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Chair Jacobs expressed appreciation from the Board. Tish Galu said there is also interest from the Attorney General regarding the tenant's declaration. b. Proclamation - Human Rights Day, Bill of Rights Day, and Human Rights Week The Board considered officially recognizing Human Rights Day, Bill of Rights Day and Human Rights Week in Orange County during the month of December and authorizing the Chair to sign the proclamation. James Davis introduced Human Relations Commission Chair Dr. Christine Kelly-Klees, who read the following proclamation: ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS PROCLAMATION WHEREAS, on December 10, 1948, the member states of the United Nations signed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and countries of different political, economic and social systems agreed on the fundamental rights that all people share solely on the basis of their common humanity; and WHEREAS, Human Rights Day and Human Rights Week were adopted by the United Nations in connection with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; and WHEREAS, Bill of Rights Day was first declared in 1941 by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt to commemorate the 1791 Ratification of the Bill of Rights; and WHEREAS, it was the North Carolina convention, held in Hillsborough, which was instrumental regarding the inclusion of a Bill of Rights as part of ratifying the United States Constitution; and WHEREAS, the Bill of Rights guarantees, among other basic liberties, freedom of speech and of the press as well as freedom of religion and association; and WHEREAS, the Bill of Rights states that no person shall be deprived of life, liberty or property without due process of law and establishes fundamental rules of fairness in judicial proceedings, including the right to trial by jury; and WHEREAS, the primary responsibility to promote respect for these rights and freedoms lies with each individual in Orange County, and each of us can play a major role in enhancing human rights; and WHEREAS, the residents of Orange County support Human Rights and recognize that the "inherent dignity and the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family are the foundation of freedom, justice and peace;" NOW, THEREFORE, We, The Board of County Commissioners of Orange County, North Carolina, do hereby proclaim December 10, 2013 as Human Rights Day and December 15, 2013 as Bill of Rights Day and December 10 — 16, 2013 as Human Rights Week in Orange County and challenge residents to study and promote the ideas contained in these documents to the end that freedom, justice, and equality shall not perish but will flourish and be made available to all.