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B
C
F
B
Today's
meeting
is
a
wonderful
opportunity
for
the
human
rights
community
in
our
and
all
of
our
diversity
to
come
together
and
understand
the
values
that
drive
the
work
that
we
all
do
during
the
year.
Please
make
welcome
our
mayor,
mu,
Mayor,
Pro,
Tem,
Jeff,
Coors,
councilmembers,
Christy,
holstege
and
councilmember
Lisa
Middleton
that
are
with
us
today.
B
Also
with
us,
is
a
representative
from
supervisor
many
Perez
office,
Greg
Rodriguez,
who
brought
with
him
certificates
that
are
being
presented
on
behalf
of
the
supervisor
to
all
the
honorees,
and
this
morning
we
recognize
our
entertainment
that
is
being
provided
by
Ted
Fox
and
with
him
on
guitar,
roger
best.
It's
wonderful
to
have
all
of
you
with
us
this
morning.
So
thank
you
for
being
with
us,
our
commissioners
that
have
introduced
themselves
today,
Vice
Chair,
Chappell,
Sandra,
Cena,
Randolph,
Morgan
gross
and
two
new
commissioners
that
join
this
year,
Commissioner
Andrade
and
Michio.
B
We
welcome
our
staff
colleagues
Dale
cook
and
in
the
Rodriguez
and
Jay
Varda
who's
with
us
that
helped
us
throughout
the
year
as
we
perform
our
duties
on
the
Commission
and
I
am
Rhonda
Hart,
the
chair
of
the
Commission.
To
start
our
program.
We
have
a
welcome
from
the
mayor
of
Palm,
Springs,
mayor
moon.
G
It's
so
wonderful
to
see
a
Ron
is
so
tall.
It's
wonderful
to
see
such
a
full
house
here
today.
Usually
we
only
see
a
crowd
like
this
if
it's
a
council
meeting
with
cannabis
or
or
vacation
rentals
on
the
only
agenda.
So
it's
great
to
see
somebody
kept
people
coming
out
to
celebrate
something
really
positive
and
uplifting
and
so
important
to
our
communities
and
when
I
look
out
in
this
audience,
I
recognize
like
for
fish
to
the
people
out
there,
and
so
many
of
you
are
so
involved
in
the
community.
G
Do
we
see
such
an
incredible
group
of
diverse
and
generous
and
giving
and
an
activist
people
involved
in
our
community,
but
right
here
behind
me
and
the
diocese
we
have
such
a
great
Commission,
read
by
led
by
Rhonda
Hart,
who
just
there's
not
in
the
words
to
describe
all
the
things
he
does
for
our
city
right
now.
So
with
that
I'd
like
to
say,
welcome
to
all
of
you
and
thank
you
so
much
for
coming
out
to
this.
G
H
H
H
B
Today's
all
about
community,
we
celebrate
our
contributions
and
achievements
with
the
city
of
Palm
Springs
Human,
Rights
Commission.
By
presenting
the
community
service
awards,
the
city,
our
community
organizations
and
every
individual
play
a
critical
role
in
ensuring
the
fundamental
rights
are
realized
for
all
residents,
since
the
Commission
was
established
226
years
ago,
with
a
mon
date
mandate
to
monitor
the
city's
performance
and
meeting
its
human
rights
obligations.
B
Our
role,
then,
is
the
same
as
it
is
now
respect
for
the
rights
and
dignity
of
everyone
in
Palm
Springs,
and
to
work
with
others
to
help
build
communities
that
are
fair
and
inclusive.
This
is
the
backbone
of
our
work
through
the
years
when
people
face
discrimination,
harassment
or
human
rights
breaches.
The
Commission
has
been
there
to
provide
information
to
mediate
complaints
and
to
assist
with
many
positive
changes
that
have
taken
place
in
the
city.
B
B
We
seek
constructive,
respectful
conversation
to
try
and
bridge
these
differences,
and
it's
not
only
the
government,
the
private
sector.
It's
all
of
us.
