Armistice Day
Date: 11th November
This is when the Great War, or world war one, came to an end in 1918. Today this anniversary is used to remember everyone that has died while at war. This includes World War Two, the Falklands War, the Gulf War, the middle east and ongoing conflicts across the world.
International Men’s Day
Date: 19th November
A global grassroots movement celebrated in over 80 countries, that invites every man, women, girl and boy in the world to come together and celebrate men and boys in all their diversity, irrespective of their age, ability, social background, ethnicity, gender identity, religious belief and relationship status.
https://internationalmensday.com/
Transgender Day of Remembrance
Date: 20th November
Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) is an annual observance on November 20th that honours the memory of the transgender people whose lives were lost in acts of
anti-transgender violence.
Elimination of Violence Against Women’s Day
Date: 25th November
Raises awareness of women who are subject to rape, domestic violence and other forms of violence.
www.endviolenceagainstwomen.org.uk
UK Disability History Month
Date: 18th November to 20th December
(UKDHM) is an annual event creating a platform to focus on the history of our struggle for equality and human rights.
www.ukdhm.org/what-is-ukdhm
Islamophobia Awareness Month
Date: All month
Islamophobia Awareness Month highlights the threat of Islamophobic hate crimes and showcases the positive contributions of British Muslims to society.
www.islamophobia-awareness.org
“Be kind, for whenever kindness becomes part of something, it beautifies it. Whenever it is taken from something, it leaves it tarnished”
Prophet Muhammad
Special Days
1st November
- All Saints Day – (Christian)
2nd November
- All Souls Day – (Christian)
5th November
- Guy Fawkes Day
8th November
- Birthday of Guru Nanak Dev – (Sikh)
11th November
- Armistice Day – (Interfaith)
13-19th November
- Transgender Awareness Week
13th November
- World Kindness Day
- Remembrance Sunday
14th November
- World Diabetes Day
18th-20th Dec
- UK Disability History Month
19th November
- International Men’s Day
20th November
- Universal Children’s Day
- Transgender Day of remembrance
21st November
- Entrance into the Temple of the Theotokos – (Orthodox Christian)
24th November
- Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur – (Sikh)
25th November
- International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
28th November
- First Sunday of Advent – (Christian)
30th November
- Saint Andrew’s Day – (Christian)
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