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Now occurring annually, the goal of the Women's March is to raise awareness and advocates for human rights through peaceful protest. [66] Similar to other hashtag movements, #WomensMarch has an online presence. The movement has a Facebook page that is active, verified under the name Women's March, that was created on November 20, 2016. [67]
Every day is Human Rights Day is the slogan for the year 2014. Human Rights 365 celebrates the Universal Declaration on Human Rights which states that everyone, everywhere, at all times are entitled to their human rights. Human Rights belong to everyone equally and "binds us together as a global community with the same ideals and values." [25] 2015
In Australia, orange ribbons are worn annually on March 21 to support Harmony Day and the message of a harmonious multicultural society. First organized in 1996, by the next year the 'Orange Ribbon' was embraced by thousands of people across Australia and was worn by members of the all sides of politics at the 1997 Australia Day celebrations in capital cities Australia-wide.
1st week of March: Save Your Vision Week; 3rd week of March: National Poison Prevention Week; last week of April: National Volunteer Week; varies in April: Crime Victims' Rights Week; varies in April: National Park Week [23] first week of May: Public Service Recognition Week [24] third week of May: World Trade Week [25]
Intersex Awareness Day is an international day of grass-roots action to end shame, secrecy and unwanted genital cosmetic surgeries on intersex children. [ 3 ] [ 10 ] The day also provides an opportunity for reflection [ 11 ] [ 12 ] and political action . [ 13 ]
National Coming Out Day (NCOD) is an annual LGBT awareness day observed on October 11 to support anyone "coming out of the closet". [1] First celebrated in the United States in 1988, the initial idea was grounded in the feminist and gay liberation spirit of the personal being political, and the emphasis on the most basic form of activism being coming out to family, friends, and colleagues, and ...
International Non-Binary People's Day is observed each year on 14 July and is aimed at raising awareness and organising around the issues faced by non-binary people around the world. [1] [2] [3] The day was first celebrated in 2012, [4] started by Katje van Loon. [5]
The Human Rights Logo. The Human Rights Logo has its origin in the international "Logo for Human Rights" initiative, which was started in 2010. Its goal was to create an internationally recognized logo to support the global human rights movement. The winning logo was created by Predrag Stakić from Serbia. [1]