Proclamation_Fair Housing MonthWHEREAS,
WHEREAS,
WHEREAS,
WHEREAS,
WHEREAS,
Masterpiece on the Mississippi
PROCLAMATION
in April 1968, at the urging of President Lyndon B. Johnson, Congress passed the federal
Fair Housing Act as Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, only one week after the
assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.; and
the Fair Housing Act introduced meaningful federal enforcement mechanisms by outlawing
discrimination based on race, color, religion or national origin in the terms of: Refusal to sell
or rent a dwelling; conditions or privilege of the sale or rental of a dwelling; advertising the
sale or rental of a dwelling indicating preference; coercing, threatening, intimidating, or
interfering with a person's enjoyment or exercise of housing rights based on the above or
retaliating against a person or organization that aids or encourages the exercise or
enjoyment of fair housing rights; and
the Fair Housing Act was amended in 1988 to include prohibiting discrimination on the basis
of disability and familial status; and
Title 8 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Dubuque similarly prohibits discrimination in
the area of housing and in 2006 was amended to include sexual orientation and gender
identity. Tthe Iowa Civil Rights Act (Iowa Code Chapter 216) was similarly amended in
2007; and
shelter is a basic human need, and the quality of human life is greatly diminished when
people suffer discrimination, making it essential that the United States, the State of Iowa,
and the City of Dubuque be rededicated to the policy that housing be available to all
persons on the basis of equality and fairness.
NOW THEREFORE, 1, ROY D. BUOL, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA, ON BEHALF OF
THE CITY COUNCIL, STAFF AND CITIZENS OF DUBUQUE DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE THE 45TH
ANNIVERSARY OF THE FAIR HOUSING ACT AND DECLARE THE MONTH OF APRIL 2013 AS
FAIR HOUSING MONTH
IN THE CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA, AND URGE RESIDENTS TO SUPPORT AND ENDORSE THE
PRACTICE AND POLICY OF FAIR HOUSING AND REAFFIRM OUR COMMITMENT TO FAIR
HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL.
IN WITNESS THEREOF, I have hereunto set my
hand and caused the Great Seal of the City of
Dubuque to be affixed this 18th day of March,
2013.
Roy D. Buol, Mayor
Attest:
Kevin S. Firnstahl, CMC, City Clerk
2013: Submitted by Vice -Chair R.R.S. Stewart of the Dubuque Human Rights Commission (DHRC)
on behalf of DHRC and received by Commissioner Stewart and DHRC Chair Anthony Allen.
2007: Updated and Submitted by the Dubuque Human Rights Department
2000: Submitted by the Dubuque Human Rights Department