HomeMy WebLinkAboutNR042418NationalDenimDayisApril25BERNARD P. CARVALHO JR.
Mayor
WALLACE REZENTES JR.
Managing Director
COUNTY OF KAUA`1
OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
News Release
For Immediate Release: April 24, 2018
National Denim Day is April 25
LIHU`E — In recognition of Sexual Assault Awareness Month and Denim Day, the Kauai
Committee on the Status of Women (KCSW) along with the Zonta Club of Kauai and Hanalei
are encouraging all to wear denim on Wednesday, April 25.
"April 25 is National Denim Day and I urge all, including our County employees, to wear
Denim as a sign of protest against sexual violence," stated Mayor Carvalho.
Edie Ignacio-Neumiller, who is a member of KCSW and the Zonta Club of Kauai
encourages the public to demonstrate their support for survivors especially on Denim Day.
"No matter what, clothing is never an excuse for sexual violence," she said. "Denim Day
is when community members, survivors, elected officials, business, caregivers, and students,
wear denim as a visual statement in support of all survivors and against misconceptions about
sexual assault."
Denim Day originated in Italy where a ruling by the Italian Supreme Court was
overturned because the justices felt that since the victim was wearing tight jeans, she must have
helped her rapist remove her jeans thereby implying consent. The women of the Italian
Parliament protested the decision by wearing jeans to work.
For more information about Denim Day, please contact Ignacio-Neumiller at (808) 639-
9973.