NATIONAL BULLYING PREVENTION
AWARENESS MONTH
“October 2023”
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, bullying, harassment and hate crimes have increased in cities and communities across America; and
WHEREAS, the County of Stanislaus and City of Patterson welcomes and values diverse racial, ethnic, religious, and national backgrounds, and further recognizes that our diversity is critical to the economic, cultural, and social well-being of our community; and WHEREAS, history has tragically taught us what happens when people stand silently by and allow acts of intolerance, hatred, and violence to occur; and WHEREAS, people often feel isolated, without hope, and helpless to do anything individually to end hate violence; and
WHEREAS, people in communities across our nation have stood up and successfully opposed racist, anti-immigrant, anti-LGBTQA+ (Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender, Queer, Asexual) and anti-Semitic bigotry and hate acts committed against their neighbors.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Patterson and its elected representatives stand up against bigotry and hate-based violence of all kinds within our organization and throughout the community and declares that no one shall be discriminated against because of race, faith, ethnicity, national origin, legal status, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation or any other real or perceived difference; and that we also resolve to stand together with all people of good faith across the nation in an effort to push back the rising tide of bullying, harassment, racism and hate crimes to proclaim “Not in Our City, Not in Our County, Not in Our Community.” NOW, THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that I, Michael Clauzel, by virtue of authority vested in me as Mayor of the City of Patterson and on behalf of the City Council, do hereby officially proclaim “October 2023” as “National Bullying Prevention Awareness Month” in the City of Patterson. I encourage citizens, government agencies, private businesses, nonprofit organizations, and all other interested groups to join in activities that will increase awareness of what Americans can do to prevent bullying.
IN WITNESS, HEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the official seal of the City of Patterson to be affixed this 3
rd
day of October 2023.
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Michael Clauzel
Mayor