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-R ES _ � o�vr a ,27 <br /> -9i9f" •�,�- GG • Jaia <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br /> A RESOLUTION <br /> TO FOSTER GENOCIDE REMEMBRANCE <br /> WHEREAS, throughout history genocide has been a tragic part of humanity's existence; and <br /> WHEREAS, it is important to acknowledge that we are all partners in justice with a shared <br /> legacy of intolerance; and <br /> WHEREAS, Americans have contributed to historical acts of genocide, including the 10-20 <br /> million black Africans who died during the 200 years of the international slave trade, and the <br /> decimation of nearly 12 million Native American Indians in North America between 1600 and <br /> 1850; and <br /> WHEREAS, the country of Armenia recognizes April 24th as Genocide Remembrance Day in <br /> recognition of the government-ordered deaths of 1.5 million Armenians in 1915; and <br /> WHEREAS, April 11, 2010 is recognized as Holocaust Remembrance Day, in honor of the <br /> victims of Nazi genocide, including more than 6 million Jews and approximately 5.5 million <br /> other targeted groups including Gypsies, Poles, gays and lesbians, Jehovah's Witnesses, <br /> and others; and <br /> WHEREAS, other major acts of genocide have taken place during the past century including but <br /> not limited to Stalin's Forced famine: (1932 —1933: 7,000,000 Ukrainian deaths); Rape of <br /> Nanking (1937 — 1938: 300,000 Chinese deaths and more than 20,000 rapes); Pol Pot <br /> Cambodia (1975-1979: 1.7 million deaths); Rwanda (1994; 800,000 Tutsis deaths); Bosnia- <br /> Herzegovina (1992-1995: 200,000 Muslim deaths); and most recently Darfur, Sudan (2003- <br /> present; 200,000 deaths); and <br /> WHEREAS, it is important to remember history so that mistakes of the past are not repeated for <br /> future generations; and <br /> WHEREAS, Orange County finds it equally important to remember the atrocities committed <br /> against all peoples in the name of religious, racial and ethnic cleansing so that we may <br /> recognize the inevitable outcomes of our daily intolerance; <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, WE, the Orange County Board of County Commissioners, do herby <br /> adopt this Resolution to Foster Genocide Remembrance, and encourage Orange County <br /> residents to reflect upon all acts of genocide and intolerance. <br /> THIS THE 6th DAY OF APRIL, 2010. <br /> Valerie P. Foushee, Chair <br /> Orange County Board of County Commissioners <br />