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Whereas, the Center For Victims Of Violent Crime (CVVC), located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is a community-based non-profit organization fulfilling its mission of healing trauma, resolving conflict, and ending violence; and,
Whereas, CVVC's Peace It Together Community Initiative Reception and Peace Partner Awards Ceremony is a community celebration of peace in Greater Pittsburgh; and,
Whereas, the Peace It Together Community Initiative educates the community on the root causes of violence and promotes wellness, violence prevention and restorative justice through education, outreach and peace-building efforts, and arts and media programming; and,
Whereas, through more than 1,700 training and education programs last year, CVVC dramatically increased the community's capacity to understand, heal from, and lessen the impact of violence and to peacefully resolve conflict; and,
Whereas, over 18,000 individuals participated in these programs on sexual assault, violence prevention, grief and loss, understanding trauma, conflict resolution, anger management and mediation; and,
Whereas, the 7th annual Peace It Together Community Initiative Reception and Peace Partner Awards Ceremony, to take place on February 22, 2012, recognizes awardees and their commitment to resolve conflict, restore relationships and build peaceful communities; and,
Whereas, 2012 Peace Partner Award honorees include: Dr. Mary Carrasco, Matthew Fidel, Fred Rogers (posthumously) and the Sisters of St. Joseph of Baden, PA.
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Now, therefore be it resolved that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby honor the Center For Victims of Violent Crime on the occasion of its 7th Annual Peace It Together Community Initiative Reception and Peace Partner Awards Ceremony; and,
Be it further resolved, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare Wednesday, February 22, 2012, the Center for Victims of Violent Crime Peace It Together Day in the City of P...
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