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Cultural Events and Activities

January

1/21 National Day of Racial Healing

1/22 L&L: re Holocaust

1/23 MLK Breakfast

1/31 World Hijab Day

February

2/12 L&L: Black History

2/20 Black History Symposium

2/26 L&L: re DEI mini grant

March

3/12 Developmental Disability Symposium

3/26 L&L: re DEI mini grant

TBD Women History Month Tea

April

4/9 L&L: re DEI mini grant

4/23 L&L: re DEI mini grant

TBD Arab American event

TBD Safe-Zone Training part 2

May

5/1 World Diversity Day event

TBD Asian American event

June

6/12 Chicago Southland Educator Consortium Conference

6/19 Juneteenth

July

7/4 Independence Day

August

National Civility Month


Black History Month 2025
Voices of Black Greatness


Upcoming Events

Black History Education Symposium

Black History Education Symposium

"African Americans and Labor"

Date: Thursday, February 20, 2025
Time: 8:30 a.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Location: Governors State University

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Past Events

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

MLK Breakfast

"Mission Possible: Protecting Freedom, Justice, and Democracy"

Date: Thursday, January 23, 2025
Time: 8:30 - 10:30 a.m.
Location: Center for Performing Arts

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Native American Land Acknowledgement Dedication Ceremony

Native American Land Acknowledgement Dedication Ceremony

Date: Thursday, November 7, 2024

Celebrating LGBTQ Plus Month at GovState

Safe Zone Training – Part I

Date: Thursday, October 24, 2024

Latinx Resource Center Mural

Hispanic Heritage Month Education Symposium

"Pioneers of Change: Shaping the Future Together"

Date: Thursday, October 3, 2024

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Chicago Southland Educator Consortium Annual Conference 2024

Fostering PK-22 and IHE Partnerships to Strengthen Educator Retention

Date: Thursday, June 13, 2024

World Diversity Day

World Day of Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development

Date: Thursday, April 25, 2024

National Arab American Heritage Month

Arab America Fine Arts Festival

Date: Thursday, April 25, 2024

Women Who Advocate for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Women's History Month Tea

Date: Thursday, March 21, 2024

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World Hijab Day Event

Date: Friday, February 2, 2024

National Day of Racial Healing

Date: Tuesday, January 16, 2024

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Breakfast Event

Date: Thursday, January 18, 2024