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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04 20 15 Stand Against Racism DayMa y o r ’ s Of f i c e Pr o c C a m a ti o n tl 4 l f i e r e a s YW C A is c o m m i t t e d to m e e t i n g cr i t i c a l n e e d s , pr o m o t i n g se l f - s u f f i c i e n c y , re d u c i n g vi o l e n c e , el i m i n a t i n g ra c i s m an d ac h i e v i n g eq u a l o p p o r t u n i t i e s fo r al l p e o p l e . ; an d Wh e r e a s , on th e la s t Fr i d a y of ev e r y ye a r , h u n d r e d s of th o u s a n d s of p e o p l e al l ac r o s s th e Un i t e d S t a t e s of Am e r i c a g a t h e r wi t h YW C A to sp r e a d a w a r e n e s s a b o u t th e ro o t ca u s e s of ra c i s m an d e n c o u r a g e co n v e r s a t i o n s am o n g di v e r s e co m m u n i t i e s ; an d Wh e r e a s , YW C A be l i e v e s t h a t in d i v i d u a l s an d wh o l e c o m m u n i t i e s m u s t be e n g a g e d in a co n v e r s a t i o n a b o u t ra c i s m an d sp e a k ou t co l l e c t i v e l y , wi t h o n e vo i c e , an d pl e d g e to st a n d ag a i n s t ra c i s m ; an d Wh e r e a s , t h e Ci t y of Re n t o n al i g n s wi t h th e YW C A mi s s i o n an d is bu i l d i n g an in c l u s i v e in f o r m e d ci t y wi t h o p p o r t u n i t i e s fo r al l t h a t wo r k s to el i m i n a t e ra c i a l in e q u i t y th r o u g h in t e r n a l pr a c t i c e s , ci t y w i d e in i t i a t i v e s an d p a r t n e r s h i p s wi t h o t h e r in s t i t u t i o n s an d th e co m m u n i t y ; an d Wh e r e a s , th e Ci t y of Re n t o n p r o m o t e s u n d e r s t a n d i n g an d a p p r e c i a t i o n of o u r re s i d e n t s ’ di v e r s i t y , he l p i n g to ma k e t h e wo r l d a m o r e e q u i t a b l e , in c l u s i v e an d di g n i f i e d pl a c e fo r al l to li v e ; Wo w , th e r e f o r e , I, De n i s La w , Ma y o r of th e Ci t y of Re n t o n , do h e r e b y pr o c l a i m t h e 24 t h of Ap r i l 20 1 5 , to be St a n c ( Y l g a i n s t cR a c i s m D a y in t h e Ci t y of Re n t o n , an d I en c o u r a g e al l ci t i z e n s to jo i n me in th i s sp e c i a l o b s e r v a n c e . I n w i t n e s s w h e r e o f I ha v e h e r e u n t o s e t my ha n d an d ca u s e d th e se a l of th e Ci t y of Re n t o n to be af f i x e d th i s 20 t h da y of Ap r i l , 20 1 5 . De n i s La w , M a y o r Ci t y of Re n t o n , W a s h i n g t o n Re n t o n Ci t y Ha l l • 10 5 5 So u t h Gr a d y Wa y • R e n t o n , W a s h i n g t o n 98 0 5 7 • re n t o n w a . g o v