AGENDA
ITEM
4 Calesica City Council
Proclamation
BER
CALEXICO
"Celebrating International Women's Day
March 8, 2023
WHEREAS, International Women's Day is celebrated globally on March 8th by those who believe in gender equity and who seek to improve the lives of all women and girls (trans and cis), two spirit, and gender diverse peoples through cultural, legal, economic, and social change; and WHEREAS, Women and girls, in particular women with disabilities, racialized women, immigrant women, two spirit and gender diverse peoples experience many forms of oppression including violence and abuse impacting their ability to experience true equity; and
WHEREAS, International Women's Day is a time to work toward a world where each woman and girl can exercise her choices, and experience equity in her daily life; and WHEREAS, On this International Women's Day, we celebrate and encourage everyone to "Embrace Equity" by actively working toward the creation of an inclusive world. We ask that everyone challenge gender inequality, draw attention to discrimination and bias and work toward ending woman abuse so that equity can truly be embraced by all; and
WHEREAS, The City of Calexico is committed to promoting equity and justice and will continue to work to address the systemic and structural oppressions that perpetuate inequity.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that I, Raul Urena, Mayor of the City of Calexico do hereby proclaim March 8, 2023, as "International Women's Day" in the City of Calexico.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto affix my signature and Official Seal of the City of Calexico on this the 15thi day of March, 2023.
Raul Ureña, Mayor