National Observances

Show your support for equity, diversity, and inclusion by incorporating daily, weekly, and monthly observances.

The following are national observances by month. Did we forget one? Let us know at webmaster@centralia.edu.

  • Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month
  • Jan 27 – International Holocaust Remembrance Day
  • Black History Month
  • Feb 1 – World Hijab Day
  • Feb 20 – World Day of Social Justice
  • Feb 21 – International Mother Language Day
  • Women’s History Month
  • National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month
  • Mar ch1-7 – Invest In Veterans Week
  • Week of March 8 – International Women’s Week
  • March 21-27 – Solidarity with the Peoples Struggling Against Racism and Racial Discrimination
  • March 8 – International Women’s Day
  • March 25 - International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade
  • March 31 – Caesar Chavez Day
  • Neurodiversity Awareness Month
  • Sexual Assault Awareness Month
  • Arab American Heritage Month
  • April 2 – World Autism Awareness Day

May

  • Mental Health Awareness Month
  • Jewish American Heritage Month
  • Asian American And Pacific Islander Heritage Month
  • May 5 – Silence The Shame Day
  • May 5 – African World Heritage Day
  • May 7 – Barrier Awareness Day
  • May 19 – Malcolm X Day
  • Third Saturday in May – Armed Forces Day
  • May 21 – World Day For Cultural Diversity
  • Pride Month
  • June, Ends On Father’s Day – Men’s Health Week
  • June 19 – Juneteenth
  • June 20 – World Refugee Day
  • Third Week In July – Captive Nations Week
  • July 12 – Malala Day
  • July 14 – International Non-Binary Day
  • July 26 – Disability Independence Day
  • Aug. 9 – International Day Of The World’s Indigenous Peoples
  • Aug. 14 – Code Talkers Day
  • Aug 26. – Women’s Equality Day
  • Hispanic Heritage Month
  • Last Full Week Of September – International Week of the Deaf
  • Sept. 17 – Constitution Day
  • Sept. 23 – Bi Visibility Day
  • LGBT History Month
  • ADD/ADHD Awareness Month
  • Disability Awareness Month
  • First Week In October – Mental Illness Awareness Week
  • Oct. 10 – World Homeless Day
  • Oct .11 – Coming Out Day
  • Second Monday In October – Indigenous People’s Day
  • Oct. 15 – White Cane Safety Day
  • Oct. 17 – International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
  • Family Stories Month
  • Military Family Month
  • Native American Heritage Month
  • Nov. 13-19 – Trans Awareness Week
  • Week Before Thanksgiving – Hunger and Homeless Awareness Week
  • Nov. 8 – First Generation Student Day
  • Nov. 9 – World Freedom Day
  • Nov. 19 – International Men’s Day
  • Fourth Friday in November – Native American Heritage Day
  • Universal Human Rights Month
  • Dec. 1 – World Aids Day
  • Dec. 3 – UN International Day of Persons with Disabilities
  • Dec. 10 – Human Rights Day