Human Trafficking and Modern-Day Slavery PreventionCopyrighted
January 6, 2025
City of Dubuque PROCLAMATIONS # 2.
City Council
ITEM TITLE: Human Trafficking and Modern -Day Slavery Prevention
Month (Januury 2025)
SUMMARY: On behalf of the Tri-State Coalition Against Human
Trafficking and Modern -Day Slavery.
SUGGUESTED
DISPOSITION:
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Proclamation
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WHEREAS, by Presidential proclamation each January has been designated National Human
Trafficking and Modern -Day Slavery Prevention month. In addition, January 11th has
been designated National Human Trafficking Awareness Day; and
WHEREAS, the issues of sex trafficking and labor trafficking area violation of human rights. The hope
of this Proclamation is to raise awareness of this topic; and
WHEREAS, the City of Dubuque wishes to acknowledge the following organization for its tenth
anniversary to raise awareness about human trafficking: Tri-State Coalition Against
Human Trafficking and Modern Day Slavery; and
WHEREAS, the United Nations Global Plan of Action has three pillars upon which it stands: "protect,
prevent, prosecute". We invite all residents of Dubuque to educate themselves on this
issue and to support these three pillars to help eradicate the problem; and
WHEREAS, we invite parents, middle and high school students, teachers and all residents to a free
viewing of "Maya" on Wednesday, January 22nd, 2025 at 5:30 pm in the Dubuque Phoenix
Theater; and
WHEREAS, human trafficking is a national, state, and local issue. We encourage all businesses to
participate in the Iowa Businesses Against Trafficking (I -BAT) initiative as well as
involvement in the Coalition's Lunch and Learn Program to develop advocacy protocols
for survivors.
NOW THEREFORE, I, BRAD M. CAVANAGH, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA, ON
BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL, STAFF, AND RESIDENTS OF DUBUQUE, DO HEREBY
PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2025 AS
"HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND MODERN-DAY SLAVERY PREVENTION MONTH"
IN THE CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA.
IN WITNESS THEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand
and caused the Great Seal of the City of Dubuque to
be affixed this 6th day of January 2025.
Brad M. Cavanagh, Mayor
Attest:
Adrienne N. Breitfelder, CMC, City Clerk
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2025: Submitted by Sr. Marilou Irons. Accepted by Sr. Marilou Irons and Mary Lechtenberg.
2024: Submitted and accepted by: Sr. Marilou Irons, PVBM of the Tri-State Coalition against Human
Trafficking
2023: Submitted and accepted by: Sr. Marilou Irons, PVBM of the Tri-State Coalition against Human
Trafficking
2022: Submitted by Toni Backes and accepted by accepted by Sr. Marilou Irons, PVBM of the Tri-
State Coalition against Human Trafficking
2021: Submitted by Toni Backes of the Tri-State Coalition against Human Trafficking and accepted by
Sr. Marilou Irons, PVBM, marilou@dbgpbvms.org and Sr. Mary Lechtenberg, OSF
lechtenbergm@osfdbq.org
2020: Submitted by Toni Backes of the Tri-State Coalition against Human Trafficking and accepted by
Sr. Mary Lechtenburg OSF and Sr. Joy Peterson PVBM. dvingilroy(cD_aol.com, 408-594-8025.
2019: Submitted by Deborah Albert of the Tri-State Coalition against Human Trafficking and accepted
by Sr. Mary Lechtenburg OSF and Sr. Joy Peterson PVBM. dvingilroy(a aol.com, 408-594-8025.
2018: moved to January 2019.
2017: Submitted by Deborah Albert of the Tri-State Coalition against Human Trafficking and accepted
by Sr. Mary Lechtenburg OSF and Sr. Joy Peterson PVBM. dvingilroy(c�aol.com, 408-594-8025
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