Florida 2023 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H8085 Compare Versions

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12	12	House Resolution 1
13	13	A resolution designating May 2023 as "Haitian Heritage 2
14	14	Month" in the State of Florida. 3
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16	16	WHEREAS, Haitian Heritage Month is celebrated by the 5
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18	18	and culture, and 7
19	19	WHEREAS, as educators, authors, entrepreneurs, community 8
20	20	leaders, activists, athletes, artists, musicians, and 9
21	21	politicians, Haitian Americans have made their mark and have 10
22	22	contributed to the betterment and diversity of this state and 11
23	23	the nation, and 12
24	24	WHEREAS, Haitians fought in the American Revolution to 13
25	25	support independence efforts from the British, and 14
26	26	WHEREAS, on January 1, 1804, Haiti declared and won her 15
27	27	independence from the French, led by revolutionaries to include 16
28	28	Toussaint de Bréda (also known as "Toussaint l'Ouverture"), 17
29	29	Jean-Jacques Dessalines, Henri Christophe, Alexandre Pétion, 18
30	30	Victoria Montou (also known as "Gran Toya" and "Adbaraya Toya"), 19
31	31	Dutty Boukman, Marie -Jeanne Lamartinière, Cécile Fatiman, and 20
32	32	Suzanne "Sanité" Bélair, and 21
33	33	WHEREAS, Haiti is the only country to be born of a 22
34	34	successful revolt of enslaved people declaring their 23
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47	47	WHEREAS, Haiti was the first country in the world to 26
48	48	abolish slavery, helped Simón Bolívar lead the charge to 27
49	49	liberate Latin America from Spanish rule, supported Greece's 28
50	50	efforts for independence, and cast the deciding vote in the 29
51	51	United Nations to allow Israel to be recognized as a nation in 30
52	52	modern times, and 31
53	53	WHEREAS, May 18 is Flag Day in Haiti, and 32
54	54	WHEREAS, the United States and the State of Florida have 33
55	55	thrived as a melding of immigrants, united by common values and 34
56	56	the promise of a better tomorrow, and 35
57	57	WHEREAS, according to the Migration Policy Institute, more 36
58	58	than two-thirds of Haitian immigrants living in the United 37
59	59	States reside in Florida and New York, and 38
60	60	WHEREAS, there are significant populations of Haitian 39
61	61	Americans in New Jersey, Massachusetts, Maryland, Virginia, 40
62	62	Pennsylvania, Georgia, New Hampshire, Illinois, Texas, and 41
63	63	Washington, D.C., and 42
64	64	WHEREAS, there is a strong connection between Haitians and 43
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66	66	residing in South Florida alone, NOW, THEREFORE, 45
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68	68	Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of 47
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81	81	That May 2023 is designated as "Haitian Heritage Month" in 50
82	82	the State of Florida, and all communities and individuals 51
83	83	throughout the state and nation are encouraged to honor Haitian 52
84	84	and Haitian-American culture and remember that America's 53
85	85	greatness lies in its diversity. 54