A resolution designating January 1 of each year as "Global Family Day".

        [Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 372 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

108th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. RES. 372

Designating January 1 of each year as ``Global Family Day''.

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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

June 8, 2004

Mr. Inouye (for himself and Mr. Coleman) submitted the following
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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RESOLUTION

Designating January 1 of each year as ``Global Family Day''.

Whereas in this perilous time of international unrest, it is vital that all
means possible for the restoration of peace and the reduction of hate,
terror, hunger, and disease be pursued with diligence;
Whereas the people of the world are inextricably linked as 1 human family;
Whereas the people of the world are in need of a shared tradition to acknowledge
and celebrate mutual kinship;
Whereas shared holidays strongly influence the creation and maintenance of bonds
among faiths and cultural and national groups, and the lack of such
bonds may invite mistrust and conflict;
Whereas the United Nations General Assembly, through the passage of United
Nations General Assembly Resolution 54/29 of November 18, 1999, and
United Nations General Assembly Resolution 56/2 of October 30, 2001, and
many foreign heads of state have recognized the importance of
establishing an annual shared global tradition of 1 day of peace;
Whereas the Congress, through the unanimous adoption on December 15, 2000, of
Senate Concurrent Resolution 138, 106th Congress, has encouraged the
adoption of a day dedicated to all those members of the human family who
are suffering and to the development of strong global family values; and
Whereas on this 1 day of peace and sharing, now commonly called ``Global Family
Day'', people around the world are called to recognize and celebrate its
mission by gathering with their family, friends, neighbors, faith
communities, and with people of another culture, to share food,
traditions, and mutual pledges of nonviolence: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Senate--
(1) designates January 1 of each year as ``Global Family
Day''; and
(2) requests that the President issue a proclamation
calling upon the people of the United States to observe this
day of peace and sharing with appropriate ceremonies and
activities.
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