September 21st Global Campaign

Trust Changes Everything

A global campaign to establish September 21st as World Trust Day—a yearly reset for honesty, integrity, compassion, unity, and stronger human connection.

— daysuntil September 21
150+ countriesin the kindness movement
17,000+ Ambassadorsof Kindness
World Trust Day September 21, 2026 campaign artwork
SEP 21At noon local time, pause for one minute and reflect on how trust can heal humanity.
World Trust Day community event artwork

World Trust Day is already taking shape around the world.

See community celebrations, trust marches, volunteer projects and gatherings planned for September 21.

See Events from around the World
The idea

A yearly global reset for trust.

World Trust Day is designed to become more than a celebration. It is a global movement where people, families, schools, companies, governments and organizations actively rebuild honesty, unity and compassion.

L. Monte Cook III, known as Dr. Fantastic, launched the campaign to establish September 21 as World Trust Day—a day dedicated to one of humanity's most important values.

The campaign asks people everywhere to support the petition, make trust visible through simple actions, and bring communities together through kindness and service.

Trust and kindness work together. The Kindness Revolution invites people to be kind to themselves, kind to all others, and kind to Mother Earth.

“Without trust, families crumble, friendships fail, businesses collapse, and nations divide.”
— Dr. Fantastic
How people can participate

Practical actions for September 21.

Choose a setting, pick a simple action, and make trust visible through behavior.

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Individual

The Trust Promise

  • Write one promise to yourself and one to another person.
  • Keep both promises within 24 hours.
  • Practice integrity without excuses.
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Individual

Rebuild a Relationship

  • Reach out to someone you lost contact with.
  • Extend peace, forgiveness or understanding.
  • Focus on repair, not blame.
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Social

Trust Challenge

  • Post what trust means to you.
  • Use #WorldTrustDay and #TrustChangesEverything.
  • Invite others to sign the petition.
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Schools

Classroom Trust Pledge

  • Create a pledge around honesty, kindness and respect.
  • Build a classroom Trust Wall.
  • Invite students to write about why trust matters.
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Schools

Team Trust Challenges

  • Use safe teamwork exercises.
  • Reflect on leadership and listening.
  • Connect the activity to real-life reliability.
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Companies

Transparency Meeting

  • Share goals, challenges and direction openly.
  • Recognize ethical leadership and teamwork.
  • Create a no-gossip positivity challenge.
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Companies

Trust Awards

  • Celebrate integrity, reliability and accountability.
  • Launch an honest customer-trust campaign.
  • Volunteer together in the community.
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Community

Trust Through Action

  • Feed people in need, plant trees or mentor youth.
  • Visit elders or organize service projects.
  • Host respectful listening events.
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Civic

Open Government Day

  • Invite public pledges of transparency and ethical leadership.
  • Recognize teachers, nurses, volunteers and peacekeepers.
  • Create opportunities for respectful public questions.
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Global

World Trust Minute

  • At noon local time, pause for one minute.
  • Reflect on how trust can heal humanity.
  • Share the pledge with family or community.
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Global

Illuminate Landmarks

  • Light buildings in blue and white.
  • Host online or local gatherings.
  • Invite educators, leaders and humanitarians.
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Creative

Make Trust Visible

  • Hold concerts, murals, bracelets or film nights.
  • Run a pay-it-forward campaign.
  • Use art and storytelling to make unity memorable.
The Global Trust Pledge

One message people can say together.

A simple shared statement for families, schools, organizations and communities.

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Be kind to yourself.

Begin with self-respect, honest reflection, and personal responsibility.

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Be kind to all others.

Practice compassion, respectful communication, and reliability.

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Be kind to Mother Earth.

Connect trust with stewardship, service, and care for future generations.

Simple launch flow

Turn support into action.

01 — SignSupport the petition to create World Trust Day on September 21.
02 — ShareInvite others with a short message about why trust matters.
03 — ActChoose one trust-building activity for yourself, school, company or community.
04 — GatherJoin volunteers and help grow the movement across cultures and organizations.
Press

Dr. Fantastic launches global campaign for World Trust Day.

For immediate release

Global campaign seeks to establish September 21 as World Trust Day

L. Monte Cook III, known worldwide as Dr. Fantastic, has launched a campaign to establish September 21 as World Trust Day, a day dedicated to one of humanity's most important values: trust.

The campaign calls on people everywhere to sign the petition supporting the creation of World Trust Day and to participate through practical trust-building actions in homes, schools, companies and communities.

The Foundation for World Harmony and the Kindness Revolution promote positivity, compassion, environmental stewardship and stronger human connection through a global network of Ambassadors of Kindness.