Celebrating Diversity Blog: Sexual Assault Awareness Month 2022
I Believe You: Sexual Assault Awareness Month 2022 Katie Gaither – Director of Student Engagement Content Warning: sexual assault, sexual violence, rape What is Sexual Assault Awareness Month? In April 2022, we celebrate the 21st anniversary of the declaration...
Celebrating Diversity Blog: Holi – the Festival of Colors
Holi, also known as the Festival of Color, is a Hindu holiday that originated in India, but is now celebrated all over the world. The festival calendar dates change year to year because it is based on the lunar calendar.
Celebrating Diversity Blog: Black History Month 2022
Originally established as a week-long celebration in 1926 by Carter G. Woodson, the founder of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History, Black History Month is an annual celebration of achievements by African Americans and a time for recognizing their central role in U.S. history.
Celebrating Diversity Blog: Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Martin Luther King Jr. Day is January 17, and it is a day to celebrate the accomplishments, trials, and tribulations, and reflect on the Civil Rights Movement which lasted from the 1950s to the 1960s. The Civil Rights Movement had many well-known leaders, like Malcolm X, Rosa Parks, Nelson Mandela, Cesar Chavez, and many others.
Celebrating Diversity Blog: Lunar New Year 2022
The Lunar New Year is an important holiday for many East Asian countries, including but not limited to China, Korea, and Vietnam. The Lunar New Year marks the first new moon of the lunisolar calendars, traditional to many East Asian countries, which are regulated by the cycles of the moon and sun.
Celebrating Diversity Blog: World AIDS Day
World AIDS Day is recognized each year on December 1st as an opportunity to raise awareness about the global impact of HIV/AIDS and to remember the millions of lives lost to the disease. 2021 is a significant year, as this marks 40 years since the start of the AIDS epidemic.
Celebrating Indigenous People – A President’s Proclamation
Even though Indigenous Peoples’ Day has been around since 1992, it has taken 29 years for an official Federal Government acknowledgment of the holiday. On October 8, 2021, President Biden issued A Proclamation on Indigenous Peoples’ Day, 2021.
Optimistic Power of Design
Thanksgiving is an American national holiday that started as a day of giving thanks for the blessing of the harvest and year. According to History.com Editors:
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month!
September 15 – October 15 is Hispanic Heritage Month! This month is to honor and celebrate the histories, cultures, and contributions of the Hispanic and Latinx communities. The origin of Hispanic Heritage Month started in 1968 under President Lyndon Johnson and expanded to cover an entire month in 1988 and was enacted into law on August 17, 1988.
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