We
all
have
a
role
to
account
for
compliance
with
human
rights
laws
and
the
basic
principles
that
prohibit
discrimination
on
the
grounds
of
age,
sex,
disability
and
race.
B
B
The
Commission
has
been
engaged
in
cumin
rights
work
from
it's
very
beginning
in
1993,
in
October
that
year
the
Human
Rights
Commission
led
discussions
on
racial
tensions
in
the
community.
We
facilitated
communication
between
Sunline
and
the
disability
community
and
they
held
public
forums
on
the
media
and
discrimination,
early
areas
of
focus
for
the
Commission
included,
domestic
abuse,
hate
crimes,
protection
of
senior
citizens
and
access
to
housing
for
all.
B
In
1999,
the
Commission
was
instrumental
in
working
with
the
City
Council
to
adopt
the
declaration
of
policy
for
the
protection
of
human
dignity
and
Prevention
of
hate
crimes.
The
next
year,
the
domestic
partner
ordinance
was
presented
to
council
and
approved
On
January
5
2009,
aiding
the
efforts
of
the
Human
Rights
Commission
to
address
homeless
issues
in
the
city
on
May
3rd
mm.
The
council
adopted
a
policy
on
addressing
the
issues
of
poverty
and
homeless.
B
The
Commission
has
provided
community
education
and
training
forms
where
numerous
topics
have
been
addressed,
including
homelessness,
mental
illness,
elder
abuse,
supporting
caregivers.
Protecting
domestic
people
have
been
domestically
abused,
discussing
the
DREAM
Act
and
discussing
women's
participation
in
city
government.
B
B
After
laws
passed
in
2000
and
2001
by
the
state
of
California,
that
mandated
school
districts
provide
safe
environments
for
all
students.
The
Commission
was
the
one
that
led
the
effort
to
provide
trainings
to
Palm
Springs
High
School,
so
those
students
could
establish
the
very
first
gay
straight
alliance
on
campus.
B
In
addition
to
addressing
issues
important
to
senior
citizens
in
2017,
the
homelessness
subcommittee
report
was
submitted
to
City
Council
by
then
Commissioner
holstege
and
the
report
we
reviewed
one
of
the
most
referenced
concerns
over
the
Commission's
previous
25
years,
that
of
the
homeless
homeless,
population
in
Palm
Springs.
So
where
does
the
Commission
go
today?
This
dedicated
Commission
will
continue
to
focus
on
strength
and
go
from
strength
to
strength.
B
B
The
community
service
awards
have
a
rich
history
of
inspirational
and
prestigious
winners.
Like
our
group
today,
that
tradition
continues.
The
2019
human
rights
community
service
awards
are
presented
to
some
extraordinary
individuals
and
businesses.
These
are
folks
who
have
made
outstanding
contributions
in
our
community.
They
shine
a
light
on
injustice
and
they
give
a
voice
to
those
who
are
rarely
heard.
They
work
to
stop
racism
and
counter
age
discrimination.
They
advocate
for
older
people
and
they
promote
fair
and
respectful
treatment
for
women.
B
If
you
can
say
nothing
or
do
nothing,
nothing
changes
the
honorees
are
not
say
nothing
kind
of
people.
They
are
the
hearts
of
our
community
I
invite
our
commissioners
and
city
council
liaisons,
Mayor,
Pro
Tem
course,
and
councilmember
holstege
to
announce
the
honorees
and
to
start
the
presentation
we
invite
Commissioner
Randolph
to
the
podium.
F
Good
afternoon,
everyone
and
thank
you
for
joining
us
here
today,
as
we
do
our
community
service
awards.
It's
one
of
my
favorite
things
that
the
Human
Rights
Commission
does
every
year
and
today
it's
my
pleasure
to
tell
you
about
a
very
generous
business,
the
V
hotel,
where
the
curve
happens
at
the
south
end
of
Palm
Springs
last
July,
when
the
Cranston
and
the
ribbon
fire
started,
sherry,
Gallagher
who's,
the
sales
manager
at
the
V
Hotel
thought.
Oh,
my
goodness.
I
have
to
do
something.
