HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - PROCLAMATION - 01/15/2008 - PROCLAMATION DECLARING JANUARY 21, 2008 AS DR. MAR PROCLAMATION
City of Fort Collins
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 the most prominent voice of the civil rights
movement to end discrimination end 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
act 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 "Why We Can't Wait" and the hope is that this event
challenges our city 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 a sometimes hostile world declaring eternal hostility to poverty, racism,
and militarism.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Doug Hutchinson, Mayor of the City of Fort Collins, do
hereby proclaim January 21, 2008 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. 2008.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk