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QCC designates April 25, 2018 as 'Denim Day' During Sexual Assault Awareness month
March 2018
A letter from Dr. Luis G. Pedraja to the college
Colleagues,
I am hereby declaring April 25, 2018 as “Denim Day” at Quinsigamond Community College as part of “Sexual Assault Awareness Month”.
WHEREAS, the United States Government has declared April as “Sexual Assault Awareness Month” and Peace Over Violence has declared April 25, 2018 as “Denim Day."
Both events are intended to draw attention to the fact that rape and sexual assault remains a serious issue in our society; and harmful attitudes about rape and sexual assault allow these crimes to persist and allow victim/survivors to be re-victimized; and “Sexual Assault Awareness Month” and “Denim Day” were also instituted to call attention to misconceptions and misinformation about rape and sexual assault, and the problem that many in society remain disturbingly uninformed with respect to issues of assault and forcible rape.
Every two minutes, somewhere in America, someone is sexually assaulted, approximately 1-in-6 women and 1-in 10 men are raped during their lifetime and youths under 18 account for about 44% of all reported; with proper education on the matter, there is compelling evidence that we can be successful in reducing incidents of this alarming and psychologically damaging crime.
The members of the Quinsigamond Community strongly support the efforts of Peace Over Violence to educate persons in our community about the true impact of rape and sexual assault.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Quinsigamond Community College does hereby proclaim the month of April 2018 as “Sexual Assault Awareness Month,” designates April 25, 2018 as “Denim Day,” and urges everyone to wear jeans on April 25, 2018 to help communicate the message that there is “no excuse and never an invitation to rape.”
Please stop by Fuller Student Center on 4/25 from 9:00 -11:00 to sign a pledge, sign a pair of jeans and show support by having a conversation about how to be a bystander with Student Life, Title IX and Campus Police.
Luis G. Pedraja, Ph.D.
President
