Bill Text: NY K00591 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Commending the Rome Branch of the NAACP upon the occasion of hosting its 21st Annual Freedom Dinner on October 12, 2019

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-06-17 - adopted [K00591 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-K00591-Introduced.html

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Assembly Resolution No. 591

BY: M. of A. Buttenschon

        COMMENDING  the  Rome Branch of the NAACP upon the
        occasion of hosting its 21st Annual  Freedom  Dinner
        on October 12, 2019

  WHEREAS,  It is the custom of this Legislative Body to recognize and
pay  tribute  to  those  enduring  organizations  which   devote   their
purposeful  energies  to  improving  the  quality and dignity of life of
those they serve, to preserving their heritage, and to  fostering  pride
among them; and

  WHEREAS,  Attendant  to  such  concern,  and in full accord with its
long-standing traditions, this  Legislative  Body  is  justly  proud  to
commend  the  Rome  Branch of the NAACP upon the occasion of hosting its
21st Annual Freedom Dinner on Saturday, October 12, 2019; and

  WHEREAS, The oldest and largest civil rights organization, the NAACP
was founded in 1909, in New York City by a  group  of  black  and  white
citizens    committed   to   improving   the   quality   of   life   for
African-Americans; and

  WHEREAS, Among the early leaders of the NAACP was W.E.B. DuBois, who
helped establish the Niagara  Movement  in  1905;  other  early  members
included  Ida  B.  Wells,  Archibald Grimke, Henry Moskowitz, Mary White
Ovington, Oswald Garrison Villard and William English Walling; and

  WHEREAS, Today, the NAACP diligently works to ensure the  political,
educational,  social  and economic equality of rights of all persons and
to eliminate racial  hatred  and  racial  discrimination;  it  has  over
500,000  members,  1,700  branch  chapters  and  450  college  and youth
chapters; and

  WHEREAS, The  Rome  Branch  was  founded  in  1972,  and  its  first
President  was  Roy  Goodman; throughout its 47 year history, this vital
organization has provided its community with numerous activities such as
movie nights, children's reading programs, high school senior night, and
Martin Luther King Jr. events; and

  WHEREAS, Staying true to its mission to fight for  the  equality  of
all  citizens,  this  vital  organization  has denounced KKK activity in
Rome, worked with  the  police  force  to  undergo  diversity  training,
provided  scholarships  to  high  school  students  planning  to  attend
college, and strived to ensure all children have  access  to  education;
and

  WHEREAS,  It  is  the  sense  of  this  Legislative  Body  that when
organizations of such noble aims and accomplishments are brought to  our
attention,  they should be celebrated and recognized by all the citizens
of the great State of New York; now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its  deliberations  to
commend  the  Rome  Branch of the NAACP upon the occasion of hosting its
21st Annual Freedom Dinner on October 12, 2019; and be it further

  RESOLVED, That a copy of this  Resolution,  suitably  engrossed,  be
transmitted to the Rome Branch of the NAACP.