Full Text of SR1726 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Illinois has welcomed, supported, and protected | 3 | | people of all races, ethnicities,
religions, and, | 4 | | nationalities for over three centuries; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Illinois is proud to be a very diverse State, with | 6 | | 13.5% immigrants, 14.5% African Americans, and the third | 7 | | highest concentration of American Muslims in the country; it | 8 | | has
welcomed people of all races, ethnicities, religions, and | 9 | | nationalities since its founding; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Illinois upholds the values set forth in the | 11 | | United States Constitution by protecting all its
residents no | 12 | | matter their faith or ethnicity; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, The national "Take on Hate" campaign on April 19, | 14 | | 2016 is committed to combatting violence by helping stop hate | 15 | | crimes and bigotry whenever and wherever it is seen; it stands | 16 | | for peace, acceptance, and inclusion to promote the core | 17 | | American values
that no one should be targeted solely because | 18 | | of their faith or ethnicity; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, Bigotry and hate towards African Americans, | 20 | | Latinos, Arabs,
American Sikhs, American Muslims, and other | 21 | | communities of color are getting worse; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Positive attitudes towards African Americans, | 2 | | Latinos, Arabs, American Sikhs, American Muslims, and other | 3 | | communities of color, has declined; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, There has been an increase of hate crimes and | 5 | | violence towards African Americans,
Latinos, Arabs, American | 6 | | Sikhs, American Muslims, and other communities of color, | 7 | | creating fearful and unstable communities; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, The national "Take on Hate" campaign calls upon | 9 | | all Americans to address the
current climate of fear, hate, and | 10 | | prejudice towards African Americans, Latinos, Arabs,
American | 11 | | Sikhs, American Muslims, and other communities of color by | 12 | | elevating the
voice of peace, unity, and love; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Public servants have an even greater | 14 | | responsibility to speak out against
discrimination, | 15 | | xenophobia, and hatred because when the unacceptable becomes | 16 | | the norm in our
society, human rights for all are threatened; | 17 | | and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, April 19, 2016 is a day to "Take on Hate" to | 19 | | inspire a movement to restore our
American values that all | 20 | | Americans deserve to live free of bigotry, hate, and violence, | 21 | | in order to build
an even better United States of America; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, The national "Take on Hate" campaign is a movement | 2 | | that promotes positive
images of African Americans, Latinos, | 3 | | Arabs, American Sikhs, American Muslims, and
other communities | 4 | | of color; therefore, be it
| 5 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 6 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we endorse the
mission | 7 | | of "Day to Take on Hate" on April 19, 2016 to protect all of | 8 | | Illinois' residents,
families, and communities no matter their | 9 | | faith, nationality, or ethnicity, and that we are proud to
| 10 | | stand with all Americans, regardless of their ethnicity or | 11 | | faith against those who
preach hate and incite violence; and be | 12 | | it further | 13 | | RESOLVED, That we declare April 19, 2016 as "Illinois | 14 | | Muslim Action Day" in the State of Illinois; and be it further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to The Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater | 17 | | Chicago as an expression of our esteem and respect.
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