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Home My WebLink About1994-10-11 Proclamation " ~D:n( '.' 'I' ..", ,I", " " , "'" " , , '.1'." ",', ;, ..' , .' , . ,_ _ .._._r" ,,,.,,,~,,,:,,,~,,,,.,,,,-,,,~,,_,,,,,~'~'''';'~''"'.''''''',,,,,,~.....'_~..._~,.._:,"", ,,',,', ".___..,'..,.."",_._._,...___.N......... ,~.n..." ""'~"''''''''''''',~'''''H'~_.''h____..__... _ . ;~" i., (~( \ ~ V~.., " i I . I I, ib 11" I.( ~ .;: ii,,' .., '~,: .r ~,,'. V ',~t \ 'I: , '\'" '~ .. .,.. , ,..... " , , ,".. . (Up of Jobla litp Jlld)mJR!DeJ! .er~, violence against women is a pervasive reality; and .er~, many women live in fear of violence committed by men; and .ber~, violence (especially sexual violence), is disproportionately committed by men against women; and .erea~, women have been working for many years to reduce the risk of violence against women; ana .er~, men need to start taking responsibility for what can he done to end men's violence; and .erea~, this proclamation is not meant to invalidate violence done against men; and Dbtt~, men and women must work together to foster the mutual respect necessary to end violence in our society; and .berea~, education, communication and ~lic awareness are extremely important in reducing and then eliminating violence against women. jlobJ, tbmfore, I, Susan M. Horowitz, Mayor of the City of Iowa City, do hereby proclaim Saturday, October 15, 1994, to be Jjrotber teare lap a day of men's awareness and women's empowerment in Iowa City, and I urge the men of Iowa City to stop whatever you are doing at 3:00 PM and join men across the nation in 3 minutes of silence to honor and show support for women victim/surVivors of male violence. r )n, Mayor ~~V) ..,....,',..'..'.e....'."s::..,' "1"0" .' '1'".'11' '~.:",{,,;, /;,' Signed in Iowa City, Iowa, this 11th day of Octoher, 1994. -~-t .,- ),..,",..,'"...,','.'.."....,',..'^,. ;.. ' .' ~, "'~,',~,'- " ,", , ":' y\" ", ,~,,<''-, 'c_ 0 r-4'~_ <:\'n'..'... \. . ~ , .": ,,0 V''r f" ,;, :' G ',! I 1 i,', , " ~i7J' " '- l:~~:-- \ " ',' (~'\ \l ,~ r~.( , , , '! I' .. " I I' : I I ! i \l',(_~::;' "~' dw' " 1~'t:21 ,(r- 0 fl~. \"", ,;. . '"," ',1,,1,. '. , ':,1 1 '~"I' f'" . . :! . . .. ,~...,~,,' ,.- "'.,""',''''' ~"..- ,--.,-"...~. ~.'-,.~--"...--~_.. -- . l. \:J, , City of Iowa City PROCLAMATION Ubma~, women are one.half of the worla's population, perform two.thirds of the world's work, receive one.tenth of the world's income and own less than one. hundredth of the world's property; and Uberea~, women market over three.fifths of the world's food and represent over three.fifths of the world's literate population; and .berea~, these inequities for women worldwide will be on the agenda of the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women: Action for Equality, Development and Peace which will take place September 4.15, 1995 ~ Bejing, China; and Wlberea~, the UN Bejing conference will mobilize women and men at both the potcymaking and grassroots levels to achieve objectives outlined in the 1985 Nairobi Forward.Looking Strategies and adopt a Platform of Action to remove fundamental obstacles to the advancement of women; and Uberea~, Iowa women share commonalities with women worldwide; and Uberea~, Iowa men and women must work together to submit recommendations from Iowans to the US Department of State for the Bejing US National Report for the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women to change these inequities; and Uberea~, education, communication and networking are extremely important to accomptsh these objectives. j1!oln, tberefore I, Susan Horowitz, Mayor of the City of Iowa City, do hereby proclaim, October 15, 1995, to be PRIORITIES '95 DAY a day of women's empowennent and men's awareness in Iowa City at Priorities '95, Anticipating the UN World Conference on Women in Bejing at The University of Iowa. .',,, Signed in Iowa City, Iowa, this 11 th day of Octohl'r ~~.~b / ayor ,1994. ,,:)), ,: : '~,: ~~, I I: ~ ~\:;, I . ,',' , , , ,~''j ; .,", -=~~-~. ; -."'.- ..~" 1 ~3i' j"""'C''', 1.5 ,:,"'\',-,'J'::, ,'...,',;';:'.....:"l 1:'0',' ",""'",,,,,,'1 .j,,"',.,,',.,.',~:' 0",:,,:', :::,; , ",,' ,,;i":" I '1~~~", , . : ~. .....-:'T ,( " (~'l '~ m i I ~I ! 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":.,,,.~,,_:..,_~~,,::_<~~ _".'_'. ,..,.._.__..."..>,...".h ..'".',_...,',"'."":' .""',:,'..--{,-',;,':",....