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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The 2009 Chicano Activist Convention is taking place |
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August 21 through 23, 2009, at the Hyatt Regency and Belmont Hotels |
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in Dallas; and |
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WHEREAS, Focusing on the theme "40 Years of Struggle (At |
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Least!)," the convention celebrates the legacy of the Chicano |
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movement of the late 1960s and 1970s; and |
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WHEREAS, During that dynamic period, Mexican American |
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activists and a broad coalition of supporters joined together to |
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bring about significant social and political change in the United |
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States; and |
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WHEREAS, The Chicano movement addressed urgent issues that |
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included political representation, voting rights, educational |
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reform, and the working conditions of farm laborers; by striving to |
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achieve progress in those important areas, participants brought our |
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nation closer to its ideals regarding civil rights and social |
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justice and inspired a flowering of Latino culture that continues |
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to the present; and |
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WHEREAS, Though decades have passed since the height of the |
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movement, its influence is still strongly felt in American life, |
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and the experiences and achievements of the men and women who shaped |
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that vibrant era are indeed deserving of recognition and |
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celebration; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the 2009 Chicano Activist |
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Convention and extend to the organizers and participants sincere |
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best wishes for a productive and memorable gathering. |
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Alonzo |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 3124 was adopted by the House on June |
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1, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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