REMARKS
Upcoming holidays, celebrations, and council member birthdays
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Speaker Adams acknowledges various upcoming holidays, celebrations, and council member birthdays, highlighting the diversity of New York City and the importance of recognizing different communities.
- Mentions Jewish holidays (Yom Kippur and Sukkot), National Coming Out Day, Dashain festival, Indigenous People's Day, and Italian Heritage celebrations
- Recognizes Hispanic Heritage Month and Spirit Day
- Wishes happy birthday to several council members
Adrienne E. Adams
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Tomorrow, our Jewish communities will observe the stop start of Jan Capur, the holiest day of the year.
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I hope that everyone who Observes has a meaningful and reflective holiday.
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For all those for all those celebrating Sukhote next week, I wish you a a hog succote samayak, Eric Dinwits.
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October 11th is national coming out day.
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Which was first observed in 1988 in support of our LGBTQIA plus communities.
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It celebrates coming out as an act of liberation that confronts silence and ignorance.
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And combat homophobia.
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Visibility is critical, and that's why we stand with our LGBTQIA plus communities.
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October 12th is Deshane, one of the most cherish religious festivals in Nepal and celebrated by Hindus all over the world.
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Last week, we hosted a wonderful Deshain celebration right here in the chambers, bringing together families and communities from across the city.
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October 14th is Indigenous People's Day.
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When we recognize the culture, knowledge, and contributions that indigenous people have made throughout history and continue to do today, On this day, we also celebrate our city's Italian communities and their contributions.
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Earlier this week, the council hosted its annual Italian heritage month celebration right here in Council Chambers.
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Thank you to everyone who participated, and thank you to our Italian, American communities for feeding me all these many, many years with the most delicious cuisine.
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This week, the council also hosted a Hispanic heritage month celebration in the people's house.
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Thank you to my colleagues and our staff for making these events a great success.
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And October 17th is Spirit Day, which is the largest campaign in the world, to spread awareness about the bullying and harassment faced by LGBTQIA plus youth.
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We stand with you today and always.
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Finally, I wanna wish a happy birthday to counsel member Julie Menon whose birthday was on the 6th.
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Council member Bob Holden, whose birthday is on 12th, and council member Justin Brennan, who will be celebrating his birthday on 14th, general.