THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT
THE DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION CALENDAR
 
The Third Circuit Court Diversity and Inclusion Team's Mission: "We appreciate our common connection and respect our diverse and unique human experiences. We move forward as an inclusive organization as we provide accessible and equal justice."
 
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.
 
September 2020
 
Labor Day  September 7
Hispanic Heritage Month  September 15-October 15
 Rosh Hashanah  September 18-20
 Yom Kippur  September 27, 28

 
 
 
Facts about Hispanic Heritage Month (Courtesy of www.crs.org): 
 
Hispanic Heritage Month September 15-October 15
Hispanic Heritage Month takes place September 15 to October 15 every year as a time to recognize and celebrate the many contributions, diverse cultures, and extensive histories of the American Latino community. The celebrations coincide with national independence days in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Mexico, and Chile.
 
Three Interesting Facts About Hispanics and Latinos in the United States: 
* Hispanics and Latinos are not necessarily the same. Hispanics are descended from Spanish speaking populations. Latinos are people of Latin American descent.
* Currently, the Hispanic population in the United States stands at more than 56 million, making it the largest racial or ethnic group in the United States.*
* It is estimated that by 2065 the Latino population in the United States will grow to 107 million people.*
 
*Pew Research Hispanic Trends Project Statistics & U.S. Census Bureau
 
 
Rosh Hashanah September 19-20
Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year. It is the anniversary of the creation of Adam and Eve, and a day of judgment and coronation of God as king.  
 
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Yom Kippur September 27, 28
Also known as Day of Atonement, is the holiest day of the year for the Jews. Its central themes are atonement and repentance. Jews traditionally observe this holy day with a 25-hour period of fasting and intensive prayer, often spending most of the day in synagogue services. Yom Kippur completes the annual period known in Judaism as the High Holy Days (or sometimes "the Days of Awe"). 
 
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