HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-07-24 ProclamationBANGOR CITY COUNCIL
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PROCLAIMING JULY, 2023 AS DISABILITY PRIDE MONTH
WHEREAS, Disability Pride Month is celebrated annually in July to promote acceptance of
disability as an identity, community, culture, and pride felt by people with
disabilities; and
WHEREAS, Disability Pride Month seeks to change the way people think about and define
disability, to end the stigma of disability, and to promote the belief that disability
is a natural part of human diversity in which people living with disabilities can
celebrate and take pride; and
WHEREAS, More than one in four adults in the United States lives with a disability,
representing all ages, races, ethnicities, genders, sexual orientations, religions
and socio-economic backgrounds; and
WHEREAS, Disability Pride is an integral part of movement building and a direct challenge
of systemic ableism and stigmatizing definitions of disability; and
WHEREAS, The more Disability Pride is celebrated and made public, the closer we come to
a more inclusive world; and
WHEREAS, Disability Pride is about celebrating and reclaiming visibility in public because
people with disabilities have historically been pushed out of public spaces; and
WHEREAS, Disability Pride Month is a way for people with disabilities to celebrate who they
are, and for others to better understand how they can become better allies; and
WHEREAS, The City of Bangor joins communities across the country throughout the month
of July to commemorate the passing of the landmark Americans with Disabilities
Act (ADA) in July 1990.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Richard Fournier, Mayor of Bangor, on behalf of the City Council and
the City of Bangor, do hereby proclaim July, 2023 as Disability Pride Month in Bangor, Maine
and encourage all citizens to acknowledge and celebrate it.
Given this the 24t. ., of July, 2123.
Richard Fournier, Mayor