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 

• Respect Life 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 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 6-12 – Mental Illness Awareness Week

• October 7 – Anniversary of the birth of Archbishop Desmond Tutu in 1931

• October 10 – World Mental Health 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 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 24-25 – Simchat Torah

• October 26 – Make a Difference Day 

• October 26 – Intersex Awareness Day