Bill Text: GA HR1736 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Young Democrats, Lambda Alliance, and Ally Outreach; University of Ga.; commend
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-03-12 - House Third Reading Lost [HR1736 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2011-HR1736-Introduced.html
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House
Resolution 1736
By:
Representative Waites of the
60th
A
RESOLUTION
Recognizing
and commending the Young Democrats, Lambda Alliance, and Ally Outreach of the
University of Georgia; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
the student organizations at the University of Georgia are supporting the
University of Georgia community through their many contributions;
and
WHEREAS,
the Young Democrats stimulate an active interest in governmental affairs in
young people, recruit new members for the Democratic Party, and help acquaint
voters with the issues and the candidates; and
WHEREAS,
in 2008, the Young Democrats helped register over 6,000 voters in the
Athens-Clark County area as well as staffed and volunteered on campaigns at
local and state levels, including Barack Obama's campaign for President;
and
WHEREAS,
in recognition of their accomplishments, the Young Democrats were named the 2009
Young Democrats of Georgia's State Chapter of the Year, and due to their efforts
in laying the groundwork for the 2010 election, Athens was selected as the
location for the 2010 Young Democrats of Georgia annual state-wide convention;
and
WHEREAS,
the Lambda Alliance at the University of Georgia is an influential voice in the
university community that works with administration, faculty, and other student
organizations to ensure that the concerns of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and
transgender (LGBT) students are represented; and
WHEREAS,
Lambda has participated in state and national events, including the Atlanta
Pride March, the Atlanta AIDS Walk, and the Millennium March on Washington;
and
WHEREAS,
Lambda sponsors a variety of programs throughout the year to educate the
university community about LGBT issues, including Diversity Awareness Week, the
annual National Coming Out Day, and the semi-annual drag show; and
WHEREAS,
the Ally Outreach began in 2008 from a campaign started by Lambda Alliance to
reach out to allies of the LGBT community; and
WHEREAS,
Ally Outreach is a gay rights-centered advocacy group that aims to increase
acceptance of the LGBT community on the UGA campus by facilitating and calling
for allies to accept, advocate, and act; and
WHEREAS,
it is abundantly fitting and proper that the accomplishments of these
organizations be appropriately recognized.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of
this body commend the Young Democrats, Lambda Alliance, and Ally Outreach of the
University of Georgia for their selfless contributions and dedicated efforts for
the University of Georgia community.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized
and directed to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to the Young
Democrats, Lambda Alliance, and Ally Outreach of the University of Georgia.
