HomeMy WebLinkAbout1985-02-26 ProclamationCITY OF IOWA CITY
CIVIC CEN(ER 410 E. WASHINGTON ST. IOWA CITY. IOWA 52.240 (319) 356-500J
P R O C L A M A T I O N
WHEREAS, the month of April marks the seventeenth 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 connection therewith because of race, color, religion,
sex or national origin, and
WHEREAS, the denial of equal housing opportunity is one of the
most serious challenges a community can face. It is
a challenge 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 coun-
try should mean to us and to others, and
WHEREAS, there are voluntary programs in support of fair housing
that we as concerned citizens can join and support at
every level in our communities and in our jobs. There
are personal 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 ourselves and our neighbors.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, John McDonald, Mayor of the City of Iowa City,
Iowa, do hereby proclaim the month of April 1985 as
FAIR HOUSING MONTH. I urge all of our citizens to join
in this observance by resolving to fight discimination
in their personal daily lives and by making themselves
aware of the Fair Housing Law and the ways in which it
applies to our community.
Fir
Signed in Iowa City, Iowa,
this 26th day of February 1985.
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