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Proclamation to Declare May 6 |
(This is a format you can use when petitioning city, state, county, province, or national officials to declare May 6 No Diet Day.)
Whereas:
There is a constant barrage of unrealistic and artificial images, especially in the areas of weight and size, advocated in all areas of the media as "ideal," especially for women; and
Whereas:
Scientific research support the conclusion that one result of these images is a continuing epidemic of anorexia, bulimia and other potentially fatal eating disorders among the population, especially among teen and pre-teen girls; and
Whereas:
Scientific research supports the conclusion that these images have generated and sustained a climate of prejudice and discrimination against the majority of the population who do not fit artificial and current standards of "ideal"; and
Whereas:
Scientific research supports the conclusion that "diets don't work;" and
Whereas:
Citizens of
_____________________________________ (name of city, town, state or province)
will, on May 6, ______ [year] join with others around the world to celebrate the rich diversity of body types that is naturally inherent in the human race, and the beauty and strength of bodies of all sizes;
Therefore:
Let it be known to all that May 6, ______ [year] is proclaimed International No Diet Day in
_______________________________.
(name of city, town, state or province)
This information is a public service of Largesse, the Network
for Size Esteem [http://www.largesse.net/] and may be freely copied and distributed in its entirety for non-commercial
use in promoting size diversity empowerment, provided this statement is included.