VERNON
A PROCLAMATION OF THE MAYOR AND IHE CIIY COUNCIL OF THE CIIY OF VERNON DECLAR]NG IHE MONTH OF APRIT 2026 AS SEXUAT ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH AND APRIT 29,2026, AS DENIM DAY WHEREAS, Apil2026, commemoroies 27 yeors of Denim Doy, lhe longesl-running sexuol violence prevention educolion compoign; ond
WHEREAS, lhe City Council of lhe Cily of Vernon recognizes Aptil2026 os Sexuol Assoull Aworeness Month ond Aptil29,2026, os Denim Doy; ond
wHEREAS, Sexuol Assoull Aworeness Monlh ond Denim Doy ore inlended lo drow ollention lo lhe locl lhol rope ond sexuol ossoult continue lo be serious issues in our society, ond both evenls were inslituled lo coll oitention lo misconceplions ond misinformotion oboul rope ond sexuol ossoult, ond fhe problem thot mony in society remoin uninformed with respect lo issues of ossoull ond lorcible rope; ond
WHEREAS, Denim Doy originoled in 1999 ofler women in the ltolion Porliomenl protesled the llolion Supreme Courl's overturning of o rope conviclioni ond wHEREAS, lhe City Council of lhe City of Vernon encouroges employees, residenls ond members of the business communily lo poriicipole in Sexuol Assoull Aworeness Monlh in supporl ol lhis oworeness compoign lo educole oll people in our communily oboul lhe lrue impoct of rope ond sexuol ossoul't, ond loweorieonson April29 ' 2026, os o visible meons of oworeness ogoinsl misconceplions 'thol sunound sexuol ossoull.
NOW, IHEREFORE, THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON, ON BEHALF OF ITS EMPLOYEES, RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES HEREBY DECLARE THE MONTH OF APRIT 2026 AS SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARNESS MONTH, AND APRIL 29, 2026, AS DENIM DAY. THIS PROCLAMATION
HAS BEEN CREATED TO BRING AWARENESS TO THIS CAMPAIGN BY THE HONORABLE MAYOR LETICIA LOPEZ FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON THIS 7Ih DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY-sIX.
CITY OF VERNON
By
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CALIFORNIA
LEIICIA LOPEZ, Moyor