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2 <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />HUMAN RELATIONS MONTH PROCLAMATION <br />WHEREAS, the Orange County Human Relations Commission believes that in order to <br />achieve justice and equal opportunity for all Orange County residents, we must all strive to create <br />an atmosphere where people are valued and accepted rather than merely tolerated, and therefore <br />continue to promote the ideal of social justice for all; and <br />WHEREAS, the Orange County Human Relations Commission has diligently served the <br />County of Orange since 1995 and is committed to promoting equal treatment, opportunity and <br />understanding throughout the community; and <br />WHEREAS, the County's Civil Rights Ordinance specifically prohibits discrimination <br />based on an individual's race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, disability, age, veteran <br />status 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 2011 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 20Th day of January, 2011. <br />Bernadette Pelissier, Chair <br />Orange County Board of Commissioners <br />