Newsletter | Summer 2022 | South Central MIRECC
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Calendar of Events July-September 2022
Here’s this quarter’s diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) calendar of events for VA-recognized holidays and months.
July
- National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month
- 7/2 Civil Rights Act (1964)
- 7/7-7/12 National Veterans Wheelchair Games – Tempe, Arizona
- 7/18-7/23 National Golden Age Games – Sioux Falls, South Dakota
- 7/26 Americans with Disabilities Act Day (1990)
- 7/26 U.S. Army First Desegregated (1944)
August
- National Minority Donor Awareness Month
- 8/7 Purple Heart Day (1782)
- 8/7-8/12 National Veterans Summer Sports Clinic
- 8/7-8/13 Assistance Dog Week
- 8/14 Navajo Code Talkers Day (Navajo Nation)
- 8/26 Women’s Equality Day (1920)
- 8/28 March on Washington, “I Have a Dream” Speech (1963)
September
- National Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15-Oct. 15)
- Healthy Aging Month
- National Service Dog Month
- National Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month
- 9/11-9/16 National Disabled Veterans Golf Clinic -- Iowa City, Iowa
- 9/17 VFW Ladies Auxiliary Organized (1914)
- 9/17-9/24 Bisexual Awareness Week
- 9/21 World Alzheimer’s Day
- 9/25 Disabled American Veterans Established (1920)
- 9/25-9/27 Rosh Hashanah
- 9/29 National Women’s Health and Fitness Day
Last updated: July 28, 2022
In this Issue
— Meet the Researcher: Dr. Joseph Boffa
— New Affiliate Profile: Dr. Kathryn E. Kanzler
— DEI Corner: Resources and Grants
— DEI Calendar of Events
— Anchor Site Highlights
— New Clinical Education Resource
— Publication Highlights
— Pilot Grant Opportunity
— MIDAS Consultation Service
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