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 1-2 – Yom Kippur
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 3 – World Smile Day
October 5 – Do Something Nice Day
October 5 – Anniversary of the Come Alive October 5 Voter Registration Event in 1983
October 6 – Anniversary of the birth of Fannie Lou Hamer in 1917
October 6 – Anniversary of the birth of Wadee AlFayoumi in 2017
October 6-13 – Sukkot
October 7 – Anniversary of the birth of Archbishop Desmond Tutu in 1931
October 8 – International Lesbian Day
October 8 – Latina Equal Pay Day
October 10 – World Day Against the Death Penalty
October 10 – World Mental Health Day
October 10 – World Homeless Day
October 11 – National Coming Out Day
October 11 – Anniversary of the birth of Thich Nhat Hanh in 1926
October 12 – Anniversary of the death of Ronald “RonnieMan” Johnson in 2014
October 13 – Indigenous Peoples’ Day
October 13-15 – Sh’mini (Shemini) Atzeret
October 14 – Anniversary of the birth of George Floyd in 1973
October 14 – Anniversary of the death of Wadee AlFayoumi in 2023
October 14-15 – Simchat Torah
October 15 – Hispanic Heritage Month Ends
October 15 – International Day of Rural Women
October 16 – International Pronouns Day
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 19-25– Asexual Awareness Week
October 20 – Anniversary of the death of Laquan McDonald in 2014
October 20 – Diwali Day
October 22 – Make a Difference Day
October 22 – October 22 Coalition to Stop Police Brutality, Repression and the Criminalization of a Generation National Day of Protest
October 24 – United Nations Day
October 26 – Intersex Awareness Day