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SocialServiceHumanRelationsBoard | 2013-04-11 | 1 | Social Service Human Relations Board Minutes of the Special Meeting, Thursday, April 11, 2013 1. CALL TO ORDER and ROLL CALL President Wasko called the meeting to order at 7:08 p.m. Present were: Vice-President Villareal, members Biggs, Radding, Watkinson, Williams, and Robles-Wong 1.-A WELCOME NEW BOARD MEMBER MICHAEL ROBLES-WONG 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES The Minutes of the Special Meeting, February 28, 2013 were approved as amended. M/S Biggs / Radding 6 Yes 1 Abstention Robles-Wong 3. AGENDA ITEMS 3.-A REQUEST FOR BOARD TO CO-SPONSOR A CITY OF ALAMEDA "ENOUGH ABUSE CAMPAIGN" TO PREVENT CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE IRENE KUDARAUSKAS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ALAMEDA FAMILY SERVICES Irene Kudarauskas, Executive Director Alameda Family Services (AFS) shared that AFS is taking the lead in the launch of an "Enough Abuse Campaign" in Alameda, and would like the Board to partner with AFS in helping identify and engage other Alameda organizations to take part in this effort. She presented a Power Point presentation that detailed the campaign's message. Child sexual abuse is a silent, violent epidemic. It's so widespread that each of us probably knows someone who has been victimized or who has abused. The Enough Abuse Campaign is a grassroots movement gaining momentum across the country. Developed in Massachusetts, the Campaign has been adopted by New Jersey and Maryland and has now been launched in New York and California. The campaign is providing adults and communities with the knowledge and skills they need to put an end to the silence, and eventually, the epidemic. The movement against child sexual abuse starts with a single word - ENOUGH. Its symbol - a hand raised outward indicating our unwillingness to let the problem go unchallenged any longer. Its hope - that by being united we can end the secrets, shame, hurt, confusion, and denial that for too long have allowed child sexual abuse to operate, and even thrive, in our homes and communities. Its commitment - to bring together parents, professionals, adult survivors, concerned citizens, elected leaders, policymakers, and funders to engage them in this historic movement. The Campaign's Mission is to create a groundswell of focused action aimed at preventing child sexual abuse by providing families and professionals with evidence-based knowledge and real- B\PACKETS\2013\Ap 2013\MINUTES April 2013.doc | SocialServiceHumanRelationsBoard/2013-04-11.pdf |