THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE RESOLUTION

INTRODUCED BY WHEATLEY, BEYER, BISHOP, BRENNAN, BROWN, CALTAGIRONE, DiGIROLAMO, FRANKEL, GEIST, HENNESSEY, JOHNSON, MAJOR, McCALL, MILLARD, PALLONE, PARKER, PASHINSKI, PAYTON, READSHAW, SAINATO, SANTONI, SIPTROTH, SWANGER, VULAKOVICH, WAGNER, WALKO, WATERS AND GEORGE, JUNE 9, 2009

INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, JUNE 9, 2009  

A RESOLUTION

Designating the month of June 2009 as the "Month of Peace and

Reconciliation" in Pennsylvania.

WHEREAS, The only way to take back our streets from crime,

drugs, violence and other serious issues is with a coordinated

and systematic effort which includes individuals, grass-roots

organizations, faith-based organizations, peace activists and

law enforcement and government officials of all levels; and

WHEREAS, These groups must work together to send a clear

message to all the residents of political subdivisions, this

Commonwealth and this nation that we are mobilizing, that we are

unifying the people and the resources available to us and that

we are ready to tackle these issues; and 

WHEREAS, Only in this way, by working together, can we

initiate real change, shift attention away from unimportant

distractions and bring the focus back to the shared problems

which all of us face in every region of this great nation; and

WHEREAS, If we start now, we can slowly reverse the downward

spirals in our communities and begin to build solid nurturing

foundations in the neighborhoods where we live, work, play, go

to school and raise our families, and we can pay respect to all

our citizens, both young and old; and

WHEREAS, These serious issues affect all of us, regardless of

race, religion, ancestry, age, sex, national origin or

disability; and

WHEREAS, Only by overcoming these self-imposed boundaries and

working together will we ever see our world change for the

better; therefore be it

RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the

month of June 2009 as the "Month of Peace and Reconciliation" in

Pennsylvania.