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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023 April Fair Housing MonthCOLUMBIA 0 HEIGHTS 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