Archive for September 2024
National Disability Employment Awareness Month (Oct.)
October marks National Disability Employment Awareness Month, which honors workers with disabilities and their contributions to our workplaces and economy. This year’s theme, “Access to Good Jobs for All,” highlights the need to ensure that people living with disabilities are supported in access to meaningful employment. If you work at WHOI and have a short-…
Read MoreInternational Day of Peace (Sep. 21)
“…[S]ince wars begin in the minds of men, it is in the minds of men that the defences of peace must be constructed.” Thus begins the Constitution of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). This concept—that a culture of peace needs to be cultivated in children and communities through education—is reflected in…
Read MoreNational Hispanic Heritage Month (Sep. 15 – Oct. 15)
September 15 kicks off National Hispanic Heritage Month, an annual celebration of the history and culture of Hispanic and Latino communities in the U.S. Its timing coincides with the Independence Day celebrations of several Latin American nations: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua (Sept. 15, 1821; from Spain); Mexico (Sept. 16, 1810; from…
Read MoreWorld Suicide Prevention Day (Sep. 10)
Suicide is a major public health challenge with complex social, emotional, and economic causes and effects. This year for World Suicide Prevention Day, the World Health Organization is calling on people to “Start the Conversation” with the goal of “Changing the Narrative on Suicide”—raising awareness, reducing stigma, and encouraging open dialog to prevent suicides. If…
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