Days of Awareness: June
Partners in Project Green shares Days of Awareness each month to spread awareness and start conversations. These days may have a social, historical, or sustainable significance worthy of our attention. These are just a small sampling of important days to acknowledge or remember. If we missed any days of importance that should be included, please share them with us.
Pride Month – June 1 – 31
Every June is celebrated as Pride Month to commemorate the LBGTQ+ community. It is often associated with huge parades and parties to honour the community’s joys and accomplishments beginning in the 1970s. Today municipalities across the GTA continue this legacy of celebration and triumph. During the month of June, keep an eye out for upcoming parades, events, and parties!
Ways to get involved:
- Join or volunteer at Pride Toronto Events: https://www.pridetoronto.com/
World Environment Day – June 6
On June 5th, the Republic of Korea is to host this year’s World Environment Day with a focus on ending plastic pollution. With plastic pollution effecting every corner of the planet, even ending up in the food chain as microplastics, calls for collective action to address this issue will be addressed.
Participate in or register an event for World Environment Day!
World Ocean Day – June 8
2025 is the second part of a multi-year action theme; World Ocean Day is Catalysing Action for Our Ocean and Climate. The goal is to collaborate with international partners to develop more opportunities for ocean and climate action. In addition to this, continued emphasis is placed on the 30×30 goal, which is the commitment that at least 30% of lands, waters, and ocean get protected by 2030.
Ways to Get Involved:
- Take part in the 30×30 campaign and take action every month: https://worldoceanday.org/12moa/
- Join or host a community beach, river, lake, wetland, or even a city park cleanup, as the ocean is downstream from all of us: https://ocean.org/action/lead-a-shoreline-cleanup/
National Indigenous Peoples Day – June 21
To celebrate the summer solstice, Indigenous groups and communities have celebrated on or around June 21st for generations. As National Indigenous Peoples Day, the Governor General of Canada announced the official day in 1996 through the Proclamation Declaring June 21 of Each Year as National Aboriginal Day.
Each year, activities are organized across the country to showcase the richness and diversity of First Nations, Inuit, and Metis cultural expressions and stories. Look up your local municipality to see what events are happening in your area.
If you have any questions about the Days of Awareness feature, please contact Charlotte Hung at charlotte.hung@trca.ca.