Bill Text: IL SR0250 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Recognizes the United Nations Declaration of 2011 as the International Year for People of African Descent.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die [SR0250 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-SR0250-Introduced.html
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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The United Nations has designated the year 2011 as | ||||||
3 | the International Year for People of African Descent to | ||||||
4 | strengthen national actions and regional and international | ||||||
5 | cooperation to ensure that people of African descent fully | ||||||
6 | enjoy economic, cultural, social, civil, political, and human | ||||||
7 | rights, as well as advance their integration into these aspects | ||||||
8 | of society and promote a greater knowledge of and respect for | ||||||
9 | their diverse heritage and culture; and
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10 | WHEREAS, The African Diaspora, during which four million | ||||||
11 | Africans were forced to migrate to the Western Hemisphere as | ||||||
12 | part of the slave trade, created permanent ties between the | ||||||
13 | people of Africa and the people of America; and
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14 | WHEREAS, People of African descent worldwide have endured | ||||||
15 | the challenges of segregation and inequality and still face | ||||||
16 | discrimination to this day; and
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17 | WHEREAS, Overcoming these obstacles, people of African | ||||||
18 | descent have made profound contributions to science and | ||||||
19 | technology, education, independence and civil rights | ||||||
20 | movements, agriculture, language, cuisine, culture, and the | ||||||
21 | arts; and
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1 | WHEREAS, The current economic crisis disproportionately | ||||||
2 | threatens access to employment, affordable food and housing, | ||||||
3 | health care, education, and criminal and environmental justice | ||||||
4 | for people of African descent and other minority communities; | ||||||
5 | therefore, be it
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6 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | ||||||
7 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we recognize the United | ||||||
8 | Nations Declaration of 2011 as the International Year for | ||||||
9 | People of African Descent; and be it further
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10 | RESOLVED, That we celebrate the unique contributions of | ||||||
11 | people of African descent to the culture of the State of | ||||||
12 | Illinois; and be it further
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13 | RESOLVED, That we state our intent to continue our work of | ||||||
14 | improving access to justice, human rights, political | ||||||
15 | institutions, employment, housing, health care, civil rights, | ||||||
16 | education, and environmental justice for people of African | ||||||
17 | descent in the State of Illinois.
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