HARVEY MILK NATIONAL REMEMBERENCE DAY MAY 22
- by: C. VALE and J. DEVEAU
- recipient: THE PRESIDENT and THE CONGRESS of THE UNITED STATES
"It's not about personal gain, not about ego, not about power-
It's about giving young people in Altoona, Pennsylvania hope.
You gotta give them hope."
HARVEY MILK
Harvey Milk should be celebrated for his achievements as a pioneer as a Civil Rights activist, and a outstanding Human Being.
Harvey Bernard Milk, born May 22, 1930, in Woodmere, Long Island, NY.
A linebacker whose jersey read numbr 60 for Bayshore High School.
An individual who joined the Navy in 1951, diving hundreds of feet into the ocean.
This was Harvey. The same Harvey who sternly lectured the 35 members of his Jewish fraternity. He ask that they admit Non-Jewish members. "How could they deride the other frats for not admitting Jews when they discriminated themselves."
By 1956 Harvey was teaching math and history at Hewlitt High School and
coaching basketball everyday after school.
To a Wall Street investment firm, to campaigning in 1964 for Goldwater, to knowing he would not live pass 50.
For years Civic Classes taught about men being created equal.
It was not until the 1960's that Blacks and Women pushed society to bring that theory to practice.
"UNITED WE STAND, DIVIDED THEY CATCH US ONE BY ONE."
1973 San Francisco, California heard the words he said.
"I'm Harvey Milk and I'm running for supervisor." Harvey lost that year,
but by 1974 at public forums he stated, "Blacks won the right to ride buses for the wrong reason, but they won. When you want to win, it doesn't make a difference if you're winning for the wrong reason. It's better than not winning at all."
Harvey Milk's charisma and intellegence changed the look of a Street called Castro in San Francisco forever and started one of the most power- ful and visable Civil Rights movement for all.
It is up to all Americans to continue carrying his work forward.
No matter who we are.
CIVIL RIGHTS: AS DEFINED BY WEBSTER'S DICTIONARY:
"THOSE RIGHTS GUARANTEED TO THE INDIVIDUAL, ESP.
BY THE 13th, 14th,15th, and 19th AMENDMENTS TO THE
UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION.
With Thanks to:
Randy Shilts,
Author of
THE MAYOR OF CASTRO STREET
A Must Read For All.
C. Vale and J. Deveau
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It's about giving young people in Altoona, Pennsylvania hope.
You gotta give them hope."
HARVEY MILK
Harvey Milk should be celebrated for his achievements as a pioneer as a Civil Rights activist, and a outstanding Human Being.
Harvey Bernard Milk, born May 22, 1930, in Woodmere, Long Island, NY.
A linebacker whose jersey read numbr 60 for Bayshore High School.
An individual who joined the Navy in 1951, diving hundreds of feet into the ocean.
This was Harvey. The same Harvey who sternly lectured the 35 members of his Jewish fraternity. He ask that they admit Non-Jewish members. "How could they deride the other frats for not admitting Jews when they discriminated themselves."
By 1956 Harvey was teaching math and history at Hewlitt High School and
coaching basketball everyday after school.
To a Wall Street investment firm, to campaigning in 1964 for Goldwater, to knowing he would not live pass 50.
For years Civic Classes taught about men being created equal.
It was not until the 1960's that Blacks and Women pushed society to bring that theory to practice.
"UNITED WE STAND, DIVIDED THEY CATCH US ONE BY ONE."
1973 San Francisco, California heard the words he said.
"I'm Harvey Milk and I'm running for supervisor." Harvey lost that year,
but by 1974 at public forums he stated, "Blacks won the right to ride buses for the wrong reason, but they won. When you want to win, it doesn't make a difference if you're winning for the wrong reason. It's better than not winning at all."
Harvey Milk's charisma and intellegence changed the look of a Street called Castro in San Francisco forever and started one of the most power- ful and visable Civil Rights movement for all.
It is up to all Americans to continue carrying his work forward.
No matter who we are.
CIVIL RIGHTS: AS DEFINED BY WEBSTER'S DICTIONARY:
"THOSE RIGHTS GUARANTEED TO THE INDIVIDUAL, ESP.
BY THE 13th, 14th,15th, and 19th AMENDMENTS TO THE
UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION.
With Thanks to:
Randy Shilts,
Author of
THE MAYOR OF CASTRO STREET
A Must Read For All.
C. Vale and J. Deveau
TO SIGN THIS PETITION, PLEASE GO TO BOTTOM OF PAGE WHERE IT SAYS SIGN PETITION AND CLICK LOG OUT. A FORM WILL APPEAR FOR YOU TO TYPE IN YOUR NAME AND INFORMATION. ONCE FINISHED, PLEASE CLICK SIGN AGAIN. A PAGE WILL APPEAR SHOWING YOUR NAME, PLEASE CLICK SIGN OR PUBLISH AND YOU WILL THEN BE PART OF THIS PETITION. WE HOPE YOU WILL TAKE THE TIME TO CIRCULATE THIS PETITION TO PEOPLE AND GROUPS THAT YOU KNOW. THANK YOU.
WE THE UNDERSIGNED OF THIS PETITION WISH TO PRESENT TO YOU
THE IDEA AND NEED FOR A NATIONAL DAY OF RECOGNITION TO HONOR AND CELEBRATE THE WORK AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF ONE OF AMERICA'S MOST IMPORTANT CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVISTS OF OUR TIME.
H A R V E Y M I L K
THANK YOU
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