Amended IN Senate September 01, 2017 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Senate Resolution No. 58Introduced by Senators Wiener, Allen, Glazer, Hertzberg, Jackson, Newman, Stern, and StoneAugust 28, 2017Relative to anti-Semitism and other bias, prejudice, and discrimination. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSR 58, as amended, Wiener. Digest KeyBill TextWHEREAS, Across the nation, and in California, there has been a rash of bomb threats and cemetery desecrations targeting Jewish Community Centers, Jewish day schools schools, synagogues, and other Jewish institutions. In recent years, there has also been a nationwide, including California, increase in discriminatory rhetoric and actions, including cemetery desecrations and verbal and violent anti-Semitic assaults targeting Jewish community members and, specifically, Jewish university students; andWHEREAS, The Federal Bureau of Investigations, ProPublica, Southern Poverty Law Center, Anti-Defamation League, and other reputable groups have identified evidence of hundreds of incidents of anti-Semitic harassment and intimidation in the last few months throughout the country targeting individuals perceived to be of Jewish ethnic or religious ancestry, or both; and WHEREAS, These anti-Semitic acts appear to come from white-nationalist and racist groups, as well as from groups across the political spectrum, and often include anti-Jewish bigotry, including anti-Semitic discrimination rooted in efforts to delegitimize Jewish self-determination; and WHEREAS, These incidents occur in the context of a steep rise in anti-Semitism globally, and xenophobia-based discriminatory acts xenophobic discrimination targeting people of diverse backgrounds, including Muslims, Arabs, Sikhs, Latinos, women, immigrants of all backgrounds, and LGBT people in our nation; now, therefore, be itResolved by the Senate of the State of California, That, in light of the volume and frequency of acts of intolerance and xenophobia, and the evolving nature of anti-Semitism, the Senate hereby reaffirms its commitment to an open and inclusive state that actively opposes all of these forms of prejudice, bias, or discrimination against people based on religion, ethnicity, race, sex, national origin, immigration status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, and or disability; and be it furtherResolved, That the Senate will work to uphold principles of equality, pluralism, and inclusivity, and will stand in solidarity with Jewish and other communities whenever they are targeted or marginalized; and be it furtherResolved, That nothing in this resolution may be construed to diminish or infringe upon free speech or any other right that is protected under the First Amendment of the Constitution of the United States; and be it furtherResolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.
Amended IN Senate September 01, 2017 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Senate Resolution No. 58Introduced by Senators Wiener, Allen, Glazer, Hertzberg, Jackson, Newman, Stern, and StoneAugust 28, 2017Relative to anti-Semitism and other bias, prejudice, and discrimination. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSR 58, as amended, Wiener. Digest Key
Amended IN Senate September 01, 2017
Amended IN Senate September 01, 2017
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION
Senate Resolution No. 58
Introduced by Senators Wiener, Allen, Glazer, Hertzberg, Jackson, Newman, Stern, and StoneAugust 28, 2017
Introduced by Senators Wiener, Allen, Glazer, Hertzberg, Jackson, Newman, Stern, and Stone
August 28, 2017
Relative to anti-Semitism and other bias, prejudice, and discrimination.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SR 58, as amended, Wiener.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
WHEREAS, Across the nation, and in California, there has been a rash of bomb threats and cemetery desecrations targeting Jewish Community Centers, Jewish day schools schools, synagogues, and other Jewish institutions. In recent years, there has also been a nationwide, including California, increase in discriminatory rhetoric and actions, including cemetery desecrations and verbal and violent anti-Semitic assaults targeting Jewish community members and, specifically, Jewish university students; and
WHEREAS, The Federal Bureau of Investigations, ProPublica, Southern Poverty Law Center, Anti-Defamation League, and other reputable groups have identified evidence of hundreds of incidents of anti-Semitic harassment and intimidation in the last few months throughout the country targeting individuals perceived to be of Jewish ethnic or religious ancestry, or both; and
WHEREAS, These anti-Semitic acts appear to come from white-nationalist and racist groups, as well as from groups across the political spectrum, and often include anti-Jewish bigotry, including anti-Semitic discrimination rooted in efforts to delegitimize Jewish self-determination; and
WHEREAS, These incidents occur in the context of a steep rise in anti-Semitism globally, and xenophobia-based discriminatory acts xenophobic discrimination targeting people of diverse backgrounds, including Muslims, Arabs, Sikhs, Latinos, women, immigrants of all backgrounds, and LGBT people in our nation; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, That, in light of the volume and frequency of acts of intolerance and xenophobia, and the evolving nature of anti-Semitism, the Senate hereby reaffirms its commitment to an open and inclusive state that actively opposes all of these forms of prejudice, bias, or discrimination against people based on religion, ethnicity, race, sex, national origin, immigration status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, and or disability; and be it further
Resolved, That the Senate will work to uphold principles of equality, pluralism, and inclusivity, and will stand in solidarity with Jewish and other communities whenever they are targeted or marginalized; and be it further
Resolved, That nothing in this resolution may be construed to diminish or infringe upon free speech or any other right that is protected under the First Amendment of the Constitution of the United States; and be it further
Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.