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Jewish: Hanukkah

*Hanukkah is an eight-day festival commemorating the rededication of the Temple in 165 BC by the Maccabees after its desecration by the Syrians. It is marked by the successive kindling of eight lights.

Human Rights Day 2020

This special event—hosted by the United Nations Association-SF in honor of Human Rights Day 2020—will bring together leading researchers, activists, and advocates to discuss how digital technologies are affecting racial justice-related issues in the Bay Area and beyond. The second half of the event will be a workshop led by the Human Rights Center’s Investigations Lab at Berkeley Law, designed...

FBI Seminar: Faces of Fraud

In partnership with other organizations, the FBI Denver Field Office has opened up their registration for a free Generations Seminar focused on fraud trends, identification, prevention, and reporting. This seminar is designed to educate across generations to combat fraud.  Please feel free to share the invite with your contacts, parents, grandparents, and friends to participate in this interactive, educational conversation...

Wicca/Pagan: Yule – Litha – Northern/Southern hemispheres

*Yule or Yuletide ("Yule time") is a festival observed by the historical Germanic peoples. Scholars have connected the celebration to the Wild Hunt, the god Odin, and the pagan Anglo-Saxon Mōdraniht. It later underwent Christianized reformulation resulting in the term Christmastide. Terms with an etymological equivalent to Yule are used in the Nordic countries for Christmas with its religious rites,...