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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - PROCLAMATION - 04/02/2002 - PROCLAMATION PROCLAIMING APRIL 7-15, 2002 AS DAYS Mayor 46a City of Fort Collins PROCLAMATION WHEREAS,the Holocaust was the state-sponsored,systematic persecution and annihilation of European Jewry by Nazi Germany and its collaborators between 1933 and 1945; and WHEREAS, Jews were the primary victims--six million were murdered, however, Gypsies, the handicapped, and Poles were also targeted for destruction or decimation for racial, ethnic or national reasons. Millions more, including homosexuals, Jehovah's Witnesses, Soviet prisoners of war and political dissidents, also suffered grievous oppression and death under Nazi tyranny; and WHEREAS,the history of the Holocaust offers an opportunity to reflect on the moral responsibilities of individuals, societies and governments;and WHEREAS, we the people of the city of Fort Collins should always remember the terrible events of the Holocaust and should remain vigilant against hatred,persecution and tyranny;and WHEREAS, we the people of the city of Fort Collins should actively rededicate ourselves to the principles of individual freedom in a just society;and WHEREAS, the Days of Remembrance have been set aside for the people of the City of Fort Collins to remember •the victims of the Holocaust as well as to reflect on the need for respect of all peoples;and WHEREAS, pursuant to an Act of Congress(Public Law 96-388, October 7, 1980) the United States Holocaust Memorial Council designates the Days of Remembrance of the Victims of the Holocaust to be April?through April 15,2002, including the international Day of Remembrance known as Yom Hashoah,April 9. NOW, THEREFORE,I,Ray Martinez,Mayor ofthe City of Fort Collins,do hereby proclaim the week ofApril7-15, 2002 as DAYS OF REMEMBRANCE in the city of Fort Collins in memory of the victims of the Holocaust, and in honor of the survivors, as well as the rescuers and liberators, and further proclaim that we should strive to overcome intolerance and indifference through learning and remembrance. IN WITNESS WHEREOF,I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the City of Fort Collins this 2nd day of April, A.D. 2002. Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk 300 LaPorte Avenue • P.O.Box 580 • Fort Collins,CO 80522-0580 • (970)221-6505 • FAX(970)224-6107 • TDD(970)224-6001 www.fcgov.com