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PROCLAMATION
Whereas: the Town of Lexington is comprised of multicultural,multiethnic and multiracial citizens;and
Whereas: friendship,collegiality, civility,respect,and kindness are commonly shared ideals of the
collective citizenry of the Town of Lexington;and
Whereas: racism is a barrier to the achievement of a just and peaceful world;and
Whereas: the United States has made great progress in racial justice in the past century,but still faces many
challenges in the 2151 century;and
Whereas: starting in 2011,through the efforts of the National Center for Race Amity(NCRA) in
Boston,Massachusetts on the second Sunday in June,the nation began celebrating The
Other Tradition—the history of cross racial,cross cultural friendships that brought
people together to advance equity and social justice;and
Whereas: the Towards E Pluribus Unum Initiative has invited communities across the United States
of America to join in introspection and reflection on the beauty and richness of the
diverse peoples of this great nation while reaching out with a spirit of amity toward one
another annually on the second Sunday in June; and
Whereas: in 2015,the Massachusetts legislature passed a bill,signed into law by Governor Charles D.
Baker Jr.,making the second Sunday in June always"Race Amity Day"in the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts;and
NOW, THEREFORE, WE, THE BOARD OF SELECTMENof the Town of Lexington,Massachusetts do hereby recognize
the second Sunday in June as:
Race Amity Day
and encourages citizens of Lexington to celebrate the racial,cultural,and religious diversity of our community on Sunday,
June 9,2019.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF,we have set ou hands and caused the seal of Lexington to be affixed herewith on the 201 of
May 2019
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DOUGLA .LUCENTE,CHAIRMAN'J JOS H Td.PATO
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