Amended in Assembly March 17, 2016

California Legislature—2015–16 Regular Session

House Resolution No. 38

Introduced by Assembly Member Ridley-Thomas

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(Coauthors: Assembly Members Achadjian, Alejo, Baker, Bonilla, Brown, Burke, Calderon, Campos, Chang, Chau, Chávez, Chu, Cooley, Dahle, Daly, Dodd, Eggman, Frazier, Beth Gaines, Gallagher, Cristina Garcia, Eduardo Garcia, Gatto, Gipson, Gonzalez, Gordon, Gray, Grove, Hadley, Harper, Roger Hernández, Irwin, Jones, Jones-Sawyer, Lackey, Levine, Linder, Lopez, Mathis, Mayes, McCarty, Melendez, Mullin, Nazarian, Obernolte, Patterson, Quirk, Rendon, Rodriguez, Santiago, Mark Stone, Thurmond, Ting, Wagner, Waldron, Weber, Wilk, and Williams)

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February 16, 2016

House Resolution No. 38—Relative to Season for Nonviolence.

WHEREAS, On a daily basis we are confronted by the challenge
of violence in the form of hate crimes, brutality, domestic abuse,
and other forms of inhumanity; and

WHEREAS, Violence takes a terrible physical, mental,
emotional, and financial toll on society; and

WHEREAS, Violence prevention and conflict resolution
programs in schools and communities throughout the nation and
world are positively affecting our families and our neighborhoods,
one day at a time; and

WHEREAS, Every person can move the world in the direction
of peace through his or her daily nonviolent choices and actions;
and

WHEREAS, An awareness of nonviolent principles and practices
is a powerful way to heal and transform our lives and communities,
to recognize the dignity and worth of every human being, and to
promote peace and harmony among all people regardless of race,
color, culture, class, language, faith, age, gender, sexual preference,
or other apparent difference; and

WHEREAS, The Season for Nonviolence, a national campaign
held January 30 to April 4, inclusive, to mark the memorial
anniversaries of noted nonviolent advocates Mahatma Gandhi and
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., provides an opportunity to educate
citizens about nonviolence; and

WHEREAS, The annual 64-day campaign, cofounded in 1998
by Dr. Arun Gandhi and the Association for Global New Thought,
is an educational, media, and grassroots awareness campaign; and

WHEREAS, The purpose of the Season for Nonviolence is to
focus education and community action towards attaining peace
and justice in the spirit of Gandhi and King; and

WHEREAS, The Season for Nonviolence teaches that every
person can move the world forward in the direction of peace
through daily nonviolent choices and actions. Through media
attention, the Season for Nonviolence also recognizes and
celebrates those who are using nonviolence to build communities
that honor the dignity and worth of every human being; now,
therefore, be it

Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, That the
Assembly proclaims January 30, 2016, to April 4, 2016, inclusive,
as the 19th annual Season for Nonviolence, and encourages all
citizens to participate in local, national, and global educational
and community campaigns to honor those who are using
nonviolence to build communities that respect the dignity and
worth of every human being; and be it further

Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies
of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.