CITYOF  OAKDALE  State of Minnesota City of Oakdale  Proclamation  WHEREAS, the Fair Housing Act, enacted on April 11, 1968 enshrined into federal lawi the goal ofe eliminating racial segregation and ending housing discrimination int the United States; and WHEREAS, the Fair Housing Act prohibits discrimination in housing based on race, color, religion, sex, familial status, national origin, and disability, and commits recipients of federal funding to WHEREAS, the City of Oakdale is committed to the mission and intent of Congress to provide fair WHEREAS, our social fabric, the economy, health, and environment are strengthened in diverse, WHEREAS, more than fifty years after the passage of the Fair Housing Act, discrimination WHEREAS, acts of housing discrimination and barriers to equal housing opportunity are WHEREAS, the City of Oakdale is an inclusive community committed to fair housing, and to promoting appropriate activities by private and public entities to provide and advocate for equal housing opportunities for all residents and prospective residents of Oakdale. THEREFORE, I, Kevin Zabel, Mayor of Oakdale, Minnesota, do hereby proclaim the month of April IN WITNESS THEREOF: Ihave hereunto set my hand and caused the seal oft the City of Oakdale  affirmatively further fair housing in their communities; and and equal housing opportunities for all; and  inclusive communities; and  persists, and many communities remain segregated; and repugnant to a common sense of decency andi fairness; and  int twenty twenty-four: as FAIR HOUSING MONTH. to be affixed on this 9th day of April.  ARA