Executive Service Corps'
Calendar of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Holidays: Let's Celebrate!
By Rachelle Jervis, President & CEO | Published June 2020
January
Monthly Celebrations:
Poverty in America Awareness Month
Holidays:
January 1st: World Peace Day
January 15th: Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday (Holiday typically observed on the following Monday Day)
Date varies Chinese New Year
January 27: International Holocaust Remembrance Day
April
Monthly Celebrations:
National Deaf History Month (Mar 13-Apr 15)
Community Service Month
Earth Month
Autism Awareness Month
Arab American Heritage Month
Celebrate Diversity Month
Holidays:
April 2nd: Autism Awareness Day
April 15th: Youth Homelessness Matters Day
April 22nd: Earth Day
July
Monthly Celebrations:
French American Heritage Month
Holidays:
July 4th: Independence Day
July 4th: Filipino American Friendship Day
July 26th: Disability Independence Day (Americans with Disabilities Act Signed)
October
Monthly Celebrations:
Disability/Diverse Ability History and Employment Awareness Month
Bullying Prevention Month
Body Acceptance Month
Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Down Syndrome Awareness Month
Italian, Filipino, Polish, and German American Heritage Month
Holidays:
October 2nd: Day of Non-Violence
October 6th: German American Heritage Day
October 10th: World Mental Health Day
October 11th: National Coming Out Day
October 16th: Spirit Day–Anti Bullying Day
October 17th: Body Acceptance Day
February
Monthly Celebrations:
African American History Month
Holidays:
February 20th: World Day of Social Justice
May
Monthly Celebrations:
Older Americans Month and Ageism Awareness Month
Jewish American Heritage Month
Mental Health Awareness Month
Asian American and Pacific Islander, Haitian, Indian Heritage Month, and South Asian Heritage Month
Holidays:
May 5th: Cinco de Mayo
May 22nd: Day for Biological Diversity
May 25th: Memorial Day
August
Monthly Celebrations:
National Civility Month
Holidays:
August 9th: Day of the World’s Indigenous People
August 23rd: Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition
August 26th: Women’s Equality Day
November
Monthly Celebrations:
Native American (Indigenous Peoples) History Month
Alaska Native Heritage Month
Holidays:
November 11th: Veterans Day/Armistice Day
November 13th: World Kindness Day
November 16th: Day for Tolerance
November 20th: Transgender Day of Remembrance
Third Thursday of the Month: Thanksgiving
Day after Thanksgiving: Native American (Indigenous Peoples) Awareness Day
March
Monthly Celebrations:
Women’s History Month
Irish American Heritage Month
Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month
Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month
Holidays:
March 8th: International Women's Day
March 17th: St. Patrick's Day
March 21st: World Down Syndrome Day
March 31st: Equal Pay Day
June
Monthly Celebrations:
LGBTQ+ Pride Month
Caribbean American Heritage Month
AIDS Awareness Month
Holidays:
June 8th: Race Unity Day
June 12th: Loving Day
September
Monthly Celebrations:
Hispanic Latinx Heritage Month (Sept 15-Oct 15)
National Guide Dog Month
Holidays:
September 7th: Labor Day
September 11th: Patriot Day
September 12th: National Native American Day
September 21st: Day of Peace
December
Monthly Celebrations:
Universal Human Rights Month
Holidays:
December 1st: World AIDS Day
December 3rd: Day for People with Disability
December 10th: Human Rights Day
December 20th: Human Solidarity Day