{"id":108077,"date":"2022-04-27T16:32:49","date_gmt":"2022-04-27T23:32:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/?p=108077"},"modified":"2022-04-27T16:32:49","modified_gmt":"2022-04-27T23:32:49","slug":"city-of-palmdale-employees-show-support-for-denim-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2022\/04\/27\/city-of-palmdale-employees-show-support-for-denim-day\/","title":{"rendered":"City of Palmdale employees show support for \u201cDenim Day\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

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[Image via city of Palmdale]<\/figcaption><\/figure>PALMDALE \u2013 City of Palmdale employees wore denim on April 27 in support of the 22nd Denim Day<\/strong>, a cause to raise awareness about sexual assault and to show support for survivors. The campaign is presented by Peace Over Violence<\/em>, a non-profit agency designed to educate the public about rape and sexual assault.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe proudly support and participate in causes like Denim Day that help raise awareness about important issues such as sexual violence,\u201d said Palmdale Mayor Steve Hofbauer<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

About Denim Day<\/strong><\/h4>\n

For the past 22 years, Peace Over Violence<\/em> has run its Denim Day campaign on a Wednesday in April in honor of Sexual Violence Awareness Month. The campaign was originally triggered by a ruling by the Italian Supreme Court where a rape conviction was overturned because the justices felt that since the victim was wearing tight jeans she must have helped her rapist remove her jeans, thereby implying consent.<\/p>\n

The following day, the women in the Italian Parliament came to work wearing jeans in solidarity with the victim.<\/p>\n

Peace Over Violence developed the Denim Day campaign in response to this case and the activism surrounding it. Since then, wearing jeans on Denim Day has become a symbol of protest against erroneous and destructive attitudes about sexual assault. In this rape prevention education campaign, we ask community members, elected officials, businesses, and students to make a social statement with their fashion by wearing jeans on this day as a visible means of protest against the misconceptions that surround sexual assault.<\/p>\n

For more information contact Peace Over Violence at 310-392-8381 or visit www.peaceoverviolence.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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[Image via city of Palmdale]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
[Information via news release from the city of Palmdale.]<\/em><\/h6>\n

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