July is full of observances! Check out the list below and take action with CRS by engaging with our Facebook and Instagram posts that acknowledge these special designations.
National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month
Disability Pride Month
Plastic Free July
July 2 – Anniversary of the 1964 Civil Rights Act
July 2 – Anniversary of the birth of Medgar Evers in 1925
July 2 – Anniversary of the birth of Thurgood Marshall in 1908
July 2 – Anniversary of the birth of Sylvia Rivera in 1951
July 2 – Anniversary of the birth of Aaron Bushnell in 1998
July 2 – Anniversary of the death of Mohammed Abu Khdeir in 2014
July 4 – Independence Day
July 6 – Anniversary of the death of Philando Divall Castile in 2016
July 6 – International Day of Cooperatives
July 8-14 – Nonbinary Awareness Week
July 13 – Anniversary of the death of Sandra Bland in 2015
July 14 – International Nonbinary People’s Day
July 16 – International Drag Day
July 16 – Anniversary of the birth of Ida B. Wells in 1862
July 16 – Anniversary of the birth of Assata Shakur in 1947
July 16 – Anniversary of the birth of Philando Divall Castile in 1983
July 16-17 – Ashura
July 17 – Anniversary of the death of Eric Garner in 2014
July 17 – Anniversary of the death of Cordy Tindell (C.T.) Vivian in 2020
July 17 – Anniversary of the death of John Lewis in 2020
July 18 – Anniversary of the birth of Nelson Mandela in 1918
July 18 – Nelson Mandela International Day
July 18 – Hope for Homes Day
July 19 – Anniversary of the death of Shelia Jackson Lee
July 21 – Asalha/Asala Puja; Dharma Day (Buddhist)
July 25 – Anniversary of the birth of Emmett Till in 1941
July 25 – National Hire a Veteran Day
July 26 – Anniversary of the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act
July 26-August 1 – Black Nurse Week
July 28 – Anniversary of the birth of Hugo Chavez in 1954
July 28 – World Hepatitis Day
July 30 – World Day Against Trafficking in Persons