#CivilityAtWork
Submitted by Julia Pillow, SHRM-SCP, HR Indiana SHRM Inclusion, Equity, & Diversity Director
Refresh, renew – refocus. April is a big month. Easter, the end of Ramadan, Vaisakhi, Passover – no
Have you been following SHRM’s latest initiative – #CivilityAtWork? I would challenge you to head over to your favorite social media stream and dig in. One of my favorite parts is the inclusion of “Cards Against Incivility” (we see what you did there, SHRM), which can be accessed here: https://shrm.co/n8emrp
Holidays, Observances and Important Dates for May:
Month-long
ALS Awareness Month
Haitian Heritage Month
Indian Heritage Month
Jewish-American Heritage Month
Mental Health Awareness Month
National Asian American and South Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Older Americans Month
South Asian American Heritage Month
Dates
May 1 – May Day/Beltane
May 3 – Orthodox Good Friday
May 3 – Feasts of Saints Philip and James
May 3 – Asian-American Women’s Equal Pay Day
May 4 – National Day of Prayer
May 5 – Cinco de Mayo
May 5-6 – Yom HaShoah/Holocaust Remembrance Day
May 5 – Orthodox Easter/Pascha
May 9 – Ascension Day
May 12 – Mother’s Day
May 13-15 – Yom HaAtzmaut
May 15 – International Day of Families
May 17 – International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia
May 19 – Malcolm X Day
May 19 – Pentecost
May 20 – Victoria Day (Canada)
May 20 – International Human Resources Day
May 21 – World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
May 22-23 – The Declaration of the Báb
May 23 – Vesak/Buddha Jayanti/Buddha Purnima/Buddha Day/Visakha Puja
May 25-26 – Lag B’Omer
May 25 – Africa Day
May 26 – Arbor Day
May 27-28 – Ascension of Baha’u’llah
May 27 – Memorial Day
