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Category: Civil Rights, Philanthropy and Human Rights
Events, awareness days, holidays, and promotions celebrating or highlighting civil rights, philanthropy, and human rights.
The civil rights category includes events relating to philanthropy and human rights.
Civil Rights Events
Emancipation Day (1862): April 16
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Emancipation Day marks the anniversary in 1862 when President Abraham Lincoln signed an executive order freeing the 3,100 slaves living in Washington DC and is considered to be one of the first steps in e...
January
English Language Day (1564): April 23
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English is one of the six official languages of the United Nations. The other official languages of the United Nations are: Chinese, Spanish, Russian, French and Arabic. Each language gets its own day eac...
January
Equal Pay Day (1963): April 14
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Genocide Remembrance Day (RW)(1994): April...
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April 7, 1994 witnessed the beginning of one the largest massacres of the 20th Century, the Rwanda Genocide. It is a result of a civil war between two ethnic groups: the Hutu and Tutsi. Instigated by the...
January
Hate Week (1984): April 4-10
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There are few books more apropos to modern times than George Orwell's 1949 masterpiece, '1984'. Peace is war. Love is hate. Facts are alternative and news is fake...oh wait, that's today. Back to the boo...
January
Independence Day (SN)(1960): April 4
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Senegal is the most western nation in Africa. Independence Day in Senegal celebrates its release from French rule on April 4, 1960. This is a national holiday.
January
International Day for the Foundation of th...
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International Day for the Foundation of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, or #OPCWDay, marks the April 29, 1997 establishment of articles internationally on prohibiting the use of...
January
Jackie Robinson Day (1947): April 15
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Jackie Robinson Day honors the major league debut of the first African American player in the Major Leagues on April 15, 1947. He played for the Brooklyn Dodgers (today's Los Angeles Dodgers). His additio...
January
Liberation Day (UG)(1979): April 11
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Liberty Day (PT)(1974): April 25
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Marking the April 25, 1974 Carnation Revolution in Portugal. This peaceful coup removed the authoritarian government of Estate Novo. Democracy was restored as a result. The longest serving dictator depose...
January
Martin Luther King Assassination (1968): A...
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April 4, 1968 is the day of Martin Luther King's Assassination. Only 39 years old, he was shot to death on a motel balcony in Memphis, Tennessee. On this day we mark the anniversary of the civil rights le...
January
Martyrs' Day (TN)(1938): April 9
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April 9, 1938, thousands of Tunisians took to the streets of Tunis protesting French colonial rule and demanding a Tunisian parliament be set up on their behalf. The French put down the protest, shooting...
January
Palestinian Prisoners' Day (IL)(PS): April...
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Pink, International Day of: April 13
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International Day of Pink is observed on the second Wednesday of April. It aims to raise awareness about Bullying, Discrimination, Homophobia, Transphobia, and Transmisogyny across the world. Numerous v...
January
Prisoners of War Remembrance Day, Ntl.: Ap...
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National Prisoners of War Remembrance Day in the U.S. was proclaimed by President Barack Obama in 2012. On this day Americans are asked to honor American prisoners of war, both former and present.
January
Rebuilding Day, Ntl.: April 30
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The last Saturday National Rebuilding Month is National Rebuilding Day. Each year nearly 70,000 volunteers complete over 4,000 homes and community projects throughout the United States. Volunteers help ho...
January
Rebuilding Month, Ntl.: April
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During National Rebuilding Month, 70,000 volunteers complete nearly 4,000 homes and community projects throughout the US. Volunteers help homeowners-in-need by completing critical home modifications and r...
January
Roma Day, Intl.: April 8
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International Roma Day was first held on April 8, 1971. It is both a celebration of Roma culture and a highlight of the persecution and discrimination suffered by Europe's Roma community throughout the ag...
January
Salvation Army Founders Day (1829): April...
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April 10, 1829, Methodist minister William Booth created a non-profit to feed the poor in East London. This endeavor became known as the Salvation Army in 1878. Today is the anniversary of the founding of...
January
Second Chance Month, Ntl.: April
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