F
This
is
horrendous,
so
she
opened
up
the
hotel
to
firefighters
and
a
vacuous
along
with
their
pets
to
her
hotel.
They
ended
up
hosting
200
firefighters,
while
they
battled
the
twelve
thousand
three
hundred
acre
fire,
as
you
may
remember,
and
the
hotel
provided
the
vacuous
a
place
to
call
home
and
the
firefighters
a
place
to
get
away
get
away
when
they
were
on
24
on
24
off
workdays
and
sherry
was
not
alone,
her
staff,
her
entire
staff,
some
of
who
were
off
for
the
summer.
It
was
July.
F
After
all,
they
all
came
back
and
helped
out
and
they
can
quickly
communicate
coordinated,
a
community
effort
to
get
such
items
as
toiletries,
food
clothing
and
the
donation
started
by
the
V
hotel
generate
considerable
community
participation
and
support
at
large.
This
is
one
of
the
reasons
why
I
love,
Palm,
Springs
I
came
from
San
Francisco
I.
Don't
think
they
could
organize
that
quickly
in
this
demonstration
and
caring
for
others
and
the
selfless
act
of
engaging
community
members
shows
the
socially
minded
commitment
that
the
V
Hotel
Palm
Springs
has
it's
a
business
doing
good
for
others.
C
First
I
want
to
say
you
know:
we've
done
a
lot
of
outreach
with
the
Human
Rights
Commission
and
I'm
really
impressed
with
the
turnout
today.
So
it
means
a
lot
to
not
just
us,
but
also
the
recipients
that
are
here
today.
Your
support
of
all
these
people
is
just
tremendous
and
overwhelming.
So
thank
you
very
much.
So
anybody
know
karl
lagerfeld
anybody
who
is
he
fashion
designer?
C
No
we're
not
going
to
talk
about
fashion,
Karl,
Lagerfeld
designer
for
Chanel
and
Fendi
cetera
center,
but
his
mom,
Believe,
It
or
Not
had
a
very
good
outlook
on
religion.
She
said
there
is
one
God
for
everyone
and
religions
are
shops,
I
mean
really,
if
you
think
about
it,
right,
there's
a
lot
of
selamat
similarities,
but
it's
actually
an
interesting
thought
for
religion.
So
you
know
when
I
was
a
little
boy.
C
C
So
anyway,
he
was
a
pipefitter
on
nuclear
submarines
at
Maryland
naval
shipyard
for
38
years
and
I
remembered
it
was
just
like
yesterday.
He
called
me
over.
He
said:
David
come
here
and
I
go
walking
over
and
I
was
all
excited.
Just
this
young
little
four-year-old
and
I.
Remember
he
bent
over
and
he
whispered
in
my
ear,
and
he
said
if
anyone
ever
asked,
you
tell
them.
C
If
you
don't
have
that
spiritual
leader,
try
to
understand
the
love
and
the
support
and
the
emotion
that
these
people
have
for
their
spiritual
leader,
so
sorry,
so
what
do
people
say
about
rev
keV?
You
know
you
can
go
online.
You
can
look
at
stuff.
You
can
ask
friends
but
I
thought
I'd.
Do
an
unscientific
survey
and
I
love
doing
unscientific
surveys,
so
I
called
people
I,
texted
people,
I
Facebook
message
for
the
last
two
weeks.
C
I
was
just
trying
to
get
as
much
feedback
as
possible
and
what's
interesting
is
my
grandma
always
used
to
say
you
can
put
ten
people
in
a
room
and
they'll.
You
say
one
sentence
and
they'll
all
take
it
a
different
way,
but
there
was
some
very
interesting,
consistent
themes
when
asking
people
what
they
thought
about:
rev
keV,
so
I'll
just
read
a
few
of
these
warmth:
open
hearted,
free
hugs.
He
did
try
to
shake
my
hand
today.
I
said
no
free,
hug,
social
justice,
passion,
kick-ass,
caring,
thoughtful
and
fighter
for
us
now.
