Celebrating LGBTQ+ Pride Month

We encourage you to join Johns Hopkins Medicine, your colleagues and the community at an upcoming Pride event near you.:

• St. Pete’s Pride: Saturday, June 8
• Capital Pride (Washington DC): Sunday, June 9
• Baltimore Pride: Sunday, June 16 (Parade: Saturday, June 15)
• Baltimore Trans Pride: Saturday, June 29

Pride events in Annapolis and Rockville, Maryland, were held earlier this month

JHM LGBTQ+ ERG Pride Month Signature event

This signature event(co-sponsored with Johns Hopkins Diaspora ERG and Allies), will be held on June 11, 5–7:30 p.m., Hurd Hall, The Johns Hopkins Hospital. View a screening of Rustin, a documentary about Bayard Rustin, the Black gay civil rights pioneer who organized the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in 1963. Register here. 

Celebrating Caribbean American Heritage Month

Join the Johns Hopkins Medicine Caribbean Collective Network ERG for their signature event on June 20, noon–2 p.m., Chevy Chase Auditorium, The Johns Hopkins Hospital. Hear about the career journeys of several Caribbean leaders at JHM. Register here

2024 Eager Park Concert Series

We are happy to announce the much-anticipated return of the Eager Park Concert Series 2024! This year’s FREE live concerts will feature Jazz, Classical, Folk and Caribbean music!  Come out and enjoy fresh air and great talent!

Mark your calendars with the following dates:

• June 7, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.: Dance to the rhythm of Neil Mattei's Caribbean Music Concert.
• July 31, 12 p.m. to 2.p.m.: Isaac Parham & Friends Jazz will captivate you with their soulful melodies.
• August 15, 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.: Let Ari & the Buffalo Kings serenade you with their enchanting folk music.

“Culturally Specific Healthy Masculinity” from the heart of a Lakota Equine Therapist

   

Join the JHM Indigenous ERG & Relatives on June 17, 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., for their June virtual session with Greg Gray Cloud. Greg Grey Cloud a member of the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe co-director of Wica Agli “To Return A Man” a native man against domestic and sexual abuse nonprofit located on the Rosebud Sioux Tribe. Where he offers Culturally Specific Healthy Masculinity (CSHM) teachings in a court ordered Men’s Re-Education program designed for men convicted of violent crime. Grey Cloud also an equine Therapist focusing on using Lakota Equine Therapy, in helping boys ages 10-17, heal from sexual violence and childhood trauma. Grey Cloud actively promotes the prevention of violence against women and children and works diligently to end violent crime and gender inequality in his community. Register here to attend. 

Celebrating Juneteenth at Johns Hopkins

The Hopkins Diaspora ERG Juneteenth Celebration

Join the Hopkins Diaspora & Allies ERG for a Juneteenth celebration on Wednesday, June 19, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Petersen Courtyard (Phipps Garden), Johns Hopkins Hospital. There will be information about the significance of Juneteenth, games, trivia, giveaways, and more!  Download and display a Juneteenth virtual background for use during Zoom and Microsoft Teams meetings. 

BFSA 2024 Juneteenth Brunch, IRB Induction Ceremony, Showcase & Celebration

Friday, June 21, 2024

• 11 a.m.: Lift Every Voice Buffet Brunch - Honoring Black Voices Through Time 
  • Doors open (grab food) at 10:30 a.m.; Event ends at 12:45 p.m.
  • Levering Lounge and Great Hall
• 2 p.m.: Indispensable Role of Blacks (IRB) Induction Ceremony
  • Doors open at 1:30 p.m.; Event ends at 4 p.m.
  • Levering Great Hall
• 5:30 p.m.: Juneteenth Celebration, Showcase & Gala Dinner
  • Doors open at 5 p.m.; Event ends at 8:30 p.m.
  • Surprise keynote speaker
  • Location: Levering Hall Glass Pavilion
• Register to attend all 3 events here
• Watch all 3 events via livestream here

Visit the BFSA Juneteenth website for updates & this year’s new online program! Festive business casual dress.

2024 C.A.R.E.S. Symposium

The JHM Office of Diversity Inclusion and Health Equity is hosting the Annual CARES Symposium on Thursday, July 25, from 9:00am-2:30pm in the Turner Auditorium and virtually via Zoom Events .

The C.A.R.E.S Symposium provides opportunities for students who participated in a Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine pathway program to share their summer research presentations to the Hopkins community, faculty, recruits from local colleges and universities, and network with high-achieving undergraduates.

The audience will be about 300 people, made up of Hopkins faculty, high school students, undergraduate students, and community partners. This year's theme is "Unlocking the Potential Within: Empowering Every Voice for Impactful Change". For more information on CARES: https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/som/pathway/hopkins-cares. Questions? Email [email protected].