Bill Text: NY K00660 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Recognizing April 28, 2022 to May 1, 2022, as YWCA Stand Against Racism Week, and commending the YWCA of Binghamton and Broome County on its 2022 Stand Against Racism campaign

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2022-03-15 - adopted [K00660 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-K00660-Introduced.html

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Assembly Resolution No. 660

BY: M. of A. Lupardo

        RECOGNIZING  April  28,  2022,  to May 1, 2022, as
        YWCA Stand Against Racism Week, and  commending  the
        YWCA  of  Binghamton  and  Broome County on its 2022
        Stand Against Racism campaign

  WHEREAS, Stand Against Racism takes place annually in April and is a
signature campaign of YWCA USA to raise  awareness  about  the  negative
impact  of institutional and structural racism in our communities and to
build community among those who work for racial justice; and

  WHEREAS, This Legislative Body is proud to recognize April 28, 2022,
to May 1, 2022, as YWCA Stand Against Racism Week, and  to  commend  the
YWCA  of  Binghamton  and Broome County on its 2022 Stand Against Racism
campaign; and

  WHEREAS,  Our  country  was  founded  on  the  idea  of  building  a
government  of  the people, by the people, for the people; more than two
hundred years later, this vision has yet to be  fully  achieved;  though
generations  of  civil  rights  activism  have led to important gains in
legal, political, social, educational, and  other  spheres,  the  forced
displacement of indigenous peoples and the institution of slavery marked
the  beginnings  of  a system of racial injustice from which our country
has yet to break free; this year's theme challenges  every  New  Yorker,
"We Can't Wait: Equity and Justice Now!"; and

  WHEREAS,  All  residents  regardless  of  race,  creed, or ethnicity
deserve to be treated with dignity, respect,  compassion,  and  justice;
and

  WHEREAS,   Every   New  Yorker  values  initiatives  that  will  end
race-based disparities and make the world a more  equitable,  inclusive,
and dignified place for all to live; and

  WHEREAS,  Racism  is a barrier to achieving public health equity; it
plays a large role in determining the conditions  in  which  people  are
born, grow, work, live, and age; and

  WHEREAS,  These  factors  affect people's access to quality housing,
education, food,  transportation,  political  power,  and  other  social
determinants  of  health;  understanding  and addressing systemic racism
from this public health perspective is crucial to eliminating racial and
ethnic inequities, and to improving opportunity  and  well-being  across
communities; and

  WHEREAS,  Since  its  inception  in 1892, the YWCA of Binghamton and
Broome County has remained true to its mission  of  eliminating  racism,
empowering  women  and promoting peace, justice, dignity and freedom for
all; and

  WHEREAS,  Racism  still  exists  and  is  damaging  to  all  people;
residents,  local  businesses,  educators, and community and faith-based
organizations from the State of New York are encouraged to work  towards
a  State  free from racism and are invited to join the YWCA's 2022 Stand

Against Racism campaign; our collective efforts can root out  injustice,
transform  institutions,  and create a world that sees women, girls, and
people of color as they ought to be seen: Equal. Powerful. Unstoppable.;
now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED,  That  this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
recognize April 28, 2022, to May 1, 2022, as YWCA Stand  Against  Racism
Week,  and  to  commend  the YWCA of Binghamton and Broome County on its
2022 Stand Against Racism campaign; and be it further

  RESOLVED, That a copy of this  Resolution,  suitably  engrossed,  be
transmitted to the YWCA of Binghamton and Broome County.