This day was proposed by the International Committee against Stoning at the International Conference against Stoning\, held in Naples\, Italy on September 26\, 2003\, and was endorsed by the conference. July 11 should be the day on which people around the world reaffirm their rejection of stoning.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20080705T212744Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20080811T060000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20080811T060000Z UID:http://www.iheu.org/node/1341 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.iheu.org/node/1341 SUMMARY:Birthday of Ingersoll DESCRIPTION: Description\:Colonel Robert G Ingersoll (August 11\, 1833 - July 21\, 1899) was an American political leader and orator\, noted for his broad range of culture and his defence of atheism.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20080705T212744Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20080826T060000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20080826T060000Z UID:http://www.iheu.org/node/1372 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.iheu.org/node/1372 SUMMARY:IHEU Founded\, 1952 DESCRIPTION: Description\:A strong international organisation is essential to increase the world-wide impact of Humanism and to ensure that the world Humanist community benefits fully from the achievements of all its members. The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) is the international organisation for Humanism.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20080705T212744Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20080922T000100Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20080922T235900Z UID:http://www.iheu.org/node/1342 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.iheu.org/node/1342 SUMMARY:Equinox DESCRIPTION: Description\:Autumnal Equinox\, Northern Hemisphere
Spring (Vernal) Equinox\, Southern Hemisphere
Created in Rome on May 13 2002 as a result of the commitments entered into at the 1st World Congress Against the Death Penalty held by \\"Ensemble contre la peine de mort\\" in Strasbourg in June 2001\, the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty is made up of NGOs\, bar associations\, local governments and unions.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20080705T212744Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20081012T060000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20081012T060000Z UID:http://www.iheu.org/node/1343 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.iheu.org/node/1343 SUMMARY:Freethought Day DESCRIPTION: Description\:Freethought Day commemorates the termination of the Salem Witch Trials on October 12\, 1692.
A 'Freethought Week' was first proposed by Freedom From Religion Foundation member David Schreiber to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the end of the witch trials in 1992.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20080705T212744Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20081024T060000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20081024T060000Z UID:http://www.iheu.org/node/1355 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.iheu.org/node/1355 SUMMARY:United Nations Day DESCRIPTION: Description\:Celebrated each year to mark the day on which the United Nations came into existence on 24 October 1945\, when the Charter was ratified by China\, France\, the Soviet Union\, the United Kingdom\, the United States and by a majority of other signatories. United Nations Day is celebrated on 24 October each year.
http\://www.un.org/events/unday/
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20080705T212744Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20081116T070000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20081116T070000Z UID:http://www.iheu.org/node/1367 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.iheu.org/node/1367 SUMMARY:International Day for Tolerance DESCRIPTION: Description\:In 1996\, the UN General Assembly invited Member States to observe the International Day for Tolerance on 16 November\, with activities directed towards both educational establishments and the wider public (resolution 51/95 of 12 December). This action came in the wake of the United Nations Year for Tolerance\, 1995\, proclaimed by the Assembly in 1993 (resolution 48/126).
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20080705T212744Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20081125T070000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20081125T070000Z UID:http://www.iheu.org/node/1370 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.iheu.org/node/1370 SUMMARY:International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women DESCRIPTION: Description\:International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and the Sixteen Days of Activism Global Campaign
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20080705T212744Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20081210T060000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20081210T060000Z UID:http://www.iheu.org/node/1357 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.iheu.org/node/1357 SUMMARY:Human Rights Day DESCRIPTION: Description\:Human Rights Day is observed by the international community every year on 10 December. It commemorates the day in 1948 the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Its formal inception dates from 1950\, after the Assembly passed resolution 423 (V) inviting all States and interested organizations to adopt 10 December of each year as Human Rights Day.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20080705T212744Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20081221T000100Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20081221T235900Z UID:http://www.iheu.org/node/1345 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.iheu.org/node/1345 SUMMARY:Solstice DESCRIPTION: Description\:Winter Solstice\, Northern Hemisphere
Summer Solstice\, Southern Hemisphere
In Western societies\, late December is a season of good cheer and a time for gatherings of friends and families. During the winter holiday season\, where the word \\"holiday\\" has taken on a more secular meaning\, many events are observed. This tradition of celebrations\, however\, is grounded in supernatural religious beliefs that many people in modern society cannot accept.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20080705T212744Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090212T000100Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090212T000100Z UID:http://www.iheu.org/node/1347 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.iheu.org/node/1347 SUMMARY:Birthday of Darwin DESCRIPTION: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20080705T212744Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090308T060000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090308T060000Z UID:http://www.iheu.org/node/1366 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.iheu.org/node/1366 SUMMARY:International Women's Day DESCRIPTION: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20080705T212744Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090321T070000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090321T070000Z UID:http://www.iheu.org/node/1348 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.iheu.org/node/1348 SUMMARY:Equinox and Earth Day DESCRIPTION: END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR