Proclamations Issued

Proclamations Issued in 2020

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January

Tamil Heritage Month

WHEREAS: The City of Brampton is proud to recognize the contributions of the Tamil community to our economic, political, social and cultural landscape.

The month of January month is an opportunity to recognize the richness of the Tamil culture and language, including raising the Tamil Heritage Flag at Brampton City Hall on Friday, January 24.

The City of Brampton celebrates Brampton’s diversity by continuing the engage and communicate with our diverse groups and supporting cultural events. One of the Term of Council priorities “Brampton is a Mosaic” signals that the City celebrate our diversity by engaging, supporting and celebrating cultural events.

THEREFORE: I, Mayor Patrick Brown, on behalf of Brampton City Council, do hereby proclaim January 2020 as “Tamil Heritage Month” in the City of Brampton.

Lincoln Alexander Day

WHEREAS: On January 21, we recognize Colonel The Honourable Lincoln MacCauley Alexander (January 21, 1922 – October 19, 2012) a Canadian lawyer who became the first Black Canadian to be elected as Member of Parliament in the House of Commons, appointed as Cabinet minister and appointed as Lieutenant Governor. His long and distinguished record of public service also included as a corporal in the Royal Canadian Air Force.

The Brampton Chapter of Caretakers of our Culture’s aim is to assume responsibility for the celebration, observation and promotion of holidays and cultural celebrations of people of African descent around the world.

The City of Brampton acknowledges the legacy and recognizes the significant contributions of Colonel The Honourable of Lincoln Alexander across Ontario.

THEREFORE: I, Mayor Patrick Brown, on behalf of Brampton City Council, do hereby proclaim January 21, 2020 as “Lincoln Alexander Day” in the City of Brampton.

Day of Remembrance and Action on Islamophobia

WHEREAS: On January 29, 2017, a gunman carried out an act of violence at the Centre Culturel Islamique de Québec where men, women and children were gathered for night prayers in Québec City.

This horrific act of hate took the lives of six innocent people, left several others injured and terrorized an entire community.

Together with the Muslim Council of Peel, we remember the victims and surviving families and express our shared Canadian values of safety and security of places of worship. Together we stand in solidarity against hate, and will continue to provide support and reassurance to Brampton’s diverse communities.

City Council condemns Islamophobia, as it does all other forms of racism, hate, xenophobia and bigotry, and reaffirms hatred has no place in the City of Brampton.

THEREFORE: I, Mayor Patrick Brown, on behalf of Brampton City Council, do hereby proclaim January 29, 2020 as “Day of Remembrance and Action on Islamophobia” in the City of Brampton.

February

Junior Master Gavel Club Day

WHEREAS: The Brampton Junior Masters Gavel Club is celebrating its fifth anniversary since being founded on September 9, 2014.

A subsidiary of Toastmasters International, gavel clubs provide the opportunity to youth 10 to 17 to develop their communication and leadership skills through an educational program where they have opportunities to prepare and deliver speech projects, practice impromptu speaking, provide verbal and written evaluations to their peers, and help conduct the club's weekly meetings in a variety of roles. The evaluation process allows the participants to learn how to provide effective feedback, develop critical thinking skills, and key social skills in a respectful and supportive environment.

The official 5th Anniversary Celebration will take place on February 1, 2020. The club will hold a special meeting and will close a time capsule with photos and mementos from the first five years of operation. The time capsule will be opened in September 2029, to celebrate the club’s 15th Anniversary.

THEREFORE: I, Mayor Patrick Brown, on behalf of Brampton City Council, do hereby proclaim February 1, 2020 as “Junior Master Gavel Club Day” in the City of Brampton.

Black History Month

WHEREAS: The celebration of Black History Month originates from the U.S. Professor Carter G. Woodson's 1926 declaration of Negro History Week, a week in February which marked the birthdates of civil rights activists Fredrick Douglas and Abraham Lincoln. In 1976, the Toronto City Council declared February as Black History Month. National recognition occurred on December 14, 1995 when the House of Commons unanimously agreed to a motion presented by the Honourable Jean Augustine to recognize February as Black History Month.

