Office of the Mayor

Proclamation

Lawrence Kansas

WHEREAS: April 2008 marks the fortieth anniversary of passage of the Fair Housing Act which provides equal opportunity for all Americans in the sale, rental, and financing of housing and prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, age, marital status, disability, familial status, color, religion, sex, or national origin; and

WHEREAS: The City of Lawrence, in its commitment to the ideal of freedom and justice for all, provides in the Code of the City of Lawrence, to protect and defend all its citizens from discrimination on the basis of race, sex, religion, color, national origin, age, ancestry, familial status, sexual orientation, or disability; and

WHEREAS: The City of Lawrence supports efforts to eliminate discrimination in housing by working to educate all its residents on fair housing rights and responsibilities, and through enforcement of fair housing laws; and

WHEREAS: The month of April is officially set aside as Fair Housing Month throughout this nation;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Sue Hack, Mayor of the City of Lawrence, Kansas, do hereby proclaim the month of April 2008 to be

“FAIR HOUSING MONTH”

in Lawrence, and ask the citizens of Lawrence to join me in reaffirming our obligation to fair and equal housing opportunities for every person who resides or wishes to reside in our city.

Sue Hack, Mayor

April 1, 2008