Newsletter | Summer 2021 | South Central MIRECC
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Calendar of Events July-September 2021
Here’s this quarter’s diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) calendar of events for VA-recognized holidays and months. We also highlight DEI training in VA and beyond that may be of interest to readers.
July
- National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month
- 7/2 Civil Rights Act of 1964 Passed
- 7/26 – Americans with Disabilities Act Day
August
- National Minority Donor Awareness Month
- 8/1-8/7 – Assistance Dog Week
- 8/8-8/13 – National Veterans Wheelchair Games in New York, NY
- 8/11 & 8/12 (repeat) – SC MIRECC CBOC Mental Health Grand Rounds on Expanding the Ability to Conceptualize and Converse About Race in Mental Health Settings (visit our website at the beginning of August for registration information)
- 8/14 – Navajo Code Talkers Day (Navajo Nation)
- 8/26 – Women’s Equality Day
- 8/28 – March on Washington, “I Have a Dream” Speech (1963)
September
- National Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15-Oct. 15)
- Healthy Aging Month
- 9/12-9/17 – National Disabled Veterans Golf Clinic in Iowa City, Iowa
- 9/25 – Disabled American Veterans Established in 1920
- 9/29 – National Women’s Health and Fitness Day
Last updated: July 28, 2021
In this Issue
— Using MIDAS – A Golden Methodologic Resource for SC MIRECC Investigators
— Clinical Educator Grant Program Now Accepting Applications
— Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Calendar of Events July-September 2021
— Highlights from Our Anchor Sites
— New Clinical Education Products
— Publication Highlights
— Pilot Study Grant Opportunity
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