Black History Month in Canada is essential to educating Canadians. Few Canadians know that slavery once existed in Canada, or that many of the British Loyalists who came here after the American Revolution were Black. Black History Month recognizes the important sacrifices and contributions of Black people to the development of Canada and the world. Racial discrimination and intolerance is on the rise, it is time for good people to help raise awareness and show their support of the fight against racial discrimination.

In the City of Brampton, the month long celebration encourages us to honour the significant role that Black people, both past and present, have played in shaping the multicultural mosaic of Brampton and its values.

THEREFORE: I, Mayor Patrick Brown, on behalf of Brampton City Council, do hereby proclaim February 2020 as “Black History Month” in the City of Brampton.

Interfaith Harmony Week

WHEREAS: World Interfaith Harmony Week was proposed at the UN General Assembly on September 23, 2010 by King Abdullah II and the first week of February was unanimously adopted by the UN as a World Interfaith Harmony Week. For over 20 years, Interfaith Council of Peel (ICP) has existed as a grassroots organization in the Region of Peel. The mission of ICP is to build an inclusive and co-operative interfaith community, to advocate, establish and promote common ground for people of all faiths in Peel Region and to partner with public, not-for-profit or other community service providers. The ICP hosts an annual prayer breakfast in Peel to commemorate World Interfaith Harmony Week.

World Interfaith Harmony Week provides a platform for interfaith groups and groups of goodwill to highlight that common values can outweigh differences and provide peace and harmony within our community.

THEREFORE: I, Mayor Patrick Brown, on behalf of Brampton City Council, do hereby proclaim February 1-7, 2020 as “Interfaith Harmony Week” in the City of Brampton.

National Flag of Canada Day

WHEREAS: February 15, 1965 Canada’s red and white maple leaf flag was raised over Parliament in Ottawa for the first time as our National Flag of Canada. On the same day in 1996, National Flag of Canada Day was declared.

Celebrating its 55th anniversary this year, the national flag is a symbol that unites all Canadians and reflects our common values of equality, diversity and inclusion.

The City of Brampton is proud of our mosaic and today and every day we look up at the flying Canadian flag with great pride.

THEREFORE: I, Mayor Patrick Brown, on behalf of Brampton City Council, do hereby proclaim February 15, 2020 as “National Flag of Canada Day” in the City of Brampton.

Kinsmen Clubs' Week

WHEREAS: Kin Canada is celebrating its 100th anniversary on February 20, 2020.

Kin Canada has been a vibrant association of service clubs devoted to the concept of serving its communities throughout Canada since it’s founding in Hamilton, Ontario, on February 20, 1920.

Kin Canada has been dedicated to meeting the needs of local communities and has diligently sought the development and completion of timely, relevant programs to meet the needs and challenges of our society.

We pause and reflect with pride on the rich heritage of accomplishment throughout the 100 years Kinsmen, Kinette and Kin Clubs have een in existence across Canada and locally in Brampton.

THEREFORE: I, Mayor Patrick Brown, on behalf of Brampton City Council, do hereby proclaim February 16-22, 2020 as “Kinsmen Clubs' Week” in the City of Brampton.

May

Day of Healing

WHEREAS: May 28, 1975 marked the first time in Canadian history that anyone had been killed in a mass school shooting in Canada.

The mass shooting of 15 people at the hands of a fellow student at Brampton Centennial Secondary school has scarred the lives of the surviving victims and their families.

May 28, 2020 is the 45th anniversary of this tragedy. The healing process for many continues.

The community banded together in 2017 to install a memorial called “the Healing Place” located on the grounds of Brampton Centennial Secondary. In recognition of this solemn day, we remember the tragedy that occurred in our community.

THEREFORE: I, Mayor Patrick Brown, on behalf of Brampton City Council, do hereby proclaim May 28, 2020 as “Day of Healing” in the City of Brampton.

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