Denim Day at CAWLS

CAWLS staff chose to acknowledge Denim Day 2020 by making a social statement with their fashion statements to support survivors of sexual abuse and assault 👖

What is Denim Day?
The Denim Day story begins in Italy in 1992, when an 18-year old girl was raped by the 45-year old driving instructor who was taking her to her very first driving lesson. He took her to an isolated road, pulled her out of the car, removed her jeans and forcefully raped her. She reports the rape and the perpetrator is arrested and prosecuted. He is then convicted of rape and sentenced to jail. Years later, he appealed the conviction claiming that they had consensual sex. The Italian Supreme Court overturned the conviction and the perpetrator was released. A statement from the Court argued that because the victim was wearing very tight jeans, she had to help him remove them, and by removing the jeans it was not rape but consensual sex. This became known throughout Italy as the ‘jeans alibi’.

source: denimdayinfo.org

Remember, there is NO excuse and NEVER an invitation to harass, abuse or assault, rape ❌