CITY OF RICHMOND, CALIFORNIA
P R O C L A M A T I O N
Declaring May 1, 2022 as Global Love Day
WHEREAS, in 2004, Harold Becker and The Love Foundation recognized Global Love Day to acknowledge, celebrate, and share the love we have within by recalling that love is the link that binds us all and the awesome power that heals and transforms everything it contacts; and
WHEREAS, in a world that has historically revered the negative and fear-based aspects , mainstream information sources frequently present a narrow and negative perspective of what is happening upon this planet , but t o the contrary, we see and know that good and right is occurring everywhere - look for love and you will see it all around you; and
WHERAS, this simple reminder changes the very nature of our experience - we are what we place our attention upon and when we allow love to be our focus of life, we expand this in our everyday activities - it is as simple as changi ng each perspective and allowing the negative and limiting views to be released and replaced by a higher, more loving understanding; and
WHEREAS, Mayor Tom Butt was living in San Francisco during the Summer of Love in 1967; and
WHEREAS, we are one humanity on this planet; and
WHEREAS, all life is interconnected and interdependent; and
WHEREAS, all share in the universal bond of love; and
WHEREAS, love begins with self-acceptance and forgiveness; and
WHEREAS, with respect and compassion we embrace diversity; and
WHEREAS, together we make a difference through love.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED , that the Richmond City Council do es hereby declare May 1, 2022 as Global Love Day in the City of Richmond and urges community members to choose love, compassion, peace, and unity and to love locally and spread it globally.
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Mayor Tom Butt
City of Richmond, California
April 19, 2022