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~13e~, violence aga~,,~t women and chilAren con6nues to become
more prevalent as a social problem due to the irabalance of power
due to gender and age, and
~flJ~t~, the prohlem~ of domestic violence are not confined co any
group or groups o£ people, but cross all economic, racial,
~f4ectio~l preference, and aocietal barriers; and supported by
societal injff4erence, and
~3er~, the ~rn e of domestic violence violates an indivib~al's privacy,
dignity, seettrity, and h~m:.~ity, due to systematic use of physical,
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emotional, sex~n psycho ogical and economic control and/or atmse,
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~er~l~, the impact of domestic violence is wide ranging, directly
~ffe~ng women, children and men; oar society as a whole, and
~lJtr~t~, it is battered woman themselves who have bean in the
forefront of efforts to bring peace and equality to the home,
~3~ef~rt, in recognition of the ivnportant work done by domestic
violence programs, I, Susan M. Horowitz, Mayor of the City of
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Iowa City, do ere y pro aim the month of October 1995 to be
and urge all citizens to actively participate in the scheduled activities and
program~ sponsored by the Domestic Violence Intervention Program to
work toward the ehm~nation of personal and ~n~titotional violence against
women, and violence perpetrated ags. ln~t an internate partner.
Signed in Iowa City, Iowa,
~hl. lOth day of October, 1995.
i~ed~, October 23-29, 1995, has been designated International
Pastoral Care Week with the theme "Celebration of Relationships,"
and
~real~, Pastoral Care Week speaks to the deep spiritual concerns of
every person: the discovery of deeper me--;-g in the fact of
finitude; reconciliation with bodily llmltationa; exploration of more
meaui.oo{ul relationship with others, and
il~.~ereaS, the pastoral caregqver crosses inatitutio. al, economic, cultural
and religious bo,,,,daries as the pastoral counselor facilitates the
process of he-li,,g and wholeness in h,,man life, and
~Er~ai~, pastoral care demonsU-ates a dedication to h,,man dignity,
appreciation for individual differences, a balance of acceptance ancl
acco,,.,~kahility, a dedication to justice and mercy, and an
incarnation of love and hope,
l-ljergi~re, I, Susan M. Horowitz, Mayor of the City of Iowa City,
Iowa, do hereby proclaim the week of October 23-29, 1995, to be
in Iowa City and urge all citizens to give recognition to the Pastoral
Caregivers in Mercy Hospital, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and The
University of Iowa Hospitals and Cl~-Ics.
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Signed in Iowa City, Iowa,
L th~ loth day of October, 1995.
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~1~'~, in 1981, World Food Day was established by the Food and
Agriculture Organization of the United Nations to create global
awareness of hunger issues; and
~r~, World Food Day is observed around the world as an occasion
to call attention to the continuing tragedy of hunger on every
continent and the challenge facing us all to respond; and
~JeV~t,~, World Food Day provides an excellent opportunity for each
of us to exert leadership in an area of interest to all our
especially at a th-ne when food policies and programs for children,
the aged, and the poor are an increasing problem for many of us;
and
~0~[~er~G~, the City of Iowa City has gone on record, philosophically and
finanelally, in support of human services which attempt to east the
pain of hunger and promote solutions.
re ore, I, Susan M. Horowitz, Mayor of the City of Iowa City,
Iowa, do hereby proclaim October 16, 1995, as
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in the City of Iowa City and urge all the people of our community to join
me in working with emergency food programs in their neighborhoods
which provide relief to the hungry.
Mayor ~
Signed in Iowa City, Iowa,
this 10th day of October, 1995.