Diversity Calendar
The DEIA Communications team keeps a calendar of upcoming diversity awareness months and days recognized either nationally or internationally due to their cultural, historical, or religious significance. See below for several diversity dates to be aware of in the month of April.
Month-Long Events:
- Arab American and Middle Eastern and North African American Heritage Month
- Autism Acceptance Month
- National Volunteer Month
- Scottish-American Heritage Month
Date-Specific Events
- Ramadan – Wednesday, March 22 through Thursday, April 20
- Palm Sunday – Sunday, April 2
- Passover – Wednesday, April 5 through Thursday, April 13
- Good Friday – Friday, April 7
- Easter – Sunday, April 9
- LGBTQIA+ Day of Silence – Friday, April 14
- Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom HaShoah) – Monday, April 17 through Tuesday, April 18
- Laylat al-Qadr – Tuesday, April 18
- Eid al-Fitr – Friday, April 21 through Saturday, April 22
Additional Awareness Events this Month
The DEIA Communications team will send out individual communications around the following awareness events this month:
- Deaf History Month
- Southeast Asian New Year Celebrations
Volunteers Needed: Indigenous Peoples’ Day Committee
We are in the early stages of planning an Indigenous Peoples’ Day event for October 2023. Please complete the DEIA volunteer form if you would like to participate in the Indigenous Peoples’ Day Event Committee.
Past Event Recordings
Were you interested in a past DEIA event, but unable to attend? No worries. You can access event recordings and video transcripts through the Past Events page of the DEIA website.