CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE


                            PROCLAMATION

                      DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS

      WHEREAS, the problems of domestic violence are not confined to any group or
groups of people but cross all economic, racial and societal barriers, and are supported by
societal indifference; and

      WHEREAS, the crime of domestic violence violates an individual’s privacy, dignity,
security, and humanity, due to systematic use of physical, emotional, sexual, psychological
and economic control and/or abuse, with the impact of this crime being wide-ranging; and

      WHEREAS, no one person, organization, agency or community can eliminate
domestic violence on their own; we must work together to educate our entire population
about what can be done to prevent such violence, support victims/survivors and their
families, and increase support for agencies providing services to those community
members; and

      WHEREAS, the Shelter for Help in Emergency has led the way in the City of
Charlottesville in addressing domestic violence by providing 24-hour hotline services to
victims/survivors and their families, offering support and information, and empowering
survivors to chart their own course for healing; and

      WHEREAS, the Shelter for Help in Emergency commemorates its 41st year of
providing unparalleled services to women, children and men who have been victimized by
domestic violence;

      NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, in recognition of the important work
being done by the Shelter for Help in Emergency, that I, Nikuyah Walker, Mayor of the
City of Charlottesville, do hereby proclaim the month of October 2020 as DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH, and urge all citizens to actively participate in the
scheduled activities and programs sponsored by the Shelter for Help in Emergency, and to
work toward the elimination of personal and institutional violence against women, children
and men.

Signed and sealed this 5th day of October, 2020.




                                           __________________________
                                           Nikuyah Walker, Mayor
                                           City of Charlottesville, Virginia