Thanksgiving Day--Day to give thanks for the abundance of our land and for our food, clothes, shelter, and health. More information about Thanksgiving

Fast for an Abundant World Harvest--Day to fast and commit to action to help prevent deaths from malnourishment world-wide. For more information, see Oxfam America website.

Tolerance Day(AKA International Day of Tolerance) --Day to promote harmony in diversity through mutual respect and understanding of all, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, culture, language, nationality, or economic status. Despite international and domestic laws providing for equal rights, freedoms, and protections, members of minority groups are still harassed and discriminated against because of societal intolerance arising from fear and ignorance. Intolerance often results from projection of "collective guilt": it is immoral to blame an entire group for the acts of a member unless the entire group empowered the member who acted or endorsed the acts. See U.N. website on International Day for Tolerance Wikipedia article on Declaration of Principles on Tolerance