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PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, women and girls often face interlocking and compounding social barriers such as
racism, sexism, and gender -based violence, which impact their ability to access full lives; and
WHEREAS, violence against women impacts the lives of countless women and their families
across the United States, with one in four women experiencing domestic violence and more than
three women murdered each day by their current or former partner in communities across the
country; and
WHEREAS, every 90 seconds, another American is sexually assaulted, and, out of every 100
cases of rape, only 57 lead to arrest, 11 are referred to prosecutors, and seven lead to a felony
conviction; and
WHEREAS, financial abuse is experienced in up to 99% of domestic violence cases and occurs
across all socio-economic, educational, racial and ethnic groups; and
WHEREAS, immigrant women, women of color, women. with disabilities, and LGBTQ
communities face heightened risks of violence and greater barriers to legal remedies and supportive
services due to factors such as limited English proficiency and language barriers,fear of deportation,
limited access to higher education and job resources, higher risks of poverty and limited resources for
access to support and affordable child care; and
WHEREAS, one of every four homeless women is homeless because of violence committed
against her, and over 92% of homeless mothers have experienced severe physical and/or sexual abuse
during their lifetime; and
WHEREAS, the community of the City of Port Orchard will work to end the epidemic of gender-
basedviolence and support families; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THAT I, Robert Putaansuu, Mayor of the City of Port
Orchard, do hereby proclaim the third week of October as the annual observance of
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Signed the 2nd day of September 2022
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Robert Putaansuu, Mayor