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Dates for your calendar


Use the union’s significant anniversaries and dates to provide ideas for meeting topics, debates and to choose guest speakers


2021 Te UK will host the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow from 1-12 November. Make the topic of the month promoting green unions and branches and campaigning for local policies to combat the climate emergency. International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists is Tuesday 2 November. About two journalists a week are killed doing their job but there will not be a successful prosecution in nearly nine in 10 cases. Link up with the International Federation of Journalists’ campaign and hold a fundraiser for its safety fund: htps://www.if.org/safety-fund. html, or commemorate the life of a named journalist – say Maltese journalist, Daphne Caruana Galizia, or Irish reporter, Veronica Guerin. International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women is Tursday 25 November. Good reporting can play a vital role in increasing understanding of violence against women and by holding governments to account for


their responses to the issue. For 10 ways to take action, see: htps:// www.unwomen.org/en/news/ stories/2020/11/compilation- take-action-to-help-end-violence- against-women


2022 International Women’s Day is Tuesday 8 March. Last year NUJ women spoke about why the NUJ was important to them. Invite one of them along or ask one of your members to lead a discussion on why women need a voice in the media… and the workplace. htps://www. nuj.org.uk/resource/international- women-s-day-2021.html World Book and Copyright Day on April 23 is a celebration of books and reading and an opportunity to recognise the rights of writers and creators. Invite a local author or publisher, or run a workshop on protecting copyright. Workers’ Memorial Day is on Tursday 28 April. More people are killed at work than in wars. Join the NUJ’s Health and Safety Council and the TUC in promoting the union’s health and safety campaigns. htps://www.tuc.org.uk/wmd


World Press Freedom Day is


on Tuesday 3 May. It is a time to think about journalists, editors, photographers and publishers who are being harassed, atacked and killed worldwide. Choose a country where press freedom is under atack and find a relevant speaker. htps://www.if.org/ Mental Health Awareness Week


is from 13 to 20 May. Te NUJ’s Disabled Members’ Council and Health and Safety Commitee say reports of members experiencing mental distress at work are increasing. Set up a branch wellbeing session with NUJ Training at nujtraining@nuj.org.uk and go to the website for resources htps:// www.nuj.org.uk/resource/mental- health-week-2021.html Pride. Find out when your town or city celebrates Pride week or weekend and use it as a hook to promote LGBT+ union campaigns. NUJ charities: Learn more about


the work of NUJ Extra, the union’s welfare charity, or invite one of the George Viner Memorial Fund scholars to tell members how their bursary provided a springboard for their career. Email campaigns@nuj.org.uk if


you need help finding speakers or materials.


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