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PROCLAMATION
Fair Housing Month: April 2023
WHEREAS, the Fair Housing Act, enacted on April 11,1968, enshrined into federal law
the goal of eliminating racial segregation and ending housing discrimination in the
United States; and
WHEREAS, the Fair Housing Act prohibits discrimination in housing based on race,
color, religion, sex, familial status, national origin, and disability, and commits
recipients of federal funding to affirmatively further fair housing in their communities;
and
WHEREAS, Columbia Heights is committed to the mission and intent of Congress to
provide fair and equal housing opportunities for all; and
WHEREAS, our social fabric, the economy, health, and environment are strengthened
in diverse, inclusive communities; and
WHEREAS, more than fifty years after the passage of the Fair Housing Act,
discrimination persists, and many communities remain segregated; and
WHEREAS, acts of housing discrimination and barriers to equal housing opportunity
are repugnant to a common sense of decency and fairness.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Amada Marquez Simula, Mayor of Columbia Heights, do
hereby declare the month of April, 2023 as Fair Housing Month.
I further declare, Columbia Heights as an inclusive community committed to fair
housing, and to promoting appropriate activities by private and public entities to
provide and advocate for equal housing opportunities for all residents and prospective
residents of Columbia Heights.
Aittada Marquez Sim a, Mayor
April 24, 2023