13-R134

2013 -- H 5880

Enacted 03/13/13

H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N

DECLARING MARCH 13, 2013, AS "NO MORE DAY" IN THE

STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

Introduced By: Representatives E Coderre, Serpa, Williams, Ackerman, and Ajello

Date Introduced: March 13, 2013

     WHEREAS, The State of Rhode Island is home to an estimated 205,000 victims, both

male and female, who, during their lifetimes, experience rape, physical violence, and/or stalking

by an intimate partner; and

     WHEREAS, Domestic violence in Rhode Island poses a major public health crisis, not

only for the significant others who fall victim to these horrific acts, but also for the children who

suffer through the experience; and

     WHEREAS, In 2011, Rhode Island police officers responded to 7,883 domestic violence

related calls, and children were present in almost 2,100 of these incidents; and

     WHEREAS, All too often, there are many more of these heinous crimes that don't get

reported because of victims' fear, a threat from the guilty spouse, or, in some cases, because of

death resulting from the crime; and

     WHEREAS, "NO MORE Day" serves as a symbol of commitment to ending domestic

violence and sexual assault in Rhode Island and across the nation; and

     WHEREAS, "NO MORE Day" will also serve as a national symbol to bring awareness to

issues of domestic violence and sexual assault that all too often get overlooked; now, therefore be

it

     RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island and

Providence Plantations hereby recognizes March 13, 2013, as "NO MORE Day," a day that will

be known as the nation's call to end domestic violence and sexual assault; and be it further

     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

submit a duly certified copy of this resolution to the Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic

Violence.

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