HomeMy WebLinkAbout047 Bicentenary of the Birth of Bahaullah P0ROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, the Bahá’í community has been a part of the City of Cupertino,
embracing members from all races, nationalities, and cultural backgrounds since
the 1970s; and
WHEREAS, we share the goal of unity, peace and justice in our communities; and
WHEREAS, Baha’is support the greater community through volunteering. The
Baha’i Community of Cupertino has sponsored the monthly cleanup of a 2-mile
stretch of Highway 85; and
WHEREAS, Baha’i gatherings, held throughout Cupertino and open to all,
provide a social space for reflection and consultation to eliminate all forms of
prejudice, and to demonstrate the value and necessity of unity in diversity; and
WHEREAS, October 22, 2017 marks the two-hundredth anniversary of the birth of
their founder, Bahá’u’lláh; and
WHEREAS, the Bahá’ís of Cupertino and their families, friends, neighbors, and
colleagues are commemorating this bicentenary, along with Bahá’ís across the
United States and around the world.
NOW, therefore, be it resolved, that the Mayor and City Council of Cupertino, do
hereby proclaim the
BICENTENARY OF THE BIRTH OF BAHÁ’U’LLÁH
and urge all to resolve on this day to promote in themselves and in their relations
with others those qualities and attributes that will help bring about the recognition
of the oneness of humanity; to embrace diversity; and to work for unity in our
local community, in our country, and in the world.
IN WITNESS THEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the
City of Cupertino to be affixed this Sunday, October Twenty-Second, Two
Thousand and Seventeen.
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Savita Vaidhyanathan
Mayor