Full Text of HR1231 093rd General Assembly
HR1231 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are pleased to recognize milestone events in | 4 |
| the lives of the citizens of the State of Illinois; and
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| WHEREAS, Jane Ramsey has served as Executive Director of | 6 |
| the Jewish Council on Urban Affairs for 25 years, presiding | 7 |
| over a period of success and growing membership; and
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| WHEREAS, The Jewish Council on Urban Affairs (JCUA) is | 9 |
| recognizing her 25 years of leadership on November 13, 2004; | 10 |
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| WHEREAS, As Executive Director of JCUA, she has worked for | 12 |
| the benefit of all Chicagoans by addressing important issues | 13 |
| such as homelessness and community displacement, community | 14 |
| reinvestment, police conduct, unemployment, racism, and | 15 |
| anti-Semitism; and
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| WHEREAS, She has been a lifelong activist and has dedicated | 17 |
| her life to improving the condition of Chicago's most | 18 |
| disenfranchised residents; and
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| WHEREAS, She has inspired countless others to strive for | 20 |
| social justice in her capacity as a lecturer and field | 21 |
| organizer for the University of Chicago, School of Social | 22 |
| Service Administration; and
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| WHEREAS, During a leave of absence from JCUA, she advised | 24 |
| Mayor Harold Washington on issues affecting Chicago's diverse | 25 |
| neighborhoods as Director of Community Relations for the Office | 26 |
| of the Mayor; and
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| WHEREAS, She has demonstrated extraordinary commitment to | 28 |
| the well-being of Chicago through her service on numerous |
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| boards, including the Chicago Coalition to Protect Public | 2 |
| Housing, Chicago Rehab Network, Public Welfare Coalition, the | 3 |
| Commission on Social Action of the Union of American Hebrew | 4 |
| Congregations (now the Union for Reform Judaism), and Women in | 5 |
| Charge; and
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| WHEREAS, Under her leadership, the JCUA has become one of | 7 |
| Chicago's most active and important social justice | 8 |
| organizations and a model for other Jewish social justice | 9 |
| organizations throughout the country; and
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| WHEREAS, In her service to JCUA and the people of Chicago, | 11 |
| she has faithfully demonstrated the ideals of "tikkun olam"; | 12 |
| and
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| WHEREAS, With 25 years under her belt, she is just getting | 14 |
| started; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 16 |
| NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 17 |
| express our thanks to Jane Ramsey for her years of | 18 |
| accomplishment serving the people of Illinois; and be it | 19 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 |
| presented to Jane Ramsey as an expression of our esteem.
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