C
He
co-founded
bloom
of
the
in
the
desert
ministry
16
years
ago
in
order
to
create
an
LGBTQ
friendly
prayer
and
public
service
community
in
Palm,
Springs
he's
engaged
in
many
community
events
and
advocates
for
those
who
experience
spiritual
abuse,
religious
discrimination
related
to
gender
identity,
sexual
orientation,
ethnic
heritage
and
bullying.
Today
we
recognize
Reverend
Kevin,
a
Johnson
for
his
community
stewardship
leadership
and
commitment
to
justice
and
inclusion
with
a
2019
Community
Service
Award.
It's
with
my
absolute
pleasure
to
introduce
Rev
keV.
I
I
It's
wonderful
to
share
this
moment
with
my
husband
plus
so
many
friends,
our
family
and
persons
that
I
admire
serendipity
is
at
work
today,
as
I
am
pleased
to
share
the
limelight
today
with
as
you'll
see
in
the
program
Tony
Marchesi
and
who
hails
from
Chicago,
like
my
husband
and
I.
Do
Tony
and
I
crossed
paths
a
few
times
in
Chicago
in
various
locations
and
his
Brazilian
restaurant
rumba
was
where
my
hubby,
Mike
and
I
had
our
first
dinner
date
and
I
think
a
polaroid
photo
of
our
table
still
exists
somewhere.
I
Serendipity
also
brings
joy
that
a
beloved
family
member
of
mine
is
here
while
visiting
Palm
Springs
for
the
very
first
time.
The
spirit
of
Christian
social
justice
steadily
guides
me
to
serve
the
honor
of
human
rights.
It's
part
of
me
forever,
plus
I
am
glad
to
serve
now
as
Co
founding
pastor
of
bloom
in
the
desert
ministries,
United
Church
of
Christ
Palm,
Springs
own
congregation,
being
the
first
UCC
Church,
founded
here
in
Palm
Springs
16
years
ago,
in
that
congregation,
human
rights
are
honored
with
prayer
and
service.
I
J
B
B
F
Good
afternoon,
I'm
thinking
it
so
I
might
as
well
say
it
that's
a
hard
act
to
follow,
but
it
is
my
definite
privilege
to
introduce
you
to
our
next
recipient
I
want
to
share
with
you
that
I
really
just
met
her
personally
about
a
half
an
hour
ago,
but
I
certainly
do
know
her.
History
and
I
know
that
things
that
she
has
done
in
this
community
and
that
made
me
so
grateful
to
be
chosen
to
do
this
introduction.
F
An
active
volunteer
advocate
and
organizer
Kate
Concannon
Castle
is
recognized
for
raising
the
visibility
of
health
and
safety,
workplace,
family
and
women's
issues
in
our
community.
She
is
passionately
created
and
participated
in
events
that
prepare
and
empower
women
to
take
on
greater
roles
as
leaders
in
social
change,
as
well
as
encouraging
a
stronger
female
representation
in
city,
government
and
service
organizations.
F
Kate
is
active
in
the
Human
Rights
Campaign
steering
committee
and
the
palm
springs
Women's
Club,
where
she's
involved
in
raising
scholarship
funds
and
counseling
young
women
on
their
applications
for
those
scholarships.
In
addition,
kate
is
a
strong
sustainability
advocate
and
was
the
grassroots
driving
force
behind
the
adoption
of
the
Palm
Spring
Shopping
Bag
organ
ordinance.
F
E
E
You
know
when
you
volunteer,
you
do
it
not
for
recognition,
you
do
it
because
there's
something
within
you
that
drives
you
to
make
the
world
a
better
place
and
I
know
looking
out
in
this
room
and
all
the
members
of
the
council
and
the
members
of
the
Commission.
We
all
seem
to
wake
up,
but
that's
certain
something
that
says
what
can
I
do
to
make
this
world
a
better
place?
What
can
I
do
for
gender
equality?
What
can
I
do
to
help
the
homeless?
K
You
know
thanks
Kate
for
leaving
it
down
here.
Cuz
I
was
gonna
grab
it
off
of
this
anyway.
