Upcoming Events
International Education Day
https://en.unesco.org/commemorations/educationday Began in 2018
International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation
https://www.un.org/en/events/femalegenitalmutilationday #EndFGM
International Day of Women and Girls in Science
https://www.un.org/en/events/women-and-girls-in-science-day/ Began in 2015 #WomeninScience
Annual Women’s Memorial March
https://womensmemorialmarch.wordpress.com/ Their spirits live within us. Began in 1992. Began as a response to the murder of a woman on Powell Street in Vancouver. Out of a sense of hopelessness, the march began to express compassion, community, and caring for all women in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, Unceded Coast Salish Territories. The march has moved across […]
National Human Trafficking Awareness Day
https://bpwcanada.com/en/advocacy/priority-issues/traf.html Began in the United States, however, 2012 would be Canada’s first national day in recognition with this specific type of victimization. In 2007, Canadian parliament made the unanimous decision to condemn all forms of human trafficking and slavery. #KnowHumanTrafficking
Last Wednesday of Every February – Pink Shirt Day
https://www.pinkshirtday.ca/ Beginning in 2007 The campaign originated in Canada as a result of a bullying behavior that victimized a young boy. Bullying is a major problem in Canadian schools, workplaces, homes, and social media but is not recognized as a major issue due to the belief that these actions are teenage or child behaviors. Each […]
Zero Discrimination Day
https://spark.adobe.com/page/XBcrhKn6snyky/ UNAIDS highlights a new theme every Zero Discrimination Day which allows each year to focus on a new goal. In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, 2021 Zero Discrimination Day is highlighting the urgent need to take action to end the inequalities of life. This topic was chosen due to the rise of inequalities […]
International Women’s Day
https://www.internationalwomensday.com/ A global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. Rally for women’s equality and raise awareness for women’s issues and the gender gap that exists in modern society. Each year the campaign has a new theme that focuses on diverse issues and highlights. International Women’s Day is symbolized as purple […]
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
https://www.un.org/en/events/racialdiscriminationday/ Beginning in 1979 #FightRacism Observed annually on the day the police in South Africa open fired and killed 69 people at a peaceful demonstration against apartheid “pass laws” in 1960.
International Trans Day of Visibility
https://ccgsd-ccdgs.org/trans-visibility/ Beginning in 2009 #TDOV Dedicated to celebrating all transgender individuals and raising awareness for the discrimination these individuals face on a daily basis across the globe. Raise awareness of the achievements, its community, and to abolish transphobia in all nations.

