File #: R-12-22    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Resolution Status: Adopted
File created: 2/9/2022 In control: City Council
On agenda: 2/14/2022 Final action: 2/14/2022
Title: Racism - Discrimination and Intolerance - For the purpose of joining the Caucus of African American Leaders in condemning all acts of racism and the many forms of discrimination and intolerance that have deprived people of their human rights.
Sponsors: Sheila Finlayson, Elly Tierney, Karma O'Neill, Brooks Schandelmeier, Rhonda Pindell Charles, Gavin Buckley, Ross Arnett, Rob Savidge, Dajuan K. Gay
Attachments: 1. R-12-22 First Reader, 2. R-12-22 Staff Report, 3. R-12-22 Fiscal Impact Note, 4. R-12-22 SIGNED

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Racism - Discrimination and Intolerance - For the purpose of joining the Caucus of African American Leaders in condemning all acts of racism and the many forms of discrimination and intolerance that have deprived people of their human rights.

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CITY COUNCIL OF THE

City of Annapolis

 

Resolution 12-22

 

Introduced by: Alderwoman Finlayson

Co-sponsored by: Alderwoman Tierney, Alderwoman O’Neill,

Alderman Schandelmeier, Alderwoman Pindell Charles, Mayor Buckley

Alderman Arnett, Alderman Savidge, Alderman Gay

 

A RESOLUTION concerning

 

Racism - Discrimination and Intolerance

 

FOR                     the purpose of joining the Caucus of African American Leaders in condemning all acts of racism and the many forms of discrimination and intolerance that have deprived people of their human rights.

 

 

WHEREAS,                     the Declaration of Independence provides, in part, “that all men [and women] are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness...”; and

 

WHEREAS,                     the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution provides, in part, “...nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws”; and

 

WHEREAS,                     after 245 years of independence and more than 150 years after the adoption of the Fourteenth Amendment, the goal of equality has yet to be fully realized; and

 

WHEREAS,                     the Annapolis City Council supports the goals of racial equality; and

 

WHEREAS,                     residents of the City of Annapolis and Anne Arundel County have formed the Caucus of African American Leaders, a consortium of leaders that includes civil rights groups, elected officials, clergy, youth, and businesses; and

 

WHEREAS,                     the Caucus of African American Leaders was formed for the purpose of eradicating racism, which was demonstrated through lynchings, racial discrimination, and bigotry for over a century; and

 

WHEREAS,                     the Annapolis City Council wishes to recognize and support the efforts of its citizens to eradicate racism and all forms of bigotry, including, but not limited to, antisemitism and Islamophobia.

 

NOW, THEREFORE,

 

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE ANNAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL that the City of Annapolis joins the Caucus of African American leaders in condemning all acts of racism and the many forms of discrimination and intolerance that have deprived people of their human rights.

 

 

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