HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-03-19 ProclamationItem Number: 3.a.
CITY OF IOWA CITY
COUNCIL ACTION REPORT
March 19, 2024
Save Soil Day
Attachments: Save Soil Day proclamation
City of Iowa City
G; PROCLAMATION
Whereas, "Save Soil" is a global movement, launched by Sadhguru, uniting world leaders,
visionaries, influencers and citizens of all nations behind a common purpose — to restore and
safeguard the world's soil; and
Whereas, Save Soil aims to address the global soil crisis, recognizing that 52% of the world's
agricultural soils are already degraded, and by 2050, 90% of Earth's soil could be degraded; and
Whereas, addressing soil degradation issues would bring solutions for the loss of biodiversity,
nutritional deficiencies, food security, water scarcity, climate change, and mass migration; and
Whereas, the proposed solution is advocate for policies across all nations towards soil
restoration and aim to increase organic matter in agricultural soil to a minimum of 3-6%; and
Whereas, in an effort to raise awareness and activate support from leaders and citizens alike,
Sadhguru was on a 30,000 km journey as a lone motorcyclist covering 27 nations over 100 days
since March 21 st, 2022.
Now, Therefore, I, Bruce Teague, Mayor of Iowa City, do hereby proclaim March 21, 2024
to be
Save Soil Day
in Iowa City as soil is vital to all life and urge all citizens to be a part of the Save Soil movement
to support national policies towards soil restoration and aim to raise the organic matter of soil to
a minimum of 3% to 6% and urge all citizens to participate in creating bright futures for our
children and the future of our planet.
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igned in Iowa City, Iowa
this 19th day of March 2024.
Item Number: 3.b.
CITY OF IOWA CITY
COUNCIL ACTION REPORT
March 19, 2024
Transgender Day of Visibility
Attachments: Transgender Day of Visibility proclamation
City of Iowa City
PROCLAMATION
Whereas, a wave of discriminatory state laws is targeting transgender Iowans, _ _
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families, harming kids, and creating an unwelcoming environment across our state; and
Whereas, these discriminatory laws and the harmful rhetoric that accompany them often lead
to violence against transgender individuals, as witnessed in the recent tragic case of Nex
Benedict on February 8, 2024, in Oklahoma; and
Whereas, transgender people deserve to feel safe in Iowa City, deserve autonomy over their
bodies and lives, and shouldn't have to tolerate hateful remarks and opinions that invalidate their
experiences and put them in danger; and
Whereas, transgender adults deserve the same rights and freedoms afforded to all citizens,
including equal access to healthcare, housing, and jobs; and
Whereas, according to a survey by the National Center for Transgender Equality, nearly one-
half of transgender individuals have thought about moving to another state because their state
government considered or passed laws that target transgender people for unequal treatment, and
more than one -tenth of those people actually moved; and
Whereas, in order to remain competitive and retain local talent, Iowa City and its businesses
must be accommodating to trans employees and advocate against discriminatory laws introduced
in the Iowa legislature.
Now, Therefore, I, Bruce Teague, Mayor of Iowa City, do hereby proclaim March 31, 2024
to be
Transgender Day of Visibility
and call upon all to join us in lifting up the lives and voices of transgender people and to work
toward eliminating violence and discrimination against all transgender, gender nonconforming,
and nonbinary people.
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Signed in Iowa City, Iowa
this 19th day of March 2024.
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