October 1 is National Seniors Day
October is Women’s History Month – an opportunity to reflect on the work still ahead to remove barriers so everyone can participate fully in Canada’s social, cultural, and economic life.
October 11 is the UN’s International Day of the Girl Child, and October 18, Persons Day, commemorates the day in 1929 when Canadian women were first included in the legal definition of “persons”.
October 6 is UNESCO’s International Geodiversity Day
October 16 is World Food Day
October 24-31 is UN’s Global Media and Information Literacy Week
50 years ago:
October 2: ENIAC, the world’s first programmable, electronic, general-purpose digital computer, was decommissioned after 10 years of service
100 years ago:
October 24: Birth of NASA scientist Emmett Chapelle
October 31: Birth of quantum chemist and Nobel Laureate John Pople
If you observe any of these, or have suggestions for upcoming celebrations or observances, please drop us a line or send a picture to CriticalLinks@centreforinquiry.ca.