Full Text of HR0210 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to recognize the Delta Sigma Theta | 4 | | Sorority as they visit the Illinois State Capitol for Delta | 5 | | Days on March 28, 2017; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Since its inception, Delta Sigma Theta has focused | 7 | | on five areas: economic development, educational development, | 8 | | international
awareness and involvement, physical and mental | 9 | | Health, and political awareness and involvement; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, In March 1913, six weeks after its founding, Delta | 11 | | Sigma Theta took part in its first action - marching in the | 12 | | women's suffrage parade in Washington, D.C.; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, In 1989, the National Social Action Commission | 14 | | instituted Delta Days in the nation's capital, an
annual | 15 | | legislative conference to increase members' involvement in the | 16 | | national public policymaking
process; the annual conference | 17 | | includes legislative briefings, issue forums, and advocacy | 18 | | skills
development; featured speakers include key | 19 | | policymakers, members of the United States Congress,
| 20 | | Congressional staff members, and national issues experts; | 21 | | events are also held on the regional,
State, and local levels; | 22 | | and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Delta Days activities include briefings on | 2 | | legislative issues which impact the African-American
| 3 | | community; skill development sessions such as "How to Lobby | 4 | | Effectively", "Understanding the Role
of Congressional | 5 | | Staffers", and "How to Monitor and Track Legislation"; it also | 6 | | includes legislative visits to members
of Congress; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, Delta Sigma Theta has 24 chapters in the State of | 8 | | Illinois, which is part of the Mighty Midwest Region, comprised | 9 | | of Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, | 10 | | Wisconsin, and West Virginia; it has 3,800 members in Illinois; | 11 | | and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Today, the goals of Delta Sigma Theta are voter | 13 | | registration and voter education programs, combating voter | 14 | | suppression, full restoration of voting rights for individuals | 15 | | who have paid their debt to society (ex-offenders), affordable | 16 | | health care and access to quality health care, financial | 17 | | literacy and economic empowerment, support for historically | 18 | | African American colleges and universities, political | 19 | | awareness and involvement, gender equality, and ending racial | 20 | | profiling; therefore, be it
| 21 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 22 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
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| 1 | | recognize the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority as they visit the | 2 | | Illinois State Capitol for Delta Days on March 28, 2017; and be | 3 | | it further
| 4 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 5 | | presented to Delta Sigma Theta as a symbol of our respect and | 6 | | esteem.
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