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Welcome to the Race

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and Social Justice

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Initiative Summit

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and to the virtual

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celebration of Martin

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Luther King Unity

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day. I'm Mayor Bruce

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Harrell, and I'm

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so excited to be

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with you as the

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work you are embarking

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on is crucial for

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ensuring Seattle is

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truly able to live

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up to our ideal

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values and serve

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as a beacon for

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the nation. Unity

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and togetherness

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are center to my

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approach as a leader

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and center to the

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values  of Dr. Martin

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Luther King Jr.

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in achieving opportunity,

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justice, progress,

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and fairness At

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its core, this means

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a belief in the

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best of one another,

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you, me and in all

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of us to approach

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each other with

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an open mind, and

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an open heart to

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listen to share.

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And to activate.

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I want you to think

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for the moment about

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the power of listening,

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which is the foundation

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of understanding.

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I believe so strongly

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in Dr. King's words:

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"Darkness cannot

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drive out darkness,

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only light can do

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that. Hate cannot

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drive out hate.

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Only love can do

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that." So the only

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way I know how to

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lead is with love

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and with compassion.

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I will bring that

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attitude to my work

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every single day

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and I hope you'll

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consider it at least

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bringing it to yours.

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It works for me.

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Similarly, the Race

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and Social Justice

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Initiative, and

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its goals are near

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and dear to my heart.

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Something I'm passionate

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about strengthening

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and uplifting. For

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years I was the

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only person of color

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on the Seattle City

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Council. And throughout

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my time there I

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worked hard to respond

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to the needs of

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communities of color

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and tried every

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day to bring a race

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and social justice

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lens to my work:

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Leading on legislation

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like Ban the Box,

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bias-free policing,

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raising the minimum

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wage, the Great

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Student Initiative and

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and more. I was

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the sole sponsor

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of the Race and

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Social Justice Initiative

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on Council because

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I knew from experience

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that we couldn't

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take for granted

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representation. Nor

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the kind of nuanced

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conversation and

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real outreach needed

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to ensure Seattle's

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policies were truly

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built with a race

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and social justice

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focus. So now, while

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I'm thrilled to

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serve alongside

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a diverse city council

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and our first Indigenous

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Council President

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as Seattle's first

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Asian, and first

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biracial, and second

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black mayor, I actually

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believe this initiative

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is more important

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than ever. Last

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year on the campaign

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trail, I was consistently

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impressed with how

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frequently the 15

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candidates in total

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running for mayor

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would reaffirm their

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commitment to this

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initiative. But

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the truth is, we

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have to go even

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further. More than

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ever, if we want

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to see real change,

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we need to come

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together, to listen

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to one another,

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to elevate the voices

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of those too often

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not heard. I am

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so excited to work

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with all of you. I

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don't come to the

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table knowing all

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of the answers or

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with a fixed mind,

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I, I come to hear

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you, to build together

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and to rise together,

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and to emphasize

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effective collaboration

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above all else.

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My vision for our

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city, across departments,

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programs, and policies

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is to lead with

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equity. Not just

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talk about equity,

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not to nibble around

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the edges on equity,

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but to take real,

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substantive action

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that drives equity

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for our communities.

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I talk about  operationalizing

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equity. That's why

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I've appointed a

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Chief Equity Officer,

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who will work to

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further drive this

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conversation and

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ensure real change,

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especially in key

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departments like

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Transportation and Parks

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as examples. Further,

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it's why I've pushed

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for a Race and Data

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Initiative to help

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quantify and visualize

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the issues we're

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discussing from

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housing and transportation

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access, to public

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safety impacts and

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public safety reform,

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health outcomes

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and climate effects.

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With this work,

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those on the outside

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can better see the

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challenge, and affected

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and underrepresented

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communities can

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see progress and

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hold us accountable.

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Finally, this is

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why I will issue

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an Executive Order

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in support of the

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Race and Social

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Justice Initiative.

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We must ensure this

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lens is top of mind

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and top priority

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for our departments

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and directors. So

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with that said,

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I thank you for

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your willingness

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to dive into this

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incredibly hard

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work. Now, the issues

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in front of us are

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not easy. They never

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have been. They

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can be burdensome,

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taxing and even

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exhausting. We understand

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this. But progress

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that comes out of

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this work is well

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worth the sacrifice

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for our neighbors,

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for our communities,

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for our city. I

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believe working

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together we can

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make a difference

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and from my heart

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I would like to

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thank you.