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From the Stated Meeting of Philadelphia City Council held Thursday, September 20, 2018:
Christa Hayburn, Coordinator of Marketing and Social Media Communications for Women Organized Against Rape (WOAR). speaks on Councilman Kenyatta Johnson's resolution urging Congress to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act.
Read the resolution: http://bit.ly/2NVFG3Z
A
Good
afternoon
my
name
is
Krista
Habermann
and
I
want
to
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
speak
on
half
on
behalf
of
war.
Women
organized
against
rape
today
regarding
the
proposed
resolution
of
one
eight
zero,
seven,
six,
eight
by
council,
member
or
Johnson
reauthorizing,
the
Violence
Against
Women
Act.
Here
in
Philadelphia
over
the
last
year,
the
Miche
movement
has
created
a
platform
for
victims
and
survivors
of
sexual
violence,
an
opportunity
to
be
heard.
A
It
has
opened
the
door
for
victims
and
survivors
like
myself
to
feel
safe
to
come
forward
and
tell
someone
that
they
have
been
sexually
victimized.
The
Violence
Against
Women
Act
provides
people
to
experience
who
have
experienced
sexual
violence
and
those
who
have
not
a
lifeline
to
receive
comprehensive
and
preventative
sexual
assault
services
from
organizations
like
war
supporting
council
members.
Johnson's
resolution
today
will
often
reauthorize
the
the
VA
AWA,
which
is
critical
in
protecting
our
community
from
harm
from
helping
from
harm
helping
victims
to
access
the
help,
hope
and
healing
they
need
to
end
deserve.
A
Why
should
you
all
support
council
member
Johnson's
resolution
today?
Victim
violence
against
whip,
the
Violence,
Against,
Women
Act,
saves
lives,
money
and
benefits.
The
residents
of
Philadelphia
statistics
show
one
in
five
women
and
one
in
71
men
will
be
raped
at
some
point
in
their
lives.
In
the
US
alone,
one
in
three
women
and
one
in
six
men
have
experienced
some
form
of
sexual
violence.
The
lifetime
costs
of
rape
per
victim
costs,
one
hundred
and
twenty-two
thousand
dollars.
Four
hundred
and
sixty-one
annually
rape
costs
the
u.s.
A
more
than
any
other
crime
at
a
staggering
127
billion
dollars
in
both
tangible,
which
includes
medical
care,
criminal
justice
lost
wages
and
treatment,
as
well
as
intangible
pain
and
suffering.
81
percent
of
women
and
35
percent
of
men
report
significant,
short-term
and
long-term
impacts
such
as
post-traumatic
stress
as
well
as
healthcare
and
the
statistics
go
on.
But
what
I
want
to
share
is
this
rapist
continues
to
be
the
most
underreported
crime
here
in
Philadelphia.
A
By
supporting
this
bill
and
reauthorizing,
the
Violence
Against
Women
Act.
We,
together,
as
a
community,
can
continue
to
fund
prevention
strategies
that
will
help
teach
people
how
to
respond
to
sexual
violence
from
occurring
in
the
first
place,
preventing
harm
to
our
children,
families
and
loved
ones
by
not
supporting
it.
Today's
resolution,
although
the
amendment
some
that
we
have
gained
in
the
last
year,
will
be
lost.
Let's
keep
up
the
momentum.