Events
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January
| Day(s) | Focus |
|---|---|
| All Month | Poverty in America Awareness Month |
| 1 | Global Family Day/World Peace Day |
| 4 | World Braille Day |
| 19 | World Religion Day |
| 20 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day |
| 23 | World Freedom Day |
| 25 | Chinese New Year |
| 26 | International Customs Day |
| 27 | International Holocaust Remembrance Day |
February
| Day(s) | Focus |
|---|---|
| All Month | American History Month |
| All Month | Black History Month |
| All Month | Canadian History Month |
| 8 | International Women's Day |
| 15 | Nirvana Day |
| 20 | World Day of Social Justice |
| 26 | Ash Wednesday |
March
| Day(s) | Focus |
|---|---|
| All Month | Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month |
| All Month | Greek-American Heritage Month |
| All Month | Gender Equality Month |
| All Month | Irish-American Heritage Month |
| All Month | National Women's History Month |
| All Month | National Multiple Sclerosis Education and Awareness Month |
| 8 | International Women's Day |
| 8 | United Nations Day for Women's Rights and International Peace |
| 9-10 | Purim |
| 11 | World Day of Muslim Culture, Peace, Dialogue and Film |
| 21 | International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination |
| 21 | World Down Syndrome Day |
| 21 | Naw-Ruz (Baha'i New Year) |
| 25 | International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade |
| 30 | National Doctors Day |
| 31 | Advisor Appreciation Day |
| 31 | Equal Pay Day |
April
| Day(s) | Focus |
|---|---|
| All Month | Community Service Month |
| All Month | Earth Month |
| All Month | Autism Awareness Month |
| All Month | Arab-American Heritage Month |
| All Month | Tartan (Scottish-American) Heritage Month |
| All Month | Celebrate Diversity Month |
| 2 | World Autism Awareness Day |
| 7 | International Day of Reflection on the Genocide in Rwanda |
| 8-16 | Passover |
| 11 | National Day of Silence |
| 12 | Easter |
| 15 | Youth Homelessness Matters Day |
| 20 | First Day of Ridvan—Festival of Ridvan |
| 20-21 | Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom HaShoah) |
| 21 | Administrative Professionals Day |
| 22 | Earth Day |
| 29 | The Ninth Day of Ridvan |
May
| Day(s) | Focus |
|---|---|
| All Month | National Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month |
| All Month | Haitian Heritage Month |
| All Month | Indian Heritage Month |
| All Month | Jewish-American Heritage Month |
| All Month | Mental Health Month |
| All Month | South Asian Heritage Month |
| All Month | Personal History Awareness Month |
| All Month | Speech and Hearing Awareness Month |
| All Month | Older Americans Month |
| Week May 9-15, 2021 | Hospital Week |
| 2 | The Twelfth Day of Ridvan |
| 5 | Cinco de Mayo |
| 8 | Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for those who Lost their Lives during WWII |
| 21 | World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development |
| 22 | International Day for Biological Diversity |
| 23 | Declaration of the Bab in Shiraz, Shavuot |
| 24 | Ramadan Begins |
| 25 | Memorial Day |
| 29 | Ascension of Bahau'llah |
June
| Day(s) | Focus |
|---|---|
| All Month | National Caribbean American Heritage Month |
| All Month | AIDS Awareness Month |
| All Month | Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) Pride Month is currently celebrated each year in the month of June to honor the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in Manhattan. The purpose of the commemorative month is to recognize the impact that lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals have had on history locally, nationally, and internationally. On June 15, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the historic 1964 Civil Rights Act protects LGBTQ employees from discrimination in the workplace, giving a major victory to the LGBTQ civil rights movement. |
| All Month | Black Music Month |
| 8 | Race Unity Day |
| 12 | Loving Day |
| 19 | Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. On June 19, 1865, Union soldiers, led by Major General Gordon Granger, landed at Galveston, Texas with news that the war had ended and that the enslaved were now free. This was two and a half years after President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation - which had become official January 1, 1863. |
July
| Day(s) | Focus |
|---|---|
| All Month | French-American Heritage Month |
| 4 | Filipino-American Friendship Day |
| 9 | The Martyrdom of the Bab |
| 11 | World Population Day |
| 24 | Pioneer Day |
