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RESOLUTION
3782-07
Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana
September 10, 20 07
Attest:
Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend, Indiana
September 11, 20 07
City Cleric
President of Common Council
Approved and signed by me September 12, 2407
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City Clerk
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RESOLUTION NO. 3 ~ ~ 2 - ~
A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND,
INDIANA, DESIGNATING FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2007, AS THE
INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE DAY
~i~~, the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, notes that in 1981, the
United Nations established the International Day of Peace to coincide with the opening of the
General Assembly; and
°i~~, the South Bend Common Council further notes that in 2002, the United Nations
permanently established September 21St of each year, as the permanent date for the International
Day of Peace celebrations; and
~'Ir~,~ixeaa, the International Day of Peace is to "serve as a reminder to all people that [the
United Nations], with all its limitations, is a living instrument in the service of peace and should
serve...as a constantly pealing bell reminding us that our permanent commitment, above all
interests or differences of any kind, is to peace"; and
~i~i~~, since 2001, the United Nations has expanded the observance of the International
Day of Peace to include a call for a day of global ceasefire and non-violence, and invites all nations
and people throughout the world to honor a cessation of hostilities on September 21st; and
°i~~, last year throughout the State of Indiana, schools and groups participated in the
"Pinwheels for Peace" activity which were created and displayed to inspire their communities to
work for peace in joining this worldwide Day of Peace movement.
C~ous, C-~1e'e~P.ore, Ge ita~.aoCued, by the Common Council of South Bend, Indiana, as follows:
Section I. On behalf of all of the citizens of the City of South Bend, Indiana, the Common
Council hereby publicly declares Friday, September 21, 2007 as INTERNATIONAL DAY OF
PEACE in South Bend, Indiana.
Section II. The South Bend Common Council urges all public and private agencies, schools,
places of worship and residents of our community to commemorate in an appropriate manner the
2007 International Day of Peace as we work together to "establish a global day of peace" in our
homes, our communities, and among all nations and people.
Section III This Re olution shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption by
t o ouncil a oval b e Mayor.
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erek D. Dieter, District Ervin Kuspa, 6"' Distri Council Member
Charms Pfeifer, 2° Dis ~ic
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Al "Budd" Kirsits, /C/J~ouncil Member At Large
Council Membe~
L. White, Council Member At Large
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Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand, Council Attorney
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Steph J. Luc ,Mayor of South Bend