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Home My WebLink About2014-09-16 Proclamation,.3 City of Iowa City PROCLAMATION WHEREAS, the United Nations General Assembly has reaffirmed that since wars begin in the minds of men and women, it is in the minds of men and women that the defenses of peace must be constructed; and WHEREAS, the General Assembly declared that September 21, 2014, the opening day of the regular sessions of the General Assembly of the United Nations, shall be officially proclaimed and observed as an International Day of Peace and shall be devoted to commemorating and strengthening the ideas of peace; and WHEREAS, the General Assembly recalled that the promotion of peace is among the main purposes of the United Nations, and reaffirmed that a peace based exclusively upon political and economic arrangements of governments would not be a peace that would secure the unanimous, and that the peace must therefore be founded upon the intellectual and moral solidarity of humankind; and WHEREAS, the General Assembly invited all member states, organizations, non- governmental organizations, and people to commemorate in an appropriate manner through education, and to cooperate with the United Nations in the observance of that day. Now, Therefore, I, Matthew J. Hayek, Mayor of the City of Iowa City, do hereby proclaim Sunday, September 21, 2014 as: Peace Day in Iowa City and encourage citizens to promote the ideas of peace and to give positive evidence of the commitment to peace in all viable ways. n Mayor Signed in Iowa City, Iowa, this 16th day of September, 201 a� City of Iowa City PROCLAMATIO WHEREAS, the United Nationf General Assembly has begin in the minds of men and wonken, it is in the minds of defenses of peace must be construc d; and ;d that since wars women that the 2a WHEREAS, the General AssembN declared that Septem er 21, 2014, the opening day of the regular sessions of the Gene 1 Assembly of the nited Nations, shall be officially proclaimed and observed as an nternational Day f Peace and shall be devoted to commemorating and strengthening the eas of peace; d WHEREAS, the General Assembly reca e main purposes of the United Nations, and rea political and economic arrangements of goven secure the unanimous, and that the peace must and moral solidarity of humankind; and that t promotion of peace is among the me at a peace based exclusively upon ie s would not be a peace that would efore be founded upon the intellectual WHEREAS, the General Assembly invi d all tinber states, organizations, non- governmental organizations, and people to ommem rate in an appropriate manner through education, and to cooperate wit he United \ations in the observance of that day. Now, Therefore, I, Matthe J. Hayek, Mof the City of Iowa City, do hereby proclaim Sunday, Septe er 21, 2014 as: eace Day in Iowa City and encouragVtlo tizens to promote the ideas of p ace and to give positive evidence of the con mitme peace in all viable ways. Mayor Signed in Iowa Ci Iowa, this 16th day of Septe ber, 2 City of Iowa City PROCLAMATION WHEREAS, America's system of public lands includes parks, unique landscapes, forests,_ wildlife refuges, historic trails, natural streams and wetlands, nature centers, community gardens and other landmarks throughout the nation that individually and collectively represent our shared irreplaceable national resources; and WHEREAS, public lands promote civic ideals that include shared stewardship recognition of public ownership; and -WHEREAS, recreation opportunities offered by public lands help families and individuals lead an active lifestyle and reduce the incidence of childhood obesity; and WHEREAS, land conservation efforts improve access to p4bla9 1 .4 4 urban residents and work to break down the barriers that prevents AriZ�ca -Q. utilizing their public lands; and WHEREAS, a collaboration among residents and community Ie�tt !� condition of publicly held lands for the greater enjoyment of all; and WHEREAS, this is the nation's largest single -day volunteer effort for p0bho gilds" and has become an annual celebration for local participation on publicly held land. NOW THEREFORE, I, Matthew J. Hayek, Mayor of the City of Iowa City, Iowa, do proclaim September 27, 2014 as: National Public Land Day and call upon the people of Iowa City to recognize and participate in the special observance. Mayor Signed in Iowa City, Iowa, this 16th day of September, 201 City of Iowa City PROCLAMATION WHEREAS, America's forests, wildlife refuges, hiss community gardens and otht collectively represent our sh y em of public lands includes rks, unique landscapes, is trails, natural streams and wet nds, nature centers, landmarks throughout the nation at individually and ed irreplaceable national resource ; and WHEREAS, public lands omote civic ideals that in/eof hared stewardship recognition of public ownershi • and WHEREAS, recreation oppo nities offered by publs help families and individuals lead an active lifestyle nd reduce the incident hildhood obes ity; and WHEREAS, land conservation e orts improve ac ess to public lands for urban residents and work to break down the arriers that p events Americans from actively utilizing their public lands; and WHEREAS, a collaboration among condition of publicly held lands for the WHEREAS, this is the nation's lar e� and has become an annual celebratio for NOW THEREFORE, I, lV�atthew J do proclaim September 27, 20 4 as: is and community leaders improves the enjoyment of all; and le -day volunteer effort for public lands participation on publicly held land. National Publi and call upon the peldple of Iowa City to recognize observance. / Mayor of the City of Iowa City, Iowa, and Day Mayor participate in the special Signed in Iow City, Iowa, this 16th day of ptember, 2