Denim Day - Boston 2010

The Youth Empowerment Project (YEP) of the Asian Task Force Against Domestic Violence (ATASK) presents Denim Day - Boston 2010, an anti-rape, anti-violence, anti-victim blaming campaign.

In Italy 1992, an 18-year-old woman is raped by her driving instructor. The case goes to court but the driving instructor appeals it all the way to the Italian Supreme Court where a judge said “because the... [read more]

The Youth Empowerment Project (YEP) of the Asian Task Force Against Domestic Violence (ATASK) presents Denim Day - Boston 2010, an anti-rape, anti-violence, anti-victim blaming campaign.

In Italy 1992, an 18-year-old woman is raped by her driving instructor. The case goes to court but the driving instructor appeals it all the way to the Italian Supreme Court where a judge said “because the victim wore very, very tight jeans, she has to help him remove them, and by removing the jeans it was no longer rape but consensual sex.” Within the next few hours the women of the Italian Parliament wore jeans to work in protest.

This event spread to the organization, Peace Over Violence, in Los Angeles where Denim Day was born and soon Denim Day spread to other cities and states including New Jersey and Missouri.

This April the 29th, YEP youth are making noise and rising up against rape, violence, and victim blaming. Rise up and take a stand with us. Wear denim jeans on the 29th and protest with us. Wear a custom-painted denim patch made by YEP youth. Help support anti-violence work by purchasing one of our buttons. And join us on the evening of the 29th at the Vietnamese American Community Center in Fields Corner as we stand together for peace.

At the Denim Day event, you'll hear YEP youth speak out against violence. You can make your own denim patch and add it to our anti-rape quilt. Enjoy free food and drinks. Partake in the very affordable raffle with awesome prizes. Get an anti-violence button! Join the movement...


for more info or questions or comments, contact:
DenimDayBoston@atask.org
or
call Danny @ 617-338-2350 x229

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