MOTION

At the Council meeting of September 12, 2000, Councillor Louis submitted the following Notice of Motion which was recognized by Council:

Take Back the Night March - September 16, 2000 File: 4201

MOVED by Cllr. Louis,
SECONDED by Cllr. Bass,

WHEREAS, in Canada a woman is raped every 17 minutes; and British Columbia currently experiences the highest reported rate in Canada of violence against women;

AND WHEREAS, Vancouver Rape Relief and Women's Shelter for sexually assaulted and battered women operates a 24-hour shelter and crises centre that serves up to 3000 Vancouver women a year;

AND WHEREAS, since 1993 Vancouver Rape Relief and Women's Shelter has organized an annual Take Back the Night march in downtown Vancouver with more than 2500 women expected to participate in this year's Take Back the Night on Sat., Sept. 16, 2000;

AND WHEREAS, Vancouver Rape Relief and Women's Shelter receives no funding from the City of Vancouver and relies wholly on community and provincial support;

AND WHEREAS, City of Vancouver permit fees related to conducting Take Back the Night present a considerable financial burden to Vancouver Rape Relief and Women's Shelter;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT, the City of Vancouver support Take Back the Night and back efforts to prevent violence to women by waiving all special event permit fees that may apply to Vancouver Rape Relief and Women's Shelter as sponsors of the Sept. 16, 2000 Take Back the Night.

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