Third Judicial Circuit Court
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THE DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION CALENDAR
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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.
MAY 2021
Global Love Day - May 1
Orthodox Easter - May 2
Star Wars Day - May 4
National Foster Care Day - May 4
National Nurses Day - May 6
Mother's Day - May 9
Eid al-Fitr - May 12
Armed Forces Day - May 15
World Day for Cultural Diversity - May 21
Memorial Day - May 31
Courtesy of Wikipedia
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Asian/Pacific Heritage Month - May 1 - 31, 2021
May is Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month - a celebration of Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States. A rather broad term, Asian/Pacific encompasses all of the Asian continent and the Pacific islands of Melanesia (New Guinea, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Fiji and the Solomon Islands), Micronesia (Marianas, Guam, Wake Island, Palau, Marshall Islands, Kiribati, Nauru and the Federated States of Micronesia) and Polynesia (New Zealand, Hawaiian Islands, Rotuma, Midway Islands, Samoa, American Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu, Cook Islands, French Polynesia and Easter Island).
Ways to Celebrate:
- Learn about Asian-Pacific American history.
- Read a book with connections to Asian or Pacific Islander Culture.
- Visit an Asian Cultural Center or Community Center.
- Make or try an Asian dish.
- Watch a movie produced by an Asian creator or with Asian actors.
Hashtags: #APAHM
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Older Americans Month
Every May, the Administration for Community Living leads our nation's observance of Older Americans Month. The theme for 2021 is "Communities of Strength."
Ways to Celebrate:
- Interview an older friend or relative, record the call or take notes and write up the story they tell you.
- Spend time with your older friends or relatives.
- Make cards or collect games to take to a nursing home.
Hashtags: #OlderAmericansMonth
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Jewish American Heritage Month
On April 20, 2006, President George W. Bush proclaimed that May would be Jewish American Heritage Month. The announcement was the crowning achievement in an effort by the Jewish Museum of Florida and South Florida Jewish community leaders that resulted in resolutions introduced by Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Florida and Sen. Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania urging the president to proclaim a month that would recognize the more than 350-year history of Jewish contributions to American culture.
Ways to Celebrate:
- Try a traditional Jewish dish you may have never eaten.
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Take a video tour with artist commentary at New York's Jewish Museum or explore early Jewish urban communities at the Tenement Museum.
- Attend a virtual service at a synagogue.
- Learn a new Yiddish word.
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Cinco De Mayo
The date is observed to commemorate the Mexican Army's victory over the French Empire at the Battle of Puebla, on May 5, 1862, under the leadership of General Ignacio Zaragoza. More popularly celebrated in the United States than in Mexico, the date has become associated with the celebration of Mexican-American culture. These celebrations began in California, where they have been observed annually since 1863.
Ways to Celebrate:
- Learn the history of Cinco De Mayo.
- Support Mexican businesses.
- Support Mexican Arts and Museums.
- Order Mexican carryout or make Mexican food at home.
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Ramadan
This year, Ramadan begins on Monday, April 12, 2021 and ends on Wednesday, May 12, 2021. Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting (sawm), prayer, reflection and community. A commemoration of Muhammad's first revelation, the annual observance of Ramadan is regarded as one of the Five Pillars of Islam and lasts twenty-nine to thirty days, from one sighting of the crescent moon to the next.
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