Peace Over Violence invites you to celebrate 25 years of impact

Denim Day Rally & Press Conference

Wednesday, April 24th @ 9am

Los Angeles City Hall
South Lawn Steps
This location faces 1st St.

This event will be ASL Interpreted and livestreamed through the POV Instagram @peaceovrviolnce.

community solidarity
special performance by Mariahchis Lindas Mexicanas
empowerment self defense demo
interactive activities
coffee & treats

denimday.org

Denim Day is a project of Peace Over Violence

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Peace Over Violence invites you to

GEAR UP FOR DENIM DAY

We are launching Sexual Assault Awareness Month, celebrating 25 YEARS of Denim Day impact, and acknowledging 25 Champions for Change!

Thursday, March 28th
5—7pm | Program 6pm

POV Metro Office
1541 Wilshire Blvd. 3rd Floor
Los Anheles, CA 90017

Appetizers and Refreshments
Denim Day Archival Display

Paid parking available
ASL Interpreted

Denim Day is a project of Peace Over Violence

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Peace Over Violence invites you to
GEAR UP & SHOW UP: Wear your jeans!

Denim Day Rally

Wednesday, April 27th
10:30am — 12:00pm

Support Survivors and Prevent Sexual Violence

LA City Hall South Lawn
200 N Spring St.
Los Angeles, CA 90012

Speakers • Resources • Activities • Merch • Giveaways • Coffee • Pastries

We Protect Each Other

2nd Annual Denim Day Virtual Survivor Rally

Presented by
Peace Over Violence & Denim Day NYC

Hosted by
Maya Jupiter & Aloe Blacc

It’s been 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 those who exist outside of the binary, particularly intimate partner violence, began to rise.

Join us on Wednesday, April 28th at 2pm PT/5pm ET for our 2nd Annual Virtual Survivor Rally. Stand in solidarity with survivors and one another to shine a light on the need for funding, essential services, prevention and research to transform our responses and interventions to sexual violence by listening to testimonies from survivors.

Tune in on the POV Youtube Channel:
https://youtu.be/-yywnB_BNgA

Young people are valued members of our society that are often overlooked or not considered when discussing violence prevention. According to the Centers for Disease Control, about 1 in 9 female and 1 in 36 male high school students report experiencing sexual assault within the last year. We know that numbers only tell a small piece of the full story, so we must center young voices and engage together to build safe, healthy, equitable and loving communities.

The examples we set for young people shape the way they think about gender, respect and human rights. This panel will be a conversation between local elected officials, Los Angeles' Executive Task Force on Youth Development and youth leaders from Los Angeles. They will discuss the steps taken to create the city’s first youth development department and the role violence prevention efforts must play in the future of our city. Join us!

Denim Day envisions a world in which all youth can pursue their human right to lives free from violence and harassment. Girls, boys, trans youth, and those who exist outside of the binary all deserve liberation and to live in a world without violence.

Violence is preventable.
If we can learn it, we can unlearn it.
Violence is not healthy for people and other living things.
If we can see it, we can stop it.
Silence is violence.
If we can talk about it, we can change it.

POV YOUTUBE CHANNEL LINK:
https://youtu.be/tt3fK0O5Qig

POV YOUTUBE CHANNEL BITLY:
bit.ly/heartheyouth

Reimagining Healing & Justice

April 14 at 3:00PM PT/6:00PM ET
POV’s YouTube Channel
ASL Interpreted

Panelists

Ericka Dixon, NYC Anti-Violence Project
Patti Giggans, Peace Over Violence
Heima Sritharan, Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center
Tinisch Hollins, Californians for Safety and Justice

Moderator

Sanjana Nidugondi, NYC Anti-Violence Project

Communities at large are dedicating time and resources to explore and build alternatives to police and prisons, evolving what we define as justice and centering the experience of marginalized communities impacted by state sponsored violence.

This conversation aims to discuss divestment - pulling resources away from policing and prisons - and also investment - redirecting the majority of the massive police, prison, and military budgets at every level of domestic and sexual violence intervention and prevention programs to proven and transformative alternatives that increase safety and healing. This includes accessible comprehensive physical and mental healthcare, sexual abuse and sexual violence education and prevention, housing programs that help people stay in their homes and acquire safe housing, drug and alcohol programs that support the wellness of individuals instead of criminalizing behavior, economic systems that protect and prioritize survivors, and reproductive care for people across the spectrum of their lives and their choices about building families, just to name a few. 

Centering Young People in the Fight to End Sexual Violence

IG Live @peaceovrviolnce and @denimdaynyc
April 7, 2021 - 3:00pm PT/6:00 pm EST

Young people are valued members of our society that are often overlooked or not considered when discussing the fight against rape culture. According to the Centers for Disease Control, about 1 in 9 female and 1 in 36 male high school students report experiencing sexual assault within the last year. We know that numbers only tell a small piece of the full story, so we must center young voices and engage together. 

The examples we set for young people shape the way they think about gender, respect and human rights. This Instagram LIVE will be an organic bicoastal conversation between four youth from New York City and Los Angeles. They will chat about consent, bodily autonomy, relationships and accountability. We invite you to join us to listen to what they have to say about their experiences. 

Denim Day envisions a world in which all youth can pursue their human right to lives free from violence and harassment. Girls, boys, trans youth, and those who exist outside of the binary all deserve liberation and to live in a world without violence.

Violence is preventable.
If we can learn it, we can unlearn it.
Violence is not healthy for people and other living things.
If we can see it, we can stop it.
Silence is violence.
If we can talk about it, we can change it.

Peace Over Violence and the Pasadena Police Department invite you to a Denim Day event: “Let’s Talk Consent Over Coffee.”

In honor of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, we are inviting the Pasadena community to come by for a complimentary cup of coffee to get know the advocates and law enforcement officers that serve your area. Come learn about our collaborative efforts and resources that are available for survivors of sexual and domestic violence. Join us as we gear up for Peace Over Violence’s Denim Day, the longest-running sexual violence prevention and education campaign that began 20 years ago.

The Intersection of Stalking, Dating Violence, Assault and the Misuse of Technology on Campus

Peace Over Violence invites you to a panel discussion in honor of National Crime Victims’ Rights Week. The close coordination across relevant campus and off campus units encourages a better understanding of the issue around sexual assault and violence on campus. All members of the campus community share the responsibility to address such a crucial problem. To understand the perspectives of these different players, who are working towards achieving the same goal of providing support to the survivor, POV is hosting a panel of speakers, creating an opportunity to learn from their experiences and through their lens of expertise.