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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: December 7, 2015 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 4-d <br /> SUBJECT: Proclamation - Human Rights Day, Bill of Rights Day, and Human Rights Week <br /> DEPARTMENT: Housing, Human Rights, and PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br /> Community Development <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Proclamation Audrey Spencer-Horsley, <br /> (919) 245-2490 <br /> PURPOSE: To officially recognize Human Rights Day, Bill of Rights Day and Human Rights <br /> Week in Orange County during the month of December. <br /> BACKGROUND: On December 10, 1948 the members of the United Nations signed the <br /> Universal Declaration of Human Rights and countries of different political, economic, and social <br /> systems agreed to the fundamental rights that all people share solely on the basis of their <br /> common humanity. Two years later, the UN General Assembly proclaimed December 10th as <br /> Human Rights Day. Henceforth, this "common standard of achievement for all peoples and all <br /> nations" is recognized and celebrated by the United States and countries in all regions of the <br /> world on this date. <br /> First proclaimed on December 15, 1941 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Bill of Rights Day <br /> recognizes the first ten amendments of the Constitution of the United States as the "great <br /> American charter of personal liberty and human dignity". Throughout the nation December 10 — <br /> 16th is recognized as Human Rights Week, encompassing Human Rights Day and Bill of Rights <br /> Day. <br /> The Orange County Human Relations Commission (HRC) will participate in a Human Rights <br /> Program on Thursday, December 10, 2015 from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. The program, hosted by <br /> the County's Department on Aging and held at the Seymour Center, will feature a showing of <br /> the film: Story of Human Rights: A Historical View, followed by discussion. This is the second <br /> year that the film and discussion will be hosted in Orange County in recognition of Human <br /> Rights Day. The HRC hopes that the acknowledgment of Human Rights will encourage 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 opportunities available for all. <br /> FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact associated with consideration of the <br /> proclamation. <br />