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International Day of Peace
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Causes Advocacy observances
Cause-based campaigns and advocacy observances.
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World Children’s Day
UNICEF identifies World Children’s Day as its global day of action marking the Convention on the Rights of the Child on 20 November; United Nations background material links 20 November to…
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World Day Against Child Labour
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AANHPI Women’s Equal Pay Day
Equal Pay Today’s official 2026 calendar uses AANHPI Women’s Equal Pay Day and lists 9 April 2026; the public AAPI wording is retained as a search alias rather than treated as the current o…
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AILA National Day of Action
AILA’s 2026 conference prospectus lists its National Day of Action for 16 April 2026 in Washington, DC, immediately before the 2026 Spring Conference.
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America Recycles Day®
Keep America Beautiful identifies America Recycles Day on November 15 as its national recycling-awareness program
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American Business Women’s Day
Congress designated 22 September 1983 as American Business Women’s Day and a presidential proclamation followed; later federal statements also recognized 22 September, including in 2017.
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Anti-Bullying Week
The Anti-Bullying Alliance states that it is the official organiser of Anti-Bullying Week in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and that the 2026 campaign runs November 16–20.
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BBC Children in Need Day / Appeal Show
BBC Children in Need’s official pages state that the 2026 Appeal Show and Children in Need day are on Friday, November 13, 2026.
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Black Women’s Equal Pay Day
Equal Pay Today’s official 2026 calendar lists Black Women’s Equal Pay Day on 21 July 2026; the word “National” in the public search title is not part of the organizer’s current displayed n…
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Bullying No Way Week
Bullying No Way’s current national campaign is Bullying No Way Week, held in the third week of August; the official 2026 edition runs 17–21 August.
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Children’s Day
Vanuatu’s Prime Minister’s Office 2026 public-holiday calendar lists Children’s Day on 24 July; the government holidays page likewise identifies 24 July as a national holiday.
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Choose Women Wednesday
Endicott College documented Women’s Entrepreneurship Day Organization founder Wendy Diamond launching the Choose Women Wednesday campaign, while independent observance history preserves its…
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Christmas Jumper Day
Save the Children UK’s official campaign page identifies Thursday, 10 December 2026 as Christmas Jumper Day.
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Day of the Imprisoned Writer
PEN International states that each year on 15 November it marks the Day of the Imprisoned Writer; PEN traces the campaign to its Writers in Prison Committee in 1981.
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Day With(out) Art (formerly Day Without Art)
Visual AIDS says it organized the first Day Without Art on 1 December 1989; in 1998 the project became Day With(out) Art, and it continues annual 1 December programming.
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Día del Respeto a la Diversidad Cultural
Argentina’s current consolidated holiday decree lists 12 October as Día del Respeto a la Diversidad Cultural and sets transfer rules for some national holidays.
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Fashion Revolution Day
Fashion Revolution’s own material documents Fashion Revolution Day on April 24 and explains that the campaign later expanded from a single day to Fashion Revolution Week.
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Fête de la Communauté française
The Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles 2026–2027 official calendar lists the Fête de la Communauté française on 27 September 2026.
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GivingTuesday
GivingTuesday’s official 2026 participation page identifies December 1, 2026 and describes the event as a global generosity movement encouraging acts of kindness, advocacy, volunteering and…
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Good Deeds Day
Good Deeds Day’s official 2026 material invites participation on April 12, 2026 and frames the event around organizations and communities doing good together.
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Indigenous Literacy Day
The Indigenous Literacy Foundation states that Indigenous Literacy Day is a national celebration created by the Foundation, held on the first Wednesday of September; in 2026 it was celebrat…
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International Civility for the Girl Child Day
National Day Archives identifies October 13 and names Louisa Akaiso as the 2020 creator; EventGuide independently lists the observance every October 13.
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International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOBIT)
The IDAHOBIT campaign’s 2026 material identifies May 17 as the International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia and describes global participation around the date.
