February is full of observances! Check out the list below and take action with CRS by engaging with our Facebook and Instagram posts that acknowledge these special designations.
Founding of Community Renewal Society in 1882
Black History Month
American Heart Month
February 1 – National Freedom Day
February 1 – Anniversary of The Greensboro Four Ignite action
February 1-7 – World Interfaith Harmony Week
February 2 – Vasant Panchami
February 4 – International Day of Human Fraternity
February 4 – Anniversary of the birth of Rosa Parks in 1914
February 5 – Anniversary of the birth of Trayvon Martin in 1995
February 8 – Isra' wa Al Miraj
February 9 – Bernard Harris Jr. becomes the first African American to walk in space in 1995
February 9 – Anniversary of the Birth of Alice Walker in 1944
February 11 – Thaipusam
February 12 – Chinese New Year Ends
February 12 – Magha Puja Day
February 12 – Anniversary of the birth of Sonya Massey in 1988
February 12-13 – Tu BiShvat
February 14 – Anniversary of the birth of Frederick Douglass in 1818
February 15 – Nirvana Day, Parinirvana, Nehan-e
February 16 – Anniversary of the death of Yvette Smith in 2014
February 17 – Random Acts of Kindness Day
February 17 – Presidents’ Day - CRS Office Closed
February 19 – National Day Of Remembrance on the forced internment into camps of Japanese-Americans by the U.S. government
February 19 – Boyz N The Hood screenwriter John Singleton becomes the first Black director to be nominated for an Academy Award in 1992
February 19 – Anniversary of the death of Sylvia Rivera in 2002
February 20 – World Day of Social Justice
February 21 – Anniversary of the assassination of Malcolm X in 1965
February 21 – Anniversary of the massacre at the Peace Community of San Jose de Apartado, Colombia in 2005
February 21 – Anniversary of the birth of John Lewis in 1940
February 21 – United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) International Mother Language Day
February 22 – Be Humble Day
February 23 – Anniversary of the death of Ahmaud Arbery in 2020
February 25 – Hiram Rhodes Revels sworn in as the first African American senator in 1870
February 25-28 – Intercalary/Ayyam-i-ha
February 26 – Anniversary of the death of Trayvon Martin in 2012
February 27 – Anniversary of the birth of Marian Anderson in 1897
February 27 – Debi Thomas becomes the first African American to win a winter Olympics medal in 1988
February 28-March 2, 2025 – Losar New Year