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DELTA DEIBA June News

July 12, 2024
The Belltower is framed with spring flowers on a warm May afternoon. Photo by Becky Kirkland.

Happy June! This month we recognize and celebrate Pride Month, Caribbean American Heritage Month, Juneteenth, Hajj (annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, 6/14-19), Immigrant Heritage Month and World Refugee Day.

Save the date: NC State’s Juneteenth celebration will be held Tuesday, June 18 from noon — 3:30 p.m. at Stafford Commons. 

Spotlight: World Refugee Day is June 20

First recognized in 2001 by the UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, World Refugee Day brings global awareness to the strength and courage of people forced to leave their home country because of persecution, conflict, disease or disaster. 

Ongoing and new conflicts have driven a profound increase in forced displacement across the globe, so for 2024 the UNHCR is emphasizing solidarity with refugees and displaced people as a unifying theme and call to action. 

Did You Know?

According to data from the 2022 UNHCR Global Trends report:

  • 1 in every 74 people on Earth has been forced to flee their home country.
  • At the end of 2022, there were 35.3 million refugees or displaced people around the world. 
  • About half of all refugees came from just three countries: Syria (6.5 million), Ukraine (5.7 million) and Afghanistan (5.7 million). Other heavily impacted countries include Venezuela, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan and Myanmar. 

Learn More

Discover: The NC State Friday Institute celebrated refugee stories created through the Literacy and Community Initiative.

Join: A free, all-ages community celebration honoring World Refugee Day hosted by the City of Raleigh on Saturday, June 8. 

Watch: The “We Were Here” series of refugee stories challenge stereotypes by focusing on what unites us.  

Connect: With UNHCR on Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, X and TikTok to help amplify the voices of refugees using the #WithRefugees hashtag.

Learn: How refugees are taking action against climate change in this quiz.

Looking ahead to July:

July 14 — International Non-Binary People’s Day

July 26 — National Disability Independence Day 

ICYMI: Our first DEIBA Spotlight article featured HR Consultant Angela Hallman. Learn more about Angela and her efforts to promote DEIBA at DELTA and NCSCaLE. 

DELTA DEIBA (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Belonging and Allyship) is an interest group engaging in topics and observances relevant to DEIBA work. Have a suggestion or want to get involved? Email DELTA DEIBA!