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HomeMy WebLinkAbout032816 Sexual Assault Awareness Months w I t c r r Y o F 0 Ma y o r ’ s Of f i c e Pr o ct a m a t i o n Wñ e r e a s , Se x u a l As s a u l t A w a r e n e s s M o n t h ca l l s a t t e n t i o n to t h e fa c t t h a t se x u a l vi o l e n c e is w i d e s p r e a d an d im p a c t s ev e r y pe r s o n in th i s co m m u n i t y ; an d Wh e r e a s , ra p e , se x u a l a s s a u l t , an d se x u a l h a r a s s m e n t ha r m o u r c o m m u n i t y , an d st a t i s t i c s sh o w t h a t on e ou t of t h r e e gi r l s , o n e o u t of fi v e bo y s , an d 23 % of w o m e n ar e t h e vi c t i m s of se x u a l as s a u l t ; an d Wh e r e a s , ch i l d se x u a l a b u s e pr e v e n t i o n m u s t be a pr i o r i t y to c o n f r o n t th e re a l i t y t h a t o n e in si x bo y s an d on e in fo u r gi r l s wi l l e x p e r i e n c e a se x u a l a s s a u l t be f o r e t h e ag e 18 ; an d Wh e r e a s , yo u n g p e o p l e ex p e r i e n c e h e i g h t e n e d r a t e s of se x u a l vi o l e n c e , an d y o u t h ag e s 12 t o 17 ar e 2. 5 ti m e s as li k e l y to be vi c t i m s of ra p e or se x u a l as s a u l t ; an d Wh e r e a s , on ca m p u s , on e in fi v e w o m e n an d on e in 16 me n ar e se x u a l l y a s s a u l t e d du r i n g th e i r ti m e in co l l e g e ; an d Wh e r e a s , we m u s t wo r k t o g e t h e r to e d u c a t e o u r c o m m u n i t y a b o u t se x u a l vi o l e n c e p r e v e n t i o n , s u p p o r t su r v i v o r s , an d sp e a k o u t ag a i n s t ha r m f u l a t t i t u d e s an d ac t i o n s ; an d Wh e r e a s , p r e v e n t i o n is po s s i b l e w h e n w e in c r e a s e e d u c a t i o n , a w a r e n e s s , an d co m m u n i t y in v o l v e m e n t ; an d Wh e r e a s , ea c h da y of t h e y e a r is an o p p o r t u n i t y to c r e a t e ch a n g e fo r th e fu t u r e ; an d Wo w , th e r e f o r e , I, De n i s La w , Ma y o r of t h e Ci t y of Re n t o n , do h e r e b y pr o c l a i m Ap r i l 20 1 6 to be S e u a t A s s a u t t I w a r e n e s s fM o n t h in th e Ci t y of R e n t o n , an d I e n c o u r a g e al l ci t i z e n s to jo i n me in th i s sp e c i a l o b s e r v a n c e , an d jo i n ad v o c a t e s an d co m m u n i t i e s ac r o s s t h e co u n t r y in ta k i n g ac t i o n to p r e v e n t se x u a l vi o l e n c e . I n w i t n e s s w h e r e o f I ha v e h e r e u n t o s e t my ha n d an d ca u s e d t h e se a l of th Ci t y of Re n t o n to be af f i x e d th i s 28 t h da y of Ma r c h , 20 1 6 . De n i s La w , Ma y o r Ci t y of Re n t o n , Wa s h i n g t o n Re n t o n Ci t y Ha l l • 10 5 5 So u t h Gr a d y W a y • Re n t o n , Wa s h i n g t o n 98 0 5 7 • re n t o n w a . g o v