18-april-celebrating-international-day-for-monuments-and-sites/|text=April 18 each year}}\n* {{Event|date=2026-04-22|title=Earth Day|keywords=biodiversity, climate, environment quality|location=world|link=https://www.earthday.org/|text=April 22, annually}}\n\n[[International community action events/February-April video]]\n\n== May ==\n\n* {{Event|date=2026-05-01|date-text=May 1 - 3, 2026 (Fri - Sun) first weekend of May every year|location=world|title=Jane's Walk|text=How to Lead a Jane's Walk, [[Jane's Walk#How to get involved|Video]]|keywords=arts, localism, urbsus, community involvement, community safety, environment quality, sustrans|link=https://janeswalk.org/}}\n* {{Event|date=2026-05-03|title=International dawn chorus day|location=world|link=https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/dawn-chorus-day|text=first Sunday of May}}\n* {{Event|date=2026-05-03|date-text=May 3 - 9, 2026 (Sun - Sat)|title=International Compost Awareness Week|keywords=food|location=world|link=https://compostfoundation.org/ICAW/ICAW-Home}}\n* {{Event|date=2026-05-21|title=Outdoor Classroom Day|keywords=biodiversity, education, open spaces|location=Earth; world|link=https://outdoorclassroomday.com/|text=celebrating and inspiring outdoor learning and play}}\n* {{Event|location=world|date=2026-05-09|date-text=May 9 and Oct 10, 2026|title=World Migratory Bird Day|link=https://www.worldmigratorybirdday.org/|source=worldmigratorybirdday.org|keywords=biodiversity}}\n* {{Event|date=2026-05-20|title=World Bee Day|link=https://www.fao.org/world-bee-day/en/|keywords=biodiversity, food, climate, rural|location=world|text=May 20 each year}}\n* {{Event|date=2026-05-22|location=world|title=International Day for Biological Diversity|keywords=biodiversity, trees|link=https://www.cbd.int/biodiversity-day|text=May 22 every year}}\n\n== June ==\n\n* {{Event|location=world|date=2026-06-3|title=World Bicycle Day|link=https://www.un.org/en/observances/bicycle-day|source=un.org|text=The bicycle is a \"symbol of sustainable transport and conveys a positive message to foster sustainable consumption and production, and has a positive impact on climate.\" (United Nations), June 3 each year|keywords=cycling}}\n* {{Event|date=2026-06-05|title=World Environment Day|keywords=biodiversity, coast, ecological restoration, environment quality, open spaces, rewilding, rural, trees, wetlands|location=world|link=https://www.worldenvironmentday.global/|text=June 5, annually}}\n* {{Event|date=2026-06-08|title=World Oceans Day|keywords=biodiversity, coast|location=world|link=https://worldoceanday.org/|text=June 8 each year}}\n* {{Event|date=2026-06-12|title=World Day Against Child Labour|keywords=youth|location=world|link=https://www.ilo.org/international-programme-elimination-child-labour-ipec/campaign-and-advocacy/act-now-end-child-labour|text=every year on June 12}}\n* {{Event|date=2026-06-17|title=World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought|keywords=climate, desertification, drought, environment quality|location=world|link=https://www.un.org/en/observances/desertification-day|text=each June 17}}\n* {{Event|location=world|date=2026-06-21|date-text=Jun 21 and all of June|title=World Localization Day|link=https://worldlocalizationday.org/|source=worldlocalizationday.org|keywords=localism}}\n* {{Event|date=2026-06-22|title=World Rainforest Day|link=https://www.worldrainforestday.org/|keywords=trees, biodiversity, indigenous, ecological restoration|location=world|text=June 22 is World Rainforest Day}}\n\n== July ==\n\n* {{Event|date=2026-07|date-text=July 2026|title=Plastic Free July|keywords=environment quality, ocean|link=https://www.plasticfreejuly.org|location=world}}\n* {{Event|location=world|date=2026-07-04|title=International Day of Cooperatives (CoopsDay)|link=https://www.coopsday.coop/|source=coopsday.coop|keywords=sustecon|text=1st Saturday of July. The celebration aims to showcase co-operatives’ role in building ‘inclusive, resilient, and sustainable communities’}}\n* {{Event|date=2026-07-18|title=Mandela Day|link=https://www.mandeladay.com/|text=global celebration 18 July annually, to honour the life and legacy of Nelson Mandela. A call to action for individuals, communities, and organisations to take time to reflect on Mandela's values and principles and to make a positive impact in their own communities|keywords=cva|location=world}}\n\n[[International community action events/May-July video]]\n\n== August ==\n\n* {{Event|date=2026-08-09|title=International Day of the World's Indigenous People|keywords=indigenous, arts, climate, environment quality, social inclusion|link=https://www.un.org/en/observances/indigenous-day|text=observed on 9 August each year to raise awareness and protect the rights of the world's indigenous population|location=world}}\n* {{Event|date=2026-08-12|title=International Youth Day|keywords=youth, climate, education, health, social