50 Ways to Save Our Children

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. It's sad that we need to have a month set aside to bring awareness to these crimes, but there it is - and the reason is simple; people still don't realize how rampant sexual assault is. The organization, Peace Over Violence, which runs the oldest rape crisis hotline in Los Angeles, is holding its 10th Annual Denim Day in LA on April 23rd. This is a day when women are encouraged to wear denim. Why? You won't believe this; this day was inspired because of a rape conviction that was overturned by the Italian Supreme Court because in their opinion, the victim was wearing jeans - so clearly she had to have "invited" her rapist to rape her -- the court decided the victim had helped her rapist, therefore they called the rape consensual. Are you kidding me!? Is it possible that in this day and age a court could suggest such sillyness? Sadly, my friends, such false thinking still occurs. This faulty logic needs to be rebutted. Clearly we need awareness campaigns and outreach activities -- and obviously, we need education. Rape is a crime of violence. It is perpetrated against people of all ages, wearing all different types of clothing. Show solidarity with women and sexual assault victims everywhere by wearing Denim.

50 Ways to Save Our Children

Denim Day in LA

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