,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #fjg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,september #bg1     
#bjai,ms4 ,meng 7for herself1 ,mr4      
,mc,govern1 ,ms4 ,norton1 and ,mrs4     
,dingell7 submitted the following       
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,oversight and ,reform    
,,resolution  ,supporting the goals and 
ideals of the ,international ,day of    
,non-,violence4  ,whereas the ,united   
,nations ,general ,assembly established 
the ,international ,day of              
,non-,violence on ,june #ae1 #bjjg1 to  
disseminate the message of non-violence1
 through means such as education and    
public awareness2 ,whereas1 the ,united 
,nations ,general ,assembly has stated  
that non-violence1 tolerance1 full      
respect for all human rights and        
fundamental freedoms for all1 democracy1
 development1 mutual understanding and  
respect for diversity are interlinked   
and mutually reinforcing2 ,whereas the  
annual ,international ,day of           

,non-,violence celebration date1        
,october #b1 was chosen to commemorate  
the birthday of ,mohandas ,k4 ,gandhi1  
more commonly known as ,mahatma1 which  
means great soul2 ,whereas ,mahatma     
,gandhi was a world-renowned civil      
rights and spiritual leader1 who        
experienced injustices early in life1   
and learned to embrace the principles of
 non-violence as a vehicle for social   
and political change2 ,whereas ,mahatma 
,gandhi was influenced by religious     
teachings in ,hinduism1 ,jainism1 and   
,christianity in the development of his 
philosophy2 ,whereas ,mahatma ,gandhi   
was a major influence for ,martin       
,luther ,king1 ,jr41 whose emphasis on  
non-violence is credited with ushering  
in our ,nation's civil rights2 and      
,whereas people around the world        
commemorate the ,international ,day of  
,non-,violence by participating in      
volunteer projects as a way to give back
 to their communities3 ,now1 therefore1 
be it ,that the ,house of               

,representatives--  7#a7 supports the   
goals and ideals of the ,international  
,day of ,non-,violence2 and  7#b7       
encourages the people of the ,united    
,states to observe the ,international   
,day of ,non-,violence with appropriate 
ceremonies1 programs1 and activities4