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The United States Coast Guard Multicultural, Diversity and Inclusion Calendar for 2012 was developed by the Office of Diversity and the Civil Rights Directorate as an education and training tool to enhance mutual understanding and respect among the various religious, ethnic and cultural groups. This calendar is about honoring our differences and increasing awareness of the numerous important national and international observances and celebrations that may be commemorated in the United States. Acknowledging and respecting these events promotes greater knowledge of multiculturalism and diversity and is a foundation to inclusion. Realizing diversity requires the creation of an inclusive work environment that respects and values the differences that each service member and employee brings to the Coast Guard.
The Coast Guard is defined by its history, culture, missions and traditions. This includes our people who bring a wide range of diverse backgrounds and experiences that enrich our ability to perform our global missions. People are the strength of our service and diversity and inclusion is vital to our mission readiness and excellence.
Our mission is to build a positive work environment for all personnel and nurture a climate of respect for all people of all backgrounds and cultures. To this end, we will position the Coast Guard organization as the "Service of Choice" and nationally recognized leader in diversity and inclusion management in the federal government.
Cultural Observances are held service-wide to recognize
the continuous achievements of all Americans to American culture and to
increase awareness, mutual respect, and understanding. Educational
programs and cultural observances are effective ways to promote the
employment and advancement of women, members of targeted racial and ethnic
groups, and people with disabilities. The following
cultural events are observed by the Coast Guard:
January 15:
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
February:
African-American History Month
March:
National Women's History Month
May: Asian American/Pacific Islander Heritage Month
August 26: Women's Equality Day
September 15 - October 15: Hispanic Heritage Month
October: National Disability Employment Awareness Month
November: National Native American Heritage Month
For more information about Special Observances and education programs,
contact your
Civil
Rights Service Provider (CRSP)
A printer friendly version can be found here.
January
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Remember! Celebrate! Act!
A Day On, Not a Day Off
Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
1 New Years Temple Day (Buddhist) Gantan-sai (Shinto) |
2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 Epiphany (Christian) Christmas (Armenian Orthodox Christian) |
7 Orthodox Christmas Day (Russia) |
8 | 9 Mahayana New Year (Buddhist) |
10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 Makar Sankranti (Hindu) Religious Freedom Day (US) |
15 World Religion Day (Bahá'i) |
16 Martin Luther King Jr. Day |
17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
22 Seollal Holiday (S. Korea) 22-24 |
23 Lunar New Year National No Name Calling Week |
24 Spring Festival Golden Week (China) |
25 | 26 | 27 International Commemoration Day in Memory of Victims of the Holocaust |
28 Vasant Panchami (Hindu) |
29 | 30 Greek Education Day |
31 |
February
National African-American History Month
Black Women in American Culture & History
Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
1 National Freedom Day |
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5 Milad Al-Nabi (Islamic) |
6 Constitution Day (Mexico) Lantern Festival (China) |
7 | 8 Nirvana Day (Buddhist) Tu B'Shvat (Jewish) |
9 Milad un Nabi (Muslim) |
10 | 11 |
12 | 13 | 14 Valentine's Day Race Relations Day |
15 Susan B. Anthony Day Nirvana Day (alternative date, Buddhist) |
16 | 17 | 18 |
19 |
20 President's Day World Day of Social Justice Mahashivaratri (Hindu) |
21 International Mother Language Day Mardi Gras President's Day |
22 Ash Wednesday (Christian) |
23 Zhonghe Festival (China) |
24 | 25 |
26 Ayyam-I-Ha/Intercalary Days (Bahá'i) through 1 Mar |
27 Clean Monday (Eastern Christian) |
28 | 29 |
March
National Women's History Month
Women's Education - Women's Empowerment
Irish-American History Month
Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
1 | 2 Nineteen Day Fast (Bahá'i) |
3 Hina Matsuri (Doll Festival) (Japan) |
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4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 International Women's Day Purim (Jewish) Holi (Hindu) |
9 | 10 |
11 | 12 | 13 | 14 Commonwealth Day(Canada) |
15 | 16 | 17 St. Patrick's Day |
18 | 19 | 20 Vernal Equinox Naw-Ruz (Iranian New Year) (Bahá'i) |
21 Naw-Ruz (Iranian New Year) (Bahá'i) |
22 International Day for Elimination of Racial Discrimination |
23 Padwa/Ugadi (Hindu) |
24 |
25 International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery |
26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
April
Celebrate Diversity Month
Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
1 Ramanavami & Swaminarayan Jayanti (Hindu) Palm Sunday (Christian) |
2 World Autism Awareness Day |
3 | 4 International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action Qing Ming Jie (China) |
5 Holy Thursday (Christian) |
6 Passover (Jewish) Theravada New Year (Buddhist) Hanuman Jayanti (Hindu) Good Friday (Christian) |
7 Passover or Pesach (Jewish) until 14 Apr World Health Day |
8 Easter (Christian) |
9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 Varsakhi (Hindu) |
15 Days of Remembrance until 22 Apr |
16 | 17 | 18 | 19 Yom Hashoah or Holocaust Remembrance Day |
20 | 21 Ridvan Festival (Bahá'i) until 2 May |
22 International Earth Day |
23 World Book and Copyright Day St. George's Day (Canada) |
24 Yom Haatzmaut (Independence Day) (India) until 26 Apr |
