Diversity and Inclusivity Calendar

January 2023

MONTH-LONG OBSERVANCES:
National Mentoring Month
Poverty in America Awareness Month
Slavery and Human Trafficking Awareness Month

IMPORTANT D&I CALENDAR DATES:
January 1 – New Year’s Day
January 4 – National Braille Day
January 7 – Christmas (Eastern Orthodox)
January 7 – Mahayana New Year (Buddhist)
January 16 – World Religion Day
January 16 – Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
January 22 – Chinese New Year (Year of the Rabbit)
January 24 – National Day of Education
January 26 – International Customs Day
January 27 – International Holocaust Remembrance Day

February 2023

MONTH-LONG OBSERVANCES:
American Heart Month
Black History Month

IMPORTANT D&I CALENDAR DATES:
February 1 – National Freedom Day
February 4 – Rosa Parks Day
February 7 – Safer Internet Day
February 14 – Valentine’s Day
February 15 – Parinirvana Day (Nirvana Day, Buddhist)
February 15 – International Childhood Cancer Day
February 18 – Maha Shivarati (Hindu)
February 20 – World Day of Social Justice
February 21 – Mardi Gras
February 22 – Ash Wednesday

March 2023

MONTH-LONG OBSERVANCES:
Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month
Ethnic Equality Month
Gender Equality Month
Greek-American Heritage Month
Irish-American Heritage Month
National Colon Cancer Awareness Month
National Kidney Month
National Multiple Sclerosis Awareness and Education Month
National Women’s History Month

IMPORTANT D&I CALENDAR DATES:
March 3 – Employee Appreciation Day
March 6-7 – Purim (Jewish)
March 8 – International Women’s Day
March 8 – Holi (Hindu)
March 14 – Pi Day
March 15 – Equal Pay Day
March 17 – St. Patrick’s Day
March 20-21 – Naw Ruz (Baha’I New Year)
March 21 – World Down Syndrome Day
March 22 – Ramadan begins (Muslim)
March 25 – International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade
March 31 – International Transgender Day of Visibility

April 2023

MONTH-LONG OBSERVANCES:
Arab-American Heritage Month
Autism Awareness Month
Celebrate Diversity Month
Earth Month
National Child Abuse Prevention Month
National Volunteer Month

IMPORTANT D&I CALENDAR DATES:
April 2 – Palm Sunday (Christian)
April 2 – World Autism Awareness Day
April 5-13 – Passover (Jewish)
April 6 – National Tartan Day (Scottish)
April 7 – Good Friday (Christian)
April 9 – Easter (Christian)
April 14 – National Day of Silence (LGBTQIA+)
April 17-18 – Yom Hashoah (Jewish)
April 18 – Laylat al-Qadar (Muslim)
April 21 – Start of Rivdan (Baha’i)
April 21 – Ramadan ends (Muslim)
April 21-22 – Eid al-Fitr (Muslim)
April 22 – Earth Day

May 2023

MONTH-LONG OBSERVANCES:
ALS Awareness Month
Haitian Heritage Month
Indian Heritage Month
Jewish-American Heritage Month
Mental Health Month
National Asian American and South Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Older Americans Month
South Asian American Heritage Month

IMPORTANT D&I CALENDAR DATES:
May 5 – Cinco de Mayo
May 8 – National Liberation Day (Czech)
May 17 – International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia
May 21 – World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
May 23-24 – Declaration of the Bab (Baha’i)
May 28-29 – Ascension of Baha’u’iiah (Baha’i)
May 29 – Memorial Day

June 2023

MONTH-LONG OBSERVANCES:
Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month
Black Music Month
National Caribbean American Heritage Month
Pride Month (LGBTQIA+)

IMPORTANT D&I CALENDAR DATES:
June 11 – Race Unity Day
June 12 – Loving Day
June 19 – Juneteenth
June 20 – World Refugee Day
June 21 – National Indigenous Peoples Day (Canada)
June 21 – Litha, Summer Solstice (Pagan)
June 24 – Pride Day (LGBTQIA+) (varies by city and country)
June 28-29 – Eid al-Adha

