September 30th, National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, Orange Shirt Day, is a day when we honour the Indigenous children who were sent away to residential schools in Canada and learn more about the terrible history of those schools. www.orangeshirtday.org
October is Women's History Month in Canada, marking the beginning of an annual month-long celebration of the outstanding achievements of women throughout Canada’s history. https://www.canada.ca/en/women-gender-equality/commemorations-celebrations/womens-history-month.html
October is Islamic History Month. Islamic history and culture encompass a broad range of individual and collective experiences, as well as important contributions to literature, math, science, art and history. https://www.islamichistorymonth.ca/
November 20th, Transgender Day of Remembrance, is an annual observance that honours the memory of the transgender people whose lives were lost in acts of anti-transgender violence. https://www.queerevents.ca/tdor
November 25th, International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, was established to honour the Mirabal sisters, three political activists from the Dominican Republic murdered in 1960 by order of the country’s ruler. https://www.un.org/en/events/endviolenceday
December 1st, World AIDS Day, is dedicated to increasing awareness of HIV/AIDS issues worldwide as we support the UNAIDS visionary goal to end the AIDS epidemic by 2030. https://www.catie.ca/world-aids-day
December 3rd, International Day of People with Disability, aims to increase public awareness, understanding and acceptance of people with disability and celebrate their achievements and contributions. https://www.un.org/en/observances/day-of-persons-with-disabilities
December 5th, International Volunteer Day, is a day for volunteers and organizations to celebrate their efforts, to share their values, and to promote their work among their communities and non-governmental organizations. https://tngcommunityto.org/Get-Involved/Volunteer
December 6th, National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, the anniversary of the 1989 École Polytechnique massacre of fourteen women by a male student. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Day_of_Remembrance_and_Action_on_Violence_Against_Women
December 10th, Human Rights Day, the day the UN adopted, in 1948, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights declaring rights everyone is entitled to as a human regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, language, political opinion, national origin. https://www.un.org/en/observances/human-rights-day
