CITY OF SEBASTOPOL
Proclamation
A PROCLAMATION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEBASTOPOL PROCLAIMING OCTOBER 2022 AS
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH
WHEREAS, the City of Sebastopol recognizes that domestic violence affects one in four families in our local community and that the crime of domestic violence violates an individual’s privacy, dignity, and security, based on the systematic use of emotional, physical, sexual, psychological, and economic control or abuse; and
Whereas, established in 1975, YWCA Sonoma County is our community’s singular and vital resource for local residents experiencing violence in the place we should all feel the most safe, inside our own homes; and
Whereas, YWCA Sonoma County, a not-for-profit agency who relies on our local community for support, embodies its mission to empower, educate, and advocate for domestic violence survivors and their children; and
Whereas, YWCA operates Sonoma County’s ONLY confidential safe house shelter and Sonoma County’s ONLY 24/7 domestic violence crisis hotline. YWCA’s Counseling Support Services offers trauma-informed individual and support group therapy for victims of trauma and domestic violence including the students at YWCA’s therapeutic preschool serving one of our most vulnerable populations: children ages 3-5 years old; and Whereas, only an informed community effort will end the cycle of violence for local families, members of our community are encouraged to participate in YWCA’s scheduled events and programs to support their mission to eliminate domestic violence in Sonoma County through awareness, education and empowerment.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED THAT, I, Patrick Slayter, Mayor of the City of Sebastopol, on behalf of the entire City Council, do hereby proclaim October 2022 in the City of Sebastopol as
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and the Great Seal of the City of Sebastopol this 4th day of October 2022.
DRAFT For Oct 4 2022 City Council Meeting
Patrick Slayter, Mayor, City of Sebastopol