Events, campaigns, and speaker series

The 16 days occur between November 25 and December 10. November 25 is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and December 10 marks International Human Rights Day. 

In much of North America, June is designated as Pride Month, with communities in Nova Scotia celebrate Pride at various points throughout the summer; Truro will hold their pride celebrations in June, while Halifax Pride hosts their celebrations in mid-July. We hope you will join us for Pride Parades in Halifax and Truro!

The Office of Equity & Inclusion hosts an annual Human Rights and Equity Conference each year in March to commemorate the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.

February 21 marks International Mother Language Day, a day every year to recognize and promote multilingualism and linguistic diversity. 

Starting the first Saturday of March, International Women’s Week is celebrated globally, showing the economic, socio, cultural, and political achievements of women. International Women’s Day is celebrated in Canada on March 8. 

The Speak Truth to Power Forum, started in mid-2020, was born out of the horrific death of George Floyd on May 25th, 2020. The 12th episode in our series will help us to better understand the barriers faced across disability experiences, Speak Truth to Power: Accessibility in Action through Awareness.