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To: rich4eagle who wrote (210966)	12/18/2001 5:19:22 PM
From: Neocon	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769670

TO: All King County Employees FM: Ron Sims, King County Executive RE: Holiday Celebrations With the post September 11 tragedy climate and the religious holidays starting, we at King County want to ensure that any upcoming holiday celebration at the workplace is held in a respectful, inclusive, and sensitive manner that does not favor one religion over another. Particularly in public areas, this means that any holiday recognition or celebration should be religion-neutral. Examples of religion-neutral practices include: - naming the celebration(s) "Holiday Celebration" or "Winter Celebration;" - using general greetings such as "Happy Holidays" or "Holiday Greetings;" - using decorations that are commonplace - poinsettias, evergreen boughs, lights - but not using religious symbols nor practices; and - obtaining the concurrence of all affected employees prior to holding a holiday social and/or food gathering. Care should be taken that employees who do not concur with holding a gathering are protected from retaliation. Cultural information sharing about various religious holidays in the name of diversity is allowable when it is done in the context of employee education and is inclusive of various religious celebrations such as Ramadan, Hanukkah, Christmas, etc. I encourage you to contact Maria Batayola, at (206) 263-7380, should you have any questions and/or comments. cc: Robert S. Derrick, Director, Office of Human Resources Management (OHRM) Maria Batayola, Manager, Diversity Management Division, OHRM (The use of the term "particularly" means "not exclusively", and "public areas" is encompassing, that is, practically anywhere but the restrooms is a "public area")......

To: rich4eagle who wrote (210966)	12/18/2001 5:49:00 PM
From: Gordon A. Langston	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 769670

I think it is abundantly clear he was instructing employees to make a White Christmas grey! Here is the actual memo sent out by Ron Sims. November 9, 2001 TO: All King County Employees FM: Ron Sims, King County Executive RE: Holiday Celebrations With the post September 11 tragedy climate and the religious holidays starting, we at King County want to ensure that any upcoming holiday celebration at the workplace is held in a respectful, inclusive, and sensitive manner that does not favor one religion over another. Particularly in public areas, this means that any holiday recognition or celebration should be religion-neutral. Examples of religion-neutral practices include: - naming the celebration(s) "Holiday Celebration" or "Winter Celebration;" - using general greetings such as "Happy Holidays" or "Holiday Greetings;" - using decorations that are commonplace - poinsettias, evergreen boughs, lights - but not using religious symbols nor practices; and - obtaining the concurrence of all affected employees prior to holding a holiday social and/or food gathering. Care should be taken that employees who do not concur with holding a gathering are protected from retaliation. Cultural information sharing about various religious holidays in the name of diversity is allowable when it is done in the context of employee education and is inclusive of various religious celebrations such as Ramadan, Hanukkah, Christmas, etc.(edit: What about Kwanzaa, and Deepwali, this guy is leaving millions out in a not so subtle play on the sympathies of the Big 3 I encourage you to contact Maria Batayola, at (206) 263-7380, should you have any questions and/or comments. cc: Robert S. Derrick, Director, Office of Human Resources Management (OHRM) Maria Batayola, Manager, Diversity Management Division, OHRM