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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS HUMAN RELATIONS MONTH PROCLAMATION WHEREAS, the Orange County Board of Commissioners believes that in order to achieve justice and equal opportunity for all Orange County residents, we must all strive to create an atmosphere where people are valued and accepted rather than merely tolerated, and therefore continue to promote the ideology of social justice for all; and WHEREAS, the Orange County Human Relations Commission and Department of Human Rights and Relations have diligently served the County of Orange since 1995 are committed to promoting equal treatment, opportunity and understanding throughout the community; and WHEREAS, the County's Civil Rights Ordinance specifically prohibits discrimination based on an individual's race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, disability, age, veteran status and familial status; and WHEREAS, the County recognizes the dignity and worth of each individual and desires to promote and maintain a climate of good will among individuals, races, ethnic groups and persons of varying social, religious and economic status, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status or status with regard to public assistance; and WHEREAS, the Orange County Board of Cornnissioners encourages Orange County residents, as individuals, to take a stand against social injustice and continue to work together to make freedom,, justice, and equal opportunity available for all. NOW, THEREFORE, We, The Board of County Commissioners of Orange County, North Carolina, do hereby proclaim February 2006 as "HUMAN RELATIONS MONTH" in Orange County and challenge our citizens to promote the ideology of social justice for all and to celebrate multiculturalism in our county by encouraging citizens to embrace our diversity, THIS THE 24" DAY OF JANUARY, 2006. Barry Jacobs, Chair