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HONORARY PROCLAMATION DECLARING
APRIL 2016 AS
"SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH"
WHEREAS, Sexual Assault Awareness Month is intended to draw attention to the fact that sexual
violence is widespread and has public health implications for every community member of San Luis
Obispo County; and
WHEREAS, rape, sexual assault, and sexual harassment impact our community as seen by statistics
indicating that one in five women and one in seventy-one men will be sexually assaulted in their
lifetime; and
WHEREAS, child sexual abuse prevention must be a priority to confront the reality that six boys and
one in four girls will experience a sexual assault before age 18, and youth ages 12 to 17 are 2.6 times as
likely to be victims of sexual violence; and
WHEREAS, one in five women on college campuses will experience a sexual assault while pursuing
higher education; and
WHEREAS, we must work together to educate our community about sexual violence prevention,
supporting survivors, and speaking out against harmful attitudes and actions; and
WHEREAS, the City of Arroyo Grande strongly supports the efforts of RISE, and acknowledges that
prevention is possible when everyone gets involved. The first step is increasing education, awareness
and community involvement because it is time for all of us to take action to create a safer environment
for all residents of San Luis Obispo County. -
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that I, Jim Hill, Mayor of the City of Arroyo Grande, do hereby
proclaim April 2016 as Sexual Assault Awareness Month. PaROYG
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the ��` 09
Seal of the City of Arroyo Grande to be affixed this 12th day of April 2016. , INCORPORATED v
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JIM HILL, MAYOR �C�F�aN�P
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