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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
HONORING BLACKS IN GREEN ON THEIR TENTH ANNIVERSARY
WHEREAS, since 2007, Blacks in Green has worked to catalyze economic development, local land and business ownership, and ecological sustainability in black communities; and
WHEREAS, Blacks in Green has pioneered “Garden Oriented Development” [GOD] to ensure high quality homes and gardens, food system enterprises, and the conservation lifestyle within Great Migration Legacy communities; and
WHEREAS, Blacks in Green builds the capacity for local self-management in “walk-to-work, walk-to-shop, walk-to-learn, walk-to-play” villages called The Sustainable Square Mile; and
WHEREAS, Blacks in Green strives to improve the health and wealth of the whole community; and
WHEREAS, the Blacks in Green organization works to change and reverse racial economic disparities; and
WHEREAS, Blacks in Green has made significant contributions to the African-American community and to the residents of Cook County; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the President and the Cook County Board of Commissioners, on behalf of the residents of Cook County, recognize Blacks in Green for their essential contribution to the health and viability of Cook County.end