10-09-17 Regular Meeting of the La Porte City Council

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rortamatton office of the fRapor 'HEREAS, one in three women and one in ten men report abuse in their relationships in the form physical, emotional, sexual, psychological and economic. Domestic violence affects women, fildren and men of all racial, social, religious, ethnic and economic backgrounds; and WHEREAS, approximately 3.3 million children witness domestic violence annually, which violence in the home is the strongest indicator that it will be transferred to the next generation; and everyone deserves to feel safe in their homes and communities; and WHEREAS, no one person, organization, agency or community can eliminate domestic violence on their own; but we can work together to educate our entire population about what can be done to prevent domestic violence, support victim/survivors and their significant others, and increase support for agencies providing services to victim/survivors; and WHEREAS, Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention Month provides an excellent opportunity for cit- izens of La Porte and surrounding communities to reduce domestic violence through prevention education, increased awareness, encouraging every person to speak out when witnessing acts of violence, taking time to talk about creating a healthy, respectful, and safe community, and holding perpetrators who commit acts of violence responsible for their actions. NOW, THEREFORE,1, Louis R. Rigby, Mayor of the City of La Porte, along with the La Porte City Council, do hereby proclaim the month of October 2017 as: "30am .stir ViOtettre awar encoo O.ptttb" IN WITNESS THEREOF, I have hereto set my hand and caused the Seal of the City to be affixed hereto, this the 9th day of October, 2.011.