HomeMy WebLinkAbout047 Fair Housing Month Proclamation - word - 04.05.2023
Proclamation
WHEREAS,
Adequate housing is a basic need and right of everyone, and the City of Cupertino wishes to heighten public awareness of fair housing and fair treatment of communities throughout the
region;
WHEREAS,
This year marks the 54th anniversary of the enactment of the Federal Fair Housing Act of 1968 (Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act), which states that discrimination in the sale and
rental of housing is illegal when based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or familial status;
WHEREAS,
California law protects against the aforementioned categories of discrimination, as well as discrimination based upon age, marital status, gender identity, or any other arbitrary factor;
WHEREAS,
Project Sentinel is a nonprofit organization the City is proud to support by providing grant funding so they can continue promoting fairness and equality of housing for everyone and
advocating for peaceful resolution of disputes;
WHEREAS,
The City of Cupertino joins Project Sentinel in supporting fair housing efforts, and wishes to focus public attention on April as Fair Housing Month.
THEREFORE,
I, Mayor Darcy Paul, and the Cupertino City Council do hereby Proclaim the month of April as
Fair Housing Month
and encourage every person and community organization to celebrate the value of harmonious and diverse communities, and to support the common goal of fair housing opportunity for everyone.
IN WITNESS THEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the City of Cupertino to be affixed this Tuesday, April Fifth, Two Thousand and Twenty Two.
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Darcy Paul
Mayor