[Proclamation – St. Edward’s 140th Anniversary Day – To be presented by Mayor Pro Tem Vanessa Fuentes ]
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I'M HONORED TO SERVE AS AUSTIN'S MAYOR PRO TEM, AND I'M THRILLED TODAY TO BE HERE FOR THIS INCREDIBLE MILESTONE FOR WELL OVER A CENTURY.
EDWARDS HAS BEEN A FOUNDATION OF EDUCATION, SERVICE, AND OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS, NOT ONLY FROM AUSTIN, TEXAS, BUT FROM THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY AND THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.
I'VE ALWAYS BELIEVED THAT EDUCATION IS TRULY THE GREATEST EQUALIZER.
IT'S WHAT OPENS DOORS, WHAT TRANSFORMS LIVES, AND HELPS FAMILIES BUILD GENERATIONAL WEALTH.
EDWARDS UNIVERSITY EMBODIES THIS BELIEF THROUGH ITS UNIQUE APPROACH THROUGH TO EDUCATION, THROUGH KNOWLEDGE, COMPASSION, AND INTEGRITY.
BUT BEYOND RANKINGS AND ACCOLADES, WHAT TRULY SETS ST.
EDWARDS UNIVERSITY APART IS ITS UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO JUSTICE, SERVICE, AND COMMUNITY.
THE UNIVERSITY'S MISSION TO ENCOURAGE INDIVIDUALS TO CONFRONT THE CRITICAL ISSUES OF SOCIETY AND SEEK JUSTICE AND PEACE IS DEEPLY ALIGNED WITH THE VALUES THAT WE HOLD DEAR HERE IN AUSTIN, TEXAS.
SO ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN, I WANNA THANK ST.
EDWARDS UNIVERSITY TRUSTEES, LEADERS, STAFF, FACULTY, STUDENTS, ALUMNI, SUPPORTERS, AND EVERYONE THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY FOR OVER 140 YEARS OF DEDICATION TO SHAPING MINDS, STRENGTHENING OUR CITY, AND ENSURING THAT HIGHER EDUCATION REMAINS ACCESSIBLE AND A TRANSFORMATIVE FORCE FOR GOOD.
AND WITH THAT, IT IS MY PRIVILEGE TO PRESENT THIS PROCLAMATION TO DR.
OP FUENTES, NO RELATION,
UH, BE IT KNOWN THAT WHEREAS SINCE 1885, ST.
EDWARDS UNIVERSITY HAS EDUCATED THE HEARTS AND MINDS OF STUDENTS FROM ACROSS TEXAS IN THE WORLD FOR 140 YEARS THROUGH ITS DISTINCTIVE PERSONALIZED EDUCATION MODEL.
AND WHEREAS ROOTED IN CATHOLIC HOLY CROSS TRADITION, THE UNIVERSITY ENCOURAGES STUDENTS TO CONFRONT THE CRITICAL ISSUES OF SOCIETY AND TO SEEK JUSTICE AND PEACE.
AND WHEREAS THROUGH THE UNIVERSITY'S PRESENCE ON THE HILLTOP AND SOUTH AUSTIN, ST.
EDWARDS ENGAGES WITH AUSTIN AND THE CENTRAL TEXAS COMMUNITY TO COLLABORATIVELY ADDRESS ISSUES, PROMOTE ECONOMIC THRIVING, AND PREPARE THE WORKFORCE OF OUR REGION.
NOW, THEREFORE, I MAYOR PRO TEM VANESSA FUENTES, ON BEHALF OF THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM FEBRUARY 21ST, 2025 AS ST.
EDWARDS 140TH ANNIVERSARY DAY.
CONGRATULATIONS, MAYOR PROAM, VANESSA FUENTES, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND HILL TOPPERS IS SUCH A GREAT HONOR TO BE HERE TODAY AS WE CELEBRATE 140 YEARS OF ENE UNIVERSITY AND ITS VERY DEEP ROOTED COMMITMENT TO THE CITY OF AUSTIN.
ENE EDWARDS IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THIS COMMUNITY, ESTABLISHED IN 1885.
