Full Text of SJR0003 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 3
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The Great Migration, a long-term movement of | 3 | | African Americans from the South to the urban North, | 4 | | transformed Chicago and other northern cities between 1916 and | 5 | | 1970; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Chicago attracted slightly more than 500,000 of | 7 | | the approximately 7 million African Americans who left the | 8 | | South during these decades; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Before the Great Migration, African Americans | 10 | | constituted just 2 percent of Chicago's population, but by 1970 | 11 | | African Americans constituted 33 percent of Chicago's | 12 | | population; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, What had been in the nineteenth century a largely | 14 | | southern and rural African American culture became a culture | 15 | | deeply infused with urban sensibility in the twentieth century; | 16 | | and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, What had been a marginalized population in Chicago | 18 | | emerged by the mid-twentieth century as a powerful force in the | 19 | | city's political, economic, and cultural life; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, The Black Metropolis National Heritage Area |
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| 1 | | Project Steering Committee has worked with Congressman Bobby | 2 | | Rush on federal legislation for the Black Metropolis District | 3 | | National Heritage Area (NHA) and the Great Migration Centennial | 4 | | will serve as one of the benchmarks for the National Heritage | 5 | | Area which focuses on preservation, tourism & economic | 6 | | development, conservation, recreation, education & | 7 | | interpretation; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, The Black Metropolis National Heritage Area | 9 | | Project Steering Committee has identified 10 Major Promise | 10 | | Programs for the next century which include: | 11 | | 1. Great Migration Public Art; | 12 | | 2. In Motion: African American Migration Experience; | 13 | | 3. Great Migration Trail: Rails to Trails Conservancy | 14 | | Project; | 15 | | 4. The Rosenwald Building; | 16 | | 5. The Chicago Blues Museum; | 17 | | 6. The Pullman Porter Great Migration Blues Trail; | 18 | | 7. Leadership Development Institute; | 19 | | 8. Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships; | 20 | | 9. Black Metropolis Social Innovation Fund; and | 21 | | 10. Bronzeville Postmark and Postal Sub-station; and
| 22 | | WHEREAS, The Great Migration Centennial celebrates the | 23 | | promise that Chicago once offered a people in search of a | 24 | | better life 100 years ago; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, The theme adopted by the Black Metropolis National | 2 | | Heritage Project Steering Committee, "Creating a New Promise", | 3 | | acknowledges the hope that has been restored through the new | 4 | | political administration and addresses the need for the greater | 5 | | Chicagoland region to deliver on its promise and create a new | 6 | | social compact for the future; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, To succeed in the 21st century global competition | 8 | | for jobs, prosperity, and quality of life for all, we must have | 9 | | inspiring and well-accepted plans to produce action; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, The Great Migration Centennial will challenge | 11 | | children and adults throughout the region to make choices today | 12 | | that will define the way we live for the next century; | 13 | | therefore, be it | 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL
| 15 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
| 16 | | CONCURRING HEREIN, that the Illinois Great Migration | 17 | | Centennial Commission is created; and be it further
| 18 | | RESOLVED, That the members of the Commission shall include | 19 | | the President of the Senate or his designee and the Speaker of | 20 | | the House of Representatives or his designee, each serving as | 21 | | one of the co-chairpersons, the Governor or his designee, one |
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| 1 | | vice-chairperson appointed by the co-chairpersons, all of whom | 2 | | shall serve as the Executive Committee and 25 appointed | 3 | | members, with the Governor, the President of the Senate, the | 4 | | Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Minority Leader of | 5 | | the Senate, and the Minority Leader of the House of | 6 | | Representatives appointing 5 members each; and be it further | 7 | | RESOLVED, That the appointed members shall serve without | 8 | | compensation, but shall be reimbursed for their reasonable and | 9 | | necessary expenses from non-public sources if funds allow; and | 10 | | be it further | 11 | | RESOLVED, That the appointed members shall be from diverse | 12 | | backgrounds so as to reflect the diverse citizenry of Illinois | 13 | | working together for a common democratic cause, and that their | 14 | | individual qualifications shall include varying educational, | 15 | | professional, and civic experiences that bring different | 16 | | perspectives and cooperative outlooks to the Commission; and be | 17 | | it further | 18 | | RESOLVED, That the purpose of the Commission is to plan for | 19 | | the Great Migration Centennial to be commemorated and | 20 | | celebrated from January to December 2016 and to: | 21 | | 1. Elevate the centennial of the Great Migration to a | 22 | | high-profile bi-partisan event; | 23 | | 2. Recognize the Great Migration as the largest |
