File #: 18-1484    Version: 1 Name: HONORING THE WOMEN’S MARCH TO THE POLLS
Type: Consent Calendar Resolution Status: Approved
File created: 1/4/2018 In control: Board of Commissioners
On agenda: 1/9/2018 Final action: 1/9/2018
Title: PROPOSED RESOLUTION HONORING THE WOMEN'S MARCH TO THE POLLS WHEREAS, on January 21, 2017, over 250,000 women and allies showed up to the Women's March in Chicago to raise their voices for issues each of us hold dear which embodied the ongoing fight for women's rights; and, WHEREAS, to mark its one year anniversary, on January 20, 2018, women and allies will come together in downtown Chicago to celebrate the spirit of the resistance efforts over the past year and unite to focus on the 2018 elections and beyond; and, WHEREAS, the fight for women's rights through political engagement continues and the march will also serve as a kick-off for programming that empowers voters to support women's rights and social justice; and, WHEREAS, Women's March on Chicago brings together women and allies in support of women's rights including equal rights, equal pay, reproductive justice, affordable healthcare, affordable childcare, racial justice, voting rights, freedom from violence, LGBTQ+ rig...
Sponsors: BRIDGET GAINER, RICHARD R. BOYKIN, JOHN P. DALEY, DENNIS DEER, JOHN A. FRITCHEY, EDWARD M. MOODY, STANLEY MOORE, SEAN M. MORRISON, TONI PRECKWINKLE (President), TIMOTHY O. SCHNEIDER, PETER N. SILVESTRI, DEBORAH SIMS, LARRY SUFFREDIN

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PROPOSED RESOLUTION

 

HONORING THE WOMEN’S MARCH TO THE POLLS

 

WHEREAS, on January 21, 2017, over 250,000 women and allies showed up to the Women’s March in Chicago to raise their voices for issues each of us hold dear which embodied the ongoing fight for women’s rights; and,

 

WHEREAS, to mark its one year anniversary, on January 20, 2018, women and allies will come together in downtown Chicago to celebrate the spirit of the resistance efforts over the past year and unite to focus on the 2018 elections and beyond; and,

 

WHEREAS, the fight for women’s rights through political engagement continues and the march will also serve as a kick-off for programming that empowers voters to support women’s rights and social justice; and,

 

WHEREAS, Women’s March on Chicago brings together women and allies in support of women’s rights including equal rights, equal pay, reproductive justice, affordable healthcare, affordable childcare, racial justice, voting rights, freedom from violence, LGBTQ+ rights, immigrant rights, fair wages, access for persons with disabilities, environmental protections, and other critical areas of focus.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the Cook County Board of Commissioners honors the organizers of the Women’s March to the polls and the individuals that have stood up for women’s rights in Cook County.

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