CITY OF NAPA
PROCLAMATION
Sexual Assault Awareness
Month
April
202
3 WHEREAS
,
NEWS, Domestic Violence and Sexual Abuse Services is commemorating 41 years of service to survivors of domestic violence and sexual abuse in Napa County, and having
opened as the county’s Rape Crisis Center in 2010 to provide safety to those experiencing sexual abuse
; a
nd
WHEREAS
,
in 2001 the National Sexual Violence Resource Center launched the first Sexual Assault Awareness Month campaign and in 2009 the Obama Ad ministration
officially recognized April as National Sexual Assault Awareness Month, enshrining our Country’s commitment to promoting education of sexual violence, promoting consent, ending victim
-
blaming, and showing support for victims and
survivors
; and
WHEREAS
,
Sexual Assault Awareness Month is about promoting safety, respect and equality, and standing up and speaking out against harmful cultural norms and attitudes that allow sexual violence to persist. This year’s national campaign of “Drawing Conne
ctions: Prevention Demands Equity” calls on all individuals, communities, organizations, and institutions to change ourselves and the systems surrounding us to build racial equity and respect
; and
WHEREAS
,
in Fiscal Year 2021/2022 NEWS provided services
to over 1,700 of our Napa
County community members
—
of which 232 were survivors of sexual abuse, and
half of those were minors
—
including 24
-
hour response and crisis intervention,
financial aid, and advocacy, accompaniment and assistance of civil and crimina l
justice proceedings, referrals, and support completing victim compensation applications
.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED
that I,
Scott Sedgley
,
Mayor
of the City of Napa,
along with the Napa City Council,
join NEWS, advocates, and communities
across the country in
taking action to prevent sexual violence. I do hereby proclaim April 2023 as Sexual Assault Awareness Month, in Napa, and I ask the entire community to join in their effort, not only in April, but all year long, to be part of the effo
rt to end sexual violence.
Dated:
April 4
, 202
3 ________________________________
SCOTT SEDGLEY
,
MAYOR
CITY OF NAPA
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