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File #: 20-1548    Version: 1 Name: 2020 Domestic Violence Awareness Month proclamation
Type: Proclamation Status: Filed
File created: 10/9/2020 In control: City Council
On agenda: 10/19/2020 Final action: 10/19/2020
Enactment date: Enactment #:
Title: 2020 Domestic Violence Awareness Month proclamation
Attachments: 1. Domestic Violence Awareness Month .pdf

Title

2020 Domestic Violence Awareness Month proclamation

Memorandum

PROCLAMATION

Domestic Violence Awareness Month

October 2020

 

WHEREAS,                     Intimate partner domestic violence is a PATTERN of coercive behavior used by people to control their intimate partners. It encompasses abusive tactics including, but not limited to, physical and sexual violence; threats of violence; economic, emotional and psychological abuse; and/or the use of privilege; and

 

WHEREAS,                     Perpetrators of domestic violence often cause long-lasting physical and emotional trauma to individuals, families in our community. Exposure to violence in the home has been correlated to mental, social, and emotional damage that can affect our children’s developmental growth, self-esteem and sense of security; and

 

WHEREAS,    An estimated one in three women and one in ten men will be subjected to domestic violence in their lifetime; and

 

WHEREAS,                      Domestic violence knows no boundaries of race, age, sexual orientation, gender, or economic status.  Domestic violence is an indiscriminate public health concern in every community; and

 

WHEREAS,                     The City of Ann Arbor appreciates and acknowledges all those individuals and service providers who have dedicated their efforts to supporting those most impacted by intimate partner violence by providing advocacy, services for                      survivors, and accountability to perpetrators; and

 

WHEREAS,                     The City of Ann Arbor will remain committed to a coordinated community response to end domestic violence in our community.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Christopher Taylor, Mayor of the City of Ann Arbor, do hereby proclaim October 2020 as Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

 

I hereby set my hand and seal

This 19th day of October, 2020

_________________________                                          

Christopher Taylor

Mayor of the City of Ann Arbor