Campus and community events are often organized around key commemorative dates and holidays. SpeakOut has a broad range of speakers and artists for these events. Contact us for details.
SEPTEMBER
Mexican Independence Day (September 16)
Grito de Lares, Puerto Rico (September 23)
Mental Illness Awareness Week (September 30 - October 6)
OCTOBER
Latino Heritage Month
LGBT History Month/National Coming Out Day (October 11)
Alcohol Awareness Month
Filipino American History Month
Diversity Awareness Month
Drug Abuse Prevention Month
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Domestic Violence Awareness
Disabled Awareness Month
World Teachers' Day (October 5)
Rape Awareness Week
Hunger Awareness Week
Indigenous People's Day (October 12)
Dia de la Raza (October 12)
Blue October (an international month of action to challenge corporate control of
water and to protect water as a shared natural resource available to
all)
United Nations World Poverty Day (October 17)
International Day of Climate Action (October 24)
Native American Heritage Month
Transgender Day of Remembrance (November 20)
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (November 25)
International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People (November 29)
DECEMBER
International AIDS Awareness Day (December 1)
International Human Rights Day (December 10)
Human Rights Week (December 10-16)
JANUARY
Martin Luther King Jr. Day (January 15)
FEBRUARY
Black History Month
MARCH
Women's History Month
International Women's Day (March 8)
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (March 21)
Week of Solidarity with the Peoples Struggling Against Racism and Racial Discrimination (March 21- 28)
World Water Day (March 22)
Cesar Chavez' Birthday (March 31)
APRIL
Earth Day (April 22)
Environmental Awareness Month
Take Back the Night events
MAY
Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month
May Day - International Worker's Day (May 1)
Cinco de Mayo (May 5)
Malcolm X Day (May 19)
JUNE
LGBT Pride Month
Juneteenth (June 19)
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