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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
DECLARING SEPTEMBER 21 - 27, 2024 UNITED AGAINST HATE WEEK
WHEREAS, Cook County United Against Hate launched in 2022 to grow a diverse coalition of municipal, nonprofit, faith, and academic organizations that publicly denounce bigotry; and
WHEREAS, Cook County United Against Hate's 70+ partners mark welcoming spaces with a unique beacon that inspires connections and conversations because hate has no home there; and
WHEREAS, Cook County United Against Hate creates opportunities to learn about root causes of intolerance and its real impacts to ourselves, our neighbors, and our communities; and
WHEREAS, Cook County United Against Hate challenges everyone to question injustice when observed and to champion community learning; and
WHEREAS, United Against Hate Week is a nationwide call for local action to stop the implicit biases that can become a dangerous threat to everyone in every community; and
WHEREAS, we all play a vital role at the forefront of addressing injustice, racism, and bullying and for creating communities that celebrate diversity, equity, and inclusion; and
WHEREAS, United Against Hate Week emerged from a Bay Area Cities poster campaign in response to white supremacist rallies in Berkeley and San Francisco in 2017; and
WHEREAS, United Against Hate Week promotes important Cook County resources to safely report acts of bias and bigotry, and to support people who are victims or witnesses of hateful acts; and
WHEREAS, Cook County is a sanctuary County that welcomes all people regardless of their race, religion, ethnicity, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, ability, class, or other backgrounds; and
WHEREAS, hate crimes continue to rise and have more than doubled since 2015; and
WHEREAS, nationally, according to the US Department of Justice, of the 11,634 hate?crime incidents reported in 2022, 11,288 single-bias incidents involved 13,278 victims, and 346 incidents targeted 433 victims because of more than one bias...
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