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To honor and congratulate the Earth Charter of Central Ohio for sponsoring the first community-wide Earth Charter summit here in Columbus on October 11, 2003.
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WHEREAS, the Earth Charter is the product of a decade long, worldwide,
cross-cultural conversation about common goals and shared values; and
WHEREAS, an Earth Charter Commission was formed in 1997 and an Earth Charter Secretariat has been established at the Earth Council in Costa Rica; and
WHEREAS, a new phase in the initiative began with the official launching of the Earth Charter at the Peace Palace in Hague on June 29, 2000; and
WHEREAS, the mission of the Earth Charter is to establish a sound ethical foundation for the emerging global society and to help build a sustainable world based on respect for nature, universal human rights, economic justice, and a culture of peace; and
WHEREAS, the Earth Charter of Central Ohio is sponsoring the first community-wide Earth Charter summit in Columbus; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
That this Council does hereby honor the Earth Charter and commends to
the general public the Earth Charter Summit, being held at The Ohio State University Ohio Union on October 11th from 9:00 to 4:00.