Full Text of SR1080 100th General Assembly
SR1080 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Violence in underserved communities with minority | 3 | | populations has reached epidemic proportions; black males have | 4 | | been classified as endangered species, unemployed, or | 5 | | unemployable; African American communities in particular have | 6 | | not been included in innovation while
unemployment in these | 7 | | areas rises and crime surges; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, The United States of America is recognized as a | 9 | | world leader in technological and energy innovation; measures | 10 | | to improve the level
of participation and inclusion of members | 11 | | from underserved communities in collaborative research, | 12 | | science, technology, and innovation
projects and to promote | 13 | | investments to enhance public knowledge and to achieve | 14 | | sustainable participation should be considered; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Full and equal access to, and participation
in, | 16 | | science, technology, and innovation for underserved | 17 | | populations is imperative for achieving some measure of | 18 | | equality and the
empowerment of those targeted groups, and | 19 | | addressing barriers to equal access for men and women to | 20 | | science, technology and innovation requires a systematic, | 21 | | comprehensive, integrated, sustainable, multidisciplinary, and | 22 | | multi-sectoral approach; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, It is the first responsibility of our elected | 2 | | representatives and civic leaders to ensure the inclusive | 3 | | rights of life, liberty, and
the pursuit of happiness for | 4 | | peoples in all communities; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Efforts should be put in place at the community, | 6 | | city, state, federal and international
level to stem the tide | 7 | | of violence against underserved communities by devising | 8 | | collaborative
models to tackle some of business and society's | 9 | | most complex opportunities for underserved communities, and | 10 | | identify the leadership
attributes that enable inclusive | 11 | | innovation and measurable change on a large scale; therefore, | 12 | | be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 14 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we urge the State of | 15 | | Illinois and the federal government to work towards including | 16 | | underserved communities in collaborative research, science, | 17 | | technology, and innovation
projects and to promote investments | 18 | | to enhance public knowledge and to achieve sustainable | 19 | | participation.
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