Resolution adopted by The City Council of the City of Chicago, Illinois presented by Alderman Jesus G. Garcia, Alderman Danny K. Davis and Alderman Bobby L. Rush on April 6, 1990. The resolution says WHEREAS, The South African Government has relocated millions of South Africans against their will over the past 30 years; WHEREAS, Those who have been moved usually face a lifetime of unemployment, poverty and hunger; and WHEREAS, The people of the City of Chicago have a long history of support for people · around the world who fight for justice and against the abuse of basic human rights; and WHEREAS, The people of the City of Chicago regard the South African government's system of racial...
Resolution adopted by The City Council of the City of Chicago, Illinois presented by Alderman Jesus G. Garcia, Alderman Danny K. Davis and Alderman Bobby L. Rush on April 6, 1990. The resolution says WHEREAS, The South African Government has relocated millions of South Africans against their will over the past 30 years; WHEREAS, Those who have been moved usually face a lifetime of unemployment, poverty and hunger; and WHEREAS, The people of the City of Chicago have a long history of support for people · around the world who fight for justice and against the abuse of basic human rights; and WHEREAS, The people of the City of Chicago regard the South African government's system of racial segregation, known as apartheid, as morally and ethically reprehensible and have stated its anti-apartheid policy in the past; and WHEREAS, In the community of Alexandra, South Africa where residents have lived in deplorable conditions, the government refuses to recognize the Alexandra Civic Organization, A.C.O.; and WHEREAS, The South African government has a terrible history of human rights violations toward all community leaders; and WHEREAS, Democratically elected representatives of Alexandra, the Alexandra Civic Organization, A.C.O. have longed to improve the conditions of Alexandra brought on the residents by the policies of apartheid; and WHEREAS, A relationship with a sympathetic community in the United States would help the residents of Alexandra with moral support for their struggle for decent non-segregated low-income housing; now, therefore, Be It Resolved, That the honorable members of the Chicago City Council recognize the Alexandra Civic Organization as a legitimate representative of the residents of Alexandra; and Be It Further Resolved, That the City of Chicago City Council declares Alexandra, South Africa and the City of Chicago sister communities; and Be It Further Resolved, That the honorable members of the Chicago City Council urge the government of South Africa to recognize the Alexandra Civic Organization as a legitimate representative of the residents of Alexandra; and Be It Further Resolved, That the government of South Africa negotiate with the Alexandra Civic Organization on the township's need for decent, non-segregated housing; and Be It Further Resolved, That the Chicago City Council support the Alexandra Civic Organization in its demand for land and low-income housing for Alexandra's current residents. The resolution is signed by Mayor Richard M. Daley City Clerk Walter S. Kozubowski.
