Positive Media Day, celebrated every year on June 22, is a special awareness holiday that aims to promote positive, inspiring, and uplifting news in the media. Did you know that Americans get most news from television and online? Yes, according to recent research, 41% of Americans like getting their local news on television, and 37% prefer getting it online. Only 13% of Americans prefer a printed newspaper, and a mere 8% choose radio. So, what exactly is this Positive Media Day and why move away from negative media? Here’s everything you need to know about the history and significance of Positive Media Day.
World Day Against Child Labour
The International Labor Organization established World Day Against Child Labor, which is marked annually on June 12th. This holiday, instituted by the United Nations, brings attention to the plight of child laborers around the world and the need for a concerted effort to end all forms of child labor.
Since 2002, the I.L.O. has urged the world community to take immediate and effective actions to abolish and prohibit the use of child labor in any form. For the I.L.O. to meet its goal of eliminating child labor by 2025, much work has to be done.
Miguel de Guemes Day
Miguel de Güemes Day, observed every year on June 17, is a public holiday in the Latin American country of Argentina. It is a holiday dedicated to celebrating a famous son of the land who fought for the liberation of his country from foreign powers seeking to colonize it. Not only did Miguel de Güemes fight against the menacing Spanish troops, but he also fought against the crooked royalists occupying government posts in Argentina. Thus, the brave soldier not only took part in the emancipation of his country from Spanish colonialism but also became an armed activist against his own government’s exploitation.