August 2023 Month-long observance: National Civility Month Important D&I calendar dates: 7thPurple Heart Day 9thInternational Day of the World’s Indigenous People 13thLeft-Handers Day 17thMarcus Garvey Day (Jamaican) 19thWorld Humanitarian Day 21stSenior Citizens Day 22ndAmerican Business Women’s Day 26thWomen’s Equality Day
Vernis & Bowling achieves Gold RING Certification for Diversity & Inclusion
Vernis & Bowling is proud to announce that we have once again achieved Gold RING Certification for our Diversity & Inclusion efforts. Recognizing Inclusion for the Next Generation (RING) is a certification program that evaluates an organization’s commitment to embracing and expanding Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiatives. Learn more about RING Certification
Important D&I Calendar Dates – July 2023
July 2023 Month-long observance: French-American Heritage Month Important D&I calendar dates: 1stCanada Day (Canada) 4thIndependence Day (USA) 9thMartyrdom of the Bab (Baha’i) 11thWorld Populace Day 14thBastille Day 18thInternational Nelson Mandela Day 19thMuharram Islamic New Year 24thPioneer Day (Mormon) 26thNational Disability Independence Day (commemorates the signing of the Americans With Disabilities Act) 30thInternational Day of Friendship… Read More
Celebrating Juneteenth 2023
The NMAAHC is a public institution open to all, where anyone is welcome to participate, collaborate, and learn more about African American history and culture. In the words of Lonnie G. Bunch III, founding director of the Museum, “there are few things as powerful and as important as a people, as a nation that is… Read More
Hope Rising-Massaro Pride Interview
Hope Rising-Massaro is a paralegal in our St. Petersburg office. She is a married mother of 3 boys and 1 girl. Her daughter Nicole is gay. Nicole, who is now 40, came out when she was 16. “Coming out” can be a complex event in an LGBTQIA+ person’s life. It can be fraught with tension,… Read More