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Cultural and religious observances – May 30-June 5, 2022

May 27, 2022 by Diversity and Inclusion

Cultural & religious observances header image. A photo in the upper left hand corner is a stained glass image of Mary holding Jesus. The photo in the upper right hand corner is a woman wearing a burqua standing near a fence. The image on the bottom left corner is a monk, and the image on the bottom right corner is a mandala sand painting.

Memorial Day Culture/religion: National observance Date: May 30 Three years after the Civil War ended, on May 5, 1868, the head of an organization of Union veterans — the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) — established Decoration Day as a time for the nation to decorate the graves of the war dead with flowers. Maj. Gen. John A. Logan declared that Decoration Day should … [Read more...] about Cultural and religious observances – May 30-June 5, 2022

Filed Under: Cultural and Religious Observances Tagged With: Chinese heritage, Christianity, Dragon Boat Festival, Judaism, LGBTQ Pride Month, Memorial Day, national observance, Pentecost, Shavuout

Cultural and religious observances – June 7-13, 2021

June 4, 2021 by Diversity and Inclusion

Cultural and Religious Observances title with an image of a man smiling, a religious stained glass window, a woman wearing a hijab and colorful Indian art made with sand and flower petals

LGBTQ Pride Month Culture/religion: National observance Date: June LGBTQ Pride Month is celebrated annually in the month of June to honor the 1969 Stonewall riots in New York City. In June 1969, patron and supporters of the Stonewall Inn staged an uprising to resist police harassment and persecution of members of the LGBTQ community. This was the beginning of a … [Read more...] about Cultural and religious observances – June 7-13, 2021

Filed Under: Cultural and Religious Observances Tagged With: Bahá'i, LGBTQ Pride Month, Loving Day, national observance, Race Unity Day

Celebrating LGBTQ Pride Month

June 3, 2021 by Tabitha Haynes

LGBTQ Pride Month

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) Pride Month is celebrated annually in June in honor of the 1969 Stonewall riots in Manhattan and LGBTQ Americans’ work for equal justice and equal opportunity. The Stonewall Uprising of 1969 In the early 1960s, the State Liquor Authority (SLA) considered establishments to be “disorderly houses,” or places where … [Read more...] about Celebrating LGBTQ Pride Month

Filed Under: Cultural and Religious Observances Tagged With: LGBTQ Pride Month, national observance

LGBTQ+ Pride Month 2017

October 2, 2017 by Diversity and Inclusion

LGBTQ+ Pride Month 2017 Oct 2nd LGBTQ+ Pride Month Kick-Off 5pm-7pm Freddy House Courtyard Oct 4th Good Queen Fun 7pm-9pm PSU Ballroom Oct 6th Safe Zone Training 1pm-3pm Registration: bit.ly/safezone2 Oct 6th Remembering the Normal Heart: AIDS, Activism and Art in the Ozarks 7pm-9pm Coger Theater Oct 7th Seek Pride Springfield Scavenger … [Read more...] about LGBTQ+ Pride Month 2017

Filed Under: Upcoming Events Tagged With: events, LGBTQ Pride Month, Multicultural Programs

2017 Shattering the Silences Series

August 8, 2017 by Diversity and Inclusion

The Division for Diversity and Inclusion's Shattering the Silences Series is a year-round effort to help educate and give a credence and voice to important topics for the campus and to departments and groups needing a forum to discuss national, regional and local matters. Latinx Heritage Month Immigration Panel Discussion Join the Missouri State University campus and … [Read more...] about 2017 Shattering the Silences Series

Filed Under: Upcoming Events Tagged With: events, Latinx Heritage Month, LGBTQ Pride Month, Native American Indian Heritage Month, professional development, Shattering the Silences

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