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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Nationally Recognized Months and Holidays

Your organization can celebrate holidays and nationally recognized months as a way to increase DEI awareness in your organization.

Below is a list of these opportunities; your team members or ERGs can develop creative ways to share information about these important days and months and is a good way to build camaraderie within your team. The list below may not be exhaustive and companies are encouraged to focus on areas that best support their employees.

January

  • 1 – New Year’s Day
  • 4 – World Braille Day
  • 3rd Monday – MLK Day
  • 27 – International Holocaust Remembrance

February

  • Black History Month

March

  • Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month
  • Ethnic Equality Month
  • Gender Equality Month
  • Women’s History Month
  • First Friday – Employee Appreciation Day
  • 8 – International Women’s Day
  • 25 – International Remembrance of Victims of Slavery and Transatlantic Slave Trade

April

  • Arab American Heritage Month
  • Autism Awareness Month
  • Celebrate Diversity Month
  • National Minority Health Month
  • 2 – World Autism Awareness Day

May

  • Asian American and Pacific Islander Month
  • Mental Health Awareness Month
  • Military Appreciation Month
  • Jewish American Heritage Month
  • Speech and Hearing Awareness Month
  • 5 – Cinco de Mayo
  • 17 – International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia
  • 21 – World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
  • Last Monday – Memorial Day

June

  • Immigrant Heritage Month
  • LGBT Pride Month
  • 18 – Autistic Pride Day
  • 19 – Juneteenth

July

  • Disability Pride Month
  • Self-Care Month
  • 4th – Independence Day

August

  • Black Business Month
  • 26 – Women’s Equality Day

September

  • National Hispanic Heritage Month
  • First Monday – Labor Day
  • 5-11 – National Suicide Prevention Week

October

  • Bullying Prevention Month
  • Filipino American History Month
  • Italian American Heritage and Culture Month
  • LGBT History Month
  • National Disability Employment Awareness Month
  • National Hispanic Heritage Month
  • Polish American Heritage Month
  • 10 – World Mental Health Day

November

  • American Indian Heritage Month
  • Native American Alaska Native Heritage Month
  • Thanksgiving
  • 11 – Veteran’s Day
  • 20 – Transgender Day of Remembrance
  • 2nd week – Transgender Awareness Week

December

  • Universal Human Rights Month
  • 3 – International Day of Persons with Disabilities/ International Day for People with Disability
  • 25 – Christmas
  • 26 – Kwanzaa

Jewish Holidays
(dates vary annually)

  • Hanukkah
  • Passover
  • Purim
  • Rosh Hashanah (High Holiday)
  • Sukkot
  • Yom Kippur (High Holiday)

Christian Holidays
(dates vary annually)

  • Ash Wednesday
  • Easter
  • Good Friday

Other
(dates vary annually)

  • Chinese New Year
  • Eid Al-Fitr
  • Eid Al-Adha
  • Ramadan

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