Bill Text: IL HR0420 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates H.E. Ambassador Arikana Chihombori QUAO on the launch of the African Diaspora Sixth Region Illinois Chapter.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-28 - Resolution Adopted [HR0420 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HR0420-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives recognize the Africa Union Decision | ||||||
4 | EX.CL/Dec.21 (VII) of the adopted definition of the Diaspora: | ||||||
5 | "The African Diaspora consists of peoples of African origin | ||||||
6 | living outside the continent, irrespective of their | ||||||
7 | citizenship and nationality and who are willing to contribute | ||||||
8 | to the development of the continent and the building of the | ||||||
9 | African Union"; and
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10 | WHEREAS, The Africa Union Decision EX.CL/Dec.221 divides | ||||||
11 | the African Diaspora into two categories, people of African | ||||||
12 | heritage who "involuntarily" migrated to North American, | ||||||
13 | Europe, the Caribbean, Brazil, and Latin America, Oceania, etc. | ||||||
14 | and persons who recently left Africa "voluntarily"; and
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15 | WHEREAS, The Africa Union Decision EX.CL/Dec.221 | ||||||
16 | establishes the "Diaspora As Africa's Sixth Region" and the | ||||||
17 | "African Diaspora Sixth Region Illinois Chapter"; therefore, | ||||||
18 | be it
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19 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
20 | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
21 | we congratulate H.E. Ambassador Arikana Chihombori QUAO on the | ||||||
22 | launch of the African Diaspora Sixth Region Illinois Chapter; |
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1 | and be it further
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2 | RESOLVED, That we commend the contribution of H.E. Arikana | ||||||
3 | Chihombori and welcome her for the official launch of the | ||||||
4 | African Diaspora Sixth Region Illinois Chapter at the DuSable | ||||||
5 | Museum of African American History on June 14, 2019; and be it | ||||||
6 | further
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7 | RESOLVED, That we commend the contribution of Mr. Olivier | ||||||
8 | Kamanzi, Chairman of the Africa Global Chamber of Commerce and | ||||||
9 | congratulate him on his nomination as the new Chairman of the | ||||||
10 | African Diaspora Sixth Region Illinois Chapter; and be it | ||||||
11 | further
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12 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
13 | presented to H.E. Ambassador Arikana Chihombori QUAO as an | ||||||
14 | expression of our esteem and respect.
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