Proclamation Fair Housing Month
Whereas, the strength of our nation, and all of its states, flows from the
promise of individual equality and freedom of choices; and
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Whereas, April 2003 is the 35 anniversary of the passage of Title VIII of the
Civil Rights Act of 1968, better known as the “Fair Housing Act,”
which declares that discrimination in the sale, rental or financing of
housing based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, familial
status, or disability is unlawful; and
Whereas, Chapter 27 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Dubuque
similarly prohibits discrimination in the area of housing; and
Whereas, shelter is a basic human need, and the quality of human life is
greatly diminished when people suffer discrimination because of
such irrelevant factors as their race, color, religion, sex, national
origin, familial status, or disability – making it essential that America
and the City of Dubuque be rededicated to the policy that housing
throughout the United States be available to all persons on the basis
of equality and fairness;
NOW THEREFORE, I, TERRANCE M. DUGGAN, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF
DUBUQUE, IOWA, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF APRIL 2003, AS:
“FAIR HOUSING MONTH”
IN THE CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA AND EXPRESS THE HOPE THAT THIS YEAR’S
OBSERVATION WILL PROMOTE FAIR HOUSING PRACTICES THROUGHOUT THE
CITY.
IN WITNESS THEREOF, I have hereunto set
my hand and caused the Great Seal of the
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City of Dubuque, Iowa to be affixed this 7
day of April, 2003.
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Terrance M. Duggan, Mayor
Attest:
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Jeanne F. Schneider, City Clerk
3/26/03 Sent over from Kelly Larsen – Human Rights