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Council reads resolution to designate March 1 as Naomi Anderson Day; public events planned
Summary
Council members introduced and read a resolution to name March 1 annually as Naomi Anderson Day in Michigan City. The resolution was read into the record, drew public praise, and sponsors added co-sponsors; no recorded final vote appears in the transcript.
The Michigan City Common Council read into the record a resolution honoring Naomi Anderson and designating March 1 annually as "Celebrating Naomi Anderson Day" in Michigan City. Councilwoman Moldenhauer, one of the sponsors, read a biographical summary describing Anderson’s birth in Michigan City in 1843, her activism for women’s rights and racial justice, and a local sculpture that honors her in Charles R. Westcott Park.
Public commenters praised the resolution and noted community events planned for March 1, including a book introduction and a documentary screening about the sculpture’s creation. Bonnie Schaff, a resident on Zoom, told the council the March 1 events will include an introduction of a new book about Anderson and a film by a local documentarian who worked on the sculpture project.
During the meeting several council members asked to be added as co-sponsors and the clerk recorded additional names. The transcript does not include a final roll-call vote on the resolution; sponsors said the resolution will come into force after passage by the council and approval by the mayor per the text read aloud.
