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8 Nonprofits Championing Environmental Sustainability on Earth Day

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We celebrate Earth Day just as winter is transitioning to spring, a tradition dating back to 1970. In recent years, Earth Day has evolved into Earth Month to continue the celebrations for a span of 30 days. Why Do We Celebrate Earth Day? Earth Day 2021 falls on Thursday, April 22, for most countries around the world.

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Nonprofit Technology Celebrates International Women's Day

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I'm not a woman, but I am a wholehearted celebrant of International Women's Day. women became the majority of law students. The UN finds that 119 countries have now passed domestic violence laws, though enforcement remains a problem. Law and Advocacy. Full disclosure. I just want to mention a few of them.

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July Cause Awareness: Disability Pride Month

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Disability Pride Month is a great awareness month dedicated to celebrating the accomplishments and the importance of people with disabilities in our communities, promoting the visibility of people with disabilities, and honoring the inherent right to a better quality of life for people with disabilities.

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Earth Day 2021: Climate Impacts Everything

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As we celebrate Earth Day 2021, we are recognizing all the ways climate change impacts everything around us—highlighting a new issue each day. Advocate for systematic change – Things like community organizing, public education, mobilizing the base, and elevating voices. This is approximately 2.3 Day 1: Climate + Justice.

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Pride Month Resources for Education + Action

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Pride Month is a time to celebrate the LGBTQIA+ community and recognize their impact on history. It’s celebrated in June to commemorate the anniversary of the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in Manhattan , a tipping point for the Gay Liberation Movement in the United States. Urge Corporations to Stop Funding Anti-LGBTQIA+ Laws.

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Unions and their role in the social sector

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federal holiday born out of the efforts of 19th century labor unions to celebrate the contributions and achievements of American workers. law with the 1935 National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). Today is Labor Day, a U.S. What is a union? . The right to form a union became federal U.S.

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October Cause Awareness: National Domestic Violence Awareness Month

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Two years later, Congress passed Public Law 101-112, officially designating the month of October as National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Every year since then, Congress has passed similar laws, declaring October to be National Domestic Violence Awareness Month.