| 26 | Americans with Disabilities Act Signed "Disability Independence Day." The ADA is a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in all areas of public life, including jobs, schools, transportation, and all public and private places that are open to the general public. |
| 29-30 | Tisha B'Av |
August
| Day(s) | Focus |
|---|---|
| All Month | National Civility Month |
| 9 | International Day of the World’s Indigenous People is observed on 9 August each year to raise awareness and protect the rights of the world’s indigenous population. This event also recognizes the achievements and contributions that indigenous people make to improve world issues such as environmental protection. Learn more. |
| 13 | International Lefthanders Day |
| 19 | World Humanitarian Day |
| 23 | International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition recognized on the 23 of August to pay tribute to all those who fought for freedom and to continue teaching about their story and their values. On the night of 22 to 23 August 1791, men and women, torn from Africa and sold into slavery, revolted against the slave system in Saint-Domingue (now Haiti) to obtain freedom and independence. The uprising set forth events that eventually led to the abolition of the slave trade. Learn more. |
| 26 | Women’s Equality Day celebrates the anniversary of the adoption of the 19th Amendment to the United States' Constitution on August 26, 1920, that gave women the right to vote nationally. It honors the hard-fought victory of the women's suffrage movement. Learn more. |
September
| Day(s) | Focus |
|---|---|
| All Month Sept 15 and ends Oct 15 | Hispanic Heritage Month, celebrate the histories, cultures, and contributions of American citizens whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America. The observation started in 1968 as Hispanic Heritage Week under President Lyndon Johnson and was expanded by President Ronald Reagan in 1988 to cover a 30-day period starting on September 15 and ending on October 15. It was enacted into law on August 17, 1988, on the approval of Public Law 100-402. University faculty, staff, and students are invited to a host of virtual events to acknowledge, discuss, and celebrate the contributions of Hispanic Americans. |
| All Month | National Guide Dog Month |
| 7 | Labor Day |
| 11 | Patriot Day |
| 12 | National Native American Day |
| 15 | International Day of Democracy |
| 16 | Mexican Independence Day |
| 18–20 | Rosh Hashanah |
| 21 | International Day of Peace |
| 26 | European Languages Day |
| 27–28 | Yom Kippur |
| 27 | World Tourism Day |
October
| Day(s) | Focus |
|---|---|
| All Month | UM Campus Disability Awareness Month |
| All Month | Bullying Prevention Month |
| All Month | Domestic Violence Awareness Month |
| All Month | Down Syndrome Awareness Month |
| All Month | Family History Month |
| All Month | Filipino-American Heritage Month |
| All Month | Italian-American Heritage Month |
| All Month | LGBT History Month |
| All Month | National Disability Employment Awareness Month |
| All Month | National German Heritage Month (Sept. 15-Oct. 15) |
| All Month | National Work and Family Month |
| All Month | Polish-American Heritage Month |
| Week Oct 5-9 | Mental Illness Awareness Week |
| 2 | International Day of Non-Violence |
| 2-9 | Sukkot |
| 6 | German American Heritage Day |
| 10 | World Mental Health Day |
| 11 | National Coming Out Day |
| 15 | White Cane Safety Day |
| 16 | Spirit Day–Anti Bullying |
| 17 | International Day for the Eradication of Poverty |
| 18 | Women in Military Service for America Memorial Anniversary |
| 19 | World Humanitarian Action Day |
| 19 | Multicultural Diversity Day |
| 20 | Birth of the Bab in Shiraz |
| 22 | International Stuttering Awareness Day |
November
| Day(s) | Focus |
|---|---|
| All Month | National Native American Heritage Month. What started at the turn of the century as an effort to gain a day of recognition for the significant contributions the first Americans made to the establishment and growth of the U.S., has resulted in a whole month being designated for that purpose. Learn more. |
| All Month | National American Indian & Alaska Native Heritage Month |
| 11 | Veterans Day/Armistice Day |
| 12 | Birth of Baha'u'llah |
| 13 | World Kindness Day |
| 16 | International Day for Tolerance |
| 17 | International Students' Day |
| 20 | Transgender Day of Remembrance |
December
| Day(s) | Focus |
|---|---|
| All Month | Universal Human Rights Month |
| 1 | World AIDS Day |
| 3 | International Day for People with Disability |
| 10 | International Human Rights Day |
| 10-18 | Hanukkah |
| 20 | International Human Solidarity Day |
| 25 | Christmas |
| 26-1 | Kwanzaa |
John Strong
Chief Diversity and Equity Officer
Phone: 716-614-5900
Email: jstrong@niagaracc.suny.edu
Location: H-162