Days of Peace and Non-Violence (September 11 -Septemeber 29, 2021)City of Dubuque
City Council Meeting
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September 7, 2021
P rociamation(s) # 1.
Days of Peace and Non -Violence (September 11 -Septemeber 29,
2021)
On behalf of the Dubuque International Day of Peace Coordinating
Committee.
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Days of Peace and Non -Violence Proclamation Supporting Documentation
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PIROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, the issue of peace embraces the deepest hopes of all peoples, and remains humanity's
guiding inspiration; In 1981, the United Nations proclaimed the International Day of
Peace be "devoted to commemorating and strengthening the ideals of peace both
within and among all nations and peoples;" and
WHEREAS, the United Nations expanded the observance of the International Day of Peace in 2001
to include the call for a day of global ceasefire and non -violence, and invited all nations
and people to honor a cessation of hostilities for the duration of the Day of Peace; and
WHEREAS, there is growing support within our nation for the observance of the International Day
of Peace, including a group of Dubuque -area residents inviting all to create a culture
of peace by participating in a city-wide celebration from Sunday 11 September to
Wednesday 29 September; and
WHEREAS, local and global violence impels all citizens to work toward converting humanity's
noblest aspirations for world peace into a practical reality. It is possible to see our
community and world turn from violent to nonviolent solutions within our lifetimes; and
WHEREAS, the Dubuque Day of Peace organizing committee's 2021 focus will be "Promoting
Racial Justice - Dismantling Systematic Racism" with an -person and virtual keynote
presentation by Olga Marina Segura on "Faith Communities and Liberation" on
Tuesday, September 21 from 7-8:30 pm in the Alumni Campus Center at Loras
College.
NOW THEREFORE, I, ROY D. BUOL, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA, ON BEHALF
OF THE CITY COUNCIL, STAFF AND CITIZENS OF DUBUQUE DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE 30TH
ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE AND PROCLAIM
DAYS OF PEACE AND NONVIOLENCE
IN DUBUQUE, IOWA AND CALL UPON THE CITIZENS OF DUBUQUE TO FURTHER AFFIRM A
VISION OF OUR WORLD AT PEACE BY FOSTERING COOPERATION BETWEEN INDIVIDUALS,
ORGANIZATIONS, AND NATIONS.
IN WITNESS THEREOF, I have hereunto set
my hand and caused the Great Seal of the
City of Dubuque to be affixed 7th day of
September 2021
Roy D. Buol, Mayor
Attest:
Adrienne N. Breitfelder, City Clerk
2021: Submitted by R.R.S. Stewart of the Dubuque Community Police Relations Committee,
Dubuque for Refugee Children and Dubuque Branch NAACP on behalf of the Dubuque
International Day of Peace Coordinating Committee To Be Accepted by: R.R.S. Stewart or Mira
Mosle/Art Roche as backups.
2020: Submitted by R.R.S. Stewart of the Dubuque Community Police Relations Committee,
Dubuque for Refugee Children and Dubuque Branch NAACP on behalf of the Dubuque International
Day of Peace Coordinating Committee To Be Accepted by: Barb Ilten (DoP Committee)
2019: Submitted by R.R.S. Stewart of the Dubuque Community Police Relations Committee,
Dubuque for Refugee Children and Dubuque Branch NAACP on behalf of the Dubuque International
Day of Peace Coordinating Committee To Be Accepted by: Barb Ilten (DoP Committee)
2018: Submitted by R.R.S. Stewart of the Dubuque Community Police Relations Committee,
Dubuque for Refugee Children and Dubuque Branch NAACP on behalf of the Dubuque International
Day of Peace Coordinating Committee To Be Accepted by: Art Roche, Barb Ilten, DoP & R.R.S.
Stewart (DoP Committee)
2017: Submitted by R.R.S. Stewart of the Dubuque Community Police Relations Committee,
Dubuque for Refugee Children and Dubuque Branch NAACP on behalf of the Dubuque International
Day of Peace Coordinating Committee To Be Accepted by: Judy Schmidt & R.R.S. Stewart (DoP
Committee)
2016: Submitted by R.R.S. Stewart of the City of Dubuque Transit Advisory Board, Dubuque for
Refugee Children and Dubuque Branch NAACP on behalf of the Dubuque International Day of
Peace Coordinating Committee To Be Accepted by: Evelyn Nadeau (DoP Committee)
2015: Submitted by R.R.S. Stewart of the City of Dubuque Transit Advisory Board, Dubuque for
Refugee Children and Dubuque Branch NAACP on behalf of the Dubuque International Day of
Peace Coordinating Committee To Be Accepted by: Art Roche (DoP Committee)
2014: Submitted by Vice -Chair R.R.S. Stewart of the Dubuque Human Rights Commission (DHRC)
on behalf of the Dubuque International Day of Peace Coordinating Committee To Be Accepted by:
Kathy Sutton (Dubuque Day of Peace organizing committee) and representatives of DHRC, This is
How we BBQ in DBQ, and Dubuque Branch NAACP.
2013: Submitted by Vice -Chair R.R.S. Stewart of the Dubuque Human Rights Commission (DHRC)
on behalf of the Dubuque International Day of Peace Coordinating Committee To Be Accepted by:
Kathy Sutton (Dubuque Day of Peace organizing committee), Anthony Allen of DHRC, the
Multicultural Family Center, NAACP and the Jule (Dubuque Transit) Advisory Board.
2012: Submitted by Michelle Balek, OSF on behalf of the Dubuque International Day of Peace
Coordinating Committee. Accepted by: Sr. Amy Golm, BVM (IDP Coordinating Committee) and
representatives of the Speak Your Peace Initiative, the Dubuque Human Rights Commission,
faces&voices, the Multicultural Family Center, Dubuque Branch NAACP and the Dubuque Transit
Authority Advisory Board.
2011: Submitted by Michelle Balek, OSF on behalf of the Dubuque International Day of Peace
Coordinating Committee Accepted by: Amy Golm, BVM, member of the IDP Coordinating
Committee, and representatives of faces&voices, the Human Rights Commission, and the
Multicultural Family Center.
2010: Submitted by Human Rights Director Kelly Larson on behalf of Dubuque's International Day
of Peace Coordinating Committee. Accepted by Sr. Dolores Ullrich and representatives.
2009: Submitted by the Leadership Team of the Sisters of St. Francis, 3390 Windsor Avenue.
Accepted by Sr. Pat Farrell with 2 originals going to the Sisters of St. Francis and
International Day of Peace NGO Committee, PO Box 340, Roosevelt, NJ 08555-0340