Envision

Fri 1 Oct 2010

Black History Month is held every October in Britain, and February in USA and Canada. The origins of BHM go back to 1926 when Carter G Woodson, editor for thirty years of the Journal of Negro History, established African Caribbean celebrations in America. In Britain, the BHM has now grown to over 6,000 events.

Sun 21 Nov 2010

National Inter-Faith Week runs between the 21st and 27th November and aims:

* to strengthen good inter faith relations

* to increase awareness of the different faith communities in the UK, in particular celebrating and building on the contribution which their members make to their neighbourhoods and to wider society

* to increase understanding between people of religious and non-religious belief

Wed 1 Dec 2010

Started on 1st December 1988, World AIDS Day is about raising money, increasing awareness, fighting prejudice and improving education.

Tue 22 Feb 2011

Student Volunteering Week was established by Volunnteering England in 2001 and is now an annual fixture in the calendar.

Tue 22 Feb 2011

Anyone can develop an eating disorder, regardless of age, sex, cultural or racial background, although the people most likely to be affected tend to be young women, particularly between the ages of 15-25.

Tue 22 Feb 2011

Fairtrade Fortnight is an annual campaign created by the Fairtrade Foundation, that raises awareness about fairtade farming and products.

Fri 4 Mar 2011

World Book Day is the biggest annual celebration of books and reading in the UK and Ireland.

Tue 8 Mar 2011

Tue 8 Mar 2011

Thu 10 Mar 2011

No Smoking Day will take place on Wednesday the 10th March 2010. No Smoking Day is the UK's leading health campaign for smokers who want to stop.

Sat 19 Mar 2011

Sport Relief is Comic Relief's more active arm. This year they're asking people to do the "Sport Relief Mile" (or 3, or 6!) to feel fitter as well as raise money.

Tue 22 Mar 2011

International World Water Day is held annually on 22 March as a means of focusing attention on the importance of freshwater and advocating for the sustainable management of freshwater resources.

Sun 27 Mar 2011

Earth Hour starts at 8.30pm, Saturday 27th March 2010. At this time people all over the world will switch off their lights and appliances to cause a 'blackout'.

Mon 11 Apr 2011

World Health Day is organised by the World Health Organization (WHO)

Fri 29 Apr 2011

We know Envision students find creative ways of getting their message across to other young people, and that includes dancing!

Sun 8 May 2011

World Fair Trade day is the first global campaign for the fair trade movement connecting producers and customers around the world.

Sun 5 Jun 2011

Join the worldwide celebration of positive action for the environment!

Sat 11 Jun 2011

The Global Campaign for Education works to ensure access to education for everybody, no matter which country they are born in.