City of
Manhattan Beach
Prodamation
Whereres International Women's Daris an occasion to acknowledge the progress that has been made to achiere equal nights and opportunities for women while notng what we have yet to acluere; and
(Whereres International Women's Dar; under the theme, "Rights. Justice. Action. For ALL. Women and Girls," calls for action to dismantle all barriers to equal justice: discriminatory lams, weak legal protections, and harmful practices and social norms that erode the rights of romen and girls; and
(Wherers. the motire behind establishing an International Women's Dar dates back to Februart 1908, when female garment workers in New York Cit went on strike to protest poor working conditions; and
Wherers. in honor ofthe continuing struggle that women face in both workplace and broader societ; a National Women's Dar commenced and the idea later advanced to commemorate a unitersal and international struggle; and
Whereas romen and girls, in particular women with disabilities, racialized women, imigrant women, two spirit and gender diverse peoples experience, many forms of oppression including violence and abuse impacting their abilt to expenience true equit; and (Wheretes, International Women's Dar is a time to work toward a world where each woman and girl can evercise her choices, and experience equit in her dail life; and Whereres. on this International Women's Dar; we celebrate and encourage everone to embrace equițrb actrel working toward the creation of'an inclusire work. We ask that everrone challenge gender inequality; dram attention to discrimination and bias and work toward ending woman abuse so that equițs can trul be embraced br all.
Now. Therefore, Be In Rescled that I, David Lesser, Mayor of the City of Manhattan Beach, California, on behalf of the City Council and the residents of Manhattan Beach, do herebr proclam March 8, 2020, as
International Women 's Day
and acknowledge that there is no histors; or future without women. The City of Manhattan Beach is proud to stand up and recognize the crucial role that women plat in our world and celebrate women crenwhere.
Dated this 3das of March, 2026.
ATTES:
City Clerk Liza Tamura May David lesse
TALI PEACE