- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Serial:
- By the Governor of the State of Georgia, a proclamation.
- Title:
- By the Governor of the State of Georgia, a proclamation, 2014 April 24A; By the Governor of the State of Georgia, a proclamation: Multiracial Heritage Week
- Creator:
- Georgia. Office of the Governor
- Contributor to Resource:
- Georgia. Office of the Governor
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia. Office of the Governor
- Date of Original:
- 2014-04-24
- Subject:
- Proclamations--Georgia
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- proclamations
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- A proclamation by the Georgia Governor
- External Identifiers:
- Call Number GA G600 .S1 M4 2014/4-24A
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-bg600-b-ps1-bm4-b2014-s4-h24a
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-bg600-b-ps1-bm4-b2014-s4-h24a
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
- Rights:
-
BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA
A PROCLAMATION
MULTIRACIAL HERITAGE WEEK
WHEREAS:
Georgia has a multiracial population of over 200,000 people, representing 2.1 percent of the state population according to the 2010 census. The percentage change from 2000 to 201 0 grew by 81.7 percent as this population is one of the fastest growing in the state. There are currently over 9 million individuals who self-identify as more than one race in the United States; and
WHEREAS:
Georgia has a long and positive history of advocating for all of its children. Project RACE (Reclassify All Children Equally) is a national organization representing multiracial children, teens, adults, and families with a presence in Georgia since 1993; and
WHEREAS:
Members of this community have made many valuable historical contributions that often go unnoticed and underappreciated; and
WHEREAS:
Children in Georgia schools are now able to check as many races as possible on school forms, and public and private schools in the state are encouraged to include wording in keeping with positive identity practices that reflect the terminology of "multiracial"; and
WHEREAS:
Georgia benefits from vibrant communities comprised of ethnically diverse individuals. Members of these communities can be found in every level of professional life and greatly enrich our state's well-being; now
THEREFORE:
I, NATHAN DEAL, Governor of the State of Georgia, do hereby proclaim june 12-19, 2014, as MULTIRACIAL HERITAGE WEEK in Georgia.
In witness thereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the Executive Department to be affixed this 24th day of April in the year of our Lord two thousand fourteen.
ATTEST
GOVERNOR
