HomeMy WebLinkAbout1984-04-10 ProclamationCITY OF IOWA CITY
CIVIC CENTER 410 E. W\SI-IINGION SI IOWA CITY, IOWA 52240 (319) 3,56-5000
PROC L ApfA TION
THE MONTH OF APRIL marks .the sixteenth au>i.veUany o4 .the
signing 06 the Nationae Fain. Housing Law, This faun pAo-
vides .that it shaft be ulleat061LC "to disenim.tnate against
any person .in teens, conditions, oA paivieegee 06 .the sate
oA Aentat o4 a dweefing OA .in .tile MOVi6lon o6 seAv.iced oA
6actfi.tics in connection theAN(lith becaw,e u6 Aace, co£ott,
Ictigion, sex oA nati.onae origin." Iona City's Hwnan Righth
OAdillalce exlxlnds ort .the 4cdeAae taw by a£so providing pao-
tcetion on .tile basis o6 age and disab.ieity.
THE DENIAL OF EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY is one o6 .the most
sermons chaC£enges a collmunlity can 6ace. It is a challenge
that must be met and surmounted test it eAode the vitae
sociaC structtae that hoeds a community togetheA and gives
U shape and dimension. The. need 6o& shetteA is an ehsentiae
hwnan need. The night to 64eeey choose a place to .Give is
a basic hwnan night and discA.imulation in housing not oney
is against the Caw, it .is comma to awe own sense o6 what
01vltly shou£d mean .to us and to others.
THERE ARE VOLUNTARY PROGRAMS i I support a6 60,01 holtzing .that we
as canceAncd citizens can Join and support at every £evef
in owl community and ill ouA jobs. Thule ane personae and
pa06c,ss.ionaC attitudes .that we can and mlts.t chalgc. These
c660n.ts aac 6aia and just and necessaay 14 we ante to make
6aiA housing a basic night OIL OtMeevu and ouA nei.ghboAs.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, John McDona cl, MayaA 06 .the City o6 Iowa City,
Iona", do heAcby designate .tile month o6 ApUt 1984 as FAIR
HOUSING MONTH. I uage ate o6 owe citizens to join in .this
obecAvalce by 4e6oev.ing to flight disetbl'ination in theiA
pwomt daiCy fives and by makifg .8lun6eeves amAe o4 the
FaiA Housing Lav and .tile ways in which it appeiez to owl. conn-
mun ty.
Signcd .in loam C.i,ty, Iowa,
this 10th day o4 Apai.f 198.9.
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CIVIC CENTER 410 E. WASHINGTON ST. IOWA CITY, IOWA 52240 (319)356-500C)
PROC LABIA T I0N
WHEREAS, .the Llniveas.ity 06 loam is eeeebuti.ng Rivea6est
during the week o6 Apaie, 8 thAough 15, 1984, and
WHEREAS, R.ive&6eet .is a ceeebaation 06 Spaing wheae events
arte peanned boa Untveuity students and Iowa City
aes.idents o6 aee ages, and
WHEREAS, Rivu6est began s.ix yeau ago with a one. -day
ceeebaa.tion and has gaown to a week -tang event
culminating .in Paien.ts' weekend, and
WHEREAS, the Ci.irj woued Zike to add .its endorsement to this
cceebaation o6 spit-ing,
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Joint AlcDomed, Mayo& o6 the City o6 Iowa
City, Iowa, do heheby p4oc£aim the week o6 Apnie 8 -
15, 1984, as RIVERFEST WEEK in Towa City, and nage
aee citizens .tip join .in .the many eventa peanned boa
.this occasion.
Signed .in Iona City, Iowa,
Vis 10th day o6 Apai.e 1984.
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