PROCLAMATION
RECOGNIZING NOVEMBER 20, 2023 AS TRANSGENDER DAY OF REMEMBRANCE IN THE CITY OF HERCULES WHEREAS, all people deserve to live in a city that respects their dignity, safety and overall well-being through the promotion of equal and fair treatment for everyone; and WHEREAS, members of the transgender community are valued and productive residents of our city who contribute to Hercules’s progress and prosperity; and WHEREAS, transgender people continue to face high levels of discrimination, fear, stigmas and bias that can fuel abuse and violence against Hercules’s transgender community; and WHEREAS, the City of Hercules benefits from the diversity of its population and seeks to promote inclusion of all people as a testament to our shared values of dignity, equity and fair treatment for everyone without regard to gender identity or expression; and WHEREAS, the City of Hercules through its laws, policies and practices, condemns acts of violence; and WHEREAS, Transgender Day of Remembrance helps bring public awareness to hate crimes against transgender people and honors the memory of those harmed and killed by senseless acts of violence each year; and WHEREAS, on this day of observation, Hercules commits to moving forward together to promote inclusion, equity and understanding toward transgender people.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT PROCLAIMED, That I, Alex Walker-Griffin, Mayor of Hercules, on behalf of the entire City Council, do hereby recognize November 20, 2023, as “TRANSGENDER DAY OF REMEMBRANCE” in Hercules, and commend its observance to all citizens.
In witness whereof, I hereunto set my hand and cause the seal of the City of Hercules to be affixed this 14th day of November 2023.
Alex Walker-Griffin, Mayor