HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-01-02 I01C Proclamation_Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention MonthAGENDA ITEM:
CITY OF WAUKEE, IOWA
CITY COUNCIL MEETING COMMUNICATION
MEETING DATE: January 2, 2024
AGENDA ITEM:Consideration of approval of receipt and file of a Mayor’s Proclamation of
Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month
FORMAT:Consent Agenda
SYNOPSIS INCLUDING PRO & CON:
FISCAL IMPACT INCLUDING COST/BENEFIT ANALYSIS:
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STAFF REVIEW AND COMMENT:
RECOMMENDATION: Receive and file the mayor’s proclamation.
ATTACHMENTS: I. Proclamation
PREPARED BY:Becky Schuett
REVIEWED BY:
I1C
THE CITY OF WAUKEE, IOWA
PROCLAMATION
SLAVERY AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING PREVENTION MONTH
IN THE NAME AND BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF WAUKEE, IOWA
WHEREAS, the United States was founded upon the principle that all people are created with
the inalienable right to freedom, and added the 13th Amendment to the Constitution making
slavery illegal; AND,
WHEREAS, slavery within the United States today is most often found in the form of forced
labor and sex trafficking, which weakens our social fabric, increases violence and organized
crime, and debases our humanity; and this heinous crime is found within our own community;
AND,
WHEREAS, the Rotary Club of Waukee is working to abolish all forms of human trafficking
through education, prevention, volunteerism, advocacy and collaboration; AND,
WHEREAS, even though awareness of this crime is growing, human trafficking continues to go
unreported due to its isolating nature, the misunderstanding of its definition, and the lack of
awareness about its indicators; AND,
WHEREAS, increased community education on how to identify victims of human trafficking
along with increased knowledge of local resources and services for those affected by these
criminal actions can help restore freedom and dignity to identified survivors, as well as help
diminish the number of future victims; AND,
WHEREAS, every business, community organization, faith community, family and individual
can make a difference by choosing products that are not made by forced labor; by working to
protect our young people from sexual exploitation; by addressing the problem of internet sex
trafficking and pornography; and by becoming more aware of the problem and possible
solutions.
NOW THEREFORE I, Courtney Clarke, Mayor of the City of Waukee, Iowa, do hereby
proclaim the month of January 2024 as Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, and
encourage all our citizens to become more informed on this growing problem, to be vigilant and
report suspicious activity, and to work towards solutions to end trafficking in all its forms in our
community. If you see something that doesn’t look right, take action and call the National
Human Trafficking Hotline at 888-3737-888. For more information and resources about
trafficking in Iowa, go to the Network Against Human Trafficking and Slavery website at
www.iowanaht.org.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto
subscribed my name and caused the Great Seal of the City of
Waukee to be affixed this January 2, 2024.
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Courtney Clarke, Mayor