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OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL
892 0 3RESOLUTION NO. C.M.S.
INTRODUCED BY VICE MAYOR KAPLAN AND
COUNCIL PRESIDENT FORTUNATO BAS
RESOLUTION TO PROCLAIM MAY 29-JUNE 4, 2022, AS QUEER AND
TRANSGENDER ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER (QTAPI) WEEK AND
COMMEND THE BAY AREA QTAPI COALITION FOR ORGANIZING,
MOBILIZING, AND INSPIRING OUR QTAPI COMMUNITY, AND FOR
UPLIFTING THE NUMEROUS CONTRIBUTIONS MADE BY THE
QTAPI COMMUNITY LOCALLY, NATIONALLY, AND GLOBALLY
WHEREAS, the Bay Area Queer and Transgender Asian and Pacific Islander (QTAPI) Coalition was formed in February 7, 2019 to build community, facilitate intergenerational transfer of knowledge, recognize the QTAPI community’s historical context and interdependence, and celebrate their unique cultural heritage and identity; and WHEREAS, the Bay Area QTAPI Coalition includes organizations and community groups such as API Equality Northern California (APIENC), Asian Pacific Islander Queer Women & Transgender Community (APIQWTC), GLBTQ+ Asian Pacific Alliance (GAPA), Parivar Bay Area, Prism Foundation, Red Envelope Giving Circle, API Transmasculine Anthology, GLBT Historical Society, San Francisco Community Health Center, San Francisco AIDS Foundation, Essense of Mana, North County Outreach, GAMeBoi SF, and members of the Rice Rockettes; and WHEREAS, QTAPI people continue to experience discrimination and violence and have been disproportionately harmed by unjust systems; and
WHEREAS, community-based organizations across the QTAPI spectrum have provided support, advocacy, and health and safety services to the Bay Area QTAPI community for over 45 years; and
WHEREAS, newer grassroots organizations formed at the turn of the millennium have continued to respond to ongoing systems of oppression by supporting and organizing QTAPI people in the Bay Area; and
WHEREAS, QTAPI Week is a time when organizers demonstrate the strength and resilience of the Asian American community in the face of continued violence as well as pride in identity as part of the LGBTQ+ community; and
WHEREAS, during QTAPI Week, the Bay Area QTAPI Coalition will host networking activities, capacity building events, and supportive facilitated conversations that further the work of the QTAPI movement in San Francisco and the San Francisco Bay Area; and WHEREAS, the Bay Area QTAPI Coalition continues to grow and respond to the issues facing the QTAPI community; now, therefore, be it;
RESOLVED: That the Oakland City Council does hereby proclaim May 29-June 4,2022, as Queer and Transgender Asian and Pacific Islander (QTAPI) Week and commends the Bay Area QTAPI Coalition for organizing, mobilizing, and inspiring our QTAPI community, and for uplifting the numerous contributions made by the QTAPI community locally, nationally, and globally.
HAY 81 mIN COUNCIL, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA,
PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
AYES - FIFE, GALLO, KALB, KAPLAN, REID, TAYLOR, THAO AND
PRESIDENT FORTUNATO BAS V
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ABSENT - 0
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