CACC | Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
The Chelsea Area Chamber of Commerce operates as an innovative and strong ally for our business community. We are committed to inclusiveness, and accept all backgrounds and beliefs. We welcome and honor diversity, which includes individuals' identity with race, age, income, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, and the entire range of the human experience. We uphold an equitable business culture and will work hard to support each person in this endeavor.
We pledge to expand our business community by upholding these ideals, and sincerely invite you to join the Chelsea Area Chamber of Commerce and be a part of that growth!
What is a DEI Statement? A DEI statement encompasses diversity, equity and inclusion.
Diversity includes the ways in which people differ, characteristics that define groups. Diversity is used to identify race, ethnicity, gender, age, national origin, religion, disability, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, education, marital status, language, and physical appearance. The definition may also include diversity of ideas, perspectives, and values.
Equity is about equalizing the barriers some groups come up against. The practice of equity involves understanding justice and fairness and eliminating barriers. Understand equity issues requires an unbiased view of disparities within our society.
Inclusion is the act of creating an environment for any individual or group to feel welcomed, respected, supported, and valued. An inclusive and welcoming climate embraces differences and offers respect in words and actions for all people.
While an inclusive group is generally diverse, a diverse group isn’t always inclusive. Recognizing this possibility and committing to inclusivity is vital for the prosperity of all people.
2023
January
- Poverty in America Awareness Month
- Slavery and Human Trafficking Awareness Month
- January 1 — New Year’s Day
- January 4 — World Braille Day
- January 7 — Mahayana New Year
- January 14 — Old/Orthodox New Year
- January 15 — Makar Sankranti
- January 16 — Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- January 17 — National Day of Racial Healing
- January 22 — Lunar New Year
- January 22 — Tết
- January 27 — International Holocaust Remembrance Day
February
- Black History Month
- February 5-6 — Tu b’shevat
- February 16 — Magha Puja Day
- February 18 — Maha Shivratri
- February 20 — World Day of Social Justice
- February 21 — Mardi Gras
- February 22 — Ash Wednesday
March
- Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month
- Irish-American Heritage Month
- Women’s History Month
- March 4 — Employee Appreciation Day
- March 6 — Purim
- March 6 — Makha Bucha Day
- March 8 — Holi
- March 8 — International Women’s Day
- March 13 — Deaf History Month begins
- March 13-19 — Neurodiversity Celebration Week
- March 15 — Equal Pay Day
- March 17 — St. Patrick’s Day
- March 21 — International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (United Nations)
- March 22 — Ramadan begins
- March 25 — International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery
- March 31 — International Transgender Day of Visibility
April
- Arab-American Awareness Month
- Autism Awareness Month
- Diversity Month
- April 2 — Palm Sunday
- April 5 — Passover begins
- April 7 — World Health Day
- April 7— Good Friday
- April 9 — Easter
- April 13 — Passover ends
- April 14 — Vaisakhi
- April 15 — Deaf History Month ends
- April 21 — Ramadan ends
- April 21-22 — Eid al Fitr
- April 22 — Earth Day
May
- Asian-American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
- Haitian Heritage Month
- Indian Heritage Month
- Jewish-American Heritage Month
- Mental Awareness Health Month
- Speech and Hearing Awareness Month
- May 3 — Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Women’s Equal Pay Day
- May 5 — Cinco de Mayo
- May 14 — Mother’s Day
- May 17 — International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia
- May 21 — World Day for Cultural Diversity
- May 29 — Memorial Day
June
- National Caribbean American Heritage Month
- Pride Month
- June 12 — Loving Day
- June 15 — LGBTQIA+ Equal Pay Awareness Day
- June 18 — Father’s Day
- June 19 — Juneteenth
- June 26 — The Hajj begins
- June 27 — Helen Keller’s Birthday
- June 28 — Pride Day
- June 28-29 — Eid al-Adha
July
- Disability Pride Month
- French American Heritage Month
- July 1 — The Hajj ends
- July 18 — South Asian Heritage Month begins
- July 18-19 — Al-Hijri/Islamic New Year
- July 26 — Americans with Disabilities Act anniversary
August
- August 9 — International Day of Indigenous People
- August 17 — South Asian Heritage Month ends
- August 26 — Women’s Equality Day
September
- Suicide Prevention Month
- September 4 — Labor Day
- September 8 — Moms’ Equal Pay Day
- September 11 — National Day of Service
- September 15 — Hispanic Heritage Month begins
- September 15-17 — Rosh Hashanah
- September 16 — Mexican Independence Day
- September 19 — Ganesh Chaturthi
- September 20 — HeForShe movement anniversary
- September 21 — Black Women’s Equal Pay Day
- September 22 — American Indian Day
- September 24-25 — Yom Kippur
October
- LGBTQ History Month
- National Disability Employment Month
- National Polish American Heritage Month
- October 10 — World Mental Health Day
- October 11 — National Coming Out Day
- October 11 — National Indigenous Peoples Day
- October 15 — Hispanic Heritage Month ends
November
- Military Family Month
- National Native American Heritage Month
- November 1 — Military Family Appreciation Day
- November 1-2 — Día de los Muertos
- November 11 — Veterans Day
- November 12 — Diwali
- November 13-19 — Transgender Awareness Week
- November 16 — International Day for Tolerance
- November 17 — International ERG Day
- November 20 — Transgender Day of Remembrance
- November 30 — Native Women’s Equal Pay Day
December
- Universal Human Rights Month
- December 1 — World AIDS Day
- December 3 — International Day of Persons with Disabilities
- December 7-15 — Hanukkah
- December 8 — Latina’s Equal Pay Day
- December 10 — International Human Rights Day
- December 16-24 — Las Posadas
- December 21 — Winter Solstice
- December 25 — Christmas
- December 26 — Kwanzaa
