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Proposed Human Trafficking Proclamation <br /> Month of January 20xx National Human Trafficking Awareness and prevention Month <br /> Whereas: Human trafficking is a nationwide public health and civil rights crisis. Its victims and <br /> survivors are everywhere, with Roseville being no exception. <br /> Whereas: Human Trafficking includes both labor and sex trafficking, with both international and <br /> domestic victims. <br /> Whereas: Anyone can become a victim of trafficking. While women and girls are the primary <br /> victims, victims/survivors come from every background, race, gender, sexual orientation, and <br /> economic status. Traffickers target individuals who, for any reason, are vulnerable. <br /> Whereas: Young people are particularly vulnerable to trafficking and exploitation but face many <br /> barriers in reporting what has happened to them. Minnesota's Safe Harbor Law recognizes that <br /> any youth under the age of 18 who comes forward will no longer face criminal prosecution and <br /> will instead receive comprehensive and trauma-informed services. Safe Harbor also seeks to <br /> provide communities across Minnesota with the knowledge, skills and resources to effectively <br /> identify and work with sexually exploited and at-risk youth. <br /> Whereas: All communities must seek to prevent human trafficking before it can occur, by, <br /> promoting safe, healthy, and supportive environments. <br /> Whereas: The City of Roseville is striving to become a place where human trafficking does not <br /> exist, where people have opportunities available to them, and where all people are treated as <br /> fully human and worthy of a supportive community and freedom. <br /> Now therefore be it resolved that the city of Roseville declares January as Human Trafficking <br /> Awareness and Prevention month. <br />