Diversity Calendar 2021 - 2022
2021
September
September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month | International Blood Cancer Awareness Month | World Alzheimer’s Month | World Dementia Awareness Month | Gynaecological Cancer Awareness Month
SEPTEMBER Sun
Mon
5 6 12 13 19 20 26 27 Diversity
Faith
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
1 2 3 7 8 9 10 14 15 16 17 21 22 23 24 28 29 30 Health
Environment
International
Sat
4 11 18 25
4th Paryushana Parvarambha begins – Jain 5th International Day of Charity 7th Rosh Hashanah – Judaism 8th Nativity of Virgin Mary – Christian Nativity of the Theotokos – Orthodox Christian International Literacy Day 9th Teej - Hindu 10th Ganesh Chaturthi – Hindu World Suicide Prevention Day 11th Samvatsari – Jain 14th Triumph of the Cross – Christian 15th International Day of Democracy 16th Yom Kippur – Judaism 19th Anant Chaturdashi – Hindu 21st Sukkot Begins – Judaism Feast of Saint Matthew – Christian International Day of Peace World Alzheimer’s Day Autumn Equinox Mabon – Wicca/Pagan 23rd Bi Visibility Day International Day of Sign Languages 25th UK Black Business week 26th World Deaf Day 27th UK National Inclusion Week begins 28th Shemini Atzeret – Judaism International Right to Know Day 29th Michaelmas – Christian Simchat Torah – Judaism World Heart Day
2021
October
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month | Down Syndrome Awareness Month | Black History Month | Global Diversity Awareness Month | Unblocktober
OCTOBER Sun
Mon
6 3 4 2 10 11 17 18 24 25 30
Tue
Wed
5 12 19 26 Diversity
Fri
Thu
6 2 7 13 14 20 21 27 28
Faith
Health
Sat
2 1 4 8 9 15 16 22 23 29 30
Environment
International
1st International Day of Older Persons 2nd International Day of NonViolence Feast of the Guardian Angels – Christian 3rd Harvest Festival - Pagan Christian 4th Saint Francis’ Day – Christian Blessing of the Animals – Christian Dyselxia week begins 6th Navaratri begins – Hindu World Cerebral Palsy Day 10th World Mental Health Day 11th International Day of the Girl Child Coming Out Day 14th World Sight Day 15th International Day of Rural Women Global Handwashing Day 16th World Food Day 17th International Day for the Eradication of Poverty 18th Feast of Saint Luke – Christian 19th Mawlid al-Nabi – Islam 22nd Show Racism the Red Card 24th United Nations Day 25th Birth of the Bab - Baha'i 26th Intersex Awareness Day 28th Feast of Saints Simon and Jude – Christian 29th World Stroke Day 31st All Hallows’ Eve – Christian Samhain – Wicca/Pagan Reformation Day – Protestant
2021
November
November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month | Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month | Movember Men’s Health Awareness Month | Islamaphobia Awarenes month
NOVEMBER Sun
Mon
1 7 6 8 14 2 15 21 22 28 29 26
27
Diversity
Faith
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
2 3 4 2 5 9 10 11 12 2 19 16 17 18 23 24 25 26 30 28
Health
Environment
International
Sat
6 13 20 2 27
1st All Saints’ Day – Christian 2nd All Souls’ Day – Christian 4th Diwali – Deepavali – Hindu, Sikh, Jain Bandi Chhor Divas – Sikh 5th Guy Fawkes Night 6th Birth of Bahaullah - Baha'i 11th Armistice Day – Interfaith 13th World Kindness Day 14th Remembrance Sunday UK Interfaith Week begins World Diabetes Day 15th Nativity Fast begins – Orthodox Christian 17th International Students’ Day 19th International Men’s Day 20th Universal Children’s Day Transgender Day of Remembrance 21st Presentation of the Theotokos – Orthodox Christian Yule - Wicca/Pagan 24th Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur – Sikh Day of the Covenant - Baha'i 25th International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women 28th Advent Sunday – Christian Hannukah begins – Judaism 30th Saint Andrew’s Day – Christian
2021
December
December is Universal Month for Human Rights | Decembeard | AIDS Awareness Month
DECEMBER Sun
Mon
5 6 2 12 2 13 19 20 26 27 26
27
Diversity
Faith
Tue
Wed
Thu
1 2 4 7 8 9 14 15 16 21 22 23 28 29 30 28
Health
Environment
International
Fri
Sat
3 4 10 11 17 18 24 25 31
1st World AIDS Day 2nd International Day for the Abolition of Slavery 3rd International Day of Persons with Disabilities 8th Rohatsu (Bodhi Day) – Buddhist 9th International AntiCorruption Day 10th Human Rights Day 18th International Migrants Day 20th International Human Solidarity Day 21st Yule – Wicca/Pagan 24th Christmas Eve – Christian 25th Christmas Day – Christian 26th Boxing Day 31st New Year’s Eve/Hogmanay Watch Night – Christian