FROM THE BEGINNING, WE HAVE CARRIED THAT MISSION AND COMMITMENT TO USE EDUCATION TO ELEVATE LIVES.
WE PREPARE OUR STUDENTS TO BE THE LEADERS OF THIS COMMUNITY WITH A CLEAR COMMITMENT TO SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY.
OUR STUDENTS, FACULTY, STAFF, ALUMNI, THEY LIVE, THEY WORK, THEY SERVE THIS COMMUNITY.
SO AS WE CELEBRATE TODAY, 140 YEARS OF DEDICATION TO OUR MISSION, WE CONTINUE TO BE INSPIRED TO WORK TOGETHER WITH THE CITY OF AUSTIN FOR A FUTURE OF SUCCESS, TO HELP AUSTIN TO CONTINUE TO THRIVE.
AND WE DO THAT THROUGH EDUCATION, PREPARING THE WORKFORCE, THE LEADERS OF THIS COMMUNITY.
WE DO IT THROUGH SERVICE AND DEDICATION TO THOSE COMMUNITIES, UNDERSERVED.
WE DO IT THROUGH INNOVATION TO MAKE SURE THAT AUSTIN CONTINUES TO BE THE CENTER OF CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION, AND THROUGH SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE SURE THAT AUSTIN CONTINUES TO BE A JUST COMMUNITY, A CITY WITH GREAT VALUES AND A GREAT SOUL.
SO AS WE MOVE FORWARD, ON BEHALF OF SAN EDWARDS UNIVERSITIES, A GREAT HONOR TO RECEIVE THIS RECOGNITION OF OUR COMMITMENT TO THE CITY OF AUSTIN.
AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE FUTURE AHEAD TO THE NEXT 140 YEARS OF GREAT PARTNERSHIP, PURPOSE AND PROGRESS.
[Proclamation – Amplify Austin Day – To be presented by Mayor Pro Tem Vanessa Fuentes ]
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OUR CITY THRIVING AND AS SOMEONE WHO HAS WORKED IN NONPROFITS, ESPECIALLY, NOT ALL.WELL, I WORKED AT THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION, BUT ALL OF OUR NONPROFITS HAVE A SPECIAL PLACE IN MY HEART, SO I'M ESPECIALLY THRILLED TO HELP CELEBRATE AMPLIFY AUSTIN DAY, WHICH HAS BECOME A STAPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
A DAY OF GIVING THAT TRULY AFFECTS, REFLECTS THE CULTURE AND VALUES OF OUR CITY.
IT'S A TESTAMENT TO THE GENEROSITY AND COMPASSION THAT MAKES OUR CITY SO SPECIAL.
SINCE ITS CREATION IN 2013, AMPLIFY AUSTIN DAY HAS RAISED OVER 100 MILLION FOR LOCAL NONPROFITS SUPPORTING HUNDREDS OF ORGANIZATIONS THAT FOCUS ON FOOD ACCESS, SOCIAL JUSTICE, EDUCATION, HOUSING, HEALTHCARE, AND SO MUCH MORE.
THESE NONPROFITS PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN STRENGTHENING OUR COMMUNITIES AND THEIR WORK WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE GENER GENEROSITY OF THE AUSTIN COMMUNITY.
WITH THAT, I WILL THEN PRESENT THIS PROCLAMATION TO PIPER STEGE NELSON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE I LIVE HERE.
SO BE IT KNOWN THAT WHEREAS THE SPIRIT OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND PHILANTHROPY IS CHERISH, CHERISH VALUE, SORRY.
IT'S A, IS A CHERISHED VALUE IN THE CITY OF AUSTIN.
AND WHEREAS AMPLIFY AUSTIN, THE BIGGEST GIVING EVENT IN CENTRAL TEXAS HAS EMERGED AS A POWERFUL PLATFORM FOR LOCAL NONPROFITS TO CONNECT WITH DONORS AND TO AMPLIFY THEIR IMPACT IN THE COMMUNITY THROUGH A 24 HOUR ONLINE GIVING EVENT.
