HomeMy WebLinkAboutReg 2015-10-05 Item 2C - Proclamation - Domestic Violence Awareness Month - OctoberWHEREAS, 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 women, children and men who are or have been victims, do hereby
proclaim the month of October, 2015 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 5th day of October, 2015.
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