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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The Kenwood Oakland Community Organization has a
3 long and meritorious history of being an effective venue for
4 low-income and working families to identify and address
5 community issues; and
 
6     WHEREAS, The Kenwood Oakland Community Organization has an
7 over 13 year history of ground-breaking youth leadership
8 development work with in-school, after-school, and weekend
9 programs; and
 
10     WHEREAS, The Kenwood Oakland Community Organization
11 believes in working locally while thinking globally; and
 
12     WHEREAS, Representatives of the Kenwood Oakland Community
13 Organization were successful in organizing a two-day Youth
14 Summit as a part of the historic United Nations World
15 Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia,
16 and Related Intolerances (WCAR) held August 28, 2001 through
17 September 7, 2001 in Durban, South Africa; and
 
18     WHEREAS, Representatives of the Kenwood Oakland Community
19 Organization successfully created a safe space for young people
20 to have their voices heard at the conference, which resulted in
21 the youth calling for a face-to-face International Youth
22 Network, which was supported by the United Nations; and
 
23     WHEREAS, The Kenwood Oakland Community Organization
24 mobilized 250 youth leaders to attend the Movement Beyond
25 Borders Conference May 1, 2003 to May 3, 2003 in Washington,
26 D.C., as the first official U.S. follow-up activity to the
27 WCAR; and
 
28     WHEREAS, The youth representatives of the Kenwood Oakland
29 Community Organization requested and received a mandate from

 

 

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1 the conference to host a National Youth Conference in Chicago
2 in 2004; and
 
3     WHEREAS, The youth representatives of the Kenwood Oakland
4 Community Organization collaborated with organizations and
5 agencies nationwide to organize and implement a National Youth
6 Conference entitled "Towards a Common Struggle...Organizing a
7 National Agenda for a Young People's Movement" held at Jones
8 College Preparatory High School April 3, 2004 through April 4,
9 2004; and
 
10     WHEREAS, The young people made the call for a National
11 Youth Network, which was supported by the conference
12 participants; therefore, be it
 
13     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
14 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
15 pledge our support to the development of the National Youth
16 Network and the Kenwood Oakland Community Organization in its
17 mission of developing youth leaders who are prepared to create
18 positive change in our communities; and be it further
 
19     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
20 presented to the Kenwood Oakland Community Organization as an
21 expression of our esteem.