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: 

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