Bellingham City Council member and Mayor Pro Tempore Terry Bornemann joined in a Day of Healing and Reconciliation celebration Monday, promoting harmony among all people and celebrating our common bond of freedom.
"Cultural and religious diversity is one of our community’s greatest endeavors," Bornemann said. "Today we recognize and celebrate positive, collective healing and reconciliation within our families, communities, churches and government."
Numerous local individuals and organizations joined together Monday, September 4 for a Day of Healing and Reconciliation to raise awareness of the importance of reconciliation between people of different backgrounds. The event was particularly a day of commemoration of and healing from the anti-Sikh and anti-East Indian riots that took place in Bellingham 100 years ago on September 4, 1907.
Bellingham Mayor Tim Douglas and Whatcom County Executive Pete Kremen issued a joint proclamation declaring today Day of Healing and Reconciliation. Douglas was ill and unavailable to attend the noon ceremony marking the occasion.
