File #: 051966    Version: 1 Name: Honoring Rosa Parks
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
Introduced: 12/6/2005 In control: Board of Supervisors
On agenda: 12/13/2005 Final action: 12/16/2005
Enactment date: Enactment #: 865-05
Title: Resolution commemorating the life and mourning the loss of Rosa Parks, an icon of the Civil Rights Movement whose brave act of refusing to give up her seat on an Alabama bus in 1955 led to the end of legalized segregation in the United States; and further declaring that December 1st shall annually be observed as Rosa Parks Commemoration Day in the City and County of San Francisco and further urging the President of the United States and the United States Congress to officially designate December 1st as a holiday to commemorate the life and contribution of Rosa Parks and the legacy of the Civil Rights movement in the United States; and further encouraging all businesses in the City, both public and private, to either close on December 1st or allow the many workers and students in the City who will want to attend Rosa Parks Commemoration events taking place during normal business hours to take the day off or to leave work and school early with impunity.
Sponsors: Tom Ammiano, Sophie Maxwell, Bevan Dufty, Aaron Peskin, Ross Mirkarimi, Chris Daly, Michela Alioto-Pier, Jake McGoldrick, Fiona Ma, Sean Elsbernd
Attachments: 1. Leg_Ver1, 2. Leg_Final
Date Ver.Action ByActionResultAction DetailsMeeting DetailsVideo
12/16/20051 Mayor APPROVED  Action details Meeting details Not available
12/13/20051 Board of Supervisors ADOPTEDPass Action details Meeting details Not available
12/6/20051 President REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING  Action details Meeting details Not available
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