August is National Win With Civility Month.

The August calendar highlights a variety of religious, ethnic, and cultural events taking place throughout the month. As the summer ends, look for ways to celebrate these events, whether learning about a diversity leader, or exploring a culture different from your own. August diversity days are some of the best ways to learn about diversity and be more inclusive.

A national focus on the ways we can show kindness and exhibit respectful behavior to others at work, home and within our own communities through small, thoughtful personal interactions. 

8/9: International Day of the World’s Indigenous People

Indigenous people are among our August diversity topics. In 1994, the UN General Assembly declared that August 9 would be International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. The UN stated that on this day “people from around the world are encouraged to spread the UN’s message on the protection and promotion of the rights of indigenous peoples.”

8/10: Al-Hijri (New Year)

The Islamic New Year (also called the Arabic New Year or the Hijiri New Year). As a day in the Islamic calendar is defined as beginning at sunset, it begins the prior evening.

8/15: Feast of the Assumption

It’s the feast day Roman Catholics use to celebrate the Virgin Mary, mother of Jesus, being assumed (both body and soul) into Heaven.

8/26: Women’s Equality Day

Women’s Equality Day is intended to commemorate the passage of the 19th Amendment, which grants women the right to vote.