ASU Clothesline Project

⬇️ Important Update ⬇️

Even as Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month comes to an end, the struggle for the right to human dignity and respect for all people marches on. Many of the messages this month had to do with consent and we think this one takes the cake. Respect other bodies, other minds, other words. Force, coercion, pressure and uncertainty can destroy lives.

April is Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month. Don’t let secrets hold you down. Speak up and help break the silence against sexual assault. And as always, spread love!

April is Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month. Sexual assault is a traumatic experience. Always remember that help is available, there are others who are with you, and that things will be better.

Oliver Dean with the Center for Gender Equity in Science and Technology sports his ‘Remember Them’ denim jacket for ASU’s ! Thanks for the support ! Looking good!

Postdoctoral Fellow Victoria Theisen-Homer sporting jeans for ASU’s ! She thanks Dr. Durfee, the School of Social Transformation, and the Clothesline Project for all the work they do to advance advocacy for women’s issues on campus! If you are wearing denim today at ASU, post a picture and tag us !

ASU and the School of Social Transformation support ! Faculty, staff, and students wear denim jeans to protest sexual violence and assault. Pick up free Denim Day stickers between 11am and 2pm from the following locations:

Changemaker Central
Tooker House Patio
Sun Devil Fitness Complex
Palm Walk/Tyler Mall
Greek Leadership Village
Barrett Lawn
Student Pavilion Patio

There will also be more info about sexual violence prevention and resources at these locations. Please consider dropping by and getting involved!

April is Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month! Fear spreads through violence and violence through fear. We lose our humanity in both.

April is Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month! Always get that yes - without pressure, coercion, or force!

April is Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month. Regardless of who you are, don’t let others treat you with anything less than the respect you deserve as a human being with dignity.

Thursday April 24th is ASU Denim Day. Denim Day is a national event to raise awareness about sexual violence. The content to follow is sensitive in nature and may be triggering. Please visit sexualviolenceprevention.asu.edu should you wish to connect with University or community resources.

Italy, 1990s~

An 18-year old girl is picked up by her married 45-year old driving instructor for her very first lesson. He takes her to an isolated road, pulls her out of the car, wrestles her out of one leg of her jeans and forcefully r**es her. Threatened with death if she tells anyone, he makes her drive the car home. Later that night she tells her parents, and they help and support her to press charges. The perpetrator gets arrested and is prosecuted. He is convicted of r**e and sentenced to jail.

He appeals the sentence. The case makes it’s all the way to the Italian Supreme Court. Within a matter of days the case against the driving instructor is overturned, dismissed, and the perpetrator released. In a statement by the Chief Judge, he argued, “because the victim wore very, very tight jeans, she had to help him remove them, and by removing the jeans it was no longer r**e but consensual sex.”

Enraged by the verdict, within a matter of hours the women in the Italian Parliament launched into immediate action and protested by wearing jeans to work. Wearing jeans has been a statement of protest every year since. (denimday.org)

https://wellness.asu.edu/get-involved/wellness-events/asu-denim-day

ASU Denim Day | Live Well @ ASU ASU Denim DayApril 24, 2019Denim Day is a national event to raise awareness about sexual violence. The content to follow is sensitive in nature and may be triggering. Please visit sexualviolenceprevention.asu.edu should you wish to connect with University or community resources.