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WHEREAS, Women of Color HERStory Month® is a citywide celebration of the power, legacy and achievements of women of color that has been held annually since 2008 from February 15 to March 15 between Black History and Women’s History Months; and,
WHEREAS, ONE Billion BEEN Rising for Justice will take on February 12th, the Higher Heights Sister to Sister Salon Conversation on February 17th, the Pittsburgh film premiere of No Más Bebés on February 25th, Women of Color Day Twitter Chat on March 1st, the Women of Color Social Network™ Wine Tasting on March 3rd, the Women of Color Political Luncheon™ on March 11th and the play, You Wouldn’t Expect with Damascus Theater collective on March 26th; and,
WHEREAS, this celebration of the power, legacy and achievements of women of color in the Greater Pittsburgh Region, across the country and around the world is presented by New Voices for Reproductive Justice; and,
WHEREAS, New Voices is building a social change movement dedicated to the health and well-being of Black women and girls through leadership development, Human Rights and Reproductive Justice; and,
WHEREAS, New Voices is the only Human Rights and Reproductive Justice organization for women of color, led by women of color and about women of color in Pittsburgh and is deeply committed to improving the health, well-being and quality of life for Black women and girls, women of color and LGBTQ people of color; and,
WHEREAS, New Voices will celebrate twelve years of organizing and serving over 50,000 women of color in Pennsylvania and Ohio; and,
WHEREAS, Women of Color HERStory Month® celebrates the lives and stories of women of color often untold and forgotten;
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NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that February 15 - March 15, 2016 be declared Women of Color HERStory Month® in the City of Pittsburgh.