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Amazingly, 2 publican Senators have introduced an amendment to replace Columbus Day with Juneteenth!
https://www.lankford.senate.gov/news/press-releases/lankford-johnson-introduce-amendment-to-replace-columbus-day-with-juneteenth-as-new-federal-holiday
JDC
(10,144 posts)We have a large BLM collaboration community also. Constant equality messaging from the top down.
Publicly traded tech company.
On Edit: Juneteenth will be a paid company holiday moving forward also.
MLAA
(17,367 posts)I spent 30 years with a global 50 tech company. Sexual harassment was dealt with swiftly and severely, LGBTQ proactively supported since way back and racism or misogyny in any form also dealt with severely. Over the years the company shifted to be all about stockholder value, but did always maintain these equality and respect for all programs.
fishwax
(29,149 posts)Indigenous People's Day
In It to Win It
(8,304 posts)RockRaven
(15,075 posts)if the premise is that the number of official holidays must be treated as zero sum.
I'd also swap the official federal recognition from Columbus to Indigenous Peoples.
Retrograde
(10,176 posts)We need more federal holidays anyway - there's nothing between President's day and memorial day.
raging moderate
(4,317 posts)Last edited Sun Jul 5, 2020, 12:13 AM - Edit history (1)
How about Anthony Fauci Day?
or Amerigo Vespucci Day?
or Enrico Fermi Day?
Polybius
(15,520 posts)June or August too.
bobbieinok
(12,858 posts)Fiendish Thingy
(15,700 posts)Dont know what other federal holiday could be replaced...
New Years
MLK day
Presidents Day
Memorial Day
Labor Day
Thanksgiving
Christmas
Have I missed any?
I think we could stand to add one more for Juneteenth
Polybius
(15,520 posts)You missed my favorite and its coming Saturday, Independence Day. Also Veterans Day.
egduj
(807 posts)It's a long haul from President's day to Memorial Day.
JenniferJuniper
(4,516 posts)A sudden, unexpected day off. Some thought it was a bit disingenuous, but we'll see what happens next year.
Captain Zero
(6,860 posts)Just call every squalid day a Trump Day.