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We will list events being held in New Brunswick that relate to women's issues. Send us the Who, What, When and Where of your event - in both official languages if possible - to: Advisory Council on the Status of Women, 236, rue King, Fredericton, N.B., E3B 1E2; Fax: (506) 444-4318; Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . We reserve the right to select the events that will be listed.
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IMPORTANT DATES
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O February |
Suicide Prevention Month |
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O 1st week February |
Eating Disorders Awareness Week |
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O 2nd week February |
Heritage Week |
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O February 6 |
International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation. First declared in 2003 by an Inter-African organization, now sponsored by the UN. |
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O February 12 |
Canadian Sexual and Reproductive Health Day |
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O February 14 |
National Day of Action, Girls Action Foundation. Advocates community action on social justice issues. |
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O February 20 |
World Day of Social Justice (United Nations General Assembly, 2008 |
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O February |
Black History Month |
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O Week of March 8 |
International Women's Week |
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O March 8 |
International Women's Day |
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O March 21 |
N.B. Youth Day |
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O March 21 |
International Day for Elimination of Racial Discrimination (U.N.) |
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O March 21-28 |
Week of Solidarity withe the Peoples Struggling against Racism and Racial Discrimination |
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O April |
Volunteer Recognition |
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O April 4 |
Refugee Rights Day in Canada, the day in 1985 when the Supreme Court of Canada ruled ("Singh decision") that the Charter of Rights and Freedoms protects the right of refugee claimants in Canada to life, liberty and security of the person, and that claimants are entitled to an oral hearing. www.ccrweb.ca/RRDay.htm |
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O First Tuesday of April |
Invisible Work Day, declared in 2010 by House of Commons, to emphasize the extent of unpaid work in Canada by parents and caregivers for their children and aging family members. (www.afeas.qc.ca) |
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O April 7 |
World Health Day |
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O April 15 |
World Social Work Day, International Federation of Social Workers. |
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O Mid-April |
National Volunteer Week |
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O April 17 |
Anniversary of N.B. women's right to vote (1919).The law was passed in the Legislature on April 15, 1919 and officially sanctioned April 17, 1919. |
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O April 17 |
Equality Day (anniversary of coming into force of article 15 of Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms in 1985) |
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O April 22 |
Earth Day |
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O 4th week April |
Administrative Professionals Week |
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O Last week of April |
National Victims of Crime Awareness Week, since 2006, Government of Canada. |
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O April 28 |
National Day of Mourning for workers who died on job |
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O 1st Full Week May |
Mental Health Week |
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O First week in May |
North American Occupational Safety and Health Week |
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O May 1 |
International Workers' Day |
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O May 3 |
World Press Freedom Day |
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O Week preceding Mother's |
National Elizabeth Fry Week, Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies. The majority of women who are criminalized and imprisoned are mothers. Most of them were the sole supporters of their families. |
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O May 5 |
International Midwives Day |
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O May 12 |
International Nurses'Day |
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O May 12 |
Canada Health Day |
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O May 15 |
International Family Day (see October for Canada) |
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O 3rd week in May |
Aboriginal Awareness Week |
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O 2nd Sunday May |
Mother's Day |
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O May 17 |
National Day Against Homophobia, marking the day in 1990 that the World Health Organisation removed homosexuality from its list of mental illnesses |
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O 24 May |
International Women's Day for Peace and Disarmament, launched by Women Peacemakers Program of International Fellowship of Reconciliation www.ifor.org/WPP/ |
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O May 31 |
World No Tobacco Day. World Health Organization. Since 1987 |
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O 1st week June |
New Brunswick EARLY LEARNING AND CHILD CARE WEWK - www.eccenb-sepenb.com |
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O 1st week June |
National Access Awareness Week |
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O 1st week June |
Canadian Occupational Health and Safety Week |
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O Early June |
Global Week of Action Against Gun Violence, coordinated by International Action Network on Small Arms, www.iansa.org/campaigns_events/ |
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O June 15 |
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day - International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse (INPEA |
