| Resolution Number: | 1979-D083 | |
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| Title: | Support the Principle of Affirmative Action | |
| Legislative Action Taken: | Concurred As Amended | |
| Final Text: | ||
Resolved, That the 66th General Convention support the principle of affirmative action--especially, special admissions programs for minorities in universities and professional schools and programs to upgrade unskilled workers to the skilled level; and be it further
Resolved, That this 66th General Convention instruct the Executive Council, within the 1980-82 triennium, to initiate programs of public education on affirmative action at all levels of the Church; and be it further
Resolved, That this 66th General Convention instruct the Executive Council to communicate our support of affirmative action to the major religious bodies of the United States and urge them to endorse, support, and implement affirmative action.
| Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Denver, 1979 (New York: General Convention, 1980), p. C-134. |
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