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July Diversity Holidays

July is Disability Pride Month, celebrating the diversity of the disability community and recognizing the accomplishments of people with disabilities. During this month we raise awareness of the challenges that people with disabilities face and to advocate for equal rights and opportunities.

June is French-American Heritage Month, celebrating the historical and cultural ties between France and the United States, and  acknowledging the significant contributions of French Americans to American society.

June is National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month, raising awareness of the unique mental health struggles faced by minority communities in the United States.

JULY 1

  • Canada Day, or Fête du Canada, a Canadian federal holiday that celebrates the 1867 enactment of the Constitution Act, which established the three former British colonies of Canada, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick as a united nation called Canada.

JULY 3

  • Black Hair Independence Day, also known as National CROWN Day, raises awareness of the movement to get all states to pass the CROWN Act, a law that prohibits racial discrimination based on someone's hair. 

JULY 4

  • Independence Day, also known as the Fourth of July, a US federal holiday that celebrates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. The original thirteen American colonies declared independence from Britain and established themselves as a new nation known as the United States of America.

JULY 5 - 6 (sundown to sundown)

  • Ashura, an Islamic holiday commemorating the day Noah left the ark and the day Allah saved Moses from the Egyptians.

JULY 9

  • The Martyrdom of the Bab, a day when Bahá’ís observe the anniversary of the Báb’s execution in Tabriz, Iran, in 1850.

JULY 10

  • Asalha Puja, or Dhamma Day, a celebration of Buddha’s first teachings.

JULY 11

  • World Population Day, an observance established in 1989 by the Governing Council of the United Nations Development Program. The annual event is designed to raise awareness of global population issues. 

JULY 14

  •  International Nonbinary People’s Day, aimed at raising awareness and organizing around the issues faced by nonbinary people around the world while celebrating their contributions.

JULY 15

  • World Youth Skills Day, brings attention to the need for youth to learn important skills pertaining to employment and entrepreneurship.

JULY 18

  • Nelson Mandela International Day, launched on July 18, 2009, in recognition of Nelson Mandela’s birthday via unanimous decision of the UN General Assembly. It was inspired by a call Mandela made a year earlier for the next generation to take on the burden of leadership in addressing the world’s social injustices in which he stated, “It is in your hands now.” It is more than a celebration of Mandela’s life and legacy; it is a global movement to honor his life’s work and to change the world for the better.

JULY 24

  •  Pioneer Day, observed by Mormons to commemorate the arrival in 1847 of the first Latter-day Saints pioneer in Salt Lake Valley.

JULY 25

  • Constitution Day, commemorates the adoption of the Constitution of Puerto Rico in 1952.

JULY 26

  • National Disability Independence Day, celebrating the anniversary of the 1990 signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

JULY 27

  • Korean War Veterans Armistice Day, commemorates the signing of the armistice agreement that ended active combat in the Korean War in 1953, and honors the veterans who served in the conflict.
  • National Parents Day, recognizes the important role that parents play in the lives of their children and society as a whole.

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