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<br />RESOLUTION NO. 3 ~ ~ 2 - ~
<br />A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND,
<br />INDIANA, DESIGNATING FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2007, AS THE
<br />INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE DAY
<br />~i~~, the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, notes that in 1981, the
<br />United Nations established the International Day of Peace to coincide with the opening of the
<br />General Assembly; and
<br />°i~~, the South Bend Common Council further notes that in 2002, the United Nations
<br />permanently established September 21St of each year, as the permanent date for the International
<br />Day of Peace celebrations; and
<br />~'Ir~,~ixeaa, the International Day of Peace is to "serve as a reminder to all people that [the
<br />United Nations], with all its limitations, is a living instrument in the service of peace and should
<br />serve...as a constantly pealing bell reminding us that our permanent commitment, above all
<br />interests or differences of any kind, is to peace"; and
<br />~i~i~~, since 2001, the United Nations has expanded the observance of the International
<br />Day of Peace to include a call for a day of global ceasefire and non-violence, and invites all nations
<br />and people throughout the world to honor a cessation of hostilities on September 21st; and
<br />°i~~, last year throughout the State of Indiana, schools and groups participated in the
<br />"Pinwheels for Peace" activity which were created and displayed to inspire their communities to
<br />work for peace in joining this worldwide Day of Peace movement.
<br />C~ous, C-~1e'e~P.ore, Ge ita~.aoCued, by the Common Council of South Bend, Indiana, as follows:
<br />Section I. On behalf of all of the citizens of the City of South Bend, Indiana, the Common
<br />Council hereby publicly declares Friday, September 21, 2007 as INTERNATIONAL DAY OF
<br />PEACE in South Bend, Indiana.
<br />Section II. The South Bend Common Council urges all public and private agencies, schools,
<br />places of worship and residents of our community to commemorate in an appropriate manner the
<br />2007 International Day of Peace as we work together to "establish a global day of peace" in our
<br />homes, our communities, and among all nations and people.
<br />Section III This Re olution shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption by
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<br />erek D. Dieter, District Ervin Kuspa, 6"' Distri Council Member
<br />Charms Pfeifer, 2° Dis ~ic
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<br />~?r: David Varner,-'St District
<br />Al "Budd" Kirsits, /C/J~ouncil Member At Large
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<br />L. White, Council Member At Large
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<br />Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand, Council Attorney
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<br />Steph J. Luc ,Mayor of South Bend
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