inclusion, sustainable livelihood|link=https://www.un.org/en/observances/youth-day|text=awareness day designated by the United Nations taking place on Aug 12 each year|location=world}}\n\n== September ==\n\n* {{Event|location=Earth; world|date=2026-09-15|title=Free Money Day|link=https://freemoneyday.org/|keywords=freestuff, sharing, sustecon|text=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. Sep 15, annually}}\n* {{Event|date=2026-09-18|location=Earth; world|title=Park(ing) day|text=global, public, participatory project where people across the world temporarily repurpose curbside parking spaces and convert them into public parks and social spaces to advocate for safer, greener, and more equitable streets for people|link=https://www.myparkingday.org/|keywords=urbsus}}\n* {{Event|location=Earth; world|date=2026-09-21|title=International Day of Peace|keywords=community safety, peace|link=https://internationaldayofpeace.org/|text=Globally shared date, Sep 21 each year for all humanity to commit to Peace above all differences and to contribute to building a Culture of Peace}}\n* {{Event|date=2026-09-21|location=Earth; world|date-text=Sep 21-27, 2026 (Mon-Sun)|title=Global Week Of Action For Peace And Climate Justice|link=https://climatemilitarism.org/weekofaction/|keywords=climate justice, peace}}\n\n== October ==\n\n* {{Event|date=2026-10-01|title=World Vegetarian Day|keywords=Food|location=Earth; world|link=https://worldvegetarianday.navs-online.org/|text=Oct 1 each year, bringing awareness to the ethical, environmental, health, and humanitarian benefits of a vegetarian lifestyle}}\n* {{Event|date=2026-10-02|title=International Day of Non-Violence|keywords=peace, community safety|location=Earth; world|link=https://www.un.org/en/observances/non-violence-day|text=observed each year on 2 October, the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi}}\n* {{Event|date=2026-10-07|title=World Day for Decent Work|keywords=sustainable livelihood|location=Earth; world|link=https://www.ituc-csi.org/world-day-for-decent-work|text=October 7 is the World Day for Decent Work}}\n* {{Event|date=2026-10-10|title=World Mental Health Day|keywords=health|location=Earth; world|link=https://wmhdofficial.com/|text=Oct 10, annually}}\n* {{Event|date=2026-10-10|title=World Homeless Day|keywords=community involvement, social inclusion|location=Earth; world|link=https://www.worldhomelessday.org/|text=Oct 10 each year, drawing attention to homeless people’s needs locally and provide opportunities for the community to get involved in responding to homelessness}}\n* {{Event|location=world|date=2026-10-10|title=World Migratory Bird Day|link=https://www.worldmigratorybirdday.org/|source=worldmigratorybirdday.org|keywords=biodiversity}}\n* {{Event|date=2026-10-13|title=International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction|keywords=resilience|location=Earth; world|link=https://www.un.org/en/observances/disaster-reduction-day|text=Oct 13, annually, promoting a global culture of natural disaster reduction, including prevention, mitigation, and preparedness}}\n* {{Event|date=2026-10-16|title=World Food Day|keywords=food|location=Earth; world|link=https://www.fao.org/world-food-day/en|text=celebrated every year around the world on 16 October, often with a focus on food security}}\n* {{Event|date=2026-10-17|title=International Day for the Eradication of Poverty|keywords=social inclusion|location=Earth; world|link=https://www.un.org/en/observances/day-for-eradicating-poverty|text=Oct 17 each year, honouring victims of poverty, hunger, violence and fear, with participation by the poorest of people an important aspect of the observance of the Day}}\n* {{Event|location=world; Europe|date=2026-10-16|title=International Repair Day|link=https://openrepair.org/international-repair-day/|source=openrepair.org|text=annual celebration for everyone who makes repair happen in their communities around the world. \"Repair for Everyone\".|keywords=repair}}\n\n[[International community action events/August-October video]]\n\n== November ==\n\n* {{Event|date=2025-11-05|location=world|title=Media Liberation Day|text=Change the Media, Change the Future|link=https://mediarevolution.org/media-liberation-day/|keywords=arts, fairness}}\n* {{Event|date=2026-11-13|title=World Kindness Day|keywords=community safety, health, social inclusion, sustainable livelihood|location=Earth; world|link=https://www.randomactsofkindness.org/world-kindness-day|text=Nov 13, annually, highlighting good deeds in the community focusing on the positive power and the common thread of kindness for good which binds us}}\n* {{Event|date=2026-11-16|title=International Day for Tolerance|keywords=community safety, peace|location=Earth; world|link=https://www.unesco.org/en/days/tolerance|text=Nov 16 each year, fostering respect, acceptance and appreciation of the rich diversity of our world's cultures, our