Diversity Observances

A day to highlight and call out the inequality between men and women's pay.

Find out the dates, history and traditions of International Day of Sign Languages

Find out the dates, history and traditions of Celebrate Bi-sexuality Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of Native American Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of International Translation Day 

Diversity Awareness Month is all about opening dialogues that foster an appreciation of the differences that separate us as well as the similarities that unite us.

Find out the dates, history and background to Polish American Heritage Month

October is Black History Month in UK

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Coming Out Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of Native American Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National LGBT Center Awareness Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of International Creole Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of World Cities Day 

President George Bush approved a joint resolution designating November 1990 "National American Indian Heritage Month. Similar proclamations have been issued each year since 1994.

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Native American Heritage Day

February is Black History Month in USA and Canada"

March was chosen to be National Women's History Month in the United States, declared as such by a biennial Joint Resolution of the U.S. Congress in 1987.

March is Irish-American Heritage Month in USA as St. Patrick's Day falls on 17th March.

Find out the dates, history and traditions of Equal Pay Day

The date of this holiday changes each year as it is observed on the day that women's earnings catch up to men's from the year before.

National Arab American Heritage Month celebrates the Arab American heritage and culture and pays tribute to the contributions of Arab Americans.

Find out the dates, history and traditions of Spanish Language Day 

Find out the dates, history and traditions of English Language Day 

Asian Pacific Americans account for nearly 5% of the American population and the group is projected to be the fastest-growing major population category over the next half-century.

Find out the dates, history and traditions of South Asian Heritage Month

Find out the dates, history and traditions of Haitian Heritage Month

Let's help break barriers for individuals with disabilities for National Barrier Awareness Day!

Find out the dates, history and traditions of World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development 

The General Assembly of the United Nations declared May 22 as the International Biodiversity Day to raise the awareness of citizens and increase understanding of the importance of its conservation and sustainable use.

Until fairly recently, gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (GLBT) individuals did not have a specific month during which to celebrate and commemorate Pride Days in the United States.

This month-long observance promotes the rich culture and heritage of the Caribbean American people and their contribution to the United States of America.

Find out the dates, history and traditions of Russian Language Day 

Loving Day is an unofficial national holiday that, much like its name, revolves around affection and strong relationships, but its history is more deeply rooted in not-so-distant racism and segregation in the United States.

The arrival of the Empire Windrush in 1948 heralded a new age of multiculturism in the UK.

National CROWN Day is a day of solidarity for the human rights of Black women, men, and children to wear their natural hair boldly, and proudly, without the fear of being discriminated against in school or the workplace.

World Population Day is observed annually on 11 July to focus the attention on the urgency and importance of population issues.

Indigenous people speak an overwhelming majority of the world’s estimated 7,000 languages and represent 5,000 different cultures.