Key dates and awareness days for reps 2023 – 2024
A curation of awareness days, weeks and months for Bectu and Prospect reps. Use this calendar to help you plan events and campaigns and organise digitally.
2023
March
3rd – World Wildlife Day
8th – International Women’s Day
31st – International Transgender Day of Visibility
April
Autism Awareness Month
Stress Awareness Month
5th – Passover
9th – Easter Sunday
21st – Eid al Fitr
28th – International Workers’ Memorial Day
28th – World Day of Health & Safety at Work
May
Mental Health Awareness Month
1st-7th – Deaf Awareness Week
1st – International Workers’ Day
17th – International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOBIT)
June
Pride Month
1st-7th – Volunteers’ Week
July
Disability Pride Month
August
September
10th – World Suicide Prevention Day
October
Black History Month
10th – World Mental Health Day
18th – World Menopause Day
November
11th – Remembrance Sunday
20th – Transgender Day of Remembrance
25th – International Day for the elimination of violence against women
16th – 16th Dec – Disability History Month
December
18th – 26th – Chanukah
24th – Christmas Eve
25th – Christmas Day
26th – Boxing Day
31st – New Year’s Eve
2024
January
27th – Holocaust Memorial Day
February
LGBT+ History Month
1st – Chinese New Year
5th – 11th – Race equality week (tbc)
11th – International Day of Women and Girls in Science
12th – 18th – Heart Union’s Week
14th – Ash Wednesday
20th – World Day of Social Justice
Prospect:
26th – 10th – Fairtrade Fortnight (tbc)
March
8th March – International Women’s Day
16th – Disabled Access Day
25th – Holi (Hindi)
31st – International Transgender Day of visibility
28th – Earth Hour (8.30pm – 9.30pm)
Prospect:
3rd – World Wildlife Day
14th – International Day of Action for Rivers
21st – International Day of Forests
22nd – World Water Day