DOJ Hispanic Heritage Month Event: “Shaping the Bright Future of America”– October 12, 2017

To acknowledge the important contributions of Hispanic Americans to our Nation and the Justice Department, the Department of Justice will hold its annual Hispanic Heritage Month Observance Program from 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon, Thursday, October 12, 2017, in The Great Hall, Robert F. Kennedy Main Justice Building.  The National theme for this year’s program is “Shaping the Bright Future of America.”

During the program, DOJ employees will hear special remarks from Departmental Senior Leadership, and the program keynote speaker, Emmanuel Caudillo, Senior Advisor, White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics.  To learn more about Mr. Caudillo, please visit https://www2.ed.gov/about/inits/list/hispanic-initiative/caudillo.html?exp=5.   In addition, DOJ employees are encouraged to read the Presidential Proclamation for Hispanic Heritage Month by visiting https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/09/13/president-donald-j-trump-proclaims-september-15-through-october-15-2017.

The Departmental Hispanic Heritage Month Observance Program qualifies as diversity training; thus, DOJ employees should consider participating in this program to satisfy Departmental or Component diversity training requirements, either by attending this program in person or viewing it via JTN.  Employees who wish to receive credit for attending this program should follow the instructions located at https://dojnet.doj.gov/jmd/eeos/events.php.  For general questions about satisfying the diversity training requirement, please contact your Component’s Training Office or EEO Office.

Please contact Isabel Flores Kaufman, Hispanic Employment Program Manager, Justice Management Division (JMD) Equal Employment Opportunity Staff (EEOS), via email at Isabel.f.Kaufman@usdoj.gov for additional information and to request a reasonable accommodation.  Please submit requests for reasonable accommodation no later than five business days prior to the event.

The program will be broadcast live via the Justice Television Network (JTN).  Managers are encouraged to grant employees reasonable official time to attend or to view the program on JTN.  Your participation in Departmental Special Observance Programs will help facilitate increased awareness about all segments of the Department’s workforce, and the benefits of diversity and inclusion to the Justice mission.