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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
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Representatives are pleased to recognize milestone events in 
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the lives of the citizens of the State of Illinois; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Jane Ramsey has served as Executive Director of 
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the Jewish Council on Urban Affairs for 25 years, presiding 
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over a period of success and growing membership; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The Jewish Council on Urban Affairs (JCUA) is 
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recognizing her 25 years of leadership on November 13, 2004; 
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and

 
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    WHEREAS, As Executive Director of JCUA, she has worked for 
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the benefit of all Chicagoans by addressing important issues 
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such as homelessness and community displacement, community 
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reinvestment, police conduct, unemployment, racism, and 
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anti-Semitism; and

 
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    WHEREAS, She has been a lifelong activist and has dedicated 
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her life to improving the condition of Chicago's most 
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disenfranchised residents; and

 
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    WHEREAS, She has inspired countless others to strive for 
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social justice in her capacity as a lecturer and field 
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organizer for the University of Chicago, School of Social 
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Service Administration; and

 
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    WHEREAS, During a leave of absence from JCUA, she advised 
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Mayor Harold Washington on issues affecting Chicago's diverse 
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neighborhoods as Director of Community Relations for the Office 
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of the Mayor; and

 
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    WHEREAS, She has demonstrated extraordinary commitment to 
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the well-being of Chicago through her service on numerous 
 


 






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boards, including the Chicago Coalition to Protect Public 
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Housing, Chicago Rehab Network, Public Welfare Coalition, the 
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Commission on Social Action of the Union of American Hebrew 
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Congregations (now the Union for Reform Judaism), and Women in 
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Charge; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Under her leadership, the JCUA has become one of 
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Chicago's most active and important social justice 
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organizations and a model for other Jewish social justice 
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organizations throughout the country; and

 
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    WHEREAS, In her service to JCUA and the people of Chicago, 
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she has faithfully demonstrated the ideals of "tikkun olam"; 
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and

 
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    WHEREAS, With 25 years under her belt, she is just getting 
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started; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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express our thanks to Jane Ramsey for her years of 
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accomplishment serving the people of Illinois; and be it 
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further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to Jane Ramsey as an expression of our esteem.