WHAT IS DENIM DAY IN LA?In 1999 an Italian Supreme Court decision overturned a rape conviction because the victim wore jeans. The justices stated that the victim must have helped her attacker remove her jeans, from which they inferred consent. People all over the world were outraged. Wearing jeans became an international symbol of protest against erroneous and destructive attitudes about sexual assault. The Denim Day in L.A. protests here in Los Angeles, spearheaded by Peace Over Violence (formerly the Los Angeles Commission on Assaults Against Women), have evolved into an annual county-wide, highly publicized rape prevention education campaign.
Last year, over 250,000 individuals, 400 organizations and businesses and 49 cities in Los Angeles County signed up to support Denim Day in L.A. Thousands of men, women and youth wore jeans, posted rape prevention education materials, supported prevention programs by donating to the Dollars For Denim campaign and talked with friends and colleagues about rape myths and realities.Even if you aren't wearing jeans today, or you don't live in Los Angeles... you can still make a difference.
There is no excuse and never an invitiation to rape.
3 comments:
We had about 2/3 of the staff in jeans today with buttons to boot! YaY!
That's messed up. If my knee would allow it, I'd wear jeans in protest too.
That's why we love ya DB.
Say... how is the knee healing up?
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