THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT
THE DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION CALENDAR
 
The Third Circuit Court Diversity and Inclusion Team's Mission Statement: 
" 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.

       June 2020

LGBTQ Pride Month
June 1 - 30
Global Day of Parents
June 1
Pentecost Monday
June 1
National Cheese Day
June 4
World Environment Day
June 5
National Donut Day
June 5
National Animal Rights Day
June 7
National Cancer Survivors Day
June 7
National Flag Day
June 14
Native American Citizenship Day
June 15
Autistic Pride Day
June 18
Juneteenth
June 19
The Longest Day
June 20
First Day of Summer

Father's Day

June 20

June 21




Pentecost Monday (also known as Whit Monday) - June 1
Whit Monday or Pentecost Monday is the holiday celebrated the day after Pentecost, a moveable feast in the Christian calendar.  It is moveable because it is determined by the date of Easter.  In the Catholic Church, it is the Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church. 
 
 


LGBTQ Pride Month - June 1 - 30, 2020
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) Pride Month commemorates the events of June 1969 and works to achieve justice and equal opportunity for LGBTQ 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 LGBTQ Americans were commonly subjected. This uprising marks the beginning of a movement to outlaw discriminatory laws and practices against LGBTQ Americans.
 
Today, celebrations include pride parades, picnics, parties, workshops, symposia and concerts, and LGBTQ 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.
 
The Law Library of Congress has compiled guides to commemorative observations, including a comprehensive inventory of the  Public Laws, Presidential Proclamations and congressional resolutions  related to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Pride Month .

 


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.