Full Text of HR0536 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Community Development Sustainable Solutions's | 3 | | Stephanie Bush, Terrance
Taylor, Tracy Johnson, and Shamika | 4 | | Croom continue their Peace Initiative Summers; this year, they | 5 | | are joined by
the Emerson Park Development Corporation's Bill | 6 | | Spencer and Vicky Forbe; June 19, 1865,
"Juneteenth", is a | 7 | | momentous day in American history; "To Awaken the Spirit of | 8 | | Freedom and Hope for a
New Beginning" on this fateful date, we | 9 | | stand in remembrance, gratitude, honor, and unity; we
answer | 10 | | the "Call for Change"; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Community Development Sustainable Solutions | 12 | | (CDSS) is a non-profit grassroots social
advocacy community and | 13 | | economic development agency of community organizers, human | 14 | | service
agents, and social justice agents committed to | 15 | | advancing economic growth in surrounding communities; CDSS's | 16 | | mission remains true to its original goals: making a positive | 17 | | impact by creating and implementing
sustainable solutions we | 18 | | can all live with; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Community Development Sustainable Solutions | 20 | | advocates for the voice and the spirit
of the community; on | 21 | | June 19, the CDSS, along with the communities of East St. | 22 | | Louis, Cahokia, and Washington Park, proclaimed Juneteenth an | 23 | | "American
independence holiday"; June 19th is the true African |
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| 1 | | American Independence Day, not July 4th; this is the first step | 2 | | towards raising awareness and
understanding the national | 3 | | legacy and journey of African Americans; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, In 2017, Community Development Sustainable | 5 | | Solutions celebrated Juneteenth - East
St. Louis by bringing | 6 | | surrounding communities together in unity; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Community Development Sustainable Solutions | 8 | | remains true to its vision
and mission towards equitable and | 9 | | sustainable solutions to end systemic racism and crime via | 10 | | community
and economic development efforts that civically | 11 | | engage; therefore, be it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 13 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 14 | | recognize the advocacy of Community Development Sustainable | 15 | | Solutions and declare Stephanie Bush, Terrance Taylor, Tracy
| 16 | | Johnson, and Shamika Croom to be "pillars of excellence" within | 17 | | their community; and be it further
| 18 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 19 | | presented to Stephanie Bush, Terrance Taylor, Tracy
Johnson, | 20 | | and Shamika Croom as a symbol of our respect and esteem.
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