A time for continued action to tackle racism, reclaim Black history, and ensure Black history is represented all year. It’s also an opportunity to honour the unrecognised accomplishments of the Black community in every area of history.
Rosh Hashanah marks the Jewish New Year and begins a 10-day period of penitence culminating in Yom Kippur. It involves a two-day observance and celebration. The best-known ritual is the blowing of the shofar, a musical instrument made from a ram’s horn.
An annual campaign to get employers and employees talking about wellbeing and work-life balance at work. Organisations can use the week to provide activities for staff, and to showcase their flexible working policies and practices.
An annual Hindu festival observed in the honour of the Goddess Durga, who is associated with protection, strength, motherhood, destruction and wars. It spans nine nights and ends with what's known as Dussehra - the celebration of good over evil.
Bringing together a community of people who have been affected by pregnancy and infant loss, this campaign helps to provide a safe space for people to share experiences. This is a time to review your policies and mental health benefits
Designed to raise awareness of mental health issues around the world and promote better support for such illnesses. It provides an opportunity for everyone to highlight what needs to be done to improve mental health care with an aim to make it a reality.
Yom Kippur translates as The Day of Atonement. It's the holiest day in the Jewish calendar. On this day God decides everyone's fate, so Jews aim to make amends and ask forgiveness for sins committed over the year. It concludes the “10 days of repentance”.
Sukkot or the festival of the huts is a week long celebration of joy, commemoration and unity. It celebrates the harvest and the protection G-d provided for the Jews after they fled Egypt. Within this week many rituals and customs are observed.
Established in 2004, this day aims to highlight the human rights issues that intersex people around the world face. Intersex people make up around 0.05% of the population and increasing awareness and knowledge is vital
The spookiest day of the year... Halloween has roots in the Celtic festival of Samhain, where people lit fires and wore costumes to ward off ghosts. Scary costumes and creepy pumpkin carvings are still popular in many countries on this day.
