HomeMy WebLinkAboutII (B) Proclamation: International Day of Peace - September 16, 1997 Agenda 9-2-97
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Proclamation
WHEREAS, we acknowledge that wars are disastrous and that there is a better way to
resolve our differences; and
WHEREAS, peace begins with united efforts to release our world from the threat of nuclear
warfare and terrorism, to release our cities from violence and crime, and to free
• ourselves from prejudice and animosity; and
WHEREAS, our hope for peace lies in teaching our children problem solving skills and
morality in our homes and schools and inspiring them to avoid addiction to
drugs, alcohol, tobacco and the misuse of guns; and
WHEREAS, we should endeavor to encourage a reformed United Nations, our military, and
all governments to protect our human rights, health, education and our
environment by means not based on fear but on trust, not on the law of force
but on the force of law; and
WHEREAS, in order to promote peace for all humanity, Tuesday, September 16 has been
declared "International Day of Peace,"
Zoo, 74efteimze. I, S. Scott Vandergrift, Mayor of the City of Ocoee, do hereby declare
Tuesday, September 16, 1997, as
"INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE"
in the City of Ocoee,
4{itd�unticez, I call upon all of the citizens of Ocoee to share in the peacemaking process
by joining in with the United Nations Assembly in a moment of silence on Peace Day and to
continue with thoughts and actions which will promote peace and justice in our community,
our state and among all nations for a better world.
• ors IN WITNESS WHEREOF. I have
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S. Scott Vandergrift, Mayor