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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> HUMAN RELATIONS MONTH PROCLAMATION <br /> WHEREAS, the Orange County Human Relations Commission and Office of Human <br /> Rights and Relations have diligently served the County of Orange since 1995, and are committed <br /> to promoting equal treatment, opportunity and understanding throughout the community; and <br /> WHEREAS, the County's Civil Rights Ordinance specifically prohibits discrimination <br /> based on an individual's race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability, age, veteran status <br /> and familial status; and <br /> WHEREAS, the County recognizes the dignity and worth of each individual and desires <br /> to promote and maintain a climate of good will among individuals, races, ethnic groups and <br /> persons of varying social, religious and economic status, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital <br /> status or status with regard to public assistance; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Orange County Human Relations Commission encourages Orange <br /> County residents, as individuals, to take a stand against social injustice and continue to work <br /> together to make freedom,justice, and equal opportunity available for all; and <br /> WHEREAS, Orange County is committed to preserving the progress made thus far <br /> towards equality and leading the challenge for equal opportunity using all the means at our <br /> disposal; <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, We, The Board of County Commissioners of Orange County, North <br /> Carolina, do hereby proclaim February 2009 as "HUMAN RELATIONS MONTH" in Orange <br /> County and challenge county residents to promote the ideology of social justice for all and to <br /> celebrate multiculturalism in our County by encouraging residents to embrace our diversity. <br /> THIS THE 22nd DAY OF JANUARY, 2009. <br /> Valerie Foushee, Chair <br /> Orange County Board of Commissioners <br />