PRINTER'S NO. 2200
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
491
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY DONATUCCI, YOUNGBLOOD, COHEN, KINSEY, ROZZI,
DiGIROLAMO, McNEILL, PASHINSKI, BISHOP, MILLARD, THOMAS,
D. COSTA, MURT, BIZZARRO, READSHAW, KIRKLAND, ROSS, WHEELAND,
CRUZ, WATSON, C. PARKER, CALTAGIRONE, WARD, PETRI, MAHONEY,
GINGRICH, MATZIE, FARINA AND SCHWEYER, SEPTEMBER 18, 2015
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
SEPTEMBER 18, 2015
A RESOLUTION
Designating September 21, 2015, as "Peace Day" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, September 21, 2015, marks the 31st anniversary of
the United Nations International Day of Peace, otherwise known
as "Peace Day"; and
WHEREAS, International Day of Peace was established by United
Nations Resolution 36/67, which was adopted unanimously on
November 30, 1981; and
WHEREAS, In 2001, the General Assembly of the United Nations
unanimously adopted resolution 55/282, which declared September
21 as an annual day of nonviolence and cease-fire; and
WHEREAS, The United Nations Association of Greater
Philadelphia established "Peace Day Philly" with cooperation
from a wide range of other groups in order to promote peace and
nonviolence; and
WHEREAS, "Peace Day Philly," which organizes "Peace Day"
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activities in the City of Brotherly Love, annually involves
dozens of local and international organizations in building a
culture of peace; and
WHEREAS, This Commonwealth was founded as a haven for civil
and religious freedom by Quakers and other immigrants who put
their faith not in war, but in peaceful coexistence; and
WHEREAS, With wars destroying lives and communities in
nations near and far, peace could not be more desperately
needed; and
WHEREAS, It is commendable that peace organizations promote
the United Nations "International Day of Peace"; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate
September 21, 2015, as "Peace Day" in Pennsylvania.
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