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ESOLUTION RECOGNIZING APRIL 2,116 AS CHILI ABUSE ANt SEXUAL ASSAULT
AWARENESS MONTH AND APRIL 27, 2016 AS DENIM DAY IN CALIFOkIA
WI, EREAS, Child Abuse&Sexual Assault Awareness Month calls attention to the fact that sexual violence
is widespread and impacts every community member of Butte County, In 2014, California rape crisis centers
provided direct crisis intervention services to 31,781 individuals, provided 7,389 sexual violence forensic
examinations, and provided community education services for almost 20,000 people; and
WHEREAS, women, children, and men are all victims of sexual violence, and it is estimated that nearly
one in two women and one in five men experience sexual violence other than rape throughout their lifetime;
and the National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey reports that there are over 22 million survivors of
rape throughout the United States and two million of those survivors of rape are currently living in the State of
California. Rape and sexual violence impact women, children, and men of all racial, cultural, and economic
backgrounds; and women, children, and men suffer multiple types of sexual violence, including acquaintance
rape, stranger rape, sexual violence by an intimate partner, gang rape, incest, serial rape, ritual abuse, sexual
harassment, child sexual molestation, prostitution, pornography, and stalking; and
WHEREAS, in addition to the immediate physical and emotional costs, sexual violence may also have
severe and long-lasting consequences of post-traumatic stress disorder, substance abuse, major depression,
homelessness, eating disorders, and suicide; and the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have
identified sexual violence as a significant, costly, and preventable health issue; and
WHEREAS, a coalition of rape crisis centers and their allies, known as the California Coalition Against
Sexual Assault, has emerged to directly confront this crisis with the cooperation of law enforcement agencies,
health care providers, institutions of higher education, and other allied professionals from California's diverse
communities; and
WHEREAS, it is our responsibility to support all rape survivors by treating them with dignity, compassion,
and respect; and it is important to recognize the compassion and dedication of the individuals involved in this
effort, applaud their commitment, and increase public understanding of this significant problem. It is important
to recognize the strength, courage, and challenges of the victims and survivors of sexual violence and their
families and friends as they struggle to cope with the reality of sexual violence; and it is important to recognize
that not all victims of sexual violence survive, either at the time of the assault or later, due to the horrific long-
term trauma that sexual violence often inflicts upon victims; and
WHEREAS, there are rape prevention and education efforts underway throughout California to challenge
the societal myths and behaviors that perpetuate rape and to engage communities in a common goal of ending
sexual violence; and it is crucially important to hold perpetrators responsible for sexual attacks, and to prevent
sexual violence at every opportunity; and
WHEREAS, in 1998,the Italian Supreme Court overturned the conviction of a man who sexually assaulted
an 18-year-old woman after the court determined that, "because the victim wore very,very tight jeans, she had
to help him remove them, and by removing the jeans it was no longer rape but consensual sex". Enraged by the
court decision, within a matter of hours, the women in the Italian Parliament launched into immediate action
and protested by wearing jeans to work, where Nations and States throughout the World have followed the
lead of the Italian Parliament by designating their own "Denim Day" to raise public awareness about rape and
other forms of sexual violence. Harmful attitudes about rape and sexual violence allow these crimes to persist
and allow survivors to be re-victimized through victim-blaming attitudes and unresponsive government systems;
and
WHEREAS, California is a national leader within the judicial, criminal justice, medical, rape crisis, and
health communities in promoting victim-centered approaches to victims of crime. And for the past 42 years
Rape Crisis Intervention & Prevention has led the way in Butte County in addressing sexual violence by providing
FREE 24-hour crisis line services to victim/survivors and their significant others, responding to emergency calls,
counseling, offering on-going support and comfort to those impacted by sexual violence during medical exams,
law enforcement interviews, criminal proceedings, and empowering those impacted by sexual violence to chart
their own course for healing.
NOW,THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED AND ORDERED that the Butte County Board of Supervisors join Rape
Crisis Intervention & Prevention, advocates and communities across the country in taking action to prevent
sexual violence. Along with the United States Government and the State of California, the Board of Supervisors
recognizes April 2016 as "Child Abuse & Sexual violence Awareness Month" and April 27, 2016 as "Denim Day".
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Butte County Board of Supervisors this 12th day of April 2016, by the
following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Wahl, Kirk, Lambert, Teeter and Chair Connelly
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
NOT VOTING: None
BILL CON N ELLY, Cha'
Board of Supervisors
ATTEST:
PAUL HAHN, Chief A4millistrative Officer -
and Clerk of the oard/of Supervistirs
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