~,-,', , Uber~, worn are one.half of the world's populati n, perform two. thirds of the world's wor , receive one-tenth of the world's' come and own less than one. hundredth 0 the world's property; and Dber~, women m et over three.fifths of e world's food and represent over three.fifths of the world's literate po ation; and Dber~, theae inequitie for women w rldwide will be on the agenda of the U"iteJ Nations Foun WorM Co erence OIl Women: .Action for Equality, Deoolopment and Peace which . ta1e place September 4.15, 1995 in Bejing, China; and Dber~, the UN Bejing confer e will mobilize women and men at both the policymaking and grassroot vels to achieve objectives outlined in the 1985 Nairohi ForwarJ./.poking trci egies and adopt a Platform of Action to remove fundamental obs ces 0 the advancement of women; and .ber~, Iowa men and men must wo together to submit recommendations from Iowans to th US Deparbnent f State for the Bejing US National Report for the U 'ted Nations Fo World Conference on Women to change these ine .ties; and Illber~, education, communication and netw rlung are extremely important to accomplish th se objectives, jlioln, tberefore I, usan Horowitz, Mayor of the ity of Iowa City, do hereby proclaim, ctober 15, 1995, to be RIORITIES '95 a day of wome s empowerment and men's awareness in 10 a City at Priorities '95, Anticipating e UN W orId Conference on Women in Ber at The University of Iowa. Signed in owa City, Iowa, this day of ,1994. ..'<= 1 ) ,,'.'. " 'i';' ",I ..Yl,::", \ ". ~" \ "c,' : '. ",-...7~~':'i"":"I"~: ' ~"," ',..:"T\'-:" -,x":''-' 'J r:.. .... J, :'~- , ',;.,0"'. ~,".,.',' - - I ! '! ,1d, . ."t..,.',/' . ',. '., ;., :r~ ".,' ,!~~/ , . " '( , .~ ,L (~'i \ '\ ~~ I, , ' I " : I ! I i I : I I, : I I r., \ l" ~.~.::) " ", ! .;. ..,~.. I~: {,', T" ' 1\ ~, Wi" '-_0 ,\ ' "f' ,'C~~.' . j'l ': . .' ,,;. , '.~t>, ""\1" . .. ,'~, ',',,' , ~''''' . . ...-.-, ..,.~.,...'~; .,' ,., ,:.'.,,~_.~....,..._. (Up of JobJa litp t)l\<<U:fIl!Of)j!, ilmtbml1u, the United Nations was founded at the end of World War II in an effort to vanquish and to prevent further world wars; and ilmtbmau, in October 1995, the United Nations will celebrate the golden annivers'!fY of its establishment-fifty xear,s in which it has p,romoted p,eace and justice in the world, through feeding and clothing cblldren in developing nations through UNICEF; battling such deadline diseases as AIDS and chicken pox through the ' World Health Organization; sending troops to keep peace in troubled areas of the world, including Cypms, Lebanon, and Bosnia; sending nuclear weapons inspectors to Iraq, North Korea" and other nations; and keeping the peace in a variety of ways; and ilmtbml1U, the United Nations helPs in the fight against global narcotics trafficl scourges such as malnutrition and hiberculosis, and works , toward the goal of a cleaner environment; and ilmtbml1u, the Fiftieth Anniversary of this world body gives all Americans an opporlunity to salute these efforts and to rededicate ourselves to the l'rinciples of respect for all peoples, world peace, and efforts at understanding and reconciliation among all peoples; ~o1tJ, tfJerdorc, I, Susan M. Horowitz, Mayor of the City of Iowa City, Iowa, do hereb,Y proclaim that the year of October 1994-0ctober 1995 shall be MOwn as the !Jear of tbe €:debratton of tbe l1ntteb Jlatfons in Iowa City, and that we use this time to renew and rededicate ourselves in our own lives to realizing the principles of consensus and reconciliation upon which the United Nations was founded. ~ Signed in Iowa City, Iowa, this 11th day of October, 1994. u:.. _ ,'" ~ '. ."--r..,, ,..' ", " ),.,..,',....,',.,"",.,.... , ,,' .''", ','.-"i', . " ,,^, 0, ,..', \:.' , . ,..,.1:, ",."":":":'-- 'j" ~3\O "", .,..,...,"'."..",.,..,..'.....'1...."..... ')5' f" ,I i . I ! !I I i ',i .!- :,.. , i I' I '. fo; ; . ~/,"'.,". .:'---,1 ""(<i' ',r ;. ~~!i; . :,1.' ~~' i' ., , c",Q, \\ \ ~ , r,1 .. I, i I , I ib ~ ,'~."~":",',! If . '~; , 'i~:~ l "'t, ('\, .,.. 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(Up of Jowa litp Jl\<<u:maUd)l1 mlbereas', cooperatives are a unique form of business ownership in , which members work together to meet their own needs, and mmtbereas', cooperative businesses are open to all who can use their services and are democratic organizations controlled by their members, and IDWuereas', co-ops take many forms, including food co-ops, housing co-ops, credit unions, electric power co-ops, and agricultwal co-ops, and mluereas', the 120 million persons who are members of 47,000 cooperatives generate over 100 billion dollars worth of economic activity in the u.s. each year, and mluereas', 700 million people around the world share the legacy of the first co-op OM the Equitable Pioneers of Rochdale, England founded 150 years ago. jl}otn, tberefore, I, Susan M. Horowitz, Mayor of the City of Iowa City, Iowa, do hereby proclaim October 1994 to be (o..f!&p jfNontb in Iowa City in order to bring an awareness to our residents of the forms of co-ops in our city. ~~ Signed in Iowa City, Iowa, this 11th day of October, 1994. - .', ,-~..==' )"""''',."'',.".,,,..,'' ", " ,""'"""'0"',:,:',:.,,',, '>";:.-::~":"" '.,\ I"~ " 'I'''' ,..', , , , ,":, ,.1 ,0'\" ,:""", /;,):;,; , - 11" ~3' , "',"'""'.',.:;.,.:"::"',0.';;"1,":"'" " ,'2"5 , " :' "", ~, ,,-, ! .!' .'J , ""'1""'."'; , '. " , 0";' \" ,';', .," ' J ,'\.:",";'!""IU::';; ,