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2001 - 2002 LEGISLATURE
March 13, 2001 - Introduced by Representatives Morris-Tatum, Young, Bock,
Pocan, Ryba, Turner, Black, Wasserman, Kreibich, Freese, Sykora, Berceau
and F. Lasee, cosponsored by Senators George, Burke and Schultz. Referred
to Committee on Government Operations.
AJR47,1,2
1Relating to: establishing a sister-state relationship with the Cap Vert Region of
2Senegal.
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Whereas, African American residents of Wisconsin are developing trade,
4commerce, and cultural ties with the Senegalese people; and
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Whereas, Goree Island, which is located in the Cap Vert Region of Senegal, was
6the debarkation point for African slaves bound for American shores, which makes it
7extremely likely that there are African Americans currently residing in Wisconsin
8who are descendants of people from that region; and
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Whereas, a sister-state relationship would benefit both Wisconsin and the Cap
10Vert Region of Senegal by facilitating an exchange of information and ideas, by
11promoting travel between the 2 regions, and by increasing the number of exchange
12programs between them; now, therefore, be it
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1Resolved by the assembly, the senate concurring, That the members of the
2Wisconsin legislature encourage this state's executive branch to establish a
3sister-state relationship between Wisconsin and the Cap Vert Region of Senegal.
