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Special Observance Calendar and Resourcesheadline bar **To view the whole calendar click on the following link:** 2019 Special Observance Calendar and Resources Special Emphasis Program **January 21**
( 3rd Monday of January )
**Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday**
(Note: Federal Holiday Observance)**February**
**Black History Month**
(Note: Special Emphasis Program)**March**
**Women's History Month**
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******April 25**
(4th Thursday of April) ****
**Take Our Daughters to Work Day**
(Note: Outreach/Diversity Observance)****May****
**Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month**
(Note: Special Emphasis Program)**June**
**Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Month**
(Note: Special Emphasis Program)********August 26****
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(Note: Diversity Observance)******September 15-**
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(Note: Special Emphasis Program)******November**
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 Note:  For the purposes of ARS' Civil Rights Compliance Review, observances for the eight special emphasis groups named above are required.  Conducting events for the other listings in the CY 2016 monthly Department-wide observances (i.e., Federal Inter-Agency Holocaust Remembrance Program, etc.) are at the location's discretion.


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