Midland proclaims #ITSTARTS Month - March 2024

Proclamation

#ITSTARTS Month, March 2024

Whereas, Inclusion, acceptance, and equity are important approaches to the diversity of residents living in any community, especially in our growing and changing Town; and

Whereas, March 21 is recognized as the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination; and

Whereas, the Simcoe County Local Immigration Partnership (SCLIP) is a community partnership focused on the development of settlement strategies for newcomers. These strategies bring together and support service delivery to newcomers in Simcoe County while promoting positive relationships, opportunity, and use of local resources effectively; and

Whereas, we encourage all to celebrate the differences in each other such as race, culture, colour, national origin, gender, age, disability and religion; and

Whereas, this month presents an opportunity to further the resolve as we pause to celebrate the diversity of the human race rather than allow our dissimilarities to become a reason for racial separation.

Therefore, I, Bill Gordon, Mayor of the Town of Midland, do hereby proclaim the month of March 2024 to be “#ITSTARTS Month” in the Town of Midland and encourage everyone to take a stand and participate in and learn more about the #ITSTARTS campaign.

Find more information on #ITSTARTS on the County of Simcoe's website here.