WHY WILL YOU WEAR DENIM?

In case you didn't know, tomorrow is Denim Day. Denim Day is a campaign run by Peace Over Violence in honor of sexual awareness month. It's been on a Wednesday in April for the past 17 years.

According to denimdayinfo.org:

"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. The following day, the women in the Italian Parliament came to work wearing jeans in solidarity with the victim. 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. This year’s Denim Day is April 27, 2016."

April 27 is tomorrow, so remember to wear denim and use the hashtags #denimday #denimday2016 #april

Also, check out denimdayinfo.org for more information and other ways to take action.