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O Third week of June |
National Public Service Week |
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O June 20 |
World Refugee Day, (United Nations High Commission for Refugees) |
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O June 21 |
National Aboriginal Day |
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O June 27 |
Canadian Multiculturalism Day |
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O July 11 |
World Population Day, to raise awareness of global population issues. UN Population Fund. www.unfpa.org/wpd |
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O August 9th |
International Day of the World's Indigenous People |
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O August 12 |
International Youth Day |
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O September |
National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month - Ovarian Cancer Canada |
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O 1st Monday of September |
Labour Day |
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O September 8 |
International Literacy Day |
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O September 9 |
Fetal Alcohol Awareness Day in New Brunswick |
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O September 10 |
World Suicide Prevention Day (International Association for Suicide Prevention and World Health Organization) |
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O September 15 |
New Brunswick Human Rights Day. |
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O September 21 |
International Day of Peace (since 2002, by United Nations Resolution), a day for global ceasefire and non-violence. www.internationaldayofpeace.org |
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O September 28 |
International Right to Know Day www.righttoknow.ca |
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O 3rd week of September |
Take Back the Night |
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O October |
Women's History Month - http://www.swc-cfc.gc.ca/dates/whm/index_e.html |
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O October |
Breast Health Month |
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O October |
Community Inclusion Month (New Brunswick Association for Community Living) |
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O October |
GLBT History Month, introduced in 1994 in US, celebrated world-wide, coordinated by Equality Forum. www.glbthistorymonth.com/glbthistorymonth/2008/about.cfm |
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O October 1 |
United Nations International Day of the Older Person |
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O 1st week October |
National Family Week (Canada) |
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O October 2 |
United Nations day of Nonviolence (UN) |
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O October 5 |
First Nations Women's Day - Canada |
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October 5 |
World Teachers’ Day. Proclaimed in 1994 by Unesco. |
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O October 15 |
World Rural Women's Day, (U.N.) |
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O Third week of October |
YWCA Week Without Violence |
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O October 17 |
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty (UN) |
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O October 18 |
Persons Day (1929) |
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O October 24 |
Take Back Your Time Day, a U.S./Canadian initiative against overwork,(the number of days between Oct. 24 and Dec. 31 is the number of extra days of work of Americans compared to Western Europeans) www.timeday.org/. |
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O November |
National Community Safety and Crime Prevention Campaign November is Family Violence Prevention Month in New Brunswick, an initiative of the Muriel McQueen Fergusson Foundation. Visit the MMFF website for more information: www.mmff.ca |
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First Week of November |
National Media Education Week. To promote media literacy & integration of media education in homes, schools and communities. Launched in 2006 by Canadian Teachers' Federation and Media Awareness Network. |
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O Mid November |
Restorative Justice Week (Nov. 12 to 19 in 2006) |
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O Mid November |
Bullying Awareness Week - www.bullyingawarenessweek.org |
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O November 16 |
International Day of Tolerance |
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O November 17 |
Anti-bullying Blue Day - www.bullyingcanada.ca |
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O November 19 |
World Day for Prevention of Child Abuse, since 2000. An initiative of Women's World Summit Foundation www.woman.ch |
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O November 20 |
National Child Day (Canada) |
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O November 22 |
National Housing Day [Big City Mayor's Caucus of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM)] |
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O November 25 |
International Day to End Violence Against Women |
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O November 25 to December 10 |
16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence |
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O November 29 |
Pay Equity Day in NB - proclaimed by the NB Pay Equity Coalition |
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O 1st week of December |
Aboriginal AIDS Awareness Week (Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network) |
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O December 2 |
International Day for the Abolition of Slavery |
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O December 3 |
United Nations International Day of Disabled Persons |
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O December 5 |
International Volunteer Day (United Nations) |
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O December 6 |
National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women |
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O December 10 |
Human Rights Day (U.N.) |
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O December 17 |
International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers - Sex Workers Outreach Project USA |