16-22 November Post Natal Depression Awareness Week Organisation: Pandsi (Post and Ante Natal Depression Support and Information Inc) More than 1 in 7 new mums and 1 in 20 new dads are diagnosed with postnatal depression every year in Australia; over 100,000 in 2013. Many more experience it. Help raise awareness and funds to fight perinatal depression and anxiety (during pregnancy and after birth) during Postnatal Depression Awareness Week. National/State: National 17 November World Prematurity Day Organisation: National Premmie Foundation National/State: National ContactWebsite: prembaby.org.au/ 17 November World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims Organisation: United Nations Every year more than 1 million people die from a traffic crash. This day is used to remember those who have died on the roads, and to remind the public to be careful when driving. National/State: International ContactWebsite: worlddayofremembrance.org/ 19 November World Toilet Day Organisation: World Toilet Organisation World Toilet Organisation created World Toilet Day (WTD) to raise global awareness of the struggle 2.6 billion face every day without access to proper, clean sanitation. WTD also brings to the forefront the health, emotional and psychological consequences the poor endure as a result of inadequate sanitation. National/State: International ContactWebsite: worldtoiletday.org/ 20 November World COPD Day World COPD Day is an annual event organized by the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) to improve awareness and care of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) around the world. World COPD Day 2013 will take place on November 20 around the theme Its Not Too Late. National/State: International ContactWebsite: goldcopd.org/wcd-home.html 20 November Universal Childrens Day Organisation: United Nations Universal Childrens Day is observed as a day of worldwide fraternity and understanding between children. National/State: International ContactWebsite: un.org/en/events/childrenday/ 20 November Africa Industrialization Day Organisation: United Nations Africa Industrialisation Day aims to mobilise the commitment of the international community to the industrialisation of Africa. National/State: International ContactWebsite: un.org/en/events/africaday/ 20 November Go Home On Time Day Organisation: The Australia Institute Each year, Australians work more than 2 billion hours of unpaid overtime. Around half of all employees work more hours than they are paid for. On average, a typical employee works 49 minutes of unpaid overtime per day. For full-time workers, the average daily amount of unpaid work takes more than one hour. Overwork can have negative consequences for your physical and mental health, your relationships with loved ones and your sense of what is important in life. National/State: National ContactPhone: +61 2 6130 0530Email: [email protected]: gohomeontimeday.org.au/Address: PO Box 4345 Manuka ACT 2603 21 November World Television Day Organisation: United Nations This day celebrates the ways television has helped to increase world communications, as well as the implications it has had on social and cultural development. National/State: International ContactWebsite: un.org/en/events/televisionday/ 21 November World Philosophy Day Organisation: United Nations World Philosophy Days objective is to encourage the peoples of the world to share their philosophical heritage and to open their minds to new ideas, as well as to inspire a public debate between intellectuals and civil society on the challenges confronting our society. National/State: International ContactWebsite: un.org/en/events/philosophyday/ 23 November Buy Nothing Day Organisation: Adbusters Buy Nothing Day is an international day of protest against consumerism celebrated annually just after Thanksgiving. The journey towards a sane sustainable future begins with a single step. It could all start with a personal challenge, such as this: make a vow to yourself to participate in Buy Nothing Day this year. This November 23rd, go cold turkey on consumption for 24 hours … see what happens … you just might have an unexpected, emancipatory epiphany! National/State: International ContactEmail: [email protected]: https://adbusters.org/campaigns/bnd
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