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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives wish to congratulate the administration and | ||||||
| 4 | staff of the Jewish Council on Urban Affairs on the occasion of | ||||||
| 5 | the organization's 50th anniversary; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Since its inception in 1964, the enduring mission | ||||||
| 7 | of the Jewish Council on Urban Affairs has been to combat | ||||||
| 8 | poverty, racism, and anti-Semitism in partnership with | ||||||
| 9 | Chicago's diverse communities; its work, in reaching across | ||||||
| 10 | faiths, races, and classes to create dialogue and tangible | ||||||
| 11 | results, has been an inspiring presence in the Chicagoland | ||||||
| 12 | area; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, During its 50 years of existence, the Jewish | ||||||
| 14 | Council on Urban Affairs has facilitated the development and | ||||||
| 15 | preservation of thousands of units of affordable housing, | ||||||
| 16 | advocated for public policies that address the root causes of | ||||||
| 17 | poverty, and educated and mobilized a Jewish constituency to | ||||||
| 18 | create a more just city; its work with low-income communities | ||||||
| 19 | and communities of color has fostered deep understanding and | ||||||
| 20 | trust with partner organizations; and
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| 21 | WHEREAS, While the exact issues and challenges in Chicago | ||||||
| 22 | have changed, poverty, racism, and anti-Semitism continue to | ||||||
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| 1 | run rampant; through its work, the Jewish Council on Urban | ||||||
| 2 | Affairs continues to organize the Jewish community to be a | ||||||
| 3 | powerful partner for justice and guarantees the future of this | ||||||
| 4 | important work with its teen social justice program, Or Tzedek; | ||||||
| 5 | and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Guided by prophetic Jewish principles, the Jewish | ||||||
| 7 | Council on Urban Affairs has been committed to eradicating the | ||||||
| 8 | root causes of social and economic injustice and to creating | ||||||
| 9 | positive systemic change for Chicago's most vulnerable | ||||||
| 10 | neighborhoods and communities; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, The Jewish Council on Urban Affairs remains as | ||||||
| 12 | relevant today as it was 50 years ago, serving as an essential | ||||||
| 13 | Jewish voice for social justice; therefore, be it
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| 14 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 15 | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 16 | we congratulate the administration and staff of the Jewish | ||||||
| 17 | Council on Urban Affairs on the occasion of the organization's | ||||||
| 18 | 50th anniversary and wish them continued success in the future; | ||||||
| 19 | and be it further
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| 20 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 21 | presented to the Jewish Council on Urban Affairs as a symbol of | ||||||
| 22 | our esteem and respect.
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