https://pittsburgh.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=653292&GUID=70D5AB3E-F813-44F2-ACCE-BCC6DD9C5BFALegistar15https://pittsburgh.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=653292&GUID=70D5AB3E-F813-44F2-ACCE-BCC6DD9C5BFA70D5AB3E-F813-44F2-ACCE-BCC6DD9C5BFA-2018-06-11-22-01-47Title: WHEREAS, Ireland and its people are an ancient and distinct island nation; and, WHEREAS, the people of Ireland have the right and responsibility to govern themselves; and, WHEREAS, human and civic rights derive "their just powers from the consent of the governed" and are best guaranteed by the people's freely instituted, duly elected and independent government; and, WHEREAS, the Good Friday Agreement, negotiated with American support, ratified by the governments of Ireland and England, and by the All-Island Referendum included provisions for achieving a United Ireland through democratic and peaceful methods; and WHEREAS, the United States and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania have greatly benefited from contributions made by men and women who descended from the nation of Ireland; and WHEREAS, the City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is home to a significant percentage of Americans whose ancestors migrated to the United States from Ireland in times of famine and war to seek a better life but whose hearts still desire peace for their ancestral home. Mon, 11 Jun 2018 22:01:47 GMT