April 2024
National Child Abuse Prevention Month
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| 1 | Birthday of Frida Berrigan (1974): Activist and columnist for Waging Nonviolence |
| 2 | National Day of Prayer (U.S.) |
| 4 | International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action |
 | Anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968) |
| 7 | World Health Day |
| 8 | Feast of the Annunciation |
| Day of Remembrance for the Victims of the Rwandan Genocide |
| 9-10 | Eid-al-Fitr (Muslim Festival of Breaking of the Fast, U.S.) |
| 10 | Birthday of Dolores Huerta (1930): Labor leader and civil rights activist who, with César Chávez, founded the National Farmworkers Association, which later became United Farm Workers |
| 12 | International Day for Street Children |
| 13 | Birthday of Amy Goodman (1957): Host and executive producer of Democracy Now! |
| 15 | World Art Day |
| Income Tax Day in the U.S. |
| 16 | Martin Luther King, Jr. writes “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” (1963) |
| 17 | Birthday of Loung Ung (1970): American-Cambodian human rights activist, author, and the national spokesperson for the Campaign for a Landmine-Free World |
| 21 | Anniversary of the Sri Lanka Easter Bombings (2019) |
| Birthday of Helen Prejean, C.S.J. (1939): Leading American advocate for the abolition of the death penalty |
| 22 | Earth Day |
| Passover begins at sundown on April 22 and ends at sundown on April 30:
Orthodox, Hasidic, and other Jews in the Diaspora will celebrate the holiday as 8 days ending on Sunday, April 30 |
| 25 | Birthday of Charlene Teters (1952): Native American artist, educator, and lecturer known for her activism against racism in sports and media on behalf of native peoples |
| 26 | Birthday of Joan Chittister, O.S.B. (1936): Author and renowned international lecturer on social justice, women’s issues, and spirituality in the church and society |
| Anniversary of the assassination of Bishop Juan José Gerardi (1922-1998): Human rights defender, assassinated two days after announcing the release of the report on victims of the Guatemalan Civil War, “Guatemala: Nunca Más!” |
| 27 | Canonization of Popes John XXIII and John Paul II |
| Day of Silence: Annual day of action to protest harassment of LGBT people |
| 28 | Birthday of Oskar Schindler (1908 -1974): German spy and member of the Nazi Party who is credited with saving the lives of 1,200 Jews during the Holocaust |
| 29 | International Dance Day |
| Feast of St. Catherine of Siena: Patroness of illness, nurses, and fire prevention |
| World Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare |
| 30 | Anniversary of the death of Daniel Berrigan, S.J. (1921-2016): Vietnam war protester and peace activist |
| International Jazz Day |
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