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UC DAVIS: VICE CHANCELLOR - ADMINISTRATION April 12, 2007 DEANS, DIRECTORS, DEPARTMENT CHAIRS, AND ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS RE: Sexual Assault Awareness Month and Denim Day UC Davis joins California public and private employers in recognizing April as Sexual Assault Awareness Month. As part of the effort to dispel harmful attitudes about rape, the Campus Violence and Prevention Program (CVPP) is co- sponsoring "Denim Day" with the California Coalition Against Sexual Assault (CALCASA). In recognition of Denim Day on Wednesday, April 25, 2007, UC Davis employees are encouraged to wear denim to work. The Denim Day campaign began in 1999 with CALCASA and Los Angeles Commission on Assaults Against Women (LACAAW), as part of an international protest against an Italian Supreme Court decision to overturn a rape conviction because the victim was wearing jeans. UC Davis supports Denim Day as an example of how a community can help change people's perceptions about violence against women, men and children and provide a safer community for all people. In recognition of Sexual Assault Awareness month, CVPP is also sponsoring the Silent Survivor awareness campaign on the Quad April 23rd, 25th and 27th. This display of silhouettes with UCD survivor's stories, not only raises awareness of the issue, but it allows those still suffering in silence to know they are not alone. For more information on CVPP's activities related to interpersonal violence prevention, self-defense and safety programs for woman and youth, and violence prevention education in schools and the larger community, please visit our Web site at http://cvpp.ucdavis.edu/. For questions or further information, please contact Shauna Stratton at 530-754-6389 or sstratton@ucdavis.edu. Jennifer Beeman, Director Campus Violence Prevention Program 07-039
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