DEI Calendar of Events

Month

Event

January

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (Third Monday in January)

February

Black History Month
World Day of Social Justice – February 20
Presidents Day – February 20

March

Women’s History Month
Zero Discrimination Day – March 1
International Women’s Day – March 8

World Down Syndrome Day – March 21

April

Fair Housing Month
BHHS Fox & Roach/TRIDENT – Celebrate Diversity MonthWorld Autism Day – March 2

May

Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Jewish American Heritage Month

Mental Health Awareness Month
UN World Day for Cultural Diversity – May 21

June

Pride Month
Juneteenth – June 19

July

Independence Day – July 4

August

Women’s Equality Day – August 26

September

Hispanic Heritage Month – September 15 – October 15
Suicide Prevention Week – September 10 – 16

Labor Day – September 5

October

Global Diversity Awareness Month
Indigenous People Day – October 9

November

National Native American Heritage Month
International Men’s Day – November 19

December

Universal Human Rights Month
International Day of Persons with Disabilities – December 3
Human Rights Day – December 10
International Migrants Day – December 18