Title
Proclamation Declaring October 2019 as Domestic Violence Awareness Month. (City Manager 2110)
Body
Proclamation
Whereas, on April 17, 2013, the Alameda City Council recognized that domestic violence is incompatible with healthy relationships, and that breaking the cycle of domestic violence requires a focused and coordinated community response and passed a resolution declaring that protection against domestic violence is a fundamental human right; and
Whereas, in 2018, 171 domestic violence-related calls were reported to the Alameda Police Department, from every neighborhood in Alameda; and
Whereas, three in ten women, and one in ten men in the United States have experienced rape, physical violence, and/or stalking by an intimate partner; and
Whereas, in many cases, traumatized children are the silent victims in homes where domestic violence occurs; and
Whereas, law enforcement officials, mental health and public health professionals, non-profit agencies, and faith-based organizations help those in need; and
Whereas, the City of Alameda’s Domestic Violence Task Force, comprised of Building Futures, Alameda Police Department, Alameda Hospital, the City of Alameda, Family Violence Law Center, Alameda Family Services, Alameda Point Collaborative, Alameda's Social Service Human Relations Board, Girls Incorporated of the Island City, and Alameda Boys & Girls Club, coordinates domestic violence prevention and intervention services in the City of Alameda, conducts outreach activities during Domestic Violence Awareness Month, to help create a domestic violence-free community.
Now, therefore be it resolved, that I, Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft, Mayor of the City of Alameda, hereby proclaim the month of October 2019 to be Domestic Violence Awareness Month in the City of Alameda and encourage Alameda residents to increase their awareness of this serious health and safety issue.
Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft
Mayor