,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #faa  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #a1 #bjai,mr4 
,lewis 7= himself & ,mr4 ,ryan7 submitt$
 ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! 
,committee on ,ov]sight & ,re=m         
,,resolution  ,support+ ! goals & ideals
 ( ,national ,nonviol5ce ,week to raise 
aw>5ess ( y\? viol5ce 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4
  ,:]eas tea*+ y\? ! practice (         
nonviol5ce may enc\rage a m peaceful    
society & promote pr9ciples ( mutual    
respect1 unity1 dignity1 & equality2    
,:]eas ! practice ( nonviol5ce has be5  
in/rum5tal 9 promot+ unity1 safety1 &   
equal rights 9 v>i\s movem5ts across !  
globe2 ,:]eas ! impact ( ! civil rights 
movem5t1 p>ticul>ly 9 ! ,s\!rn ,unit$   
,/ates1 cont9ues to s]ve z an example ( 
! p[] ( nonviol5ce philosophy & h[ x may
 be us$ to create *ange2 ,:]eas !       
,soj\rn to ! ,pa/ program annually takes
 high s*ool /ud5ts to ! hi/oric         
locations ( ! civil rights movem5t1     
tea*+ !m h[ ! practice ( nonviol5ce     

influ5c$ ! civil rights movem5t by      
mitigat+ discrim9ation1 viol5ce1 hatr$1 
bigotry1 & inequity 9 s*ools &          
communities across ,am]ica2 ,:]eas      
/ud5ts visit hi/oric sites 9 ,atlanta1  
includ+ ! ,m>t9 ,lu!r ,k+ ,national     
,hi/orical ,p>k1 :]e /ud5ts are able to 
le>n ab\t ! life ( ,dr4 ,k+ & 8 impact  
on ,am]ican hi/ory2 ,:]eas ,atlanta s]v$
 z an epic5t] dur+ ! civil rights       
movem5t1 & o!r ,s\!rn cities su* z      
,selma1 ,birm+ham1 ,jackson1 ,montgom]y1
 & ,na%ville also h hi/oric monum5ts &  
sites relevant to ! civil rights        
movem5t2 ,:]eas ! goal ( ! ,soj\rn to ! 
,pa/ program is to inspire /ud5ts to    
become civic lead]s ) a duty & ability  
to unite p 9 _! communities 9 equality &
 ju/ice ?r\gh k1 und]/&+1 & compassion2 
,:]eas ! ,soj\rn to ! ,pa/ program has  
af=d$ p>ticipat+ /ud5ts ) a life-*ang+  
exp]i5ce & s]ves z a cataly/ = !m becom+
 activi/s & apply+ nonviol5ce pr9ciples 
?r\gh\t _! lives & pr(essions2 ,:]eas ! 
,y\ng/[n ,soj\rn to ! ,pa/ /ud5ts       

successfully petition$ ! ,y\ng/[n ,s*ool
 ,bo>d1 ! ,y\ng/[n ,city ,c\ncil1 & !   
,y\ng/[n ,/ate ,univ]sity tru/ees to    
decl>e ! fir/ week 9 ,octob] ea* ye> to 
be ,nonviol5ce ,week2 ,:]eas ! ,soj\rn  
to ! ,pa/ program has af=d$ p>ticipat+  
/ud5ts ) a life-*ang+ exp]i5ce by all[+ 
!m to visit ! ,am]ican ,s\? & s]ves z a 
cataly/ = !m to become activi/s & apply 
nonviol5ce pr9ciples ?r\gh\t _! lives & 
pr(essions2 ,:]eas y\? viol5ce is becom+
 increas+ly common 9 ,am]ican society1 !
 practice ( nonviol5ce may s]ve z a tool
 to dismantle egregi\s acts su* z s*ool 
%oot+s & o!r =ms ( mass %oot+s1 bully+1 
& ! cont9u$ viol5ce plagu+ ,am]ican     
communities2 ,:]eas1 accord+ to ! ,c5t]s
 = ,disease ,control & ,prev5tion 79 ?is
 resolution ref]r$ to z ! ,,cdc71 y\?   
viol5ce is common1 & ne>ly "o 9 five    
high s*ool /ud5ts report$ be+ bulli$ on 
s*ool prop]ty 9 ! la/ ye>2 ,:]eas1      
accord+ to ! ,,cdc1 y\? viol5ce results 
9 consid]able physical1 emotional1 &    
economic consequ5ces2 ,:]eas1 accord+ to

 ! ,,cdc's nationwide ,y\? ,risk        
,behavior ,survey1 ab\t #f p]c5t (      
/ud5ts _h be5 ?reat5$ or injur$ ) a     
weapon on s*ool prop]ty "o or m times   
dur+ ! #ab mon?s be=e ! survey2 ,:]eas  
y\? viol5ce c significantly inhibit a   
*ild's access to education & _! ability 
to feel safe1 secure1 & confid5t 9 an   
academic environm5t2 ,:]eas sexual      
viol5ce on college campuses is a        
p]vasive issue plagu+ ! ,am]ican        
education sy/em & impacts bo? m5 & wom52
 ,:]eas ho/ility t[>d homosexuality &   
g5d] noncon=mity cont9ues to plague gay1
 lesbian1 bisexual1 & transg5d] y\? &   
adults 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas gun    
viol5ce is an issue t cont9ues to impact
 all ,am]icans1 ) "o-?ird ( gun dea?s   
be+ homicides & hundr$s ( mass %oot+s   
occurr+ annually2 ,:]eas ?\s&s (        
,am]icans h di$ z a result ( gun viol5ce
 & families h be5 impact$ by egregi\s   
acts ( gun viol5ce & y\? h be5          
p>ticul>ly vuln]able to its impact 9 _! 
s*ools2 ,:]eas ! practice ( nonviol5ce  

is "o t may be b5eficial to p ( all age 
gr\ps1 & b5eficial to ,am]ican society  
ov]all 9 combat+ increas$ viol5ce & loss
 ( life 9 our society2 & ,:]eas !       
pr9ciple ( nonviol5ce has be5 a core    
philosophy ( _m successful social *ange 
movem5ts3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,h\se (
 ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 supports ! goals
 & ideals ( ,national ,nonviol5ce ,week 
to raise aw>5ess ( y\? viol5ce 9 !      
,unit$ ,/ates & ! b5efits ( practic+    
nonviol5ce pr9ciples2 &  7#b7 enc\rages 
! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 ,/ate & local    
(ficials1 middle s*ools & high s*ools1  
law en=cem5t ag5cies1 & o!r int]e/$     
gr\ps to obs]ve ,national ,nonviol5ce   
,week ) appropriate programs &          
activities t promote aw>5ess & prev5tion
 ( y\? viol5ce4