BILL NUMBER: HR 47INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Cooper (Coauthors: Assembly Members Gallagher and Olsen) APRIL 4, 2016 Relative to Walk a Mile in Her Shoes Day. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST HOUSE OR SENATE RESOLUTIONS DO NOT CONTAIN A DIGEST WHEREAS, Sexual assault and sexual exploitation are major public concerns at the local, state, and national levels; and WHEREAS, One in two women and one in five men will experience sexual violence in their lifetimes; and WHEREAS, California's rape crisis centers serve more than 32,000 survivors of sexual assault every year; and WHEREAS, More than 8 million survivors of sexual violence live in California; and WHEREAS, Sexual assault affects Californians of all gender identities, sexual orientations, races, ethnicities, religions, and socioeconomic levels; and WHEREAS, Perpetrators of sexual violence must be held accountable for their crimes; and WHEREAS, Public awareness and education about sexual violence and sexual exploitation are needed for every child, youth, and adult in our communities; and WHEREAS, Building community intolerance for sexual violence requires the collective voices of all citizens; and WHEREAS, Walk a Mile in Her Shoes represents a public testament to the power of men's voices in supporting survivors, holding perpetrators accountable, and building a community response against gender-based violence; and WHEREAS, The largest Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event in the world is held in Sacramento, California; now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, That April 23, 2016, be recognized as Walk a Mile in Her Shoes Day; and be it further Resolved, That the Assembly urges California's citizens to partner with WEAVE or their local rape crisis center to stand with survivors of sexual assault and build communitywide responses to gender-based violence; and be it further Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.