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| 1 | | migration to ever occur in North America; | 2 | | 3. Stimulate and encourage the creation and growth of | 3 | | programs about the Great Migration; | 4 | | 4. Highlight and publicize the institutions in the | 5 | | State that are connected to the Great Migration and their | 6 | | impact; | 7 | | 5. Work with coordinated statewide groups | 8 | | commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the Great | 9 | | Migration; and | 10 | | 6. Encourage communities and citizens to support and | 11 | | get involved in the commemoration; and be it further | 12 | | RESOLVED, The Great Migration Centennial Commission serves | 13 | | to promote a deeper knowledge, understanding and engagement in | 14 | | the life and times of the African American Migration | 15 | | Experience, through conferences, publications, preservation of | 16 | | historic sites, and local, statewide and national observances | 17 | | as well as arts projects, forum, travel and tourism promotions | 18 | | and year-long celebration activities; and be it further | 19 | | RESOLVED, That the Commission's preliminary goals are to | 20 | | develop: | 21 | | 1. a national honorary committee of historians, | 22 | | educators, authors, politicians, celebrities and other | 23 | | notables; | 24 | | 2. educational curriculum, events, tours, exhibits and |
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| 1 | | programs at the elementary, high school, secondary, | 2 | | graduate and post-graduate level; | 3 | | 3. a signature entertainment event for fundraising and | 4 | | broadcast purposes; | 5 | | 4. an educational symposium with university partners, | 6 | | the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment | 7 | | for the Humanities, the Illinois Arts Council, as well as | 8 | | private foundations and other philanthropic organizations; | 9 | | 5. a year-long cultural promotional event calendar | 10 | | supported by travel packages and other travel or tourism | 11 | | incentives; and | 12 | | 6. a logo and trademark design for official use on all | 13 | | Centennial commissioned related merchandise, apparel and | 14 | | products officially licensed; and be it further | 15 | | RESOLVED, That the Commission shall meet as frequently as | 16 | | necessary, at the call of the co-chairpersons; and be it | 17 | | further | 18 | | RESOLVED, The Commission shall have the option of creating | 19 | | a Council of Advisors and any working groups or committees it | 20 | | deems necessary; and be it further | 21 | | RESOLVED, The Commission shall have the option to | 22 | | collaborate with any federal or local commissions designated to | 23 | | recognize the Great Migration Centennial commemoration via |
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| 1 | | internet links, shared exhibits, activities and programs; and | 2 | | be it further | 3 | | RESOLVED, The Commission shall work with and establish | 4 | | opportunities with the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs | 5 | | and the Mayor's Office of Special Events; and be it further | 6 | | RESOLVED, That the Commission shall, while working in | 7 | | coordination with and with the assistance of the Black | 8 | | Metropolis National Heritage Area Project Steering Committee, | 9 | | broaden outreach by using established channels, including | 10 | | publicly supported media and electronic, computer-assisted | 11 | | communication systems, and elicit voluntary assistance from | 12 | | educational, legal, civic, and professional organizations and | 13 | | institutions, as well as notable individuals; and be it further | 14 | | RESOLVED, That no later than December 31, 2012, the | 15 | | Commission shall report to the General Assembly and the | 16 | | Governor on its planning progress to commemorate and celebrate | 17 | | the Great Migration Centennial; and be it further | 18 | | RESOLVED, That the Historic Preservation Agency, subject | 19 | | to appropriation, shall have responsibility for, and may | 20 | | provide technical assistance and administrative support to, | 21 | | the Commission in its efforts; and be it further |
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That any such appropriation may be refunded to | 2 | | the Historic Preservation Agency, should the Commission choose | 3 | | to do so; and be it further | 4 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 5 | | delivered to the Governor of the State of Illinois.
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