Senate adopts resolutions marking Holocaust Remembrance, Rosie the Riveter Day, apprenticeship week, Vietnamese American Remembrance; observes Denim Day

The California State Senate on April 30 adopted a series of ceremonial resolutions honoring Holocaust Remembrance Day, Rosie the Riveter Day, National Apprenticeship Week and Vietnamese American Remembrance Day and recognized Denim Day and Sexual Assault Awareness Month.

Senators spoke from the floor about the historical and contemporary significance of each observance, survivors and family members were introduced for public acknowledgement, and the chamber recorded unanimous or near‑unanimous roll call votes to adopt each resolution.

Senate concurrent resolution 46 (SCR 46), introduced by Senator Wiener on behalf of the California Legislative Jewish Caucus, designates a state observance for Holocaust Memorial Day and urged expanded Holocaust and genocide education in schools. “Never again is not a passive statement,” Senator Wiener said on the floor, adding his caucus had distributed Martin Niemoller’s poem, “First they came,” to members’ offices to emphasize the civic imperative of remembering and resisting dehumanization. The resolution passed (Ayes: 37; No: 0).

Senate concurrent resolution 24 (SCR 24), authored by Senator Alvarado‑Gill, recognizes March 21, 2025, as Rosie the Riveter Day in California and honors the World War II-era women whose labor reshaped labor participation and social expectations. Alvarado‑Gill noted the Rosie the Riveter National Historical Park in Richmond and introduced several living Rosies and family members to the chamber. The resolution passed (Ayes: 38; No:…