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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Calendar of Events July-September 2024

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
• National Disability Pride Month
• 7/2 Civil Rights Act (1964)
• 7/4 Independence Day
• 7/21 Veterans Administration Created (1930)
• 7/25-7/30 National Veterans Wheelchair Games – New Orleans, LA
• 7/26 Americans with Disabilities Act Day (1990)

August

• National Minority Donor Awareness Month
• 8/1-8/7 World Breastfeeding Week
• 8/7 Purple Heart Day (1782)
• 8/11-8/17 Assistance Dog Week
• 8/14 Navajo Code Talkers Day (Navajo Nation)
• 8/24-8/29 National Veterans Golden Age Games – Salt Lake City, UT
• 8/25-8/30 National Veterans Summer Sports Clinic – San Diego, CA
• 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
• 9/8-9/13 National Disabled Veterans Golf Clinic – Iowa City, Iowa
• 9/8-9/14 National Assisted Living Week
• 9/16-9/23 Bisexual Awareness Week
• 9/17 VFW Ladies Auxiliary Organized (1914)
• 9/18 HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day
• 9/25 Disabled American Veterans Established (1920)
• 9/25 National Women’s Health and Fitness Day
• 9/25 Gold Star Mothers’ and Families’ Day

Last updated: July 23, 2024