July 2023

MONTH-LONG OBSERVANCES:
French-American Heritage Month

IMPORTANT D&I CALENDAR DATES:
July 1 – Canada Day (Canada)
July 4 – Independence Day (USA)
July 9 – Martyrdom of Bab (Baha’i)
July 11 – World Populace Day
July 14 – Bastille Day
July 18 – International Nelson Mandela Day
July 18-19 – Hijri New Year (Muslim)
July 24 – Pioneer Day (Mormon)
July 26 – National Disability Independence Day (commemorates the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act)
July 30 – International Day of Friendship

August 2023

MONTH-LONG OBSERVANCES:
National Civility Month

IMPORTANT D&I CALENDAR DATES:
August 7 – Purple Heart Day
August 9 – International Day of the World’s Indigenous People
August 13 – Left-Handers Day
August 15 – National Liberation Day (South Korea)
August 17 – Marcus Garvey Day
August 18-19 – Krishna Janmashtami (Hindu)
August 19 – World Humanitarian Day
August 21 – Senior Citizens Day
August 22 – American Business Women’s Day
August 26 – Women’s Equality Day

September 2023

MONTH-LONG OBSERVANCES:
Hispanic Heritage Month
National Guide Dog Month
Suicide Prevention Month

IMPORTANT D&I CALENDAR DATES:
September 4 – Labor Day
September 11 – Patriot Day (USA)
September 15 – International Day of Democracy
September 15 – Rosh Hashanah begins (Jewish)
September 16 – Mexican Independence Day
September 21 – International Day of Peace
September 22 – National Native American Day
September 24-25 – Yom Kippur (Jewish)
September 26 – European Day of Languages
September 27 – World Tourism Day
September 29 – Sukkot begins (Jewish)

October 2023

MONTH-LONG OBSERVANCES:
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Bullying Prevention Month
Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Filipino-American Heritage Month
Italian-American Heritage Month
LGBTQ History Month
National Work and Family Month Polish-American Heritage Month
Family History Month

IMPORTANT D&I CALENDAR DATES:
October 2 – International Day of Nonviolence
October 9 – National Indigenous Peoples’ Day (USA)
October 10 – World Mental Health Day
October 11 – National Coming Out Day (LGBTQIA+)
October 15 – White Cane Safety Day (Blind Awareness)
October 15 – Navrati begins (Hindu)
October 16 – Bosses’ Day
October 16 – Birth of the Bab (Baha’i)
October 17 – Birth of Baha’u’iiah (Baha’i)
October 17 – Spirit Day (LGBTQIA+)
October 20 – Sikh Holy Day (birth of Guru Granth)
October 22 – International Stuttering Awareness Day
October 31 – Halloween

November 2023

MONTH-LONG OBSERVANCES:
Diabetes Awareness Month
November (awareness of men’s health issues, such as prostate cancer)
National Native American, American
Indian and Alaskan Native Heritage Month

IMPORTANT D&I CALENDAR DATES:
November 1 – Dia de los Muertos begins
November 1 – All Saints’ Day (Roman Catholic)
November 1 – National Stress Awareness Day
November 9 – World Adoption Day
November 11 – Veterans Day
November 12 – Diwali (Hindu)
November 13 – World Kindness Day
November 16 – National Day for Tolerance
November 19 – International Men’s Day
November 20 – Transgender Day of Remembrance
November 20 – Universal Children’s Day (Human Rights, U.N.)
November 23 – Thanksgiving
November 25 – Day of the Covenant (Baha’i)
November 27 – Ascension of Abdu’l-Baha (Baha’i)

December 2023

MONTH-LONG OBSERVANCES:
HIV/AIDS Awareness Month
Universal Human Rights Month

IMPORTANT D&I CALENDAR DATES:
December 1 – World AIDS Day
December 3 – International Day for People with Disabilities
December 5 – International Volunteer Day
December 7 – Hanukkah begins at Sunset (Jewish)
December 9 – Genocide Prevention Day
December 10 – International Human Rights Day
December 21 – Yule Winter Solstice (Pagan)
December 25 – Christmas (Christian)
December 26 – Kwanzaa begins
December 26 – Boxing Day (Great Britain and Commonwealth Countries)
December 31 – New Year’s Eve

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