AND WHEREAS THE CITIZENS OF AUSTIN RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS THAT DILIGENTLY ADDRESS THE DI THE DIVERSE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY SPANNING EDUCATION, HEALTH, THE ARTS, AND THE ENVIRONMENT.
AND WHEREAS AMPLIFY AUSTIN UNITES BUSINESSES, INDIVIDUALS, AND ORGANIZATIONS TO CREATE A COLLECTIVE FORCE OF POSITIVE CHANGE, FOSTERING A CULTURE OF GIVING AND MAKING A LASTING DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF FELLOW RESIDENTS.
AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF AUSTIN PROUDLY ENDORSES AND PARTICIPATES IN AMPLIFY AUSTIN AND ENCOURAGING ITS RESIDENTS TO SUPPORT THE CAUSES THAT MATTER MOST TO THEM, AND TO CONTINUE TO CO TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE VIBRANCY AND WELLBEING OF OUR CITY.
NOW, THEREFORE, I MAYOR PRO TEM VANESSA FUENTES, ALONGSIDE MY COLLEAGUE, COUNCILMAN MAR, NATASHA SHARPER MADISON, DO HE ON BEHALF OF THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM MARCH 5TH THROUGH THE SIXTH OF 2025 AS AMPLIFY AUSTIN DAY IN AUSTIN, TEXAS.
AUSTIN DAY STARTED LAST NIGHT AT SIX O'CLOCK, AND IT GOES THROUGH SIX O'CLOCK TONIGHT.
WE HAVE 755 NONPROFITS THAT ARE PARTICIPATING, AND OUR GOAL IS TO RAISE $10 MILLION, WHICH IS A DAUNTING GOAL.
I WILL SAY THAT THIS YEAR IT'S ALL THE MORE IMPORTANT.
WE HAVE NONPROFITS THAT ARE FACING GREAT FINANCIAL INSECURITY IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND WE'RE SO EXCITED TO SEE THE COMMUNITY COME TOGETHER AND GIVE THOSE NONPROFITS THE SUPPORT THAT THEY DESERVE FOR THE WORK THAT THEY DO IN OUR COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU ALL, BOTH SO VERY MUCH.
[Proclamation – We Can Now Day – To be presented by Council Member José Velásquez ]
IT'S IS WELL REPRESENTED UP.UH, I'M FEELING FEELING A LITTLE STRONGER.
WE ALSO HAVE MY MOTHER, YOLANDA, VE IN THE BACK OVER THERE.
LEMME WELL, LEMME START, LEMME RUN.
YOU WANT ME TO RUN IT BACK? HI,
ALL RIGHT, WELL, LEMME START THAT ALL OVER AGAIN.
UH, UM, GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY.
IT IS AN EXCITING DAY IN AUSTIN, TEXAS, AND I CAN SAY THAT THE OH TWO IS WELL REPRESENTED HERE TODAY.
UM, WE ALSO HAVE MY MOTHER, YOLANDA VELASQUEZ RIGHT BACK THERE IN THE BACK.
SHE'S THE, THE ANCHOR OF EAST AUSTIN, CLOSER TO THE RIVER.
UM, BUT TO I GET TO HONOR A DEAR FRIEND, A PERSON THAT'S LEADING WITH HEART, COMPASSION, AND LIVED EXPERIENCE.
A BORN AND RAISED EAST AUSTINITE, SOMEBODY THAT IS WALKING THE WALK.
THE EPITOME OF A HUSTLER WE CAN NOW IS THE TYPE OF ORGANIC GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATION THAT NEED TO BE INVESTED IN BECAUSE THEY ARE THE DEFINITION OF BOOTS ON THE GROUND.
THESE FOLKS ARE SAVING LIVES DAILY.
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FRIEND ANTHONY, AND I'LL LET HIM SAY A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT HIMSELF, IS THE REFLECTION OF WHAT YOU WANT TO SEE WHEN WE TALK ABOUT SERVICE.HE IS ALL COMPASSION, ALL HARD, ALL DRIVE.