forms of expression and ways of being human}}\n* {{Event|date=2026-11-15|title=World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims|link=https://worlddayofremembrance.org/|keywords=road safety|location=Earth; world|text=third Sunday in November each year}}\n* {{Event|date=2026-11-19|title=International Men's Day|keywords=health, social inclusion|location=Earth; world|text=Nov 19, annually}}\n* {{Event|date=2026-11-27|date-text=Nov 27 & 28, 2026|title=Buy Nothing Day|link=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buy_Nothing_Day|keywords=ethical consumerism|location=Earth; world}}\n\n== December ==\n\n* {{Event|location=world|date=2026-12-05|title=World Soil Day|link=https://www.un.org/en/observances/world-soil-day|source=un.org|keywords=biodiversity, environment quality|text=annually on Dec 5}}\n* {{Event|date=2026-12-09|title=International Anti-Corruption Day|keywords=community involvement, community safety|location=Earth; world|link=https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/anticorruptionday/index.html|text=Dec 9 each year}}\n* {{Event|date=2026-12-11|title=International Mountain Day|keywords=arts, biodiversity, climate, environment quality, open spaces, rural, sustecon, trees|location=Earth; world|link=https://www.fao.org/international-mountain-day/en/|text=Dec 11, annually}}\n* {{Event|location=world|date=2025-12-12|title=Inheritance Day|link=https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gVs2NTvp9M34Ioe6dqMPDt9BffEn2NIBL0X9Eq65-6M/|source=The Terran Collective|keywords=visions|text=celebrated annually on December 12th, invites us to envision that we are 150 years in the future, and humans have figured out how to live in harmony with each other and the planet. We sit down to dinner with our families, both birth and chosen, and celebrate the incredible achievements that our ancestors worked so hard for!}}\n\n== Anytime ==\n\n* {{Event|title=Screen-Free Week|keywords=arts, biodiversity, coast, health, localism, open spaces, trees|location=world|link=https://www.screenfree.org/|text=can be celebrated at any time of the year! Though traditionally has taken place the first week of May}}\n\n== Years ==\n\n'''2026'''\n:International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists\n:International Year of Volunteers for Sustainable Development\n:International Year of the Woman Farmer\n'''2027'''\n:International Year of Sustainable and Resilient Tourism\n:International Year of Legal Literacy\n'''2029'''\n:International Year of Asteroid Awareness and Planetary Defence\n\n''Source'': [https://www.un.org/en/observances/international-years un.org]\n\n== Decades ==\n\n<div class=\"grid\">\n\n{{Video\n| 2Ka3a3X5RRw\n| title = UN Decade of Healthy Ageing – #AddingLifeToYears\n| authors = UN Decade of Healthy Ageing, ''2.13 mins.''\n| date = 2022-09-22\n}}\n\n{{Video\n| Ulhtj6u1q0g\n| title = 2020 Decade of Change\n| authors = Greenpeace UK\n| date = 2019-12-19\n}}\n\n</div>\n\n'''2021-2030'''\n\n* [[UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration]]\n* [https://www.decadeofhealthyageing.org/ UN Decade of Healthy Ageing], ''added 14:32, 8 December 2024 (UTC)''\n* Decade of Action for Road Safety\n* 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\"\n\n== Past events ==\n\n''lapsed or no longer updated''\n\n* Nov 6 - 9, 2024, Global Donut Days, [https://doughnuteconomics.org/news/calling-all-local-organisers-organise-a-global-donut-days-event doughnuteconomics.org]\n* Nov 6, 2025, Outdoor Classroom Day, [https://outdoorclassroomday.com/ outdoorclassroomday.com]\n* March, Water Action Month, [https://endwaterpoverty.org/happy-water-action-month/ endwaterpoverty.org]\n* Apr 28, 2024, Pay it Forward Day, [https://payitforwardday.com/ payitforwardday.com]\n* Mid April, 2024, Global Day of Action on Military Spending, [https://ipb.org/global-campaign-on-military-spending/ ipb.org]\n* Sep 23, 2023, [http://European%20Day%20of%20Sustainable%20Communities European Day of Sustainable Communities]\n* Jun 3, 2023, Global Degrowth Day\n* May 15 - 21, 2023, UN Global Road Safety Week\n* Feb 12, 2021, WinterBikeToWorkDay\n* Jun 21 - 27, 2021, Global Sharing Week\n* Jan 31, 2020, Street Children‘s Day\n* Sep 21, 2019, The Meal\n* Oct 17 - 24, 2019, Pop Up Tomorrow\n\n'''See also'''\n\n* [[International community action events/by place]]\n* [[Green Christmas#Giving to the community|Green Christmas, Giving to the community]]\n\n{{Localtopic}}\n\n{{CASwiki footer}}\n\n'''External links'''\n\n* International observance {{W|International observance}}, List of environmental dates {{W|List of environmental dates}}\n* Upcoming events on [https://www.shareable.net/events Shareable]\n\n{{Page data\n| license = CC-BY-SA-3.0\n| description = From Earth Day to Food Day, Appropedia tracks global events that inspire climate action and community participation year-round.\n}}\n\n[[Category:CASwiki resources]]"}