2022
January
January is Cervical Health Awareness Month | Celebration of Life Month |Dry January | Good Care Month
JANUARY Sun
Mon
2 3 6 2 9 10 6 2 16 17 23 24 30 31
Tue
4 11 18 25 Diversity
Wed
Thu
5 6 2 6 12 13 19 20 26 27 Faith
Health
Fri
Sat
1 4 2 7 8 14 15 21 22 28 29 Environment
International
1st Mary, Mother of God – Catholic Christian Gantan-sai (New Year) – Shinto New Year’s Day/Hogmanay 4th World Braille Day 5th Twelfth Night – Christian 6th Epiphany – Christian Feast of the Theophany – Orthodox Christian 7th Feast of the Nativity – Orthodox Christian 10th Baptism of the Lord Jesus –Christian Seijin no hi (Coming of Age Day) – Shinto 13th Lohri/Maghi – Hindu, Sikh 14th Makar Sankranti – Hindu Pongal – Hindu 16th Tu BiShvat – Judaism 17th World Religion Day Martin Luther King Jnr. Day 18th Mahayana New Year – Buddhist Thaipusam – Hindu 19th Timkat – Ethiopian Orthodox Christian 25th Robert Burns Night (Burns Night) 27th Holocaust Memorial Day 28th Data Privacy Day
2022
February
February is UK National Heart Month | Lesbian Gay Bisexual Trans History Month | Raynaud's and Scleroderma awareness month
FEBRUARY Sun
Mon
6 13 20 27
1 6 7 8 2 14 15 21 22 28
26
Diversity
Tue
Wed
Thu
2 9 16 23
4 4 5 3 2 10 11 12 17 18 19 24 25 26
27
Faith
Health
Environment
International
Fri
Sat
1st World Hijab Day World Interfaith Harmony Week begins Imbolc – Wicca/Pagan Chinese New Year Sexual Abuse and Sexual Violence Awareness Week begins 3rd Setsubun-sai – Shinto 4th World Cancer Day 5th Vasant Panchami – Hindu 6th International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation 7th UK Race Equality Week begins 8th Safer Internet Day 11th International Day of Women and Girls in Science World Day of the Sick 12th Red Hand Day for Child Soldiers 13th Autism Sunday 14th Saint Valentine’s Day 15th International Childhood Cancer Day Parinirvana Day/Nirvana Day – Buddhist 20th World Day of Social Justice 22nd The Chair of Saint Peter – Catholic Christian 25th International STAND UP to Bullying Day 27th Magha Puja (Sangha Day) – Buddhist Meatfare Sunday – Orthodox Christian
2022
March
March is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month | National Bed Month
MARCH Sun
6 13 20 27 26
Diversity
Mon
Tue
6 7 14 21 28
1 2 3 4 5 8 9 10 11 12 15 16 17 18 19 22 23 24 25 26 29 30 31
27
Faith
Health
Wed
Environment
Thu
Fri
International
Sat
1st Shrove Tuesday - Christian Zero Discrimination Day Self Injury Awareness Day (SIAD) International Wheelchair Day Maha Shivaratri – Hindu Lailat al Miraj – Islam 2nd Ash Wednesday – Christian 3rd World Hearing Day World Wildlife Day World Book Day 7th Clean Monday - Orthodox Christian 8th International Women’s Day 17th Saint Patrick’s Day – Christian Holika Dahan – Hindu 18th Global Recycling Day Lailat al Bara’ah – Islam Hola Mohalla – Sikh 19th Saint Joseph’s Day – Christian 20th Ostara – Wicca/Pagan International Day of Happiness Nowruz (New Year) – Iranian/ Bahai 21st International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination World Down Syndrome Day International Day of Forests World Poetry Day 22nd World Water Day 24th World TB Day 25th The Annunciation of the Virgin Mary – Christian International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade 27th Mothers Day 30th World Bipolar Day 31st International Transgender Day of Visibility
2022
April
April is Stress Awareness Month | Parkinson’s Awareness Month | Bowel Cancer Awareness Month
APRIL Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
3 6 4 5 6 10 11 12 13 17 18 19 20 24 25 26 27 26
Diversity
Faith
Health
Environment
Thu
Fri
Sat
7 14 21 4 28
1 8 15 22 29
2 9 16 23 30
International
1st April Fool’s Day 2nd World Autism Awareness Day Ramadan begins – Islam 7th World Health Day 8th International Romani Day 10th Palm Sunday – Christian Rama Navami – Hindu 12th International Day of Human Space Flight 14th Birth of the Khalsa (Vaisakhi) – Sikh Maundy Thursday - Christian Yom HaZikaron – Judaism 15th Passover - Judaism Good Friday – Christian 16th Lazarus Saturday – Orthodox Christian Hanuman Jayanti – Hindu 17th Easter Sunday – Christian 18th Easter Monday – Christian 21st Ridvan - Baha'i 22nd Earth Day Stephen Lawrence Day 23rd Saint George’s Day – Christian 25th World Malaria Day Feast of Saint Mark the Evangelist – Christian Mahavir Jayanti – Jain 26th lesbian visibility day 27th Yom HaShoah – Judaism 28th World Day for Health & Safety at Work 29th Lailat al-Qadr – Islam
