October is full of observances! Check out the list below and take action with CRS by engaging with our Facebook and Instagram posts that acknowledge these special designations.
LGBTQIA+ History Month
Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Filipino American History Month
Respect Life Month
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Awareness Month
Infant Safe Sleep Awareness Month
October 2 – International Wrongful Conviction Day
October 2 – International Day of Non-Violence
October 2 – Anniversary of the birth of Mahatma Gandhi in 1869
October 2-4 – Rosh Hashanah
October 3 – Latina Equal Pay Day
October 4 – World Smile Day
October 5 – Do Something Nice Day
October 5 – Anniversary of “Come Alive October 5”
October 6 – Respect Life Sunday
October 6 – Tzom Gedalia; Fast of Gedalia (Gedaliah or Gedalya)
October 6 – Anniversary of the birth of Fannie Lou Hamer in 1917
October 6-12 – Mental Illness Awareness Week
October 7 – Anniversary of the birth of Archbishop Desmond Tutu in 1931
October 8 – International Lesbian Day
October 10 – World Mental Health Day
October 10 – World Day Against the Death Penalty
October 10 – World Homeless Day
October 11 – National Coming Out Day
October 11 – Anniversary of the birth of Thích Nhất Hạnh in 1926
October 11-12 – Yom Kippur
October 12 – Anniversary of the death of Ronald “RonnieMan” Johnson in 2014
October 14 – Anniversary of the birth of George Floyd in 1973
October 14 – Indigenous Peoples’ Day
October 15 – Hispanic Heritage Month Ends
October 15 – International Day of Rural Women
October 16 – International Pronouns Day
October 16-23 – Sukkot
October 17 – International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
October 17-24 – Gender-Fluid Awareness Week; Gender-Fluid Visibility Week; Gender-Fluid Week, Fluid Week
October 20 – Anniversary of the death of Laquan McDonald in 2014
October 20-26 – Asexual Awareness Week
October 22 – 29th National Day of Protest to Stop Police Brutality, Repression and the Criminalization of a Generation
October 23-25 – Shmini Atzeret
October 24 – United Nations Day
October 24-25 – Simchat Torah
October 26 – Make a Difference Day
October 26 – Intersex Awareness Day