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Days of Significance

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Days of significance are an opportunity to learn more about, celebrate and support the rich diversity of our UNSW community.

We also invite you to use the Culturally Inclusive Calendar when organising and planning events.

Diversity Calendar 2024

World Braille Day

4 January
World Braille Day, celebrated since 2019, is observed to raise awareness of the importance of Braille as a means of communication in the full realisation of the human rights of blind and partially sighted people.

International Day of Women and Girls in Science

11 February
This day is an opportunity to promote full and equal access to and participation in science for women and girls. Gender equality is a global priority for UNESCO, and the support of young girls, their education, and their full ability to make their ideas heard are levers for development and peace.

Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras

16 February - 3 March
Shining a global light on LGBTQIA+ lives, culture and community.

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World Day of Social Justice

20 February

World Day of Social Justice (Social Justice Equality Day) is an international day recognising the need to promote social justice, which includes efforts to tackle issues such as poverty, exclusion, gender inequality, unemployment, human rights, and social protection.

Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras

16 February - 3 March
Shining a global light on LGBTQIA+ lives, culture and community.

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Zero Discrimination Day

1 March
Celebrating everyone's right to live a full and productive life with dignity.

International Women's Day

8 March
Share the responsibility to achieve gender equity and celebrate the achievements of women.

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International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

21 March
A day to encourage people everywhere to strengthen and consolidate voices against racism, to mobilise against all forms and manifestations of racial discrimination and injustice, and to strategise for change.

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International Transgender Day of Visibility

31 March
Empowering the trans community through a celebration of trans and gender diverse people's achievements.

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World Autism Awareness Day

2 April
A day to raise awareness and promote understanding of people with autism and their contributions to society.

Lesbian Visibility Week

22 - 28 April
Lesbian Visibility Week is a week to raise awareness of the issues faced by lesbians in workplaces, in culture and in health and wellbeing.

International Girls in ICT Day

25 April
Encouraging girls who are interested in ICT to become women who study and work in ICT.

Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD)

16 May
Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) is an awareness day focusing on digital access and inclusion for the more than one billion people alive today who live with disabilities or impairments.

IDAHOBIT

17 May
International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia draws attention to the violence and discrimination experienced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex people.

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World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development

21 May
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National Sorry Day

26 May
Recognise and acknowledge people from the Stolen Generations.

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National Reconciliation Week

27 May - 3 June
Learn about our shared histories, cultures, and achievements, and how we can contribute to achieving reconciliation in Australia.

National Reconciliation Week

27 May - 3 June
Learn about our shared histories, cultures, and achievements, and how we can contribute to achieving reconciliation in Australia.

Pride Month

All June
Pride Month celebrates the diversity of the LGBTQIA+ community and provides an opportunity for both celebration as well as reflection on the progression of human rights and social acceptance.

World Refugee Day

20 June
The international day to honour people who have been forced to flee, and to champion their right to seek safety, build support for their economic and social inclusion, and advocate for global solutions.

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NAIDOC Week

7 - 14 July
Celebrating the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Participate and support your local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community.

International Non-Binary People's Day

14 July
Held precisely in between International Men鈥檚 Day and International Women鈥檚 Day. Non-binary is an umbrella term for any number of gender identities that sit within, outside of, across or between the spectrum of the male and female binary.

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National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Children鈥檚 Day

4 August
It is an opportunity to show our support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, as well as learn about the crucial impact that culture, family and community play in the life of every Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander child.

National Science Week

10聽- 18 August
Annual celebration of science and technology across Australia.

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Wear It Purple Day

30 August
To make the world safe for rainbow young people to be proud of who they are.

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World Suicide Prevention Day

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Provide worldwide commitment and action to prevent suicides, with various activities around the world since 2003.

R U OK? Day

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Day of action to remind you to ask, 鈥淎re you OK?鈥 and to remember to always offer support to people who may be struggling with life.

International Equal Pay Day

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Equal Pay Day is a symbolic day recognised in countries around the world to represent the inequalities faced by working women.

Bisexual Visibility Day

23 September
Also called Bisexual Pride Day, Bi Visibility Day, Bisexual聽Pride and Bi Visibility Day, and Bisexuality+ Day is聽observed to recognise and celebrate the history, community and culture of bisexual people and challenges bisexual & biromantic erasure.

