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A CEREMONIAL RESOLUTION
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IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
July 14, 2015
To posthumously recognize Mr. DuJuan “Rick” Malachi’s contributions to the citizens of the District of Columbia through his advocacy as a community organizer, union political action director, labor organizer, Umoja Party founder, and avid University of the District of Columbia advocate.
WHEREAS, Mr. Malachi was a longstanding Washington, D.C. native of the Lamond Riggs neighborhood;
WHEREAS, Mr. Malachi served as a founding member of the Umoja Party in 1994 and ran as an Umoja Party candidate for Ward 4 Councilmember in 1996;
WHEREAS, Mr. Malachi was a founding member of FREE DC and a founding member of Citizens for New Columbia ,which led civil disobedience actions leading up to the 1993 U.S. House of Representative’s vote for statehood for the District of Columbia;
WHEREAS, Mr. Malachi served as a community organizer to empower and uplift residents, especially within the African American community;
WHEREAS, Mr. Malachi was a former supervisor of the Marion Barry Summer Youth Employment Program and encouraged youth to work hard, set goals, and become engaged in their community;
WHEREAS, Mr. Malachi spent his adult life as an advocate for a District of Columbia state college, held several protests against the closure of the flagship campus of the University of the District of Columbia (“UDC”), fully embraced the premise that “a strong education was the best way for self-empowerment,” and was a current UDC student credits away from obtaining a degree at the time of his passing;
WHEREAS, Mr. Malachi served as the Political Director/Organizing Director/Business Agent for the Service Employees International Union Local 722, where he fought for policies and protections of the working class and their families; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Malachi served as a Delegate to the Metropolitan Washington Council AFL-CIO and served as a member of the Committee on Political Education.
IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, that the Council of the District of Columbia hereby honors Mr. Dujuan “Rick” Malachi for his outstanding service and positive impact on behalf of the citizens of the District of Columbia.
Sec. 2. This resolution may be cited as the “Rick Malachi Posthumous Recognition Resolution of 2015”.
Sec. 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon the first date of publication in the District of Columbia Register.
