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HUMAN TRAFFICKING AWARENESS MONTH-JANUARY 2015
WHEREAS, Sonoma County residents have a tradition of advancing fundamental
human rights, and a commitment to protecting individual freedom, eliminating human
trafficking, including early or forced marriage, commercial sexual exploitation, forced labor,
labor obtained through debt bondage, involuntary servitude, slavery, slavery by descent, and
involuntary imprisonment is imperative; and
WHEREAS,to combat human trafficking within Sonoma County,the United States and
throughout the world, people and governments must be aware of human trafficking and must
confront this contemporary manifestation of slavery; and
WHEREAS,the City of Petaluma and the people of Sonoma County actively oppose all
individuals, groups, organizations and governments and their entities who support, advance, or
commit acts of human trafficking; and
WHEREAS,victims of human trafficking need support in order to escape and recover
from the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual trauma associated with their victimization;
and
WHEREAS, although laws to prosecute perpetrators of human trafficking and to assist
and protect victims of human trafficking have been enacted, awareness of the issues surrounding
human trafficking by those most likely to come in contact with victims is essential to effective
enforcement because the techniques that traffickers use for enslaving their victims severely limit
self-reporting; and
WHEREAS, individuals,public agencies, private organizations and businesses in
Sonoma County should join together and work to end human trafficking through education.
NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that I, Mayor David Glass, along with the
members of the Petaluma City Council, in joining in this national observance, hereby proclaim
January 2015 as Human Trafficking Awareness Month in Petaluma,to raise awareness of and
actively oppose human trafficking in Sonoma County.
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