HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - PROCLAMATION - 01/15/2013 - PROCLAMATION DECLARING JANUARY 21, 2013 AS DR. MARPROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, the Civil Rights Movement acted as a vehicle giving voice to those who were
being legally oppressed in the United States; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a very prominent voice of the civil rights
movement to end discrimination in this nation; and
WHEREAS, the character and values that demonstrate and reflect upon the respect and
tolerance embedded in Dr. King’s teachings should still be taught today and would continue to
prepare today’s young people to be effective world citizens and to both act and think locally and
globally; and
WHEREAS, Fort Collins, in following the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., is
committed to ensuring the civil rights of all people in our city; and
WHEREAS, this year’s theme is Faces of Freedom: Past – Present - Future” and the hope
is that this event challenges all of us to incorporate, emulate and become a living representation of
the person that Dr. King was, as he believed that our only hope lies in our ability to recapture the
revolutionary spirit and go out into the world declaring eternal hostility to poverty, racism, and
militarism.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Karen Weitkunat, Mayor of the City of Fort Collins, do hereby
proclaim January 21, 2013 as
DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.
OBSERVATION AND
COMMEMORATIVE MARCH DAY
in the city of Fort Collins and encourage the citizens of this community to continue in striving to
actualize Dr. King’s dream by honoring individuals based upon the content of their character.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the City of Fort
Collins this 15th day of January, A.D. 2013.
__________________________________
Mayor
ATTEST:
_________________________________
City Clerk