I DON'T KNOW WHERE HE GETS HIS MOTOR FROM THE TIMES THAT I'VE BEEN ABLE TO VOLUNTEER WITH HIM, I CAN'T KEEP UP WITH HIM.
BUT ALSO THE COMMUNITY THAT HE'S BUILT AROUND HIM ARE PEOPLE THAT ARE JUST ABOUT SERVICE, NOT JUST ABOUT OUTCOME, JUST ABOUT SERVICE, JUST ABOUT MAKING, ABOUT MAKING AUSTIN THE BEST PLACE THAT IT CAN POSSIBLY BE.
AND I'M SO HONORED TODAY THAT I GET TO READ A PROCLAMATION AND PRESENT YOU WITH A PROCLAMATION FROM THE CITY OF AUSTIN, BE IT KNOWN THAT WHEREAS ANTHONY JACKSON, A VISIONARY LEADER AND ADVOCATE HAS DEDICATED HIS LIFE TO ADDRESSING HOMELESSNESS AND UPLIFTING AUSTIN'S UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES THROUGH HIS NONPROFIT, WE CAN NOW.
AND WHEREAS BORN AND RAISED IN THE HISTORIC ROSEWOOD PROJECTS OF EAST AUSTIN 7 8 7 0 2, ANTHONY JACKSON HAS FIRSTHAND EXPERIENCE WITH POVERTY, HOUSING INSECURITY, AND SYSTEMIC NEGLECT, WHICH HAS FUELED HIS PASSION FOR CREATING CHANGE.
WHEREAS SINCE ITS FOUNDING ON MARCH 20TH, 2020, WE CAN NOW HAS BECOME A LIFELINE FOR AUSTIN'S MOST VULNERABLE PEOPLE.
AND WHEREAS BEYOND DIRECT SERVICES, ANTHONY JACKSON'S COMMITMENT TO ENTREPRENEURSHIP, MENTORSHIP, AND COMMUNITY BUILDING HAS CREATED ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES AND, UH, STRENGTH AND LOCAL BUSINESSES AND EMPOWERED THOSE WHO HAVE HISTORICALLY BEEN OVERLOOKED.
AND WHEREAS ANTHONY JACKSON'S WORK EMBODIES THE POWER OF RESILIENCE, PROVING THAT THOSE HAVE, THAT HAVE ENDURED HARDSHIP ARE OFTEN THE MOST, THE MOST EQUIPPED TO LEAD TRANSFORMATIONAL CHANGE.
I'M GONNA READ THAT BACK AGAIN, PROVING THAT THOSE THAT HAVE ENDURED HARDSHIP ARE OFTEN THE MOST EQUIPPED TO LEAD TRANSFORMATIONAL CHANGE, MAKING HIM A TRUE FORCE FOR PROGRESS IN AUSTIN.
NOW I, COUNCIL MEMBER JOSE VELASQUEZ WITH MY COLLEAGUE NATASHA HARPER MADISON, ON BEHALF OF THE MAYOR OF MAYOR KIRK WATSON IN THE ENTIRE DAIS.
UM, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM MARCH 6TH, 2025 AS WE CAN NOW DAY IN AUSTIN, TEXAS.
MR. YOU CAN SAY A FEW WORDS AND THEN WE CAN TAKE SOME PHOTOS.
THANK YOU EVERYONE WHO SHOWED UP TODAY.
UM, I JUST WANT TO SAY, LET THIS BE AN EXAMPLE, UH, INSPIRATION MOTIVATION THAT THOSE OUT THERE WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE CAN CREATE CHANGE IN OUR SYSTEM, CAN IMPACT OUR COMMUNITY IN A POSITIVE WAY.
UH, TODAY IS A GREAT REPRESENTATION OF THAT NOTORIETY OF THAT.
SO MOVING FORWARD, I HOPE THAT THIS IS A GREAT EXAMPLE FOR THE CITY AND ANYONE ELSE THAT'S SEEING THAT.
[Proclamation – Girls Empowerment Month – To be presented by Council Member Natasha Harper-Madison ]
MORNING, AUSTIN, TEXAS.I'M NATASHA HARPER MADISON, PROUD CITY COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE FOR DISTRICT ONE RIGHT HERE IN THE CAPITAL CITY, AUSTIN, TEXAS, IN THE GREAT STATE OF TEXAS.
