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Town Council Resolution No. 11-2022 04/20/2022
RESOLUTION NO. 11-2022
A RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF TIBURON CONDEMNING ANTISEMITISM AND HATE WHEREAS, in 2018—following two incidents of antisemitic graffiti within the Town of Tiburon—the Town Council approved Resolution 25-2018, celebrating diversity and
condemning all discrimination, harassment, hate crimes, hate incidents, prejudice, and bigotry in
all forms; WHEREAS, in Resolution No. 45-2018, the Town committed itself to speak out against any future hateful incidents occurring within the Town;
WHEREAS, in recent years the Town has taken important steps to celebrate diversity and promote inclusion, including the creation of the Town’s Diversity Inclusion Task Force; WHEREAS, the Town has unfortunately been afflicted once again with an incident
involving hate speech and antisemitism;
WHEREAS, during the weekend of February 20, 2022, hated-filled and antisemitic fliers were distributed to dozens of homes in Tiburon;
WHEREAS, hundreds of such fliers were also distributed throughout the Bay Area and
the United States in recent weeks;
WHEREAS, antisemitism and hate crimes are a real and growing threat to Jews in Tiburon and throughout the United States. The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) reports that acts
of assault, vandalism, and harassment against Jews are currently at the highest levels since the
ADL began recording such incidents in 1979; WHEREAS, the Town of Tiburon is a community that welcomes diversity and does not tolerate hatred or bigotry of any kind, and will stand by all of its residents to support them
against hatred and bigotry; WHEREAS, the month of May is Jewish American Heritage Month, celebrating the diverse and significant contributions of Jewish Americans to American history; WHEREAS, Assembly Bill 2282 has been introduced and is now pending in the State Legislature, which expands and strengthens the definition of hate crimes to include committing any of the following acts for the purpose of terrorizing others: hanging a noose; displaying a symbol of hate, including the Nazi swastika; or burning or desecrating religious symbols; NOW, THEREFORE, the Town Council of the Town of Tiburon hereby resolves: Section 1. The Town forcefully condemns the recent antisemitic incident involving the distribution of hate-filled fliers to Town residents;
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Town Council Resolution No. 11-2022 04/20/2022
Section 2. The Town affirms its commitment to diversity and inclusion, and its refusal to tolerate hatred, bigotry, or discrimination in any form;
Section 3. The Town declares its support and celebration of Jewish American Heritage
Month, recognizing the rich cultural heritage of its Jewish residents; and
Section 4. The Town expresses its support for the passage of AB 2282, which will make it easier for law enforcement in the future to prosecute hateful incidents and prevent them from occurring in the Town of Tiburon.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 20th day of April, 2022, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Fredericks, Griffin, Ryan, Thier, Welner NAYS: COUNCILMEMBERS: None ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
JON WELNER, MAYOR
TOWN OF TIBURON
ATTEST:
LEA STEFANI, TOWN CLERK
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