I
have
the
pleasure
of
introducing
Tony
Marchesi
that
the
Reverend
just
referenced
fellow
Italian,
also
from
Chicago
Tony,
moved
here
in
2005,
probably
like
I,
did
to
escape
those
brutal
negative
40
wind
chill
winters
Tony
is
a
local
restaurant
tour
with
a
huge
heart
with
quite
the
list
of
accomplishments,
for
our
community.
K
Tony
serves
on
the
board
of
directors
for
the
aids
Assistance
Program
food
Samaritans,
the
Palm
Springs
hospitality
Association
and
is
co-producer
along
with
Palm
Springs
LIFE
Magazine
of
the
Palm
Desert
Food
&
Wine
Festival.
So
if
you
want
your
way
into
anyone's
heart
or
stomach,
just
call
Tony
I'm
sure
he
doesn't
sleep,
because
he
is
always
thinking
of
ways
to
support
and
give
back
to
our
community,
and
it's
no
surprise
that
Tony
for
the
last
few
years
has
been
in
the
top
three
revenue
producers
for
dining
out
for
life,
which
benefits
the
desert.
K
Aids
Project
Tony
is
certainly
recognized
for
his
community
service
and
the
vital
role
that
he
plays
in
raising
funds
for
so
many
different
nonprofits
around
the
Palm
Springs
community,
so
Tony
on
behalf
of
the
Commission.
We
really
thank
you
for
sharing
your
heart
and
your
voice
and
your
efforts
around
here,
because
we
couldn't
do
this
without
you.
So
on
behalf
of
the
Commission,
please
join
me
in
recognizing
Tony
Marchesi.
L
L
Everybody
ready
I
could
do
a
whole
rundown
I
suppose
on
Gloria
cap
I
think
the
most
interesting
thing
about
Gloria,
at
least
to
me
I
hope
to
her.
We
go
back
40
years.
Can
you
believe
that?
And
yes,
it
wasn't
kindergarten.
Yes
across
a
crowded
sandbox,
there
was
Gloria
and
we
thought
we
had
to
build
sandcastles
together.
L
That's
not
really
true,
but
I
like
the
idea,
but
so
but
I
could,
but
I
is
really
true
and
what
I
could
do,
but
we
just
don't
have
the
time.
Sorry
to
disappoint
you,
but
I
have
stories.
I
could
tell
we
started
in
higher
education
together.
We
started
our
careers
pretty
much
at
the
same
time
and
we
wound
up
working
in
the
same
student
services
areas.
College
unions
remember
the
ACU
I
Gloria.
L
She
is
vice-chair
of
safe
schools
these
days
and
what
she
has
done
and
what
this
award
is
about
today,
because
we
are
focusing
on
what's
being
delivered
today,
is
leading
the
administration
of
the
Safe
Schools
Burton
May
Awards,
and
these
awards
are
offered
to
kids,
primarily
from
gay
and
straight
alliances
who
are
seeking
either
higher
education
or
other
forms
of
education
to
advance
their
careers.
It's
not
just
academic.
L
It
covers
the
full
round
and
one
of
the
things
through
glorious
work,
we've
discovered,
are
all
of
these
tripwires
to
get
between
things
like
the
big
awards,
the
scholarships
na
love
that
and
things
like
application
fees,
books
and
all
of
this.
What
Gloria
has
done
is
devised
a
program
given
her
student
aid
background.
She
is
the
former
Director
of
Student
Aid
at
took
California,
got
it
wrong.
The
first
time
California
State,
University,
Long,
Beach
I,
used
to
know
it's
Long,
Beach
State
back
in
our
40
years,
and
there's
something
very
specific
about
that.
L
This
is
not
if
all
Gloria
was
offering
was
excellent
administrative
services
that
would
be
worth
something,
but
what
I
observed
with
Gloria?
Let
me
give
a
motion
layer
because
I
was
former
treasurer
and
she
and
I
worked.
A
lot
of
these
together
is
that,
as
we
review,
applications,
I
still
review
applications
and
some
other
favorite
things
I
do
every
year
for
the
scholarship
boards.
