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2006
RESOLUTIONS AND COMMENDATIONS (A-J)
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TITLE
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PURPOSE
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POSITION
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A.
Appreciation
to Cari M. Dominguez
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To
acknowledge and honor Cari M. Dominquez’s distinguished
service with the EEOC
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Support,
Submit to Cari M. Domquez, U.S. EEOC, LCCR
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B.
Appreciation
to Lynn Bloom
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To
commend Lynn Bloom for thirty years of outstanding service
to the cause of Civil rights with 23 years of service as the
Ex. Director of the Hammond HR Commission
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Support,
Submit to Lynn Bloom, Jean Ishmon, Mayor McDermott, Jr.,
Alfonso Salinas
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C.
William
“Bill” Hale
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In
memoriam and commendation to William Max Hale for his
outstanding service to the cause of equal opportunity and
human rights
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Support,
submit to Karen Hale
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D.
Dr.
Gilbert R. Mason
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In
memoriam and commendation to Dr. Gilbert R. Mason for his
outstanding service to the cause of equal opportunity and
human rights
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Support,
Submit to the family, LCCR, NAACP
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E.
Appreciation
to Anne McCarty Braden
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To
commend and honor Anne Braden’s service to the cause of
civil and human rights
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Support,
submit to family, KY Commission
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F.
Larry
Reed, Sr.
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In
memoriam and commendation to Larry Reed, Sr. for his
outstanding service to the cause of equal opportunity and
human rights
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Support,
submit to Mary Reed
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G.
Appreciation
to Frank Vespa-Papaleo
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To
commend Frank Vespa-Papaleo, Ex. Director, NJ Division on
Civil Rights for Co- hosting the 58th Annual
Conference
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Support.
Submit to Frank Vespa- Papaleo, Peter C. Harvey, NJ Attorney
General
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Appreciation
to the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights, New Jersey
Commission on Civil Rights and New Jersey Human Relations
Council |
To
commend the NJ Division on Civil Rights, NJ Commission on
Civil Rights and NJ Human Relations Council for Co-hosting
the 58th Annual conference. |
Support,
Submit to Frank Vespa-Papaleo, Peter C. Harvey, NJ Attorney
General, Dr. Joan Rivitz, NJ Commission on Civil Rights;
James Peeler, NJ Human Relations Council |
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Appreciation
to Leon Russell, Pinellas County Human Rights |
To
commend Leon Russell for serving as co-chair of the 58th
Annual Conference Planning Committee |
Support,
Submit to Pinellas County BOCC |
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Appreciation
to Homer Floyd, Director, PA Human Relations Commission |
To
commend Homer Floyd for serving as co-chair of the 58th
Annual Conference Planning Committee |
Support,
Submit to the PA Human Relations Commission |
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HUMAN
RIGHTS (1-2)
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| 1.
Minimum
Wage |
Support
increase in the minimum wage |
Support,
Submit to Sen. Edward Kennedy, Congressman George Miller,
Congressional leadership, LCCR |
| 2.
Voting
Rights for the Elected Congressional Representative and the
residents of the District of Columbia |
Support
for the voting rights for the elected congressional
representative and the residents of DC |
Support,
Submit to Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, Sen. Joseph
Lieberman and Congressional Leadership, LCCR |
| 3.
Funding
for Anti-Bias Education |
Request
the current administration and future administrations fund
anti-bias education. |
Support,
Submit to Anti-Defamation League, U.S. President, Sec. of
Education, U.S. Attorney General, LCCR, NAACP |
| 4.
Hurricane
Katrina |
Encourage
Fair and Equitable Distribution of Hurricane Relief |
Support,
submit to FEMA, FHEO-HUD, Governors of Louisiana, Alabama,
and Mississippi, LCCR, NAACP |
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Secure
a declaration of urgency for the compensation for the
victims of Hurricane Katrina and Rita |
Join
the NAACP and other civil rights groups advocating for full
and proper compensation for Gulf Coast residents
particularly the underserved. |
Support,
submit to FEMA, U.S. Congress, Governors of Louisiana,
Alabama, Mississippi, NAACP, LCCR |
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Rebuilding
the State of Louisiana and the Gulf Coast Region |
Support
the rebuilding of the state of Louisiana and the Gulf Coast
Region
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Support,
U.S. Congress, LCCR, NAACP |
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CONTINUING
RESOLUTIONS
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Amendments
to Federal Local Law Enforcement and Enhancement Act “Hate
Crimes” |
To
support more inclusive language in Federal Civil Rights
Legislation |
Support,
U.S. Congress, LCCR |
