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Preservation Chapel Hill - Tama Hochbaum (or Nerys Levy) <br /> Barbara Tyroler - Nerys Levy <br /> UNC Center for the Study of the American South - Libby Rodenbough <br /> Women's Voices Chorus - Sarah Zink <br /> b. Proclamation — Human Relations Month <br /> The Board considered officially proclaiming the month of February as "Human <br /> Relations Month" in Orange County and authorizing the Chair to sign the proclamation. <br /> HRC Co-Chair Rollin Russell thanked the Board of County Commissioners for all of <br /> their support, specifically their support and presence at the Human Relations Forum. <br /> Rollin Russell read the following proclamation: <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 <br /> create an atmosphere where people are valued and accepted rather than merely tolerated, <br /> and therefore continue to promote the ideal of social justice for all; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Orange County Human Relations Commission has diligently served <br /> Orange County since 1995 and remains committed to promoting equal treatment, opportunity <br /> and understanding throughout the community; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Orange County Human Relations Commission enforces the County's <br /> Civil Rights Ordinance which specifically prohibits discrimination based on an individual's race, <br /> color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, disability, age, veteran status and familial status; 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 Orange County Board of Commissioners, do hereby proclaim <br /> February 2014 as "HUMAN RELATIONS MONTH" in Orange County and challenge all <br /> residents to promote the ideology of social justice for all by celebrating and encouraging <br /> multiculturalism in the County and encouraging all residents to embrace diversity in Orange <br /> County. <br /> THIS THE 4t" DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2014. <br />