[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 78 (Thursday, May 27, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Page S6384]
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SENATE RESOLUTION 112--TO DESIGNATE JUNE 5, 1999, AS ``SAFE NIGHT USA''

  Mr. FEINGOLD submitted the following resolution; which was considered 
and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 112

       Whereas over 1,500,000 people, 220,000 of them juveniles, 
     were arrested last year for drug abuse;
       Whereas over 1,000,000 juveniles were victims of violent 
     crimes last year;
       Whereas local community prevention efforts are vital to 
     reducing these alarming trends;
       Whereas Safe Night began with 4,000 juvenile participants 
     in Milwaukee during 1994 in response to a 300 percent 
     increase in violent death and injury in that city between 
     1983 and 1993;
       Whereas Safe Night involved over 10,000 Wisconsin 
     participants and included over 100 individual Safe Nights 
     throughout Wisconsin in 1996;
       Whereas Safe Night has been credited as a factor in 
     reducing the teenage homicide rate in Milwaukee by 60 percent 
     in just the first 3 years of the program;
       Whereas Wisconsin Public Television, the Public 
     Broadcasting Service, Black Entertainment Television, the 
     National Latino Children's Institute, the National Civics 
     League, 100 Black Men of America, the Resolving Conflict 
     Creatively Center and Educators for Social Responsibility, 
     the Boys and Girls Club of America, the Community Anti-Drug 
     Coalitions of America, the National 4-H Youth Council, Public 
     Television Outreach, and the American Academy of Pediatrics 
     have joined with Safe Night USA to lead this major violence 
     prevention initiative;
       Whereas community leaders, including parents, teachers, 
     doctors, religious officials, and business leaders, will 
     enter into partnership with youth to foster a drug-free and 
     violence-free environment on June 5, 1999;
       Whereas this partnership combines stress and anger 
     management programs with dances, talent shows, sporting 
     events, and other recreational activities, operating on only 
     3 basic rules: no weapons, no alcohol, and no arguments;
       Whereas Safe Night USA helps youth avoid the most common 
     factors that precede acts of violence, provides children with 
     the tools to resolve conflict and manage anger without 
     violence, encourages communities to work together to identify 
     key issues affecting teenagers, and creates local 
     partnerships with youth that will continue beyond the 
     expiration of the project; and
       Whereas June 5, 1999, will witness over 10,000 local Safe 
     Night activities joined together in one nationwide effort to 
     combat youth violence and substance abuse: Now, therefore, be 
     it
       Resolved,

     SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.

       The Senate--
       (1) designates June 5, 1999 as ``Safe Night USA''; and
       (2) requests that the President issue a proclamation 
     calling on the people of the United States to observe the day 
     with appropriate ceremonies and activities.

     SEC. 2. TRANSMITTAL OF RESOLUTION.

       The Senate directs the Secretary of the Senate to transmit 
     an enrolled copy of this resolution to Safe Night USA.

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