International Day of Sign Languages

23 September
A day to celebrate, protect and support the diverse cultures and linguistic identities of deaf people and sign language users across the world.

Mental Health Month

All October
Encourages us to think about our mental鈥痟ealth and wellbeing, regardless of whether we have a lived experience鈥痮f mental illness or not.

Indigenous Business Month

All October
Started by Indigenous business people who see business as a vehicle towards self-determination, a way of providing positive role models for Indigenous Australians and improving quality of life in Indigenous communities.

World Mental Health Day

10 October
World Federation for Mental Health initiative鈥痶o raise public awareness of mental health issues worldwide.

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International Day of the Girl Child聽

11 October
Address the needs and challenges girls face, while promoting girls' empowerment and the fulfillment of their human rights.

Anti-Poverty Week

13聽- 19 October
Supports the Australian community to increase their understanding of poverty and to take action collectively to end it.

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Carer鈥檚 Week

13聽- 19 October
It is a time to recognise, celebrate and raise awareness of the 2.65 million Australians who provide care and support to a family member or friend.

International Pronouns Day

16 October
International Pronouns Day seeks to make respecting, sharing, and educating about personal pronouns commonplace.

Find resources on using聽LGBTQIA+ Inclusive Language & Pronouns at UNSW.

International Day for the Eradication of Poverty

17 October
Acknowledge the effort and struggle of people living in poverty, a chance for them to make their concerns heard, and a moment to recognize that poor people are the first ones to fight against poverty.

Ace Week (Asexual Awareness Week)

20 - 26 October
An international campaign dedicated to raising awareness and expanding education of asexuality.

Intersex Awareness Day

26 October
Awareness day to highlight the human rights issues faced by Intersex people. Here's how Intersex Awareness Day was celebrated by EDI at UNSW.

International Day for Tolerance

16 November
The United Nations is committed to strengthening鈥痶olerance鈥痓y fostering mutual understanding among cultures and peoples.

Transgender Awareness Week

13 - 19 November
Celebrate the resilience and amplify the voices of trans and gender diverse communities. Here's how Transgender Awareness Week was celebrated at EDI at UNSW.

Transgender Day of Remembrance

20 November
Honouring those lost to anti-transgender violence.

International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

25 November
Taking a stand against gender-based violence.

World AIDS Day

1 December
Raising global awareness about the issues surrounding HIV and AIDS.

International Day of People with Disability

3 December
Increasing awareness, understanding and acceptance of people with disability and celebrating their contributions.

Share your story

Human Rights Day

10 Decemeber
Let鈥檚 stand up for equality, justice and human dignity, acknowledging that everyone is born free with rights.

International Migrants Day

18 Decemeber
Migration is the great issue of our era, and a force for dignity because it allows people to choose to save themselves, letting them choose participation over isolation.

International Human Solidarity Day

20 Decemeber
A day to encourage debate on the ways to promote solidarity for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals including poverty eradication and more.

Additional resources and information

Culturally Inclusive Calendar

The Culturally Inclusive Calendar is a resource to support the UNSW community when planning and scheduling events and meetings.

IDAHOBIT

International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia & Transphobia (IDAHOBIT) celebrates LGBTIQ+ people globally, and raises awareness for the work still needed to combat discrimination.

International Women's Day

International Women鈥檚 Day has become a time to reflect on progress, to call for change and to celebrate the courage and determination of the women who changed history, and those who are working to advance gender equality into the future. See whats on at UNSW this year.

Wear it Purple Day

Wear it Purple is an Australian organisation that works to support safe, empowering and inclusive environments for rainbow young people.

Intersex Awareness Day

The Intersex community represents people born with physical or biological sex characteristics that are more diverse than standard definitions for male or female bodies.

Trans Awareness Week

Trans Awareness Week runs from 13-19 November and ends with Transgender Day of Remembrance on 20 November.

International Transgender Day of Visibility

International Transgender Day of Visibility is a day to recognise and celebrate trans and gender diverse people for their stories, achievements and contributions to society, and raise awareness for the discrimination trans and gender diverse communities face.

Pride Month

June is Pride Month. It commemorates the birth of the global liberation movement for LGBTIQ+ equality and the pride marches that sprung up in the wake of the 1969 Stonewall riots.