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DEREKS. K. KAWAKAMI, MAYOR
mT MICHAEL A. DAHILIG, MANAGING DIRECTOR
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News Release
For Immediate Release: April 15, 2019
OFFICE OF BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
ELLEN CHING, ADMINISTRATOR
Tel (808) 241-4917
Fax (808) 241-5127
Kauai County Committee the Status of Women, Zonta Club calls
community to action on Denim Day, April 24
LIHU`E — The Kauai County Committee on the Status of Women (KCSW) along with the
Zonta Club of Kauai and Zonta Club of Hanalei are working together to encourage the community
to make a social statement by wearing jeans as a visible means of protest against misconceptions
that surround sexual assault on Denim Day, April 24. Additionally, Mayor Derek S. K. Kawakami
will present the National Denim Day Proclamation on Denim Day at the Lihu`e Civic Center at
noon.
In April 1999, a social service agency in Los Angeles established the first Denim Day in
the United States, which remains an integral part of Sexual Assault Awareness Month.
Denim Day was originally triggered by a ruling from the Italian Supreme Court where a
rape conviction 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. Women of
the Italian Parliament protested the decision by wearing jeans to work. This was a visual protest.
Weardenim with a purpose to support survivors, and to educate yourself and others about
sexual assault. No matter what, clothing is never an excuse for sexual assault.
The Zonta Club of Kauai and Zonta Club of Hanalei are chapters of Zonta International, a
global organization of over 30,000 members in 67 countries, whose mission is to empowerwomen
through service and advocacy. All Zonta members believe the best way to improve the lives of
women and girls is through advocacy and education. ;
Zonta organizations locally and around the globe advocate to "Say No to Violence Against
Women," a similar campaign to end violence again women and girls worldwide.
To learn more about the Kauai Committee on the Status of Women visit
www.kauai.gov/kccsw; Zonta Clubs on Kauai at www.zonta-kauai.org and
www.zontahanalei.com; Zonta International at its website at www.zonta.org; or contact Edie
Ignacio Neumiller at 808-639-9973.
If you need an ASL Interpreter, materials in an alternate format or other auxiliary aid
support, or an interpreter for a language other than English, please contact Anela Segreti at
808-241-4917 or asegreti@kauai.gov prior to the event.
We Invite You to Wear Denim on April 24, 2019
Support Victims and Survivors of Sexual Assault
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• Sponsored in partnership with the Kauai Committee on the Status of
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