2022
May
May is Stroke Awareness Month | UK National Walking Month | Celiac Awareness Month | Local and Community History Month
MAY Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
1 2 3 4 8 6 9 10 11 15 16 17 18 22 23 24 25 29 30 31 26
Thu
Fri
Sat
5 12 19 26
6 13 20 27
7 14 21 28
27
Diversity
Faith
Health
Environment
International
1st Beltane – Wicca/Pagan 2nd Eid al Fitr – Islam 3rd World Press Freedom Day Deaf Awareness Week Begins Akshaya Tritiya – Hindu, Jain 4th International Firefighters Day 6th Vesak – Buddhist 8th World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day 12th International Nurses Day 13th Mental Health Awareness Week Begins 15th International Day of Families 17th International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia 20th Global Accessibility Awareness Day World Bee Day 21st World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development 22nd International Day for Biological Diversity 25th Anniversary of the Murder of George Floyd 28th Yom Yerushalayim – Judaism 29th International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers 31st World No-Tobacco Day
2022
June
June is Motor Neurone Disease Awareness Month | Stillbirth & Neonatal Death Awareness Month | LGBTQ Pride Month | Gypsy, Roma and Traveller History Month | National Safety Month
JUNE Sun
Mon
5 6 12 13 19 20 26 27 Diversity
Faith
Tue
Wed
7 14 21 28
1 2 3 8 9 10 15 16 17 22 23 24 29 30
Health
Environment
Thu
International
Fri
Sat
4 11 18 25
1st Global Day of Parents 4th International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression Shavuot – Judaism 5th World Environment Day Pentecost – Christian 8th World Oceans Day 10th Men's Health Week Begins 12th World Day against Child Labour Global Wellness Day 14th World Blood Donor Day Martyrdom of Guru Ajan - Sikh 15th World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 16th Corpus Christi – Catholic Christian 17th World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought 18th Autistic Pride Day 19th Fathers Day 20th World Refugee Week Begins 21st Litha – Wicca/Pagan World Humanist Day 22nd UK Windrush Day 23rd International Women in Engineering Day 26th International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking 29th International Day of the Tropics
2022
July
July is UV Safety Month | World Watercolour Month |Group B Strep Awareness Month | Anti Boredom Month
JULY Sun
5 12 19 26 Diversity
Mon
6 13 20 27 Faith
Tue
Wed
7 14 21 28
4 3 4 1 2 6 8 9 10 11 15 16 17 18 22 23 24 25 29 30 31
Health
Environment
Thu
International
Fri
Sat 3rd Saint Thomas the Apostle – Christian 8th Waqf al Arafa – Islam 9th Eid al Adha – Islam 11th World Population Day 12th Anniversary of the Battle of the Boyne 13th Asalha Puja (Dharma Day) – Buddhist 15th World Youth Skills Day 17th World Day for International Justice Tish’a B’av – Judaism 18th Nelson Mandela International Day 19th Islamic New Year 22nd Feast of Saint Mary Magdalene – Christian 25th Saint James the Great Day –Christian 28th World Hepatitis Day 30th World Day against Trafficking International Day of Friendship
2022
August
August is Psoriasis Awareness Month | Happiness Happens Month | Children’s Eye Health & Safety Month
AUGUST Sun
1 8 15 22 29 Diversity
Mon
Tue
2 3 9 10 16 17 23 24 30 31 Faith
Health
Wed
Thu
4 5 11 12 18 19 25 26 Environment
International
Fri
Sat
6 13 20 27
7 14 21 28
1st Lammas – Christian Lughnasadh – Wicca/Pagan 6th Transfiguration of the Lord –Orthodox Christian 7th Ashura – Islam 9th International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples 10th Feast of Saint Lawrence – Christian 11th Raksha Bandhan – Hindu 12th International Youth Day 15th Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary – Catholic Christian 18th Krishna Janmashtami – Hindu 19th World Humanitarian Day 21st International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism 23rd International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition 29th International Day against Nuclear Tests