City of Columbus - File #: 0097X-2020

• File #: 0097X-2020
• Version: 1
• Type: Ceremonial Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 6/10/2020
• In control: Hardin
• On agenda: 6/15/2020
• Final action: 6/18/2020
• Title: To Declare June 12th, 2020 as Reflections on Resilience Day
• Sponsors: Elizabeth Brown, Mitchell Brown, Rob Dorans, Shayla Favor, Emmanuel V. Remy, Priscilla Tyson, Shannon G. Hardin

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/18/2020	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
6/17/2020	1	MAYOR	Signed
6/15/2020	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
6/15/2020	1	Columbus City Council	Adopted	Pass

Title

To Declare June 12^th, 2020 as Reflections on Resilience Day

Body

WHEREAS, the 1969 Stonewall Riots in New York City were a tipping point for the LGBTQ movement in the United States; and

WHEREAS, On June 12, 2016, a mass shooting inside the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, Florida left 49 people dead and another 68 wounded; and

WHEREAS, the Pulse Night Club shooting is the deadliest incident of violence against LGBTQ people in US history and many survivors have dedicated themselves to fighting hate and intolerance; and

WHEREAS, the City of Columbus has instituted anti-discrimination legislation to fight bias and intolerance; and

WHEREAS, there is still much work to be done to ensure equity for the LGBTQ community, and the City of Columbus must stretch towards discomfort to achieve equal justice and equal opportunity for LGBTQ Americans; now, therefore

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:

That June 12^th, 2020 shall be recognized as Reflections of Resilience Day to remember the tragedy of the Pulse Nightclub Shooting