A PROCLAMATION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF POMONA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, PROCLAIMING APRIL 25, 2026 “JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS COMMUNITY DAY” WHEREAS, our farmworker and diverse/intersectional communities have used the methods of pilgrimage walks and community gatherings to express their beliefs in social justice, non-violence, and empowerment; and WHEREAS, the Justice and Human Rights Pilgrimage March Committee is following this example by organizing a Pilgrimage Walk from the Pride Center to Tony Cerda Park as part of a larger unity pow wow gathering with the Constanoan Rumsen Carmel Tribe on April 25, 2026; and WHEREAS, various speakers and cultural groups will honor this day through music, dance, poetry, art, tree planting, ceremonial, and scholarship presentations at Tony Cerda Park; and WHEREAS, the Pilgrimage Walk and Cultural Gathering is open to the public and involves a diversity of organizations and individuals from the City of Pomona and the region.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF POMONA does hereby proclaim April 25, 2026 as “JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS COMMUNITY DAY”
in Pomona, with a celebration of human rights and the unity between our elders and young people of all backgrounds.