Glendale City Council
July 29, 2025

ROCLAMATION
‘Whereas, tiuring its colonialantiwartime occupation ofAcia antithe Pacific Is(antisfrom the 19305 through the tiuration of WorltiThlar IL the Japanese Impenalrmy commissioneti the acquisition of young girls, who became known to the worltias ‘Comfort Women’; anti ‘Whereas, the ‘comfort women’ system offorceti military prostitution by the Imperial Army is consitieretione of the largest cases of human trafficking in the 2o” century; anti Whereas, the City of çlentiale commentis the 7dniteti States Congress 3-louse of Representatives for the passage of Resolution 121 antijoins with their recommentiations that the çovernment of Japan shoulti etiucate current antifuture generations about this horrible crime while following the recommentiations of the internationalcommunity with respect to the ‘Comfort Women’; anti
Whereas, the City of çlentiale has a longstantiing history of recognizing culturaltiiversity antihas been a strong ativocatefor human rights arountithe worlti This was evitient in 2012 when the City of çlentiale first proclaimetiJuly 3o’ as the Comfort Women ‘Day, anti in 2013 when the çlentiale City Council voteti to approve the Comfort Women monument in the çlentiale Central Park. Since the tiecis ion was matie, the City of çlentiale has continueti to support the efforts to secure the rights of those known as ‘Comfort Women
Wow, therefore1 L Ara 2’fajarian, lvlayor of the City of çlentiale, proclaim July 30, 2025 as,
Xorean Comfort Women Day
antiextenti ourprofountihope that bringing these atrocities to light willsen’e as a grave remintier to the worlti that crimes against humanity willnot be contionetior tole rateti July 29,