HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 81-22RESOLUTION NO~ 81- 22
BEING A RESOLUTION URGING COLUMBIA HEIGHTS CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
AND RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS TO WEAR OR DISPLAY
'GREEN RIBBONS IN SUPPORT AND CONCERN, FOR BLACK FAMILIES AND THE
CHILDREN IN ATLANTA
WHEREAS, the color green is symbolic of life; and
WHEREAS, the lives of twenty-three Black children have been heinously ended.; and
WHEREAS, the lives of Black children in Atlanta are continually threatened; and
WHEREAS, the Black community in Atlanta is encompassed in the suffocating atmos-
phere of grief, apprehension and fear;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Columbia
Heights that the .City Council and residents of Columbia Heights are urged to Join in
wearing or displaying green ribbons to show their support and concern for the Black
families and their children in Atlanta.
Passed this 13 day of April , 1981.
Offered by: Norberg
Seconded by: Hei'ntz
Roll Call: A11 ayes
Bruc~ G. Nawrocki, Mayor
-Ann~ Student Sec~tary
to the Council