College of North West London is proud of the diversity of its students and staff, reflecting the local communities that we serve. CNWL has a commitment to ensure that equality, diversity and inclusion are integrated at the core meeting the needs of our staff, students and delivery partners. We work to ensure that all are supported to reach their full potential without fear of harassment and prejudice. CNWL have zero tolerance for discrimination on any grounds.
At the College of North West London we mark and celebrate a number of equality, diversity and inclusion events throughout the year. This calendar gives you some general dates to bookmark for your own diaries, click on the links for more information. If you are organising an event in College and would like to see it appear on this page or in our events feed, please email us with the details.
Academic Year 2022/23
September 2022
International Literacy Day (8th)
World Suicide Prevention Day (10th)
Bisexual Awareness Week (16th – 23rd)
World Alzheimer’s Day (21st)
International Day of Peace (21st)
Rosh Hashanah (25th -27th )
National Inclusion Week (26th-2nd )
October 2022
Black History Month (1st-31st)
Breast Cancer Awareness Month (1st-31st)
Yom Kippur - Day of Atonement (4th-5th)
Dyslexia Awareness Week (4th-10th)
World Mental Health Day (10th)
National Coming Out Day (11th)
World Food Day (16th)
World Menopause Day (18th)
International Pronouns Day (19th)
Show Racism the Red Card (21th)
Diwali - Festival of Light, Sikh and Hindu (24th)
November 2022
Trans Awareness Month (1st-30th)
Stress Awareness Week (7th-11th)
Anti-Bullying Week (14th-18th)
International Men’s Day (19th)
International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (25th)
St. Andrew’s Day (30th)
December 2022
World AIDS day (1st)
International Day for the Abolition of Slavery (2nd)
International Day of Persons with Disabilities (3rd)
Human Rights Day (10th)
Hanukkah (18th-December 26th)
Christmas (25th)
New Year’s Eve (31st)
January 2023
New Year’s Day (1st)
World Braille Day (4th)
Cervical Cancer
Prevention Week (16-22nd)
World Religion Day (16th)
Martin Luther King Day (17th)
Chinese New Year (22nd)
Holocaust Memorial Day (27th)
February 2023
LGBTQ+ History Month (1st-28th)
World Cancer Day (4th)
International Day Against FGM (6th)
Sexual Abuse & Sexual Violence Awareness Week (6th-12th)
National Apprenticeship Week (6th-12th)
International Day of Women and Girls in Science (11th)
March 2023
St. David’s Day (1st)
Eating Disorders Awareness Week (27th-5th)
Holi (8th)
International Women’s Day (8th)
Vaisakhi - Sikh New Year (14th)
St Patrick’s Day (17th)
Mother’s Day (19th)
Nowruz - Persian New Year (20th)
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (21st)
World Down Syndrome Day (21st)
Ramadan (22nd-21st)
World Bipolar Day (30th)
International Transgender Day of Visibility (31st)
April 2023
World Autism Day (2nd)
Passover (5th-13rd)
World Health Day (7th)
Easter
(9th)
Eid Al Fitr (21st-22nd)
Stephen Lawrence Day (22nd)
Earth Day (22nd)
St George’s Day (23rd)
Lesbian Visibility Week (24th-30th)
May 2023
Deaf Awareness Week (1st – 7th)
International Family Equality Day (7th)
Mental Health Awareness Week (9th -15th)
International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (17th)
World Schizophrenia Day (24th)
June 2023
Pride Month (1st-30th)
Diabetes Awareness Week (10th-17th)
Carers Week (12th -16th)
Father’s Day (18th)
Refugee Week (19th-25rd)
National Windrush Day (22nd)
Eid al-Adha (28th-2nd)
July 2023
Pride London (1st)
International Non Binary People’s Day (14th)
International Day of Friendship (30th)
August 2023
South Asian Heritage Month (1st-31st)
International Youth Day (12th)
Obon (15th)
Raksha Bandhan (30th)