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WHEREAS, sexual assault is an intole rable violent crime with public health implications for every person in as
a victim/survivor or as a family member, significant othe r, neighbor or co-worker of a victim/survivor; and
WHEREAS, no one person, organization, agency or community can eliminate sexual assault on their own—we must
work together to educate our entire population about what can be done to prevent sexual assault, support
victim/survivors and their significant others, and increase support for agencies providing services to victim/survivors;
and
The Domestic Violence Association of Central Kansas Salina
WHEREAS, has led the way in in addressing sexual
assault by providing 24-hour hotline services to victim/survivors and their significant others, responding to emergency
calls, offering support and comfort to those impacted by sexual assault during medical exams, criminal proceedings,
and empowering those impacted by sexual assault to chart their own course for healing; and
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WHEREAS, ending sexual assault in must include active public and private efforts to End Sexual Violence in
The Domestic Violence Association of Central Kansas
collaboration with , including conversation about what sexual
violence is, how to prevent it, how to help survivors conn ect with crucial counseling and other support services, and
how every segment of our society can work together to better address sexual violence; and
Salina
WHEREAS, staff and volunteers of sexual assault programs in work year round to encourage every person in
Salina
to End Sexual Violence and to support survivors by pr oviding prevention education and survivor empowerment
information to schools, churches, civic organizations, as well as medical, mental health, law enforcement, education,
and criminal justice personnel regarding sexual assault issues;
The Domestic Violence Association of Central Kansas
WHEREAS, has set an important example of how forging
collaborative relationships between service agencies and organizations serves to improve the quality of service for
those most profoundly and directly impacted by sexual violence, thus setting an important example for how the rest of
the community might work together to speak out and find solutions to sexual violence;
The Domestic Violence Association of Central Kansas
WHEREAS requests public support and assistance as it
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continues its effort to bring real hope for freeing from the tragedy of sexual violen ce to create a future where all
women, men and children can live free from violence and exploitation;
Alan Jilka, Salina, Kansas
NOW, THEREFORE, I Mayor of do hereby proclaim the month of April as
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In and I commend this observance to all citizens.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and
caused the seal of the City of Salina, Kansas, to be affixed
this 7th day of April, 2008.
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Alan E. Jilka, Mayor