National or International Awareness Campaigns and major holidays can be a great way in to an RSE topic. Here are some dates that are coming up in the next few weeks:
25th November 2019 - 10th December – 16 Days of Activism against Gender based Violence
An annual international campaign that kicks off on 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and runs until 10 December, Human Rights Day.
http://www.unwomen.org/en/what-we-do/ending-violence-against-women/take-action/16-days-of-activism
1st December 2019 - World Aids Day
World AIDS Day is on 1 December each year. It’s an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV, to show support for people living with HIV, and to commemorate those who have died from an AIDS-related illness.
https://www.worldaidsday.org/
10th December 2019 - Human Rights Day
Human Rights Day is observed every year on 10 December – the day the United Nations General Assembly adopted, in 1948, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This year, Human Rights Day marks the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, a milestone document that proclaimed the inalienable rights which everyone is inherently entitled to as a human being -- regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, language, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status
http://www.un.org/en/events/humanrightsday/
20th December - End of term for most schools & colleges
25th December - Christmas Day
26th December - Boxing Day
31st December - New Year's Eve
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