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World Sickle Cell Day.
World Sickle Cell Day Health Fair & Celebration
June 22, 2025 | 12–4PM | DeFremery Park, Oakland, CA
As the official fiscal sponsor of The Pull-Up—a rising grassroots collective led entirely by young Sickle Cell Warriors—we at Sickle Cell Anemia Awareness San Francisco (SCAASF) are proud to have co-hosted this powerful, community-centered event celebrating World Sickle Cell Day! With over a decade of advocacy, outreach, and support behind us, SCAASF was thrilled to join forces with The Pull-Up for their inaugural World Sickle Cell Day Health Fair & Celebration—an afternoon dedicated to joy, education, and radical health equity. Thank you for bringing your family, friends, and networks to this vibrant, healing space!
This celebration featured:
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A joyful, family-friendly environment centered on empowerment and inclusion
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Wellness and information booths from nonprofits, civic leaders, and health professionals
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Live performances and cultural programming by local Black artists
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On-site donation drives and direct access to vital community resources
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Free giveaways, delicious food vendors, and fun children’s activities
Thank you for joining us as we met to uplift the Sickle Cell community and remind the world:
We Are More Than Our Illness!
The World Sickle Cell Awareness Day is officially observed and recognized by the United Nations on June 19th every year. The goal of this international awareness day is observed annually to increase the public knowledge and comprehension of the disease and the obstacles patients of the disease have to experience, along with their family and caregivers. This day was recognized by a resolution in 2008 at the United Nations General Assembly that aims to acknowledge the sickle cell disease as a public health issue and as "one of the world's foremost genetic diseases". This resolution calls for its members to raise awareness about the sickle cell disease at a national and international level every year on June 19th.