A proclamation declaring Wednesday, April 25, as Denim Day in support of victims of sexual assault.
Thank you so much. And if we could have, Robert, did you want to say something else? Okay. If we could have all the volunteers stand up and just be recognize. Thank you. And again, you're always welcome here. Not even on the days that we're honoring you, but come on, hang out with us. We appreciate it. Thank you. All right. We have our last proclamation. Councilman Castro want you to go ahead and read Proclamation 419. Thank you, Mr. President. This is Proclamation number 419 series of 2018, declaring Wednesday, April 25th, as Denim Day in support of victims of sexual assault. Whereas every day women, men and children across Colorado suffer the pain and trauma of sexual assault upon survivors and our Colorado communities. And. Whereas, this crime occurs far too frequently, goes unreported far too often, and leaves long lasting physical and emotional scars. And. WHEREAS, during National Sex Assault Awareness Month, we recommit ourselves not only to lifting the veil of secrecy and shame surrounding sexual violence, but also to raising awareness, expanding support for victims, and strengthening our response. And. Whereas, sexual violence affects individuals of all ages, backgrounds and circumstances. And. Whereas, as a nation, we share the responsibility for protecting each other from sexual assault, supporting victims when it does occur, and bringing perpetrators to justice. And. Whereas, at the state level, we must work to provide necessary resources to victims of every circumstance, including medical attention, mental health services, relocation and housing assistance and advocacy during the criminal justice process. And. Whereas, Colorado communities can come together to increase awareness about sexual assault, decrease its frequency, hold offenders accountable, support victims and here heal lives. Now, therefore, be it proclaimed by the Council of the City and County of Denver, the City Council of the City and County of Denver declares Wednesday, April 25th, to be Denim Day in the city and county of Denver encourages everyone to show their support of the victims of sexual assault by wearing denim and participating in this show of international and statewide support of all the survivors of sexual assault. Section two the clerk of the city and county of Denver shall affix the seal of the city and county of Denver to this proclamation, and that a copy be transmitted to Laura Richards with the Survivors Task Force of the Colorado Coalition Against Sexual Assault. Thank you, Councilman Cash. In your motion to adopt. Mr. President, I move that proclamation number 18 0419 be adopted. All right. It has been moved and seconded. Comments members of Council Councilman Cash. Well, thank you, Mr. President. And I don't know that there's much more I could say more effectively than the proclamation has detailed. We obviously, as a community, must do everything we can to lend a hand to the victims of sexual assault, to bring their perpetrators to justice and to lend those victims support in their ongoing recovery. I'd like to thank Xi CASA, the Coalition Colorado Coalition Against Sexual Assault for their ongoing work in this area and for bringing Denham Day to our attention. Folks wanting more information. The idea is not that you just wear your jeans, but that for that privilege you make a donation to the coalition to help with their ongoing efforts . Folks wanting more information and a packet of Denim Day stickers to help publicize this effort can call 63038399999 or visit Colorado Denim Day, Dawg. And, Mr. President, I left off the w w w just for you. Thank you. Thank you. My pleasure. And thank you, Mr. President. I think we know what the interweb is. All right. Excellent. Thank you for bringing this for Councilman Cashman. Councilman Ortega. I just wanted to add a few comments and also thank Councilman Cashman for bringing this forward. We had an outstanding presentation last week from our district attorney talking about trafficking. Human trafficking and sexual assault is so much a part of what happens with human trafficking that occurs not just in this city, but across the country. I also had served on a nonprofit organization that worked with. Primarily women who are victims of domestic violence. But again, this was another situation where many of them had been sexually assaulted by their their partners. And it's it's so important to just keep this issue in the forefront. We know that sexual assault sees no boundaries in terms of age, race, gender. And just to keep the awareness and to ensure that we have resources and services for the victims is so important. So, again, Councilman Cashman, thank you for bringing this forward. All right. Thank you. Well-stated, councilwoman. All right. See no other comments, Madam Secretary, Roll Call Cashman. I can each new Ortega assessment. Black. Clark. Espinosa. Flynn. Hi, Gilmore. Hi, Mr. President. I Police Fields of learning announced results. 11 Ice. 11 ice for 19 has been adopted. Tell us when Castro. Is there anybody want to bring up? Yes, Mr. President, I would like to invite to the podium Laura Richards with the Survivors Task Force of the Colorado Coalition Against Sexual Assault. Thank you guys very much for this. My name is Laura Richards. I'm a survivor of sexual assault and a member of the Survivors Task Force. We're a coalition of survivors that go and testify on legislation such as the Human Trafficking Bill, which was one of the legislations I testified on Denim Day, just so you know, came about out of the a travesty of justice. A young 18 year old girl was raped and the judge deemed it not to be rape because her jeans were too tight. And we took. That. And we turned it into a celebration and a show of support for survivors. It's been going on since 2013. Here in Colorado. And I'm incredibly grateful that the council has adopted this proclamation and encouraged the support of the city of Denver to participate and show their support. Because we love to see your pictures, because we know each picture that you upload wearing your jeans means you believe in. You support us, and hopefully that will. Mean there will be one less victim next year. So thank you very much. Can you tell us one more time just for everyone, what day that we need to wear jeans? April 25th every year. It's the fourth Wednesday of the month in this month of fourth Wednesday of April. And this month it'll be April 25th. And I encourage everyone to get competitive with your pictures and join us in the celebration and support of survivors throughout the state of Colorado, because one day we won't need to wear our jeans anymore. That's awesome. Thank you so much. We appreciate. Okay. Jeans on Wednesday, everyone. Come on. And then upload them on Twitter and whatever platforms you use. This concludes our proclamation. Madam Secretary, please read the resolutions.