Denim Day

Denim Day - April 16Wear Denim & Support Survivors of Sexual Violence
Why Denim?Rome, Italy — 1997 A 56-year old man raped and beat one of his 17-year old students. He abandoned her in an alley and she had to struggle to find her way back home. Undeterred, she testified against him in court and he was convicted of rape and sentenced to jail.
Rome, Italy — 1998 Just after the victim turned 18, the perpetrator appealed his sentence, with the case making it all the way to the Italian Supreme Court. Within a matter of days the case against perpetrator was overturned, dismissed, and he was released.
Worldwide Outrage, — 1998 to present In a statement released by the Italian Supreme Court, the lead Judge argued: “because the victim wore very, very tight jeans, she had to help him remove them… and by removing the jeans… it was no longer rape but consensual sex.”
Enraged by the verdict, women in the Italian Parliament launched into immediate action and protested by wearing JEANS to work. In April 1999 the state of California established the first Denim Day in the United States. Idaho State University has been observing Annual Denim Day since April 2003.
Break the silence of sexual violence by making a social statement with your fashion statement on April 16.

For more information on the subjet visit :http://www.isu.edu/andersoncenter/projecthope/denimday.shtml