Bill Text: NY J01011 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Celebrating the Odunde Festival on June 13, 2021

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-06-02 - REFERRED TO FINANCE [J01011 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-J01011-Introduced.html

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Senate Resolution No. 1011

BY: Senator PARKER

        CELEBRATING the Odunde Festival on June 13, 2021

  WHEREAS,  It  is the sense of this Legislative Body to recognize and
pay just tribute to the cultural heritage of  the  ethnic  groups  which
comprise  and  contribute to the richness and diversity of the community
of the State of New York; and

  WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern  and  in  full  accord  with  its
long-standing  traditions,  this  Legislative  Body  is  justly proud to
celebrate the Odunde Festival on Sunday, June 13, 2021; and

  WHEREAS, The Odunde Festival is a one-day festival and street market
catered to African-American interests and the African  diaspora;  it  is
derived   from  the  tradition  of  the  Yoruba  people  of  Nigeria  in
celebration of the new year; and

  WHEREAS, Established in 1975, the Odunde Festival  began  when  Lois
Fernandez  raised one hundred dollars in donations from her neighborhood
in Philadelphia; and

  WHEREAS, Since its inception, the Festival has grown to  become  the
largest African celebration on the east coast of the United States; and

  WHEREAS,  Held  annually  in  the month of June, the Odunde Festival
brings in participants from all parts of the  world,  including  Africa,
Brazil, and throughout the United States; and

  WHEREAS,  Beginning  with an all-inclusive spiritual procession, the
Odunde Festival carries on from 10:00  in  the  morning  until  8:00  at
night,  filling  the  day  with vibrant traditional African clothing and
food, as well as arts and craft vendors from around the globe; and

  WHEREAS, It is the custom of this Legislative Body, in keeping  with
its  time-honored  traditions,  to  recognize  and  pay tribute to those
organizations and events which  foster  ethnic  pride  and  enhance  the
profile  of  cultural  diversity  which  strengthens  the  fabric of the
communities of New York State; now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its  deliberations  to
celebrate the Odunde Festival on June 13, 2021; and be it further

  RESOLVED,  That  a  copy  of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to the Odunde Festival Committee.