SPECIAL
DAYS for teachers and students. Each of these 20 days during
the school year can be used to help foster a sense of global
citizenship in students and to explore issues common to
all humanity. Links to official sites are from the event
name itself. Links to associated organisations are listed
to the right of the event name. All links will open in a
new window. For other ideas and resources for how celebrate
Special Days consult the other global
education links (human rights, environment, development,
media and the index).
February
– all February is Black
History Month
March
8 – International Women’s Day National
Action Committee Status
of Women Canada
March
21 – International Day for the Elimination of
Racial Discrimination
March-21-Mars UNHCHR
March
22 – World
Day for Water
April
15 – World
Health Day
April
22 – Earth
Day
April
23 – Take
Our Daughters to Work Day
May
3 – World
Press Freedom Day
June
5 – World
Environment Day
June
21 – Aboriginal Rights Day Aboriginal
Rights Coalition
September
– International Day of Peace - the second
Tuesday in September, the annual opening of the United
Nations' General Assembly
September
8 – International Literacy Day CODE
October
1 – International Day of Older Persons HelpAge
October
16 – World
Food Day - Oxfam site, Education page
October
24 – United
Nations Day
October
31 - Halloween UNICEF
November
11 – Remembrance Day Waramps Royal
Canadian Legion
November
20 – Universal Children’s Day UNICEF
November
29 – Buy
Nothing Day
December
1 – World
Aids Day
December
10 – Human Rights Day Global
Ed. Human Rights Page