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International Day Against Police Brutality
The Collective Opposed to Police Brutality (COBP) documents March 15 as the International Day Against Police Brutality since 1997, with independent historical corroboration.
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International Day for Street Children
The Consortium for Street Children states that International Day for Street Children is celebrated every year, and its 2025 campaign page identifies April 12 as the annual date and focuses…
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International Day of Peace
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Journée internationale de la Francophonie
The OIF states that the Journée internationale de la Francophonie is celebrated every year around 20 March and documents the 20 March 2026 edition.
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National Day of Encouragement
U.S. Senate resolutions designated 12 September as National Day of Encouragement in multiple years, including 2008 and 2011.
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National Girls & Women in Sports Day®
The Women’s Sports Foundation identifies February 4, 2026 as National Girls & Women in Sports Day®, says it co-founded the observance, and describes itself as its national steward.
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National Indigenous Peoples Day (formerly National Aboriginal Day)
Canadian Heritage uses National Indigenous Peoples Day for 21 June; archived federal material documents the earlier National Aboriginal Day name, so the public page title is retained as a l…
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National Missing Children’s Day
The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children states that May 25 is National Missing Children’s Day and explains that the first national observance was proclaimed in 1983 in memory o…
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National Pride Prom Day
National Today describes National Pride Prom Day as the fourth Saturday in June, and EventGuide independently places the 2027 observance on the fourth Saturday, June 26.
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National Respect Day
A 2024 local-news explainer attributes National Respect Day to the Futures Without Violence–Macy’s partnership; independent observance documentation records 18 September annually from 2009…
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National Women’s Day
South Africa’s government lists National Women’s Day on 9 August and applies the statutory next-Monday rule when a public holiday falls on a Sunday; government material also describes the a…
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Native American Day (California)
California’s Department of Education quotes Education Code section 37220.7 and identifies the fourth Friday in September as Native American Day, including 25 September 2026.
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Native American Heritage Day
Public Law 111-33 identifies the Friday immediately succeeding Thanksgiving Day of each year as the appropriate day for Native American Heritage Day, and current Senate recognition follows…
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Native Women’s Equal Pay Day
Equal Pay Today’s official 2026 calendar lists Native Women’s Equal Pay Day on 19 November 2026.
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Peace Corps Day
Peace Corps materials state that Peace Corps Day is held every year on March 1 and commemorate the March 1, 1961 executive order that established the agency.
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Prisoners for Peace Day
War Resisters’ International documents 1 December as Prisoners for Peace Day and traces the observance to 1957; WRI annual reporting independently records the 1 December campaign date.
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Race Relations Day (New Zealand)
New Zealand History records that Race Relations Day was first formally celebrated in New Zealand on 21 March 2003, aligning with the UN International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discr…
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Robert Gabriel Mugabe National Youth Day
The Zimbabwe Republic Police 2026 government calendar lists Robert Gabriel Mugabe National Youth Day on 21 February.
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Women’s Equality Day
A current Presidential message dated 26 August 2025 recognizes Women’s Equality Day and ties the observance to the certification of the Nineteenth Amendment on 26 August 1920.
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World Children’s Day
UNICEF identifies World Children’s Day as its global day of action marking the Convention on the Rights of the Child on 20 November; United Nations background material links 20 November to…
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World Day Against Child Labour
ILO observance
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World Day of the Fight Against Sexual Exploitation
Haryana State Legal Services Authority documented March 4, 2024 awareness activities under this observance title, while National Today independently places it on March 4 annually.
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World Day of War Orphans
National Today places World Day of War Orphans on January 6 annually, and India Today independently states that it is observed on January 6 every year.
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World Peace Meditation Day
Checkiday and EventGuide independently list World Peace Meditation Day on December 31.
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Youth Homelessness Matters Day
Western Australian and Northern Territory government material recognized Youth Homelessness Matters Day in April 2026, with the Northern Territory source identifying Wednesday 15 April 2026.