Here is the list of cultural days of action and events, organised in chronological order by date:
January
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
US: Third Monday in January
Holocaust Memorial Day
UK and US: January 27
February
Black History Month
US: February
LGBT History Month
UK: February
March
International Women’s Day
UK and US: March 8
Women’s History Month
UK and US: March
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
UK and US: March 21
May
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
US: May
June
Pride Month (LGBTQ+)
UK and US: June
Juneteenth (Emancipation Day)
US: June 19
Refugee Week
UK: Third week of June
World Refugee Day
US and UK: June 20
July
South Asian Heritage Month
UK: July 18 – August 17
August
South Asian Heritage Month continues
UK: July 18 – August 17
September
Hispanic Heritage Month
US: September 15 – October 15
International Day of Peace
UK and US: September 21
October
Black History Month
UK: October
Hispanic Heritage Month (continues)
US: September 15 – October 15
LGBT History Month
US: October
World Mental Health Day
UK and US: October 10
National Coming Out Day
US: October 11
National Indigenous Peoples' Day
US: Second Monday in October
National Disability Employment Awareness Month
US: October
Black History Month for LGBTQ+ Communities
US: October
November
Native American Heritage Month
US: November
Disability History Month
UK: November 16 – December 16
Transgender Awareness Week
UK and US: November 13 – 19
Transgender Day of Remembrance
UK and US: November 20
International Men’s Day
UK and US: November 19
December
International Day of People with Disabilities
UK and US: December 3
Kwanzaa
US: December 26 – January 1
Disability History Month (continues)
UK: November 16 – December 16
This chronological ordering helps in tracking these events throughout the year across the UK and the US.
Opmerkingen