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  • Imbolc

    The halfway point between the winter solstice and spring equinox in the Pagan and Wiccan calendars. This day celebrates fire, light, and the return of life.

  • National Freedom Day

    Celebrates the signing of the 13th Amendment that abolished slavery in 1865.

  • Candlemas

    A holiday in the Christian church that blesses the candle supply for that year.

  • Setsubun-Sai

    The day before the beginning of spring in Japan, celebrated yearly as part of the Spring Festival.

  • Vasant Panchami

    Also known as Saraswati Puja, Shree Panchami, or the Basant Festival of Kites is a Sikh and Hindu festival the Hindu festival that highlights the coming of spring. On this day Hindus worship Saraswati Devi, the goddess of wisdom, knowledge, music, art, and culture.

  • National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

    This observance is an opportunity to increase HIV education, testing, community involvement, and treatment among black communities. The first National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD) was marked in 1999 as a grassroots-education effort to raise awareness about HIV and AIDS prevention, care, and treatment in communities of color.

  • Obesity, Cancer, and Disparities

    Kirsten A. Nyrop, PhD, (UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center) will describe how the U.S. obesity epidemic, which has disproportionately impacted communities of color, impacts cancer risk and outcomes, with a specific focus in breast cancer disparities.

  • African American History Month Lecture

    Join The Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History as they present the African American History Month Lecture with Dr. Marcia Chatelain. Dr. Chatelain is a Professor of History and African American Studies at Georgetown University. The author of South Side Girls: Growing up in the Great Migration (Duke University Press, 2015), she … Read more

  • Disability and Dating: Romantic Relationships – A Panel Discussion

    The 2022 CIDD “Virtual” Community Talk Series presents: Disability and Dating: Romantic Relationships - A Panel Discussion Join us for a panel discussion featuring people with disabilities and their experiences with dating and romantic relationships. Moderated by: Michelle Ballasiotes, BSPH, OTS – Occupational Therapy Student and LEND SelfAdvocate Trainee. She has a form of cerebral … Read more

  • International Day of Women and Girls in Science

    In order to achieve full and equal access to and participation in science for women and girls, and further achieve gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls, the United Nations General Assembly declared February 11th as the International Day of Women and Girls in Science in 2015.