Full Text of SR0490 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION | 2 | | WHEREAS, The Illinois Senate represents all the citizens | 3 | | of Illinois, including the police and fire departments, | 4 | | community development, school superintendents, principals, | 5 | | teachers, professors, city management, human resources, | 6 | | neighborhood services, planning and zoning, business owners, | 7 | | church leaders, and families, young and old; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are committed | 9 | | to fostering a culture of peace and nonviolence through | 10 | | education, sustainable economic and social development, a | 11 | | clean environment, and racial, gender, and intergenerational | 12 | | justice; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are committed | 14 | | to promoting human rights, advancing understanding, tolerance, | 15 | | and solidarity, and supporting participation, communication, | 16 | | and the free flow of information; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are committed | 18 | | to creating and implementing initiatives that not only foster | 19 | | peace and nonviolence but also create a positive and lasting | 20 | | change in our State; and | 21 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate believe that |
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| 1 | | all segments of our State deserve inclusion in planning | 2 | | actions, resource allocations, nonviolence training, | 3 | | restorative justice practices, and budgetary priorities; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are committed | 5 | | to the rejection of violence, poverty, injustice, and | 6 | | environmental degradation in conjunction with the Pace e Bene | 7 | | Campaign for Nonviolence, which includes the Nonviolence | 8 | | Cities Project; therefore, be it | 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 10 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we support the United | 11 | | Nations Resolution designating September 21 as "International | 12 | | Day of Peace" and declare September 21 of 2023 and 2024 to be | 13 | | "Day of Peace" in the State of Illinois; and be it further | 14 | | RESOLVED, That we urge the month of September in 2023 and | 15 | | 2024 to be used as a time of renewal, evaluation, and | 16 | | improvement of policies establishing regional peace and | 17 | | nonviolence in perpetuity; and be it further | 18 | | RESOLVED, That we proclaim the State of Illinois to be a | 19 | | Nonviolent State. |
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