Denim Day

Dates and Times for this Past Event

Wednesday, Apr 28, 2021
Tuesday, Apr 27, 2021
Monday, Apr 26, 2021
Sunday, Apr 25, 2021
Saturday, Apr 24, 2021
Friday, Apr 23, 2021
Thursday, Apr 22, 2021
Wednesday, Apr 21, 2021
Tuesday, Apr 20, 2021
Monday, Apr 19, 2021
Sunday, Apr 18, 2021
Saturday, Apr 17, 2021

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Denim Day is a day-long awareness campaign that allows us to honor survivors of sexual assault and start conversations about the dangers of victim blaming.

Why denim? In 1992 an 18-year-old Italian girl was sexually assaulted by her 45-year-old male driving instructor. While he was initially convicted of the crime and sent to prison, the ruling was later overturned by the Italian Supreme Court because the justices felt that because the victim wore tight jeans, she must have helped remove them thereby making the act consensual.

The following day the women of the Italian Legislature protested this decision by wearing jeans to work. As news of the decision spread, so did the protests. In 1999, an agency in Los Angeles, CA established the first Denim Day in the US—a tradition that has grown and continued since.

Ways to Get Involved

-Wear denim or, if jeans are not an option in your work environment, wear a “Ask Me About Denim Day” sticker or denim ribbon on April 28th, 2021.
-Start a conversation with your friends, family, and/or coworkers by sharing statistics and definitions surrounding the issues of sexual assault
-Host an awareness event at your work or within your community
-Host a fundraising event at your work or within your community
-Print posters and postcards for Denim day
-Post photos, statistics, and info about local resources and share on social media with the hashtag #DenimDay and #WCABoise. Tag the WCA’s social media pages and we’ll share your photo as well!

Questions? Contact the WCA Outreach Team at outreach@wcaboise.org.