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Awareness Days and Events in Britain
 

August 2010
Folk, Fact and Sayings about August

National Road Victim Month

image: maybullet 1 - 7 August 2010 - World Breastfeeding Week

bullet 12 August 2010 - International Youth Day

It is an opportunity for Governments and others to draw attention to youth issues worldwide. Around the world people organize concerts, workshops, cultural events, fund-raisers, rallies and meetings that involve national and local government officials, youth organizations and young people. International Youth day is on 12 August each year.

bullet 13 August 2010 - International Left Handers Day
Raising awareness of left-handedness and the challenges caused by living in such a right-handed world.

bullet 16 - 22 Aug 2010 World Water Week
Experts from 100 countries are assembled this week in a global effort to improve human; welfare and the planet's health.

bullet 29 August 2010 - 30 Aug 2010 Notting Hill Carnival

bullet 31 August 2010 National Zoo Awareness Day

One of two days on which the Captive Animals' Protection Society highlight the cruelty of the zoo industry.

 


 

 

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