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DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH-OCTOBER 2014
WHEREAS, the City of Petaluma recognizes that the crime of domestic violence
violates an individual's privacy, dignity, and security due to the systematic use of emotional,
physical, sexual, psychological, and economic control of abuse; and
WHEREAS, the YWCA of Sonoma County is a women's membership organization
affiliated with the 155 year old YWCA ofthe USA; and
WHEREAS, the YWCA of Sonoma County was founded in 1975 with a mission to
empower, educate, and support domestic violence survivors and their children who are unsafe in
their own homes; and
WHEREAS, domestic violence is a serious crime that affects people of all races, sexes,
ages, sexual orientations, and income levels; and
WHEREAS, stopping the cycle of vicious criminal assault in the home requires a
coordinated effort between the criminal justice system, the agencies that provide services to
victims, as well as the resolve and courage of survivors; and
WHEREAS, only a collaborative community effort will put a stop to this heinous crime;
and
WHEREAS, all members of our community would benefit from participating in the
YWCA's scheduled events and programs to eliminate the use of personal and institutional
violence.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT I, David Glass, Mayor of Petaluma,
along with the members of the Petaluma City Council, do hereby proclaim the month of October
2014 as "DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH" in the City of Petaluma.