L
If
there
was
something
as
well
for
the
application
or
if
even
after
an
award
has
been
made,
we
find
somebody
who's
struggling
a
little
bit
in
fulfilling
their
education
dreams.
Gloria
is
on
the
spot.
Gloria
is
on
the
phone
she's,
the
one
working
individually
with
these
kids,
not
just
to
make
sure
the
things
are
processed
well,
but
that
they
are
able
to
fully
express
their
potential
and
offer
the
awards
based
upon
the
full
potential
and
not
just
if
you
will
the
transcript
story,
so
I
could
go
on
I.
Think
I've
done
it
going.
L
M
Must
say
that
these
kinds
of
awards
find
me
both
flattered
and
humbled
I'm
flattered
to
be
included
with
a
group
of
six
very
outstanding
community
service
activists,
but
I'm
also
humbled
by
what
we
do
and
what
all
of
you
do.
That
makes
it
possible
to
continue
all
of
our
work
in
community
service
I'd
like
to
share
with
you.
One
of
my
favorite
quotes
from
the
poet
Adrienne
Rich,
which
is
something
I.
Think
of
when
Awards
come
up,
and
she
said
my
heart
is
moved
by.
All
I
cannot
save
so
much
has
been
destroyed.
M
M
In
my
case,
there
are
GSA
advisors
and
students
and,
in
addition
to
that,
many
friends,
a
lot
of
whom
are
here
today
and
I,
am
pleased
to
see
all
of
you
friends
from
Four
Seasons
friends
from
the
Unitarian
Universalist
Church
in
Rancho
Mirage,
where
I'm
part
of
the
social
Justice,
Committee
and
lots
of
other
friends.
It's
important
to
have
friends
on
your
side
when
you're
doing
community
service
I
particularly
want
to
thank
my
wife,
Joan
Elliot
for
her
support,
her
love
and
her
occasional
nudge
back
to
reality.
When
I
get
a
little
too
involved.
M
J
This
award
is
going
to
the
California
waters,
Rights
Act
working
group
on
April
19
2009
18,
the
Palm
Springs
City
Council
adopted
resolution
number
two
for
406
declaring
its
intent
to
transition
into
a
district
based
election.
The
city,
the
city
conducted
a
series
of
public
hearings
and
and
community
engagement
forums
over
six
months
to
receive
community
input
on
the
composition
of
proposed
electoral
districts
for
the
city
council
seats,
the
neighborhood
meetings
provided
Palm
Springs
residents
and
the
stakeholders
the
opportunity
to
participate
and
provide
feedback
in
the
redistricting
process.
J
It
was
the
city's
desire
to
ensure
that
the
proposed
district
reflected
prevalent
communities
of
interest
and
that
the
citizen
citizens
be
engaged
in
the
process.
Towards
that
end,
a
dedicated
group
of
eight
community
volunteers
were
charged
with
helping
to
engage
historically
disfranchised
and
underrepresented
communities
of
color
into
the
city
council
district
processing.
J
The
group
of
volunteers
have
dedicated
over
700
hours
to
evaluate
the
voices
of
residents.
The
California
walked
in
right
at
community
working
group
consisted
of
8
community
volunteers,
art
of
Dada
Adobe,
grace,
Gardner,
Dixie,
Miller,
Stephanie,
Moses
and
culture
Alex's,
Ortega
Cathy.
We
we
muck
and
tubers
wolf
join
mean
acknowledging
their
work
as
the
advance
equality,
diversity,
inclusion
in
this
city.
D
Hi,
thank
you
to
the
Human
Rights
Commission
in
to
the
City
Council.
This
effort
was
really
about
racial
justice
and
in
the
encouragement
of
the
communities
of
color,
are
Latino
black
Asian
communities,
millenials
young
people,
women
to
participate
in
their
political
process
and
we're
not
done.
We
also
provided
the
city
with
a
wide
range
of
suggestions
to
encourage
wider
participation
in
city
government
and
encourage
people
to
run
I.
