First Regular Session

Sixty-second General Assembly

LLS NO. R99­0722.01 Alfredo Kemm

STATE OF COLORADO

BY REPRESENTATIVES Mace and Dean;

also SENATOR Hernandez.

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 99-1008

CONCERNING THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO PARTICIPATE IN THE 1999 SEASON FOR NONVIOLENCE PROGRAM.

WHEREAS, The M. K. Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence was established in 1991 to create awareness that individuals can improve their lives and thereby their communities through daily choices of nonviolent action; and

WHEREAS, The 1998 Season for Nonviolence commemorated the 50th anniversary of the assassination of M. K. Gandhi and the 30th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; and

WHEREAS, The 1999 Season for Nonviolence runs from January 30 through April 4, 1999, during which time local organizations, families, and individuals may partner to spread the word of a nonviolent lifestyle; and

WHEREAS, The Institute communicates with and encourages relationship­building among like­minded organizations statewide, nationwide, and internationally to work cooperatively and build bridges between ethnic, racial, religious, and other groups in memory of M. K. Gandhi and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; now, therefore,

Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the Sixty­second General Assembly of the State of Colorado, the Senate concurring herein:

That the Colorado General Assembly believes that the philosophy of the Season for Nonviolence supports the adopted Statewide Transportation Policies specifically related to Customer Focus, Leadership, Partnership, Safety, and Social Responsibility.

Be It Further Resolved, That the General Assembly encourages the Colorado Department of Transportation's participation in the 1999 Season for Nonviolence program and to strive to incorporate the philosophies into its daily activities.