At their April 24 meeting, the Minneapolis City Council passed the following resolution supporting the MIRAc-initiaited May 1st immigrant & workers rights march:
A Resolution Supporting Immigrant and Workers’ Rights Day on May 1, 2009
WHEREAS immigrants workers and their families are an essential and valued component of our Minneapolis community; and
WHEREAS immigrants have been instrumental in the revitalization of Lake Street, Central Avenue, and all of Minneapolis; and
WHEREAS we support the constitutional right of all Minneapolis residents to peacefully assemble and petition the government for a redress of grievances; and
WHEREAS May 1 celebrations have historically commemorated the contributions of workers and immigrant workers in particular in our nation’s struggle to establish a just society; and
WHEREAS it is necessary to establish a secure and welcoming environment, free of undue stress and discrimination in the City of Minneapolis;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Minneapolis:
That the Minneapolis City Council supports the third annual immigrant/workers’ rights May Day march and celebration on Tuesday, May 1, 2009.
MIRAC 