October 2018
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National Domestic Violence Awareness Month
National Disability Employment Awareness Month
National Work & Family Month
September 29-October 1
Rosh Hashanah (Jewish)
September 30-October 2
Shemini Atzeret (Jewish)
October 1-2
Simchat Torah (Jewish)
October 1-4
Out & Equal 2018 Workplace Summit
Seattle, WA
http://outandequal.org/event/2018summit
October 6
German-American Day
October 6-8
Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) 32nd Annual Conference
Seattle, WA
https://www.hacu.net/hacu/Annual_Conference1.asp
October 7-13
Mental Illness Awareness Week
October 8
National Indigenous People’s Day
October 8
Columbus Day
October 8-9
Yom Kippur (Jewish)
October 9
Leif Erikson Day
October 10-13
36th Gay and Lesbian Medical Association Annual Conference on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Health
Las Vegas, NV
http://glma.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.viewpage&pageid;=1127
October 11
General Pulaski Memorial Day
October 11
National Coming Out Day
October 13-20
Sukkot (Jewish)
October 19
Vijayadashami/Dussehra/Dasara/Dashain (Hindu)
October 31
Halloween
October 31-November 1
Samhain (Gaelic)
