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SR 165 - Humanities Council Day at the Capitol - 2/25/99

Lee, Daniel W. (29th)

Status Summary	SC:		HC:		FR:	02/22/99	LA:	02/22/99	S - Passed/Adopted

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A resolution honoring the Georgia Humanities Council and Dr. Jamil S. Zainaldin and recognizing February 25, 1999, as Georgia Humanities Council Day at the State Capitol.

SR 165                                             LC 24 1390 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                             A RESOLUTION 
 
  1- 1  Honoring the Georgia Humanities Council and Dr. Jamil S. 
  1- 2  Zainaldin and recognizing February 25, 1999, as Georgia 
  1- 3  Humanities Council Day at the State Capitol; and for other 
  1- 4  purposes. 
 
  1- 5  WHEREAS, the Georgia Humanities Council was founded in 1970 
  1- 6  by a volunteer citizens committee as one of the first state 
  1- 7  humanities councils in the country; and 
 
  1- 8  WHEREAS, the Georgia Humanities Council is an independent, 
  1- 9  nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that marshals federal, 
  1-10  state, and private financial support for educational 
  1-11  activities in the humanities benefiting all Georgia 
  1-12  residents; and 
 
  1-13  WHEREAS, through its grant program, special educational 
  1-14  initiatives, loaned educational resources, and public 
  1-15  programs, the Georgia Humanities Council has over the past 
  1-16  29 years supported libraries, schools, colleges and 
  1-17  universities, historical societies, museums, and other 
  1-18  nonprofit organizations in every region of Georgia; and 
 
  1-19  WHEREAS, the humanities provide the basics of reading, 
  1-20  writing, and self-expression, and the subject areas of the 
  1-21  humanities help develop the skills of critical thinking and 
  1-22  precise communication; and 
 
  1-23  WHEREAS, the role of humanities education is to transmit 
  1-24  from one generation to the next the great lessons of our 
  1-25  life together as a community, a society, and a nation, 
  1-26  lessons that are stories of justice and injustice, of caring 
  1-27  and cruelty, of loyalty and betrayal, of struggle and of 
  1-28  overcoming.  In other words, stories of what it means to 
  1-29  live together in community and to work together in pursuit 
  1-30  of common goals; and 
 
  1-31  WHEREAS, these great lessons are illuminated and honored in 
  1-32  our religious traditions, heritage, and system of laws and 
  1-33  are given expression in our recording of history and in our 
  1-34  literature; and 
 
 
 
 
 
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  2- 1  WHEREAS, our understanding of this cultural heritage lives 
  2- 2  inside each of us, influencing our actions and providing the 
  2- 3  backdrop for responsible citizenship; and 
 
  2- 4  WHEREAS, through conferences, public lectures, teacher 
  2- 5  education programs, and community grants, the Georgia 
  2- 6  Humanities Council has been a catalyst for fostering 
  2- 7  school-community partnerships for addressing character 
  2- 8  education in schools throughout Georgia; and 
 
  2- 9  WHEREAS, the Georgia Humanities Council, through its 
  2-10  character education program on "Rights, Responsibilities and 
  2-11  Respect" has conducted workshops for Georgia teachers from 
  2-12  across the state; and 
 
  2-13  WHEREAS, the Georgia Humanities Council has been nationally 
  2-14  recognized for its efforts to promote locally developed 
  2-15  approaches in character education, and the General Assembly 
  2-16  has enacted legislation in support of character education; 
  2-17  and 
 
  2-18  WHEREAS, on February 25, 1999, the Governor is presenting 
  2-19  awards on behalf of the Georgia Humanities Council to 
  2-20  various deserving organizations and individuals throughout 
  2-21  the state, making such day "Georgia Humanities Council Day." 
 
  2-22  NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the 
  2-23  members of this body recognize that the humanities are a 
  2-24  vital element in education for citizenship and commend the 
  2-25  Georgia Humanities Council for its exemplary work and 
  2-26  service to the people of Georgia and urge that the Georgia 
  2-27  Humanities Council continue and enhance its support of 
  2-28  character education among teachers, parents, business 
  2-29  leaders, and communities throughout our state. 
 
  2-30  BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is 
  2-31  authorized and directed to transmit an appropriate copy of 
  2-32  this resolution to Dr. Jamil S. Zainaldin. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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