25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
29 Shōwa Day (Japan) |
30 |
May
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Jewish American Heritage Month
Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
1 International Worker's Day Spring and Labor Day (Russia) |
2 Spring and Labor Day (Russia) |
3 World Press Freedom Day |
4 | 5 National Day of Prayer Cinco de Mayo (Mexico) Wesak or Buddha Day (Buddhist) |
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6 | 7 | 8 | 9 Victory Day (Russia) |
10 Lag B'Omer (Jewish) |
11 | 12 |
13 Mother's Day |
14 | 15 International Day of Families |
16 | 17 Ascension Day (Christian) |
18 | 19 |
20 | 21 World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue & Development |
22 | 23 Declaration of the Báb (Bahá'i) Victoria Day (Canada) |
24 | 25 | 26 |
27 Shavuot (Feast of Weeks) (Jewish) |
28 Memorial Day |
29 Ascension of the Bahá'u'lláh (Bahá'i) |
30 | 31 |
June
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month
Caribbean-American Heritage Month
Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
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3 | 4 International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression |
5 World Environment Day |
6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
10 Race Unity Day (Bahá'i) All Saints Day (Eastern Christian) |
11 | 12 Loving Day Russia Day (Russia) |
13 | 14 Flag Day |
15 | 16 |
17 Isra and Mi'raj (Muslim) |
18 | 19 | 20 World Refugees Day |
21 | 22 | 23 United Nations Public Service Day Dragon Boat Festival (China) |
24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
July
American Heritage Month
Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
1 Canada Day (Canada) |
2 | 3 Asala Puja or Dharma Day (Buddhist) |
4 Independence Day |
5 Nisf Shabaan (Buddhist) |
6 | 7 |
8 | 9 Martyrdom of the Báb (Bahá'i) |
10 | 11 World Population Day Imamat Day (Muslim) |
12 | 13 Festival of Souls (Japan) until 15 Jul |
14 |
15 | 16 Umi no Hi (Japan) Wassana (Buddhist) |
17 | 18 | 19 | 20 Ramadan (Muslim) until 18 Aug |
21 |
22 | 23 | 24 Pioneer Day (Mormon) Tanabata (Japan) |
25 | 26 | 27 | 28 Tisha B'Av (Jewish) |
29 | 30 | 31 |
August
Family Heritage and Diversity Month
Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
1 | 2 Raksha Bandham (Hindu) |
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5 | 6 Hiroshima Day (Japan) |
7 | 8 | 9 International Day of the World's Indigenous People |
10 Janmashtami (Hindu) |
11 |
12 International Youth Day |
13 | 14 Laylat al Qadr (Muslim) |
15 Assumption (Christian) Liberation Day (Korea) |
16 | 17 | 18 |
19 Eid-al-Fitr (Muslim) |
20 Asman (Bahá'i) |
21 | 22 | 23 International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition |
24 | 25 |
26 Women's Equality Day |
27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
September
National Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept 15 - Oct 15)
Healthy Aging Month
Pediatric Cancer Awareness Month
Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
1 Israel Miraji Ascent of the Prophet Muhammad |
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2 | 3 Labor Day |
4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 International Literacy Day |
9 Grandparent's Day |
10 | 11 Patriot Day |
12 | 13 | 14 San Genarro Day (Italian-American) |
15 San Genarro Day (Italian-American) |
16 Independence Day (Mexico) Rosh Hashanah (Jewish) |
17 Constitution Day and Citizenship Day |
18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 Autumnal Equinox (Japan) |
23 | 24 | 25 Yom Kippur (Jewish) |
26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
30 |
October
Diversity Awareness Month
National Disability Employment Awareness Month
German-American Heritage Month
Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual History Month
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
National Italian-American Awareness Month
National Mental Illness Awareness Month
Polish-American Heritage Month
Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
1 Sukkot (Jewish) until 7 Oct |
2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
7 Simchat Torah (Jewish) |
8 Native American Day Columbus Day Shemini Atzeret (Jewish) |
9 Cirio de Nazare (Brazil) |
10 | 11 National Coming Out Day |
12 | 13 |
14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 Eid-al-adha (Islamic, Muslim) |
27 |
28 Mother in Law Day |
29 | 30 | 31 Halloween Reformation Day (Christian) |
November
National Native American Heritage Month
American Diabetes Month
Epilepsy Awareness Month
National AIDS Awareness Month
National Long Term Care Awareness Month
Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
1 All Saints Day (Christian) |
2 All Souls Day (Christian) |
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4 | 5 | 6 Election Day Daylight Savings Time Ends Eid-al-adha (Brazil) |
7 | 8 | 9 Kristallnacht |
10 |
11 | 12 Veteran's Day Birthday of Baha'u'llah (Bahá'i) American Education Week |
13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 Thanksgiving |
23 | 24 |
25 | 26 Dec Al Hijra (Muslim) until 28 Nov |
27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
December
Universal Human Rights Month
Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
1 World AIDS Day Rosa Parks Day |
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2 International Day for the Abolition of Slavery Advent Begins |
3 International Day of Persons with Disabilities |
4 | 5 International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development |
6 | 7 | 8 Bodhi Day (Buddhist) |
9 | 10 Human Rights Day |
11 | 12 Day of the Virgin of Guadalupe (Mexico) |
13 | 14 | 15 Bill of Rights Day |
16 | 17 | 18 International Migrants Day |
19 | 20 International Human Solidarity Day Hanukkah (Jewish) until 27 Dec |
21 | 22 |
23 | 24 | 25 Christmas Day |
26 Boxing Day (Canada) Kwanzaa until 1 Jan |
27 | 28 | 29 |
30 | 31 New Year's Eve Omisoka (Japan) |
Honoring Differences