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PROCLAMATION
• Monday, January 21, 2013, is a federal holiday marking the birth of Rev.
Martin Luther King, Jr. It is a day that celebrates a man devoted to Peace,
Social Justice, and Equality
• The City of Ashland, the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, the Ashland School
District, Southern Oregon University, and Jefferson Public Radio have joined
together for 25 years to mark this federal holiday.
• As a community we come together to celebrate a day of respect and a
~i commitment to teach children to respect people different from themselves.
° NOW THEREFORE, the City Council and Mayor, on behalf of the citizens of
Ashland, hereby proclaim the remaining days of the month of January 2013, as
"Ashland Commits to Racial Harmony"
and calls upon the citizens of Ashland to commit to fight discrimination and
ignorance by actively seeking knowledge and understanding.
f' Dated this 15th day of January, 2013.
~h n S mberg, Mayor
Barbara Christensen, City Recorder
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