UM, AND I AM ESPECIALLY HAPPY TO BE PRESENTING THIS ONE DURING WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH, GIRLS EMPOWERMENT IS AN ORGANIZATION, GIRLS EMPOWERMENT NETWORK RATHER, IS AN ORGANIZATION THAT I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY RECENTLY TO TAKE A TOUR OF.
AND, UH, I FOUND MYSELF WONDERING, I WAS READING A POST THE OTHER DAY AND I FOUND MYSELF WONDERING HOW MANY FEWER TEARS I WOULD'VE CRIED HAD I HAD THE KIND OF SUPPORT, UM, THAT OUR GIRLS, UH, HAVE THROUGH ORGANIZATIONS LIKE GIRLS EMPOWERMENT AT WORK.
IT IS AN HONOR TO STAND HERE TODAY AND KICK OFF GIRLS EMPOWERMENT MONTH IN AUSTIN ALONGSIDE JUST A FEW OF THE SO MANY INCREDIBLE ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE LIFTING UP THE YOUNG WOMEN OF OUR COMMUNITY, INCLUDING THE GIRLS EMPOWERMENT NETWORK, LATINAS SIS, AND SAFE ALLIANCE EXPECT RESPECT.
EVERY DAY WE SEE THEIR STRENGTH, THEIR POWER, WE SEE THE WAY THAT THEY RUN UP A STAIRCASE.
WE SEE THEIR RADIANT SMILES AS WE PASS 'EM ON THE STREET.
I'VE NEVER SEEN PEOPLE RUN SO MUCH IN MY LIFE,
I THINK A LOT OF US IN THE ROOM, WE FEEL
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LIKE WE WISH WE COULD GO BACK AND TALK TO THAT YOUNGER GIRL, THAT YOUNGER GUY, THAT YOUNGER PERSON, THAT ITERATION OF THAT YOUNGER ITERATION OF OURSELVES, PROVIDE THEM THE KIND OF ASSURANCE WE NEEDED, THE KIND OF ADVICE WE NEEDED, MAYBE JUST TO GIVE OURSELVES A HUG.BUT THAT IS WHAT GIRLS EMPOWERMENT IS ALL ABOUT.
WHEN WE TALK ABOUT EMPOWERING GIRLS, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT CREATING A COMMUNITY WHERE THEY KNOW WITHOUT QUESTION THAT THEIR VOICES MATTER.
THEIR I THEIR IDEAS BELONG AND THAT THEIR DREAMS ARE WORTH PURSUING.
AND I WANNA REALLY HANG ON THAT ONE FOR A MOMENT BECAUSE I THINK WHEN YOU'RE SURROUNDED BY PEOPLE WHO ADVOCATE FOR YOU FEARLESSLY AND FIERCELY, IT GIVES YOU PERMISSION TO FAIL.
SO NOT JUST PURSUE YOUR DREAMS, BUT PURSUE THEM WITH ROBUST PASSION AND ENTHUSIASM.
AND DON'T BE AFRAID TO FAIL AND DON'T BE AFRAID TO DEPLOY THE SKILLS AND THE TALENTS THAT YOU'VE LEARNED ABOUT YOUR OWN PERSONAL RESILIENCE WHEN IT'S TIME TO BOUNCE BACK FROM IT.
I WILL SAY THAT HERE IN AUSTIN, WE ARE SO FORTUNATE TO HAVE ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THE GIRLS EMPOWERMENT AT WORK, WHICH WE ARE DEDICATED TO HELPING, WHICH RATHER IS DEDICATED TO HELPING GIRLS BUILD CONFIDENCE AND ASSURANCE AND STRENGTH, DEVELOP THOSE LEADERSHIP LEADERSHIP SKILLS THAT YOU NEED REGARDLESS OF YOUR POSITION.
I LOVE THAT THEY ARE TEACHING GIRLS HOW TO EMBRACE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL.
