Full Text of SR0483 102nd General Assembly
SR0483 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of Malik Alim, a 28 year old father, | 4 | | friend, community leader, activist, and organizer, who passed | 5 | | away tragically on August 20, 2021; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Malik Alim's work included community organizing, | 7 | | storytelling, podcast production, and writing; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Malik Alim cultivated and nurtured community | 9 | | wherever he went; he encouraged people to envision a better | 10 | | world and to unite together to make it possible; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Malik Alim loved his children, his partner, his | 12 | | family, and his friends; he loved to help his community and | 13 | | worked to organize, inspire, and provide guidance; he was a | 14 | | proud father and constantly made everyone in every room he | 15 | | entered feel safe and supported; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Malik Alim understood how people, regardless of | 17 | | identity or political affiliation, were connected and impacted | 18 | | by social injustices; he encouraged and welcomed collaboration | 19 | | and taught and learned from anyone fortunate enough to cross | 20 | | his path; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Malik Alim was deeply committed to his work and | 2 | | was pivotal in creating a safer Illinois for all through his | 3 | | work on the SAFE-T Act and the Pre-Trial Fairness Act; he | 4 | | worked tirelessly for liberation, voting rights, freedom, and | 5 | | love; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Malik Alim valued public education and took any | 7 | | opportunity to shed light on social injustices and the | 8 | | importance of liberation; he spoke on panels, visited | 9 | | classrooms from primary schools to universities, created | 10 | | original media, and produced events; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Malik Alim centered his humanity and the humanity | 12 | | of all those around him in whatever he did; he approached his | 13 | | work with brilliance, grace, kindness, and dignity and created | 14 | | a beloved community in every space through which he passed; | 15 | | and | 16 | | WHEREAS, Malik Alim's work will live and be shared through | 17 | | generations, and his children will be able to understand the | 18 | | impact their father made on this world; therefore, be it
| 19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 20 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 21 | | Malik Alim and extend our sincere condolences to his family, | 22 | | friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to the family of Malik Alim as an expression of our | 3 | | deepest sympathy.
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