Full Text of HR0779 94th General Assembly
HR0779 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The Justice Sunday 2006 campaign recognizes the | 3 |
| 50th anniversary of the civil rights movement and serves as the | 4 |
| trademark for a historic 381-day Call-To-Service, which began | 5 |
| December 1, 2005, in honor of the lives and legacies of the | 6 |
| late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Mrs. Rosa L. Parks; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1994, in recognition of that spirit, Congress | 8 |
| passed the King Holiday and Service Act, which directed the | 9 |
| Corporation for National and Community Service to support local | 10 |
| efforts to make the King Holiday a day of service; and
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| WHEREAS, Justice Sunday's national theme, "A Charge To Keep | 12 |
| We Have: Service Before and Beyond", serves as a precursor to | 13 |
| the King Day of Service in uniting people of all races, faiths, | 14 |
| and cultures; and
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| WHEREAS, Family strengthening must be incorporated with | 16 |
| strategies of community support and personal transformation to | 17 |
| meet the critical needs of the more than 800,000 youth and | 18 |
| adult ex-offenders who are returning to cities and towns each | 19 |
| year; and
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| WHEREAS, In honor of the late Mrs. Rosa L. Parks, | 21 |
| individuals can make a difference by responding to the urgent | 22 |
| need for qualified mentors to help facilitate a pathway to | 23 |
| freedom for youth engaged in gangs and criminal activities, | 24 |
| with particular outreach to children whose parents are | 25 |
| incarcerated; and
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| WHEREAS, The National Alliance of Faith and Justice, is | 27 |
| authorized by grant of Rights from the Martin Luther King | 28 |
| Center for Nonviolent Social Change to use the images and | 29 |
| quotes of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to acknowledge the | 30 |
| lifetime of selfless service by Dr. King as a clergy and martyr |
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| for justice; and
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| WHEREAS, Justice Sunday 2006 will launch Pen or Pencil: | 3 |
| Eyes on the Prize, prompting youth to remain focused and | 4 |
| committed to progress and anti-criminal behavior by reflecting | 5 |
| upon the immeasurable price of freedom exemplified on film and | 6 |
| by heroes and sheroes of the civil rights movement such as Dr. | 7 |
| King and Mrs. Parks; and
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| WHEREAS, Dr. M. Jeanne Dolphus Cotton, Trinity Universal | 9 |
| Center, Inc., Justice Sunday Lake County, Illinois, | 10 |
| facilitator, in partnership with the College of Lake County, | 11 |
| will conduct the Pen or Pencil project in middle schools in | 12 |
| Waukegan and North Chicago; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 14 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 15 |
| we proclaim January 15, 2006, as Justice Sunday, and we urge | 16 |
| all citizens to consider this day and the year beyond as a | 17 |
| tribute to Dr. King and Mrs. Parks through commitment to | 18 |
| volunteerism and service around pressing social issues; and be | 19 |
| it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 |
| presented to Dr. M. Jeanne Dolphus Cotton.
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