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RESOLUTION NO. 2021 -. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SUNNY ISLES BEACH, FLORIDA, CONDEMNING HATE AND EXTREMISM; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City of Sunny Isles Beach is committed to defending democratic institutions, the integrity of our elections, and the security of people and facilities that carry out the democratic process; and WHEREAS, the City of Sunny Isles Beach is committed to ending the spread of hate, bigotry, and harassment based on race, color, religion, national origin, ethnicity, sex, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, or any other protected characteristic as defined by law; and WHEREAS, the City of Sunny Isles Beach wishes to affirm its commitment to the well- being and safety of all of its community members and to ensure that they will be protected, and their rights respected; and WHEREAS, the City of Sunny Isles Beach wishes to affirm its commitment to cultivating an inclusive community, including within City operations and institutions; and WHEREAS, the diversity of our community is beneficial to all within it, making us stronger and more resilient; and WHEREAS, each of our elected leaders has the ability and obligation to promote inclusiveness; celebrate diversity; work to ensure equitable opportunities in all major facets of society; prevent the spread of misinformation and disinformation; and reject hate and bias in all forms and should set a positive example for their constituents in this regard; and WHEREAS, the January 6, 2021 domestic terrorism incident at our nation's Capitol does not reflect the values of the City of Sunny Isles Beach; and WHEREAS, the Anti -Defamation League's (ADL) report on Murder and Extremism in the United States in 2019 found that domestic extremists killed at least 42 people in the United States in 17 separate incidents in 2019, making 2019 the sixth deadliest year on record for domestic extremist -related killings since 1970; and WHEREAS, the ADL report found that the extremist -related murders of 2019 were overwhelmingly (90%) linked to right-wing extremists, with all but one of the incidents tied to right-wing extremism, and 81% of extremist -related murders in 2019 committed by white supremacists specifically; and WHEREAS, disinformation, misinformation, and online conspiracy theories are spreading and inspiring real-world violence; and WHEREAS, the City of Sunny Isles Beach supports the peaceful exercise of free speech, free assembly, and freedom to worship safely for all people; and 82021 Condeming Hate and Extremism Page 1 f6