I LAUGHED THE OTHER DAY TELLING SOMEBODY ABOUT HOW WHEN I'M REALLY EXCITED I SQUEAL AND I DO A DANCE.
SHE SAID, YOU KNOW WHAT? OWN IT.
YOU KNOW? AND HAVING ORGANIZATIONS THAT TEACH YOUNG PEOPLE TO JUST OWN WHO YOU ARE AND AUTHENTICALLY BE YOU EVERYWHERE YOU GO, IT REALLY IS SIGNIFICANTLY LESS STRESSFUL TO LIVE LIFE WHEN YOU CAN JUST DO YOU.
SO THANK Y'ALL VERY MUCH AND I'M GONNA PASS IT OVER NOW TO CHLOE TO SAY A FEW WORDS.
I'M CHLOE LAPORTE, CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER AT GIRLS EMPOWERMENT NETWORK.
WE ARE SO HONORED WITH THIS PROCLAMATION.
NOW MORE THAN EVER, IS THE IMPERATIVE TIME TO UPLIFT THE VOICES OF GIRLS AND TO GIVE THEM A SEAT AT THE TABLE, AT GIRLS EMPOWERMENT NETWORK AND ALONGSIDE OUR PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS.
WE DO THIS BY IGNITING THE POWER IN GIRLS, BY TEACHING THEM THE SKILLS TO THRIVE AND BELIEVE IN THEIR ABILITY TO BE UNSTOPPABLE.
AND WE ENCOURAGE CITY COUNCIL TO DO THE SAME.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR PARTNERING WITH US AND FOR THIS HONOR TODAY.
SO WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, I'LL SAY GIRLS ARE THE FUTURE.
UM, AND THEY'RE ALSO THE PRESENT OF AUSTIN.
AND WHEN WE INVEST IN THEM, WHEN WE LISTEN TO THEM, WHEN WE UPLIFT, UPLIFT THEM AND MAKE SPACE FOR THEM, I'M SORRY, I'M GONNA TAKE THAT BACK.
NOT MAKE SPACE FOR THEM AT EVERY TABLE.
TEACH THEM THE SKILLS TO CONSTRUCT THEIR OWN.
IF PEOPLE DON'T LET YOU IN, YOU DON'T NEED THEIR TABLE AND CARRY THAT WITH YOU.
THERE'S A SONG THAT I LIKE, UM, AND THE YOUNG PEOPLE CAN'T IDENTIFY WITH THIS AFROBEAT SONG,
ONE OF THE LYRICS IS, I DON'T WANT PEACE, I WANT SMOKE.
AND THE WORLD IS BRINGING IT TO YOU ANYWAY.
SO WHY NOT BE READY? AND WITH THAT, I'M GONNA READ THIS PROCLAMATION PROUDLY BE IT KNOWN THAT WHEREAS THE MONTH OF MARCH IS ALSO KNOWN AS WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH, SERVING AS AN OCCASION TO PAY PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO THE CONTRIBUTIONS THAT WOMEN, INCLUDING GIRLS HAVE MADE THROUGHOUT HISTORY AND ACROSS SOCIETY.
AND WHEREAS YOUNG WOMEN ARE AN ESSENTIAL PART OF AUSTIN, WHO GENERATION AFTER GENERATION CONTINUE TO BREAK BARRIERS AND SUCCEED OVERCOMING EVERY HURDLE IMAGINABLE IN ORDER TO DO SO.
WHEREAS WHILE WE OUGHT TO ALWAYS CELEBRATE AND CHAMPION YOUNG WOMEN, THIS MONTH IS A SPECIAL TIME TO EMPHASIZE THE POWER THAT GIRLS HAVE IN AUSTIN AND BEYOND.
AND NOW THEREFORE, I NATASHA HARPER MADISON, ALONGSIDE KIRK WATSON, THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN, AND THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY DO HEREBY PROCLAIM MARCH, 2025 AS GIRLS EMPOWERMENT MONTH.
YOU SEE, WE ALL JUST KIND OF MATCHY MATCH.
OH, YOU CAN'T SEE ANYTHING OVER THE PODIUM.