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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Calendar of Events October-December 2024

Here’s this quarter’s diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) calendar of events for VA-recognized holidays and months.

October

• National Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15-Oct. 15)
• German-American Heritage Month
• Health Literacy Month
• Polish-American Heritage Month
• LGBTQ+ History Month
• National Disability Employment Month
• Person Centered Care Month
• 10/4 National Diversity Day
• 10/6-10/12 Mental Illness Awareness Week
• 10/10 World Mental Health Day
• 10/10 National Depression Screening Day
• 10/11 National Coming Out Day
• 10/12 Yom Kippur
• 10/14 Indigenous People’s Day
• 10/15 National Latinx HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
• 10/15 White Cane Day
• 10/25-11/1 National Prosthetic and Sensory Aids Service (PSAS) Week

November

• National Family Caregivers Month
• Transgender Awareness Month
• National Native-American Heritage Month
• National Veterans & Military Family Month
• 11/1-11/7 National Patient Accessibility Week
• 11/11 Veterans Day
• 11/20 Transgender Day of Remembrance
• 11/21 National Rural Health Day
• 11/23 Honoring International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day
• 11/29 Native American Heritage Day

December

• 12/3 International Day of Persons with Disabilities
• 12/10 Human Rights Day
• 12/10-12/17 Human Rights Week
• 12/25 Christmas Day
• 12/25-1/2 Hanukkah Begins at Sundown Dec.25 and ends nightfall on Jan. 2
• 12/26-1/1 Kwanzaa Begins

Last updated: October 18, 2024