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July Observances


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 death of Mohammed Abu Khdeir in 2014 

  • July 4 – International Day of Cooperatives  

  • July 3 – Independence Day (Fourth of July) (Observed) - CRS Closed

  • July 4 – Independence Day (Fourth of July)

  • July 6 – Anniversary of the death of Philando Divall Castile in 2016 

  • July 6 – Anniversary of the death of Sonya Massey in 2024 

  • July 12 – International Day of Hope 

  • July 13 – Anniversary of the death of Sandra Annette Bland in 2015  

  • July 13-19 – Nonbinary Awareness Week 

  • July 14 – International Nonbinary People’s Day 

  • July 16 – Anniversary of the death of Eric Caine in 2024 

  • July 16 – International Drag Day 

  • July 16 – Hope for Homes Day 

  • July 16 – Anniversary of the birth of Assata Shakur in 1947 

  • July 16 – Anniversary of the birth of Ida B. Wells in 1862 

  • July 16 – Anniversary of the birth of Philando Divall Castile in 1983 

  • July 17 – Anniversary of the death of Eric Garner in 2014 

  • July 17 – Anniversary of the death of 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 19 – Anniversary of the death of Shelia Jackson Lee in 2024  

  • 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 Nurses Week 

  • July 28 – Anniversary of the birth of Hugo Chavez in 1954  

  • July 28 – World Hepatitis Day 

  • July 29 – Anniversary of the birth of Bernard Lafayette Jr. in 1940 

  • July 29 – Asala (Asalha Puja, Dharma Day)

  • July 30 – World Day Against Trafficking in Persons 

  • July 30 – Anniversary of the birth of Aaron Bushnell in 1998 

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