picture of a very special person for whom i'm doing an memorium today and that's in the memory of rosa mena and they have a picture of her and with us today are beckon rebecca and francisco two of her kids. rosa worked as a candy maker before coming to san francisco in in in 1985 to start her new life with her children and sister. she was known as a vibrant and enthusiastic member of our community who let no barrier stand in her way. when she arrived she spoke no english with only a first grade education but she was determined to be successful and she immediately signed up for city college classes and soon was on her way. she spent 7 years taking english classes at city college and became a leader among her peers and helped countless people in her community learn english. in her later years she was an advocate and she would travel the state with her daughter rebecca and she was known for wearing vibrant colors and was the first one to get up and dance at a social event and she was also dedicated to art and her art and expression were very important to her and she earned a certificate with h

and may you rest in peace rosa mena speaking in spanish. i have a couple of other items that i want to also talk about and i'll be as brief as i can. i want to today i will be introducing a resolution declaring december 10th human rights day in san francisco and every year there after and let me say i want to thank supervisor avalos and mar and yee for their cosponsorship it was adopted by by the united nations in 1948 in the aftermath of worldwide depression and war and eleanor rose roes rose rosevelt strongly build in equal rights of all people and freedom of speech and freedom freedom from discrimination and more. it asserts people's rights to the necessities of life housing employment and education. as nelson mandella stated it is the foundation stone of all international human rights law and still holds enormous ethical value for all of us wherever in the world we happen to live. tomorrow marks the 66th anniversary of the passage of this very important document and as we try in 2014 to address issues around poverty homelessness racism

picture of a very special person for whom i'm doing an memorium today and that's in the memory of rosa mena and they have a picture of her and with us today are beckon rebecca and francisco two of her