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Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging


Happy November!

In addition to cooler weather, November welcomes the beginning of the busy holiday season including events like Diwali, National Native American Heritage Month and Transgender Awareness Week.
Every year in October or November, depending on the Hindu lunar calendar, millions of Hindus, Sikhs, and Jains all across the world celebrate Diwali, a five-day festival that marks one of the biggest and most important holidays of the year in India. The religious celebration, which is also referred to as the Festival of Lights, is an auspicious occasion that celebrates the triumph of light over darkness, good over evil, and hope over despair.
November is also Native American Heritage Month, or as it is commonly referred to, American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month.

The month is a time to celebrate rich and diverse cultures, traditions, and histories and to acknowledge the important contributions of Native people. Heritage Month is also an opportune time to educate the general public about tribes, to raise a general awareness about the unique challenges Native people have faced both historically and in the present, and the ways in which tribal citizens have worked to conquer these challenges.

Transgender Awareness Week is a week when transgender people and their allies take action to bring attention to the community by educating the public about who transgender people are, sharing stories and experiences, and advancing advocacy around issues of prejudice, discrimination, and violence that affect the transgender community. The Transgender Day of Remembrance on November 20th commemorates all the transgender people lost to violence during the year.

November 2023 DEIB Calendar

Military Family Month
National Native American Heritage Month



November 1 — Military Family Appreciation Day
November 1-2 — Día de los Muertos
November 11 — Veterans Day
November 12 — Diwali
November 13-19 — Transgender Awareness Week

November 16 — International Day for Tolerance
November 17 — International ERG Day
November 20 — Transgender Day of Remembrance
November 30 — Native Women’s Equal Pay Day






André Brown