ADOPTED - OCTOBER 12, 1999

Agenda Item No. 13



Introduced by the Human Services Committee of the:



INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS



RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING OCTOBER 17-23, 1999 THE "YWCA WEEK WITHOUT VIOLENCE" IN INGHAM COUNTY



RESOLUTION #99-243



WHEREAS, the YWCA, the oldest women's membership movement in the United States, has a long history of empowering women and families, fostering racial justice and preventing violence; and



WHEREAS, through 323 local member associations with programs in thousands of communities in all 50 states, the YWCA represents approximately 2 million women, girls and their families; and

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WHEREAS, YWCAs provide a wide range of programs and services including: battered women's shelters and counseling, child care, support to victims of rape and sexual assault, job training, sports and fitness, and legal advocacy; and



WHEREAS, the "YWCA Week Without Violence", a public awareness campaign led by the YWCA, is scheduled for October 17-23, 1999; and



WHEREAS, the campaign will focus unprecedented attention on practical and sustainable alternatives to violence with programs at YWCAs, schools, community organizations, neighborhoods and workplaces nationwide and around the world; and



WHEREAS, the campaign will provide a series of national and local forums that will inspire communities to work together to create effective alternatives to violence; and

WHEREAS, the "YWCA Week Without Violence" is a challenge to all Americans to spend seven days without committing, condoning or contributing to violence.



THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners hereby

proclaims the week of October 17-23, 1999, the "YWCA Week Without Violence" in Ingham County and encourages the citizens of Ingham County to join with the YWCA in their effort to curb violence.



HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE: Yeas: Smiley, Czarnecki, Stid, Severino, Schmidt

Nays: None Absent: None Approved 10/4/99