BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Angelo State University//NONSGML v1.0//EN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130424 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130425 SUMMARY:University Health Clinic and Counseling Services: Denim Day DESCRIPTION:Every 2 minutes someone in America is sexually assaulted. On Wednesday\, April 24 it's time to talk about it. Speak out against sexual violence by wearing denim. \; In 1992 an 18-year-old in Italy was p icked up by her driving instructor to begin a driving lesson. Soon after\ , she was raped on the side of the road by the instructor. She pressed ch arges and won her case. The instructor appealed\, and the case went to th e Italian High Court. In 1999 the court overturned the conviction with a member of the High Court declaring that since the victim wore very tight jeans\, the instructor could not have removed them himself\, therefore th e victim must have willingly participated. Women of the Italian Legislatu re protested the decision by wearing jeans. As the news of the decision s pread\, so did the protest. In April 1999 the state of California establi shed the first Denim Day in the United States. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Every 2 minutes someone in America is s exually assaulted. On Wednesday\, April 24 it's time to talk about it. Sp eak out against sexual violence by wearing denim. \;
In 1992 an 18-year-old in Italy was picked up by her driving instructor to begin a driving lesson. Soon after\, she was raped on the side of the road by t he instructor. She pressed charges and won her case. The instructor appea led\, and the case went to the Italian High Court. In 1999 the court over turned the conviction with a member of the High Court declaring that sinc e the victim wore very tight jeans\, the instructor could not have remove d them himself\, therefore the victim must have willingly participated. W omen of the Italian Legislature protested the decision by wearing jeans. As the news of the decision spread\, so did the protest. In April 1999 th e state of California established the first Denim Day in the United State s.
UID:20130424T050000Z-16301@www.angelo.edu DTSTAMP:20130417T133405Z URL:https://www.angelo.edu/live/events/16301-university-health-clinic-and -counseling-services LAST-MODIFIED:20130417T215340Z ATTACH:https://www.angelo.edu/live/image/gid/64/width/80/height/80/crop/1 /13744_denim_day.rev.1366223932.jpg X-LIVEWHALE-TYPE:events X-LIVEWHALE-ID:16301 X-LIVEWHALE-TIMEZONE:America/Chicago X-LIVEWHALE-IMAGE:https://www.angelo.edu/live/image/gid/64/width/80/heigh t/80/crop/1/13744_denim_day.rev.1366223932.jpg X-LIVEWHALE-ALL-DAY:1 X-LIVEWHALE-CONTACT-INFO:Love your life. We're here to help. Call us at 3 25-942-2171 or go visit the \;Health Clinic and Counseling website 0\;for more information. \;If you have been the victim of sexual assa ult\, contact the Concho Valley Rape Crisis Center at 325-658-8888 or Tol l-Free at 800-656-4673. X-LIVEWHALE-SUMMARY:Make a social statement by wearing denim. END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR