HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-10-13 Proclamation - Domestic Violence Awareness MonthOffice of the Mayor
City of Tukwila, Washington
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month; and
WHEREAS, domestic violence is an intentional pattern of behavior that is
used by one person as a means to harm and take power and control over another
person in the context of a dating, family, roommate or caretaker relationship.
Domestic violence is a serious and widespread social problem in our nation, with
approximately one third of all female homicide victims being killed by an intimate
partner; and
WHEREAS, domestic violence is an epidemic affecting all communities,
regardless of age, socioeconomic status, educational background, race, ethnicity,
religion, national origin, ability, sexual orientation, or gender; and
WHEREAS, 43% of the assaults occurring in Washington State in 2013
were domestic violence, and 1 in 4 women in the state will report being injured by
domestic violence sometime in her lifetime and it has been estimated that every
nine seconds a woman is beaten by her husband or boyfriend in this country with,
in more than half those instances, children under the age of 12 are present; and
WHEREAS, 35 people were murdered as a result of domestic violence in
Washington State in 2013; and
WHEREAS, the City of Tukwila is working to improve the overall response
to and the reduction of domestic violence in our region with awareness to the
cultural differences in our community while still enforcing the law;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Jim Haggerton, Mayor of the City of Tukwila, in
honor of the woman, children and men who are or have been victims, do hereby
proclaim the month of October, 2014 to be
Domestic Violence Awareness Month
in the City of Tukwila, and encourage everyone in our community to take an active
role in supporting all victims so they can lead healthy lives safe from violent and
abusive behavior.
Signed this 13h day of October, 2014.
Jim H ' =S�'. n, Mayor