Diversity, equity and inclusion calendar events
See the upcoming cultural and religious events that our members currently observe at the institute.
Below is a list of sacred, celebratory, and historical events that we like to acknowledge every year at the Auckland Bioengineering Institute. We do our best to include the events that are culturally and religiously important to our members and that we have traditionally observed at the institute. But if we have missed one that is special to you and not listed here, please get in touch with us! We are happy to continue to grow this list to reflect the events that are important to the many diverse members represented by our institute.
| Date | Celebration/Awareness Day |
|---|---|
| 2/01/23 - 26/02/23 | Auckland Pride Festival |
| 22/01/23 | Chinese New Year |
| 2/06/23 | Waitangi Day |
| 22/02/2023 - 25/02/2023 | Te Matatini Kapa Haka Festival |
| 3/01/23 | Zero Discrimination Day |
| 8/03/23 | International Women's Day |
| 15/3/2023 - TBC | Remembrance of 15 March 2019 / Peace Week |
| 21/03/2023 | Nowruz(Persian New Year) |
| 22/03/2023 - 20/04/2023 | Ramadan |
| 31/03/2023 | International Transgender Day of Visibility |
| 4/02/23 | World Autism Awareness Day |
| 4/07/23 | World Health Day |
| 21/04/2023 | Eid-al-Fitr |
| 22/04/2023 | Earth Day |
| 25/04/2023 | ANZAC Day |
| 5/05/2023 | Vesak |
| 5/08/23 - 14/05/2023 | NZ Sign Language Week |
| 14/05/2023 | Mother's day |
| 17/05/2023 | International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia |
| 18/05/2023 | Global Accessibility Awareness Day |
| 19/05/2023 | Pink Shirt Day (Bullying) |
| 21/05/2023 | World Day for Cultural Diversity |
| 25/5/2023 | Africa Day Aotearoa |
| 29/05/2023 - 6/04/23 | Samoa Language Week begins |
| 6/05/23 | King's birthday |
| 13/06/2023 - 19/06/2023 | Shine Light it Orange (domestic violence) |
| 20/06/2023 | World Refugee Day |
| 14/07/2023 | Matariki |
| 31/07/2023 - 8/06/23 | Cook Islands Language Week begins |
| 8/09/23 | International Day of the World’s Indigenous People |
| 15/8/2023 - 22/08/2023 | Spanish Language Week Aotearoa |
| 9/03/23 | Father's day |
| 9/10/23 | World Suicide Prevention Day |
| 9/11/23 - 18/09/2023 | Maori Language Week |
| 18/09/2023 - 24/09/2023 | Mental Health Awareness Week |
| 24/09/2023 | Yom Kippur |
| 10/05/23 | World Teachers Day |
| 10/06/23 | World Cerebral Palsy Day |
| 10/07/23 | World Dyslexia Awareness Day |
| 10/08/23 | International Lesbian Day |
| 23/10/2023 | Labour Day |
| 26/10/2023 | Intersex Awareness Day |
| 11/03/23 | Gumboot Friday |
| 11/12/23 | Diwali |
| 16/11/2023 | International Day for Tolerance |
| 19/11/2023 | International Mens Day |
| 20/11/2023 | Trans Remembrance Day/Transgender Awareness Week |
| 25/11/2023 | White Ribbon Day (violence against women) |
| 12/03/2023 | International day of person with disabilities |
| 12/10/2023 | International Human Rights Day |
| 18/12/2023 | International Migrants Day |
Notes:
- Pacific Language Weeks are only announced early 2023 and will be added in as we get the dates.
- Diversity Works NZ 2023 planner
Past events
Diwali
Diwali, also known as the Festival of Lights, is one of the most important festivals in Indian religions. It symbolises the spiritual "victory of light over darkness, good over evil, and knowledge over ignorance".
ABI Winter Shorts
Check out the short films celebrating our language and cultural diversity.
When: Biweekly on Thursdays, 12-1pm
Where: G08, Ground Floor
Running: 20th June - 5th Sept. 2019
Wesak
Check out the video put together by our students capturing their experience of Wesak held at Auckland Bioengineering Institute on 20th May 2019.
Nowruz - Persian New Year
See how ABI welcomed in Nowruz - the Persian New Year