D
The
the
city
had
some
really
terrific
goals
when
this
came
on,
one
was
to
do
the
process
of
going
to
districts
not
as
a
response
to
a
lawsuit,
but
as
an
effort
to
fully
meet
the
goals
of
the
California
Voting
Rights
Act
in
the
u.s.
civil,
civil
right
and
civil
rights
and
voting
rights
acts.
One
of
the
goals
was
to
see
if
we
could
create
legitimately
within
communities
of
interest,
a
minority,
a
minority,
a
majority
minority
district,
where
it
could
be
possible
for
a
person
of
color
to
run
and
win
a
seat
on
City
Council.
D
The
other
goals
included
not
separating
the
organized
neighborhoods
in
the
city.
Those
goals
were
met
through
a
really
great
process
that
included
the
black
Latino
and
Filipino
communities
in
our
city
in
determining
what
the
districts
would
look
like,
and
everybody
on
this
Commission
did
a
terrific
job
as
well
as
the
City
Council.
Thank
you
so
much.
H
Hi
just
a
little
background,
I'm
so
thrilled
to
be
able
to
tell
you.
I
wrote
this
song
back
in
1991
I
released
an
album
in
1992
I
had
the
overwhelming
honour
of
being
invited
to
perform
this
in
front
of
1.2
million
people
at
the
1993
national
march
on
Washington
for
gay
and
lesbian
civil
rights
and.
H
The
best
honor
of
all
is
to
note
this
song
now
has
a
life
of
its
own.
It's
it's
become
so
much
bigger
than
me,
and
it's
all
about
it.
It
has
nothing
to
do
with
gay
or
lesbian.
It
has
everything
to
do
with
if
you
believe
in
civil
rights,
it's
believe
in
human
rights,
if
you
believe
in
dignity
for
everyone
then
you're
one
of
us.
A
A
A
A
Hear
my
voice
cry
out
loud
as
I
stand
up
tall
and
proclaim
to
them
all
that
I
am
one
of
us
and
I'm
pride
out
here.
My
boys
cry
out
like
as
I,
stand
up
tall
and
proclaim
to
them
all
that
I
am
one
of
us
and
I
am
I,
don't
hear
my
voice
out
loud
as
I
stand
up
tall
and
proclaim
to
them
all
that
I
am
one
of
us.
B
I've
got
a
collection
of
awards
up
here,
so
don't
leave
without
your
award.
Okay,
everybody
who
didn't
get
yours,
Thank,
You
Ted,
and
thank
you
Roger.
We
really
appreciate
your
participation
and
this
is
the
second
year
that
Ted
has
been
with
us.
So
we
really
appreciate
you
giving
your
time
to
to
make
this
an
even
more
special
presentation.
B
Human
rights
are
not
the
domain
of
the
left
or
the
right
politics
they're
there
to
protect
the
most
vulnerable
in
our
communities,
to
equalize
the
imbalances
between
the
powerful
and
the
powerless
and
to
advance
fairness
and
equality
for
all
of
us.
In
these
days,
we
need
to
reach
back
to
those
that
we've
left
behind,
to
ensure
that
they
have
a
voice
and
that
they
are
integrated
into
all
that
our
society
can
offer
every
person
no
matter
their
background,
has
dignity
and
value.
B
Everyone
has
human
rights,
and
those
rights
must
be
protected.
Let's
understand
that
the
rule
of
law
and
the
maintenance
of
human
rights
are
connected
and
that
about
57%
of
the
world's
population
live
outside
of
the
protection
of
the
rule
law.
That's
four
billion
people
struggling
for
basic
human
rights
on
a
daily
basis.
B
B
We
conclude
by
saying
what
a
privilege
it's
been
for
myself
and
all
of
the
commissioners
to
serve
the
city
and
our
community,
and
we
close
with
special
thanks
to
Dale
and
Annie
for
their
service
to
the
Commission
throughout
the
year.
Thank
you
all
for
being
with
us,
we'll
see
you
at
the
27th
anniversary
of
the
Human
Rights
Commission.