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PROCLAMATION
Domestic Violence Awareness Month: October 2021
WHEREAS, the community problem of domestic violence has become a critical public health
and welfare concern in Anoka County; and
WHEREAS, domestic violence is a crime, the commission of which will not be tolerated in
Anoka County and perpetrators of said crime are subject to prosecution and conviction in
accordance with the law; and
WHEREAS, over thousands of women, men, and children have and will continue to access
assistance from Alexandra House, Inc., a domestic violence service provider; and
WHEREAS, domestic violence will be eliminated through community partnerships of
concerned individuals and organizations working together to prevent abuse while at the same
time effecting social and legal change; and
WHEREAS, October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month; and
WHEREAS, during National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Anoka County
organizations will inform area residents about domestic violence, its prevalence, consequences
and what we, as a concerned community can do to eliminate its existence.
NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved that I, Amada Marquez Simula, Mayor of Columbia
Heights, do hereby proclaim the month of October, 2021 to be Domestic Violence Awareness
Month, in the City of Columba Heights, County of Anoka, State of MN, U.S.A.
A Ada Marquez Simula, Mayor
September 27, 2021