City of Philadelphia - File #: 170906

• File #: 170906
• Version: 0
• Type: Resolution
• Status: ADOPTED
• File created: 10/19/2017
• In control: CITY COUNCIL
• Final action: 10/19/2017
• Title: Recognizing and Celebrating Women Organized Against Rape ("WOAR") and Its Newest Prevention Education Initiative, "Safe Bars Philly" in the City of Philadelphia.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Reynolds Brown, Councilmember Domb, Councilmember Green, Councilmember Parker, Councilmember Oh, Councilmember Bass, Councilmember Quiñones Sánchez, Councilmember Blackwell, Councilmember Gym, Councilmember Greenlee, Councilmember Johnson, Councilmember Henon, Councilmember Taubenberger, Councilmember Jones, Councilmember O'Neill, Councilmember Squilla

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
10/19/2017	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar	Pass
10/19/2017	0	CITY COUNCIL	ADOPTED

Title
Recognizing and Celebrating Women Organized Against Rape ("WOAR") and Its Newest Prevention Education Initiative, "Safe Bars Philly" in the City of Philadelphia.

Body
WHEREAS, WOAR is a non-profit organization located in Philadelphia, whose mission is to eliminate all forms of sexual violence through specialized treatment services, comprehensive prevention education programs, and advocacy for the rights of victims of sexual assault; and

WHEREAS, Founded in 1971 and incorporated in 1973, WOAR is Philadelphia's only rape crisis center and one of the first in the nation. Over the years the organization has grown from a group of volunteers working in a small room of a hospital to an organization that touches individuals across the City; and

WHEREAS, WOAR incorporates bystander intervention as one of its most effective ways that individuals and communities can play a role in ending sexual violence. WOAR hosts many trainings in schools, on college campuses, and in professional settings, and empower individuals to recognize their potential and responsibility as active bystanders to intervene when they encounter unsafe situations. WOAR also facilitates discussions on the realities of drug-facilitated sexual violence, and the fact that alcohol plays a role in 50% of reported sexual assault cases; and

WHEREAS, WOAR's newest prevention education initiative, "Safe Bars Philly" expands upon already existing prevention efforts and is specifically geared toward environments that are in a unique position to confront alcohol-facilitated sexual violence, our local bars and restaurants; and

WHEREAS, Safe Bars is a sexual assault prevention program that was created by two D.C.-based organizations, "Collective Action for Safe Spaces" and "Defend Yourself". By developing innovative bystander education strategies, these organizations have impressively trained twenty-seven D.C. bars to identify the warning signs of sexual violence and effectively intervene ...