👖 Denim Day is next month!  

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** Denim Day 2021
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It’s been over a year since COVID-19 transformed our lives in nearly every way, everywhere, as entire cities and countries issued shelter-in-place orders restricting our social interactions to contain the spread of the virus. When doors closed and isolation began, reports of violence against women, femmes, girls, and non-binary folk began to rise.

But the pandemic of sexual and intimate partner violence is not new. In the US, studies show that someone is sexually assaulted every 73 seconds. Around the world, rape and sexual abuse are everyday violent occurrences—affecting more than a billion individuals over their lifetimes. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has moved communities across the world to build strong solidarity and mutual aid networks.

This year, Peace Over Violence invites you to explore how making solidarity a reality is deeply rooted in community and radical interdependence. It demands educating ourselves and others, relationships, intentions and actions grounded in explicit ethical and political commitments. SOLIDARITY IS US PROTECTING EACH OTHER.
Believing survivors is a critical first step

Translating the belief in survivors into concrete progress has to relate to a structural and policy shift, but also means revisiting our own education in terms of power, consent, and gender. Our conversations are our starting point.

As we mark the 22nd annual Denim Day campaign on Wednesday, April 28, 2021, we are reminded that in order to respond to violence effectively, we must first listen, believe, hold, carry, nurture, protect, and love survivors through their healing journey. We know that this work is necessary and we are committed to doing it together.

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** 2021 Action Kit is LIVE
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The 2021 Action Kit is now LIVE! The action kit is packed with information, resources, social media assets, downloadables, ideas for events and activities, and more. Download yours now and start planning your activism for next month.

Next Wednesday, March 24th, is the official launch of the campaign and the GEAR UP season. We’ll be keeping you up to date with campaign updates, events, and activities throughout the month!
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** New Merch!
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Denim Day swag is coming! We have some exciting new merch for this year and we can’t wait to share it with you. Here’s a sneak peak of what we have in the works.
Keep checking the shop for new products and availability in the coming weeks!
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** Support the Campaign
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Survivors of sexual violence are at heightened risk in our communities now, and will remain so long after our current crisis. Together we can provide crucial healing services for survivors of sexual violence and expand our capacity to provide sexual violence prevention education.

Sponsor, donate, or fundraise for POV’s innovative, comprehensive, trauma-informed and survivor-centered programming. Let’s change the landscape of emergency, intervention and prevention services.

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