BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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Date of Hearing: March 3, 2016
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES
Gordon, Chair
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38 (Ridley-Thomas) - As Introduced February 16, 2016
SUBJECT: Season for Nonviolence
SUMMARY: 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. Specifically, this
resolution makes the following legislative findings:
1)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.
2)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 violence takes a
terrible physical, mental, emotional, and financial toll on
society.
3)An awareness of nonviolent principles and practices is a
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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 differences.
4)The purpose of the Season of Nonviolence is to focus education
and community action towards attaining peace and justice in
the spirit of Gandhi and King and to recognize those who are
using nonviolence to build communities that honor the dignity
and worth of every human being.
FISCAL EFFECT: None
REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION:
Support
None on file
Opposition
None on file
Analysis Prepared by:Nicole Willis / RLS. / (916) 319-2800
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