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CITY OF IOWA CITY
CIVIC CENTER 410 E. WASHNGTON ST. IOWA CITY, IOWA 52240 (319) 356-500c)
PROCLAMATION
THE MONTH OF APRIL marks the eighteenth anniversary of the
signing of the National Fair Housing Law. This law
provides that it shall be unlawful "to discriminate
against any person in terms, conditions, or privileges
of the sale or rental of a dwelling or in the provision
of services or facilities in connection therewith because
of race, color, religion, sex or national origin."
THE DENIAL OF EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY is one of the most
serious challenges a community can face. It is a chal-
lenge that must be met and surmounted lest it erode the
vital social structure that holds a community together
and gives it shape and dimension. The need for shelter
is an essential human need. The right to freely choose
a place to live is a basic human right and discrimination
in housing not only is against the law, it is contrary to
our own sense of what our country should mean to us and
to others.
THERE ARE VOLUNTARY PROGRAMS in support of fair housing that
we as concerned citizens can join and support at every
- level in our community and in our jobs. There are per-
sonal and professional attitudes that we can and must
change. These efforts are fair and just and necessary
if we are to make fair housing a basic right for our-
selves and our neighbors.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, William J. Ambrisco, Mayor of the City of
Iowa City, Iowa, do hereby designate the month of April
1986 as FAIR HOUSING MONTH. I urge all of our citizens
to join in this observance by resolving to fight discrim-
ination in their personal daily lives and by making them-
selves aware of the Fair Housing Law and the ways in
which it applies to our community.
I
MAYOR
Signed in Iowa City, Iowa
this 25th day of March 1986.
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