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Celebratory Days to Know

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at STCU chapter.

In the past few weeks there have been celebrations across the nation and the world due to ‘International (insert) day’. Did you possibly miss any celebrations that you should’ve celebrated? No worries! I can recap what you’ve missed and what celebrations are coming up.

September

Tenth: World Suicide Prevention Day

Fifteenth: International Day of Democracy

Twenty-first: International Day of Peace

Twenty-third: International Day of Sign Languages  

October

Second: International Day of Non-Violence

Tenth: World Mental Health Day

Eleventh: International Day of the Girl Child and National Coming Out Day

Twenty-fourth: United Nations Day

November 

Sixth: International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict

Nineteenth: World Toilet Day​

Twenty-fifth: International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

Twenty-ninth: International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People

December

First: World AIDS Day Third: International Day of Persons with Disabilities

Fifth: International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development

Tenth: Human Rights Day Eighteenth: International Migrants Day

Twenty: International Human Solidarity Day

You can find more dates at Annual International Days and National Days: The Ultimate List

Andrea Duarte-Alonso is a grad from Saint Catherine University where she received her bachelor's of Art in Political Science, Women's Studies, and English. She founded HC STCU in order to include voices that are hardly ever represented in media. Andrea is a storyteller, writer, and a political enthusiast. Her areas of interest lie in writing (check her website storiesfromunheardvoices.com that was created for her community), traveling, and fighting for social justice issues.