User:Jaredscribe/Armistice of WWI Remembrance and Veterans Day

Proclamation of Armistice of WW1 Remembrance and Veterans Day

Whereas, an Act, approved May 13, 1938, made the 11th of November of each year a legal holiday and was known as "Armistice Day;" and

Whereas the Armistice of WW1 on 11th November 1918 led to the Paris Peace Conference the following year 1919,

Whereas the neglect to teach these historical facts leads to basic ignorance of conditions in the world today, and the neglect to learn these political and moral lessons of the past leaves us open to repeating its errors,

Whereas peace is usually preferable to war, is fragile, and and should not be taken for granted,

Whereas war when preferable due to necessity or moral justification, should not be undertaken lightly or with blind assumption of victory, but its costs should be carefully considered,

Whereas war should be prevented when possible through effective deterrence and through just foreign policy that respects the legitimate aspirations of other peoples to national self-determination,

Whereas war when not avoidable should be waged so as to win its legitimate objectives, and should be waged justly according to laws of war,

Whereas it has already been proclaimed as Agenda Item 940 Regular Agenda in November 8, 2023 Council Agenda that:

Now, therefore, I, Ted Wheeler, Mayor of the City of Portland, Oregon, the “City of Roses,” do hereby proclaim November 11, 2023, to be

Veterans Day In Portland and encourage all residents to honor those who have served and those who currently serve to preserve our values of justice, freedom, and democracy. Whereas veterans are not honored by our neglect to teach the histories of our war and peace,

Whereas the "values of justice, freedom, and democracy" are not preserved by our neglect to teach the histories of our wars and peace, but are preserved by breaking the spell of silence,

Whereas the libraries and public schools have along with the city and national government, neglected to teach this history,

Whereas the Parents and Students Perspectives on the Portland Association of Teacher's union labor strike, should be solicited and carefully considered,

Be it resolved that:

We, [the regents of the university of wiki] declare this and every future 11th November to be:

Armistice of WW1 Remembrance and Veterans Day

and do hereby adjure the city and school district to open their libraries on this national holiday,

and urge all students to go on strike against mandatory idleness and ignorance imposed by your teachers, administrators, and legislators,

and to occupy the school building or take adverse possession by any means necessary,

and to conduct learn-ins, study-ins, and teach-ins,

with or without the help of your parents, and with or without the consent of your teachers and administrators,

and we adjure all government employees who have the day off to do likewise at your customary workplaces or civic plazas

so that this generation might be prepared

to make a more just and lasting peace,

or to endure the world wars that threaten to disrupt the fragile peace we now enjoy.