October 2023
1	International Day of Older Persons
	Feast of St. Thérèse of Lisieux (1873–1897): Patroness of foreign missions, florists and illness.
2	Feast of the Guardian Angels
3	Birthday of Mohandas Gandhi (1869–1948): Spiritual and political leader, father of the Indian independence movement, and architect of a nonviolent way of protesting against injustices.
	International Day of Nonviolence
4	Feast of St. Francis of Assisi (?–1226): Patron of animals, peace and ecology; a favorite saint of Cornelia Connelly.
	World Animal Day
5	World Teachers’ Day
	Birthday of Maya Ying Lin (1959): Designer of the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington, DC.
7	Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary
	Birthday of Desmond Tutu (1931–2021): South African social rights advocate, awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his nonviolent role in ending apartheid.
	World Habitat Day
9	Birthday of Jody Williams (1950): Coordinator of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines, Nobel Peace Prize recipient.
10	World Mental Health Day
	World Homeless Day
	World Day Against the Death Penalty
	Birthday of Ken-Saro-Wiwa (1941–1995): Nigerian writer and environmental activist.
11	International Day of the Girl
	Birthday of Thich Nhat Nanh (1926–2022): Vietnamese Zen Buddhist monk, teacher, author, poet, and peace activist.
	Birthday of Eleanor Roosevelt (1884–1962): Diplomat and activist who drafted the Universal Declaration of Human rights which was adopted by the UN General Assembly on December 10, 1948, First Lady, wife of FDR.
12	Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples’ Day
	National Farmer’s Day
	Birthday of Rabbi Arthur Waskow (1933): American author, political activist, and rabbi associated with the Jewish Renewal movement, founder and director of the Shalom Center.
13	International Day for Disaster Reduction
15	International Day of Rural Women
	Pregnancy and infant Loss Remembrance Day
	Birthday of Benjamin Joseph Salmon (1888–1932): Pacifist, conscientious objector, and outspoken critic of the just war theory.
	First mass celebrated in a Holy Child convent, Derby, England, 1846.
16	World Food Day
17	International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
	Black Poetry Day
19	Anniversary of the assassination of Digna Ochoa (1964–2001): Mexican human rights lawyer known for defending the poor and those working to protect the environment.
20	World Mission Day
22	Mix it Up at Lunch Day: Learning for Justice
24	United Nations Day
24-30	Disarmament Week
25	Birthday of Larry Itliong (1913–1977): Filipino-American organizer who orchestrated the 1965 labor strike and boycott against CA grape growers which led to co-founding United Farm Workers union.
27	Birthday of Majora Carter (1966): Environmental equity advocate; founder of Sustainable South Bronx, an organization that promotes people environmentally revitalizing their neighborhoods.
28-30	Anniversary of the mass shooting at Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, PA, 2018.
31	Halloween, Eve of All Saints