PRINTER'S NO. 2480
No. 400 Session of 2008
INTRODUCED BY BROWNE, WASHINGTON, BOSCOLA, FERLO, DINNIMAN,
A. WILLIAMS, GREENLEAF, LOGAN, HUGHES, PIPPY, FONTANA, FUMO,
TARTAGLIONE, BAKER, O'PAKE, ERICKSON, TOMLINSON, C. WILLIAMS,
COSTA, BRUBAKER, MUSTO, KITCHEN, KASUNIC, PILEGGI, STACK,
SCARNATI, ARMSTRONG AND EARLL, OCTOBER 6, 2008
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, OCTOBER 6, 2008
A RESOLUTION
1 Recognizing the week of October 6 through 10, 2008, as "No Place
2 for Hate Week" in Pennsylvania and commending the Anti-
3 Defamation League for its outstanding efforts to promote
4 peace, brotherhood and goodwill through its "No Place for
5 Hate" program.
6 WHEREAS, The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) was formed by
7 concerned citizens more than 95 years ago to fight anti-Semitism
8 and all forms of bigotry and discrimination; and
9 WHEREAS, ADL members continue today to engage in antibias
10 programs designed for schools, workplaces, college campuses and
11 communities; and
12 WHEREAS, A major initiative of ADL has been the "No Place for
13 Hate" program in schools and communities to curb intolerance,
14 bias and bullying by promoting respect for differences; and
15 WHEREAS, "No Place for Hate" projects in communities and
16 schools in this Commonwealth have taken the form of candlelight
17 vigils, surveys in middle schools and high schools, teacher and
18 student training, panel discussions on bullying, mural projects,
1 rapid response teams, marches, speeches and talent shows where
2 performers have presented original pieces based on the "No Place
3 for Hate" theme; and
4 WHEREAS, While its work is far from done, ADL has every
5 reason to be proud of its outstanding contributions to the
6 understanding and tolerance that exist today in American society
7 and especially its well-received "No Place for Hate" program;
8 therefore be it
9 RESOLVED, That the Senate recognize the week of October 6
10 through 10, 2008, as "No Place for Hate Week" in Pennsylvania
11 and commend the Anti-Defamation League for its outstanding
12 efforts to promote peace, brotherhood and goodwill through its
13 "No Place for Hate" program.
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