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WHEREAS, all of Tukwila's residents deserve to live in a safe environment free of <br />hate, discrimination and fear; and <br />WHEREAS, we believe in the public sector for the public good, and advancing <br />equity and inclusion is critical to the success of our communities and our nation; and <br />WHEREAS, because hate crimes and incidences of intimidation are on the rise <br />locally, regionally, and nationally, the City Council desires to reiterate their position that <br />all elected officials, whether local, state, or federal, should be leaders in opposing hate <br />speech and especially careful to never use such language in spoken, written, or social <br />media; <br />NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, <br />WASHINGTON, HEREBY RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS: <br />Section 1. Tukwila has historically been, and remains to this day, a welcoming <br />community to people from all over the world, and therefore the City Council reaffirms its <br />commitment to equality and inclusiveness for all residents and visitors to our City. We <br />reject the politics and language of division, bigotry, violence, hate and discrimination. <br />We will fight for the rights, freedoms and interests of all the members of our community <br />no matter what the color of our skin, our gender, the way we worship, where we were <br />born, our sexual orientation, our abilities, or any other identity. Furthermore, we resolve <br />to: <br />1. Prioritize and promote a welcoming environment for all in our community <br />and recognize the rights of individuals to live their lives with dignity and free of <br />discrimination. <br />2. Commit to pursuing a policy agenda that affirms civil and human rights and <br />ensures that those targeted on the basis of culture, religion or immigration status can <br />turn to government without fear of recrimination. <br />3. Engage with individuals and community groups to promote education and <br />dialogue among all community members. <br />4. Denounce the use of language expressing hate with the intent to strike fear <br />in the hearts of people because of their racial, cultural, gender, religion, sexual <br />orientation, or national origin differences. <br />Section 2. Resolution No. 1900 is hereby repealed in its entirety. <br />W:\Legislative Development\Recommitment to being diverse -tolerant -inclusive final 10-8-19 <br />LH:bjs Review and analysis by Barbara Saxton Page 2 of 3 <br />