WHEREAS, On November
8, 2016, Donald Trump was elected to become the 45th President of the United
States; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That no
matter the threats made by President-elect Trump, San Francisco will remain a
Sanctuary City. We will not turn our back on the men and women from other
countries who help make this city great, and who represent over one third of
our population. This is the Golden Gate—we build bridges, not walls;
There are ten other resolutions which can be found on the San Francisco Bay Times website here http://sfbaytimes.com/san-franciscos-official-response-to-the-election-of-trump/ regarding women's rights, LGBTQ rights, Religious Freedom, Black Lives Matter, climate change, universal health care, internationalism, will remain a Transit First city, nor bullied by threats to revoke federal funding, and that they condemn all hate crimes and speech.
This is a gift worthy of inclusion in our Mind and Heart Advent Calendar because it is such a resounding confrontation against the fear mongering and hatred that has been broadcast over the last few months. Thank you San Francisco. Your words are truly poetic.
