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ORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Action Agenda
Item No -A
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: March 19, 1996
SUBJECT: RESOLUTION-INTERNATIONAL DAY WITHOUT VIOLENCE
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DEPARTMENT Board of Commissioners PUBLIC HEARING YES NO—X-
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ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT
Clerk's Office,ext.2130
YES-RESOLUTION
TELEPHONE NUMBER
Hillsborough 732-8181
Chapel Hill 968-4501
Mebane 227-2031
Durham 688-7331
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PURPOSE: The attached resolution is being presented to the Board of Commissioners for their
consideration and approval.
BACKGROUND: The attached letter was received from Robert J.Gwyn on behalf of the Chapel Hill Friends
Meeting Committee on Peace and Social concerns. They are requesting that the Board declare April 4th as
International Day Without Violence."
RECOMMENDATION: Approve the resolution and request the Chair to sign.
5602 Lockridge Rd.
(Orange County)
Durham, NC 27705-9099
Moses Carey
Chairman
Orange County Board of Commissioners
P_O. Box 8181
Hillsborough, NC 2728
Dear Moses Carey.,
I am writing to you on behalf Of the Chapel Hill Friends Meeting
Committee an Peace and Social Concerns.
April 4 is the anniversary of the murder of Dr. Martin Luther
King, Jr. This act of violence ended the life of a great world leader
and the best known American to use active nonviolence to and
oppression. It is therefore appropriate to mark April 4 as a "Day
Without Violence". The idea for an International Day Without Violence
originated with the Peace Studies Association of Earlham College,
Richmond, Indiana. The Chapel Hill Friends Meeting Peace and Social
Concerns Committee requests the County Commissioners to declare April
4, 1996 as "A Day Without Violence"_ This declaration is consistent
with the leadership role Oranges County has taken to diminish all kinds
of violence, especially gun violence.
In addition to observing the symbolism of a day without violence
the county should be called on to focus on alternatives to violence,
emphasize conflict resolution, better intergroup relations_ It is an
opportunity to join together with individuals and organizations around
the world to create a world without violence.
I have enclosed a proposed resolution Please contact me if
your want more information.
i sorely,
Robert J. Gwy
9e9-3458
*-mail: r jgwynatmail.unc.edu
RESOLUTION
INTERNATIONAL DAY WITHOUT VIOLENCE
WHEREAS, April 4 is the anniversary of the murder of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.,
the great world leader and the best known American to use active nonviolence to
oppose oppression, and
WHEREAS, violence of all kinds - between family members, in schools, on the
streets, at businesses - is causing major disruptions in the social fabric leading
to fear and distrust, and
WHEREAS, violence in other nations whether terrorist or armed conflict is
causing widespread loss of life and destruction of property and is directly
involving American armed forces and civilians, and
WHEREAS Orange County has taken a leadership role in North Carolina in its
efforts to curb violence, establishing conflict resolution and many other efforts to
resolve conflicts and maintain a civil and compassionate community,
THEREFORE, the Orange County Board of County Commissioners joins other
communities throughout the United States and other nations in declaring April 4,
1996 as a "Day without Violence" and calls on the citizens of the county to
redouble efforts, in the spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and other great
spiritual and political leaders devoted to nonviolence, to remove the causes of
violence in our community and seek ways to join others in our state and nation to
restore civility to our families, relationships and communities.
Moses Carey, Jr., Chair
Orange County Board of Commissioners