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SAVE THE DATE - Denim Day in Action
During the month of April (Sexual Assault Awareness Month) across the Texas Tech University Campus multiple organizations, departments and centers conduct academic discussions raising public awareness about sexual violence and the need to educate communities and individuals on how to prevent sexual violence.

April 29th is Denim Day!  Join us and encourage your co-workers to wear jeans with a purpose.
  • What is Denim Day?
In 1998, an Italian Supreme Court decision overturned a rape conviction because the victim wore jeans, reasoning she must have helped her attacker remove them. Enraged by the verdict, within a matter of hours the women in the Italian Parliament launched into immediate action and protested by wearing jeans to work. This call to action motivated and emboldened the California Senate and Assembly to do the same, which in turn spread to Patricia Giggans, Executive Director of Peace Over Violence, and Denim Day in LA was born. The first Denim Day in LA was in April 1999, and has continued every year since.Wearing jeans on this day has become an international symbol of protest against erroneous assumptions about rape.

Each day, people witness a continuum of behaviors that range from being respectful and safe, to sexually abusive and violence. By working together we can highlight sexual violence as a major issue in our communities and reinforce the need for prevention efforts.

CONTACT:  Women's Studies Program, womens.studies@ttu.edu, T (806) 742.4335
Posted:
3/26/2015

Originator:
Patricia Earl

Email:
patricia.a.earl@ttu.edu

Department:
Women's Studies Program

Event Information

All Day Event
Event Date: 4/29/2015

Location:
Texas Tech University


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