Committee on Aviation
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RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Chicago is a city of immigrants and home to people of all ethnic and cultural backgrounds; and
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WHEREAS, Chicago is proud to be the home of thousands of people of Ukrainian birth and descent, who enrich our city by their dedication to democratic ideals, and by the preservation and presentation of their cultural heritage in many forms; and
WHEREAS, the City of Chicago is also the site and the owner of two international airports, Chicago O'Hare and Chicago Midway; and
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WHEREAS, as a prominent international destination, Chicago typically welcomes international visitors, both commercial and tourist, and encourages Chicagoans to travel to other nations for business and tourism, because such contacts can promote international understanding and economic development in Chicago and abroad; and
WHEREAS, Chicago also has a history of supporting the democratic aspirations of threatened and oppressed people in other countries through exercise of its municipal purchasing power and by means of policy statements; and
WHEREAS, recent events in Ukraine require the City of Chicago to stand with the people of Ukraine in the face of threats and wrongful actions from the Russian Federation; and
WHEREAS, Ukraine has been in a state of internal tension and turmoil in recent months, as its people chose to demonstrate and petition their government for increased economic and cultural ties to the democratic nations of Europe; and
WHEREAS, in November 2013 thousands of people gathered in Kiev, Ukraine's capital and its largest city, to protest the abandonment of such principles and policies by their elected officials; and
WHEREAS, as demonstrations grew larger and more vocal, the government's response became increasingly harsh, and included such acts of violence as abductions, beatings, and even the use of rooftop snipers against unarmed demonstrators; and
WHEREAS, the government's response was also to impose draconian laws which prohibi...
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