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THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT
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THE DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION CALENDAR
The Third Circuit Court Diversity and Inclusion Team's Mission:
"We recognize our common background and respect our unique human experiences. We move forward as an inclusive organization, community and society."
The Court's Diversity & Inclusion Team strives to ensure the values of its diverse bench, staff, and court users are acknowledged and reflected in our delivery of service as well as our work environment.
In that spirit, the team creates and shares a monthly list of various holidays and observations along with some celebration suggestions. We invite our work community and the community at large to contribute.
JUNE 2019
Say Something Nice Day June 1
National Animal Rights Day June 2
National Cancer Survivors Day June 2
National Cheese Day June 4
World Environment Day June 5
National Donut Day June 7
Family Health and Fitness Day June 8
National Flag Day June 14
Native American Citizenship Day June 16
Fathers' Day June 16
Autistic Pride Day June 18
Juneteenth* June 19
First Day of Summer June 21
World Vitiligo Day June 25
Forgiveness Day June 26
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LGBT Pride Month - June 1 - 30, 2019
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month (LGBT Pride Month) commemorates the events of June 1969 and works to achieve justice and equal opportunity for LGBT Americans. It is currently celebrated each year in the month of June to honor the Stonewall uprising which occurred in Greenwich Village when patrons and supporters of the Stonewall Inn in New York City staged an uprising to resist the police harassment and persecution to which LGBT Americans were commonly subjected. This uprising marks the beginning of a movement to outlaw discriminatory laws and practices against LGBT Americans.
Today, celebrations include pride parades, picnics, parties, workshops, symposium and concerts, and LGBT Pride Month events attract millions of participants around the world. Memorials are held during this month for those members of the community who have been lost to hate crimes or HIV/AIDS. The purpose of the commemorative month is to recognize the impact that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals have had on history locally, nationally, and internationally.
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*Juneteenth - June 19th
June 19th marks the Juneteenth holiday which celebrates the day in 1865 that slaves in Galveston, Texas were told that slavery had ended. President Abraham Lincoln had actually ended slavery two and a half years prior to the Texas slaves being notified. Union soldiers led by Major General Gordon Granger delivered the good news to those still in captivity through General Orders No. 3 which stated:
The people of Texas are informed that, in accordance with a proclamation from the Executive of the United States, "all slaves are free." This involves an absolute equality of personal rights and rights of property between former masters and slaves, and the connection heretofore existing between them becomes that between employer and hired labor.
The freedmen are advised to remain quietly at their present homes and work for wages. They are informed that they will not be allowed to collect at military posts, and that they will not be supported in idleness either there or elsewhere.
By command of Maj.-Gen. GRANGER
Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States. Today, people all over the country celebrate Juneteenth with rodeos, fishing, barbecues, and picnics with an emphasis on education and self-improvement. Institutions such as the Smithsonian and the Henry Ford Museum sponsor Juneteenth-centered activities.
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