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ORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: October 1, 2002
Action Agenda
Item No. .5-a
SUBJECT: Domestic Violence Awareness Month Proclamation
DEPARTMENT: Human Rights and Relations PUBLIC HEARING: (YIN) No
ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT:
Proclamation Annette Moore, ext 2250
TELEPHONE NUMBERS:
Hillsborough 732-8181
Chapel Hill 968-4501
Durham 688-7331
Mebane 336-227-2031
PURPOSE: To proclaim the month of October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
BACKGROUND: The Governor has proclaimed October as Domestic Violence Awareness
Month in North Carolina. The Orange County Commission for Women, the Women's Center,
the Rape Crisis Center and the Orange County Family Violence Prevention Center are
sponsoring the "March for Justice" candlelight vigil on October 291 at 5:30 p.m. The march will
begin and end at the Post Office on Franklin Street in Chapel Hill. Other activities include self-
defense workshops, an information booth at the State Fair, a billboard campaign by the North
Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence, and women's empowerment workshops and
seminars across the Triangle.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: None
RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board adopt the Proclamation
and authorize the Chair to sign it.
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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OPCOMMISSIONERS
PROCLAMATION
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH
OCTOBER 2002
WHEREAS, domestic violence, once a secret kept among families, is now recognized as a
serious crime in our community; and
WHEREAS, domestic violence has severe consequences for survivors, their children and
families and impacts on the quality of life of the entire community; and
WHEREAS, stopping the cycle of this crime requires not only the resolve and courage of
survivors, but also support and involvement from all of us; and
WHEREAS, enhanced education, prevention and intervention help increase public
awareness of the severity and extent of domestic violence; and
WHEREAS, violence in the home is a problem that affects every socioeconomic level in our
society, occurring in wealthy and disadvantage neighborhoods and involving the employed and
unemployed; and
WHEREAS, domestic violence is generally learned and passed down from one generation
to another; and
WHEREAS, our society pays a high price for domestic violence through homelessness,
increased crime rates, drug and alcohol abuse, increased -medical expenses and business
losses; and
'WHEREAS, during the month of October, local, state and national domestic violence
agencies will sponsor events to help us focus public attention on the problem of domestic
violence;
NOW, THEREFORE, do we, the Orange County Board of County Commissioners, hereby
proclaim the month of OCTOBER 2002 as DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH and
encourage all residents to dedicate themselves to learning about reducing domestic violence
and violence against women in Orange County; and further encourage all residents of the
Orange County community to support the domestic violence programs in their communities,
including the Orange County Commission for Woman, the Family Violence Prevention Center of
Orange County, the Women's Center and the Rape Crisis Center.
This the 1 st day of October, 2002.
Barry Jacobs, Chair
Orange County Board of County Commissioners