Than this symbol. We will see the wishes, that this tree represents for all of us. And that will make this world, with our own decisions, with our own hands, more acceptance, more tolerance, as we wait with great anxiousness on our u. S. Supreme court to exhibit their tolerance in our United States for the samesex marriage that we all deserve. [ applause ] i also wanted to again, acknowledge that this is the season of giving, and hope that you will join us from now to the end of january, and a donation in the city hall when you have to visit, we have canisters for those who need food for this season, also if you would join us in the weekend of december 15th and 16th, we are going to have family orientation outside with snow day here in city hall. We are bringing snow in again. And we are going to enjoy this with our snow day, december 15th and 16th, you are all welcome to come and bring the kids and all of the extended families. And if i may say again, these holidays and what the tree
I will be reading wishes tonight and alternate. The first is from sisters in gramic of the sisters of loreto my wish is that we achieve Marriage Equality in every state and we resend doma on the federal level to achieve full quality for lesbian and gay relationships across the land. I wish that the bees were not dying from. That is a good one. My hope is for improved Economic Conditions for my countrys most Vulnerable People that we create healthy environments and green spaces and by country men and women become fully conscious of their ability to change things for the better. Baptist from haiti. My wish is for more justice, economic as well as social justice, starting with the recognition that poverty is not a sin. I wish for wish for a World Without boarders and walls, age 53, argentina. [ applause ] i wish for a world where the children are more just and more kind and fair in the world than the one we know. President , barack obama. And now, this is a good one, that donna and i can
And if i may say again, these holidays and what the tree represent is the best hope and wishes. The holidays should never be about ourselves. What reminds us and what this tree will continue doing, is that you have to remember others that are less fortunate, and share our hearts and our minds and our resources with them. And it is just like japan, for what they have done. If you read the papers recently, you know, that japan suffered a very harsh earthquake and tsunami a while back. And they could have easily said, that we are victims of a national disaster. But, when the country heard that the debris was crossing international lines, all the way to the west coast, and they did not claim victim. They also said, we could help. And that is why we heard the news of japan donating 5 million to help the west coast also deal with the debris. That is a wonderful, wonderful gesture of humanitarian work. And so it is my honor tonight, that i stand here with Council General inamata welcoming him
And as we raise our communitys consciousness, we fund and we raise funds to support relief efforts all around the world. Our projects focus on, education, hunger, safe drinking water, and disaster relief, and all kinds of different ways of helping people. We have ongoing projects in cambodia, haiti, and south africa and helping out in areas just as the tsunami in South East Asia and the earthquake and tsunami in japan and last year, and during Hurricane Katrina we tributed one mill object pounds of food aid. [ applause ] and all of that is coming from the lgbt and friends community. So we work as ambassadors for our community and we help change peoples minds and hearts about who we are and what we care about. Besides providing humanitarian aid, we try to inspire hope in all of our projects and we have found that hope is really just as important as aid, if not more so. And we have worked with a lot of communities in desperate situations arounded world and we found that providing a littl
Donation in the city hall when you have to visit, we have canisters for those who need food for this season, also if you would join us in the weekend of december 15th and 16th, we are going to have family orientation outside with snow day here in city hall. We are bringing snow in again. And we are going to enjoy this with our snow day, december 15th and 16th, you are all welcome to come and bring the kids and all of the extended families. And if i may say again, these holidays and what the tree represent is the best hope and wishes. The holidays should never be about ourselves. What reminds us and what this tree will continue doing, is that you have to remember others that are less fortunate, and share our hearts and our minds and our resources with them. And it is just like japan, for what they have done. If you read the papers recently, you know, that japan suffered a very harsh earthquake and tsunami a while back. And they could have easily said, that we are victims of a national d