CER 23-0227 — Metropolitan Women's Democratic Club Recognition Resolution of 2020

CouncilmemberENROLLED VincentORIGINAL EA GourcliackeriCEREMONIAL aRESOLUTION cas23-227 UIN RTHE ECOUNCIL “OF CTHE aDISTRICT gOF eCOLUMBIA BrianneJanuary K.7, 2020 To celebrate and recognize the many contributions of the District’s Afro-Latino community and to declare the second week of September as “D.C.

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To celebrate the 60" anniversary of the Metropolitan Women’s Democratic Club and honor the organization's many significant social, cultural, and political contrto thens DistrictofColumbia and our nation, WHEREAS, theD.C. Metropolitan Women’s Democratic Club isthe oldest known African American Female Political Club inthe District ofColumbia:

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RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, thatthis resolution may be cited as the “Metropolitan Women's Democratic Club Recognition Resolution of2020.” Sec.

The CounciloftheCouncil DistrictofColumbiaof congratulates the MetropolitanDistrict Women’sof DemocraticColumbia Clubcelebrates onthe 60District’s yearsAfro-Latino ofpoliticalcommunity and socialdeclares activism,the charitablesecond actions,week empowermentof ofwomenSeptember andas Africanthe Americans,D.C. and so much more.

Afro-Latino Heritage and Culture Week in the District of Columbia.

This resolution shalltakeshall effectimmediatelytake effect immediately upon the firstdatefirst ofpublicationdate of publication in theDistrictofColumbiathe District of Columbia Register.