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National Awareness Days 2019MonthAwareness CampaignDateNotesRelated Organisations or Tags/ThemesJanuaryHolocaust Memorial Day27thMarks the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest Nazi death camp, it is the day for everyone to remember the millions of people killed in the Holocaust. Organised by The Holocaust Memorial Day Trust (HMDT)Stockton Borough Council are doing an Event Did I send you something for eBulletin too? Not sure what it was!Young Carers Awareness Day31st The purpose of the day is to raise public awareness of the challenges faced by young people because of their caring role, and to campaign for greater support for young carers and their needs.Eastern Ravens TrustTWSAB FebruaryLGBT History Month1st This year’s theme is Peace, Activism and Reconciliation.Hart Gables Trans AwareWorld Cancer Day 4th World Cancer Day is an international day marked on February 4 to raise awareness of cancer and to encourage its prevention, detection, and treatment.Cancer Research / Macmillan Cancer/LWBCSexual Abuse & Sexual Awareness Week4th – 10th Campaign to raise public awareness about sexual violence and educate communities on how to prevent it.#itsnotokTWSABHaloHarbourChildrens Mental Health Week4th – 10th Shines a spotlight on the importance of children and young people’s mental health.Healthy: Inside and Out.Mboro & Stockton MindChinese New Year5th Year of the PigRainbow Project (Wen)Safer Internet Day5th Safer Internet Day promotes the safe and positive use of digital technology for children and young people and inspire a national conversation.YUSTWSABStudent Volunteering Week11th - 17th A week-long celebration of everything to do with student volunteering! Used to recognise and thank student volunteers, and to encourage volunteering.Teesside UniStockton Riverside CollegeFairtrade Fortnight 25th Annual event organized and funded by the Fairtrade Foundation to increase awareness of Fairtrade products.FairtradeBig Suzy FMarchInternational Women’s Day8th It is a focal point in the movement for women's rights.National No Smoking Day13th An annual health awareness day in the United Kingdom which is intended to help smokers who want to quit smoking.Public Health (SBC)Red Nose Day (Comic Relief)15th As well as fundraising, they also help to raise awareness around some important issues where they work with others to have the biggest impact in creating lasting change.National CampaignWhoever is doing anything locallyAids Awareness Day 20th An international day dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of HIV infection and mourning those who have died of the diseaseHart GablesTerrance Higgins Trust (I think)AprilWorld Health Day7th A global health awareness day celebrated every year on 7 April, under the sponsorship of the World Health Organization. Passover19th – 27th Jews celebrate Passover as a commemoration of their liberation by God from slavery in ancient Egypt and their freedom as a nation under the leadership of Moses.Good Friday / Easter Sunday19th / 21st A festival and holiday celebrating the resurrection of Jesus from the dead.International Mother Earth Day22ndIt recognizes that "the Earth and its ecosystems are our home" and that "it is necessary to promote harmony with nature and the Earth.World Day for Safety and Health at Work28th This year, the World Day for Safety and Health at Work and the World Day Against Child Labour are coming together in a joint campaign to improve the safety and health of young workers and end child labour.TWSAB (Modern slavery link)MayLocal and Community History Month1st Mission is to “inspire, enable and encourage” people across all walks of life to get involved with history, and the Local and Community history month is one of their ways to do it.SBC LibrariesU3A?Red Cross Week6th – 12th During Red Cross Week, people across the UK come together to help raise money for people in crisis.British Red Cross locallyWorld Fair Trade Day 11th An inclusive worldwide festival of events celebrating Fair Trade as a tangible contribution to the fight against poverty and exploitation, climate change and the economic crisis that has the greatest impact on the world’s most vulnerable populations.Fair TradeBig Suzy FFoster Care Fortnight13th – 26th The Fostering Network's annual campaign to raise the profile of fostering and to show how foster care transforms lives. It is also the UK's biggest foster carer recruitment campaign.SBC Fostering/Adoption Team (Stephens mate from the Uni, forgot her name!)National Vegetarian Week 13th – 19th Highlights to the wider public the benefits and pleasures of a meat-free diet.LittlesproutsMr Nathan DuffWorld Hunger Day28th World Food Day is celebrated in honor of the date of the founding of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in 1945.? Link to Environmental ForumJuneVolunteers Week1st - 7th An annual celebration observed in many countries, to promote and show appreciation for volunteerism and volunteering.Everyone!Eid-ul-Fitr4thMuslim Celebration marking the end of FastingCWT/other mosquesCarers Week10th – 16th An annual campaign to raise awareness of caring, highlight the challenges carers face and recognise the contribution they make to families and communities throughout the UK.Rebecca Gray at SBCSNAPSParent Carer ForumLink to Disability ForumRefugee Week17th – 23rd The UK's largest festival celebrating the contribution of refugees and promoting understanding of why people seek sanctuary.Loads happening at ARC! Satnam and Jane Bizimania involvedJulyAugustEid-ul-Adha11thMuslim Celebration marking the end of Hajj (Muslim Pilgrimage) CWT and other mosquesSeptemberInternational Day of Charities5th The International Day of Charity is observed annually on 5 September. It was declared by the United Nations General Assembly in 2012.World Suicide Prevention Day 10th An awareness day which aims to provide worldwide commitment and action to prevent suicides, with various activities around the world since 2003.One More LifeMindInternational Day of Peace21st Unofficially known as World Peace Day, is a United Nations-sanctioned holiday observed annually on 21 September.World’s Biggest Coffee Morning 27th Macmillan Cancer Support's biggest fundraising event. Each year, people in the UK and worldwide host their own Coffee Morning.Macmillan Anything else happening locallyOctoberBlack History Month1st A day of remembering important people and events in the history of the African diaspora.CulturesThink Steve might want us to do something too!Yom Kippur8th Also known as the Day of Atonement, is the holiest day of the year in Judaism. Its central themes are atonement and repentance.World Mental Healthy Day 10th A day for global mental health education, awareness and advocacy against social stigma.MindMen Tell HealthOne More LifeAnti-Slavery Day18th An Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom to introduce a national day to raise awareness of the need to eradicate all forms of slavery, human trafficking and exploitation.TWSABDiwali27th Festival of light, one the biggest Hindu celebrationsStockton Borough Council put on a main event.Also check with SatnamNovemberAnti-Bullying Week11th – 17th Aims to raise awareness of bullying of children and young people, in schools and elsewhere, and to highlight ways of preventing and responding to it.YUSWorld Men’s Day19th Celebrates worldwide the positive value men bring to the world, their families and communities.Men Tell HealthSporting ChanceWhite Ribbon Day 25th A global movement of men and boys working to end male violence against women and girls.TWSABHarbourCarers Right Day 30th Aims to help people in their community find out about their rights as a carer and where to go for support.Rebecca Gray at SBCSNAPSParent Carer ForumLink to Disability ForumDecemberInternational Volunteer Day 5th Recognizes volunteers worldwide – with a special focus on local community volunteers – who contribute to making their communities more resilient against natural disasters, economic stresses and political shocks.Stockton VolunteersAnything happening locally i.e. volunteering abroad – Charlie over the Road etc.Christmas25thChristian celebration of the Birth of Christ (Jesus)Stephen Laing as SantaHanukkah22nd – 30th Hanukkah is a Jewish festival commemorating the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem at the time of the Maccabean Revolt against the Seleucid Empire. ................
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