Category: Civil Rights, Philanthropy and Human Rights

Social Work Month, Ntl. (CA): March

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Every year social workers throughout Canada celebrate National Social Work Month (NSWM), in recognition of the contributions of social workers to society. National Social Work Month gives all social work...

Social Work Month, Ntl.: March

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Social Work Month is observed each March in the United States. American social work is a profession over 100 years old. Its purpose is to improve conditions and quality of life opportunities for everyon...

Adwa Day (ET)(1896: March 2

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The Battle of Adwa, March 2, 1896, in which Ethiopians defeated Eritrea's Italian colonial army in the Ethiopian city, remains one of the great battles against colonialism in Africa. Defending their land,...

Fraternity Day of Service (1904): March 2

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Liberation Day (BU)(1878): March 3

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On March 3, 1878, The Treaty of San Stefanov was signed between Russia and the Ottoman Empire, freeing Bulgaria from five centuries of Ottoman Rule. This is a national holiday in Bulgaria.

Martyr's Day (MW)(1959): March 3

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Sex Workers Rights Day, Intl. (2001): Marc...

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International Sex Workers Rights Day was created 2001, when over 25,000 sex workers gathered in India on this day for a festival, despite public outcry and the removal of their permit. The 2001 event w...

Attucks, Crispus Attucks Day (1770): March...

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Crispus Attucks is believed to have been born into slavery in 1723, and later escaped. His father was African-American man, a slave, and his mother of the Natick tribe of Native Americans. He claimed his...

Black Pound Day (UK): March 5

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Born in 2020 in the wake of the Black Lives Matter global protest, Black Pound Day in the United Kingdom is a monthly event occurring on the first Saturday of each month (except the first day, which was h...

Independence Day (GH)(1957): March 6

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March 6, 1957, the African nation of Ghana gained its independence from Britain. It was the first sub-Saharan nation to do so. This is a national holiday

Labour Day (AU-WA): March 7

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Labour Day in Australia is a National Holiday, but it is a bit complicated as each territory has its own day to celebrate, which can occur in March, May and/or October. Labour Day represents the internat...

Women's Day, Intl. (1857): March 8

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International Women's Day celebrates the achievements of women and a historic struggle for equal rights. Equality for women means progress for families big and small. Countries that have more gender eq...

Working Women's Day, Int. (1857): March 8

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Baron Bliss Day (BZ)(1926): March 9

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Henry Edward Ernest Victor Bliss, or Baron Bliss (1869 - 1926) is the beloved benefactor of the Central American nation of Belize, (formerly British Honduras). The anniversary of his death, March 9, 1926,...

Salvation Army Day (1880): March 10

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On the day of the Salvation Army, Americans celebrate its creation in the in 1880. The Salvation Army is a Christian based international charitable organization, structured as a quasi-military. The Salvat...

Independence Restoration Day (LT)(1990): M...

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The small nation of Lithuania first gained its independence in 1918. However, with the rise of the Soviet Union, it lost it in 1940. When the Soviet Union dissolved in 1990, on March 11 of that year, Lith...

Muslim Culture, Peace, Dialogue and Film,...

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World Day of Muslim Culture, Peace, Dialogue and Film. On this day we celebrate the boundless vault of cultural beauty that is the Muslim world - from poetry and literature, scientific and engineering acc...

Fanny Pack Day, Intl.: March 12

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Independence Day (MU)(1968): March 12

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The Mascarene Island nation of Mauritius off East Africa achieved its independence from Great Britain on March 12, 1968. Independence Day is a national holiday.

National Day (GA)(1968): March 12

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National Day in the African country of Gabon marks the March 12, 1968, anniversary of the foundation of the Gabonese Democratic Party. Gabon achieved its independence from French rule in 1960. This is a n...