Sexual Assault Awareness & Prevention Month

“We can trace a line from sexual violence to systems of oppression, and we can’t end sexual violence without also ending racism. Drawing Connections: Prevention Demands Equity calls on all individuals, communities, organizations, and institutions to change ourselves and the systems surrounding us to build racial equity and respect.”

The National Sexual Violence Resource Center


Join us in wearing denim Wednesday, April 26

“Denim Day is a campaign on a Wednesday in April in honor of Sexual Assault Awareness Month. The campaign began after a ruling by 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 the person who raped her remove her jeans, thereby implying consent. The following day, the women in the Italian Parliament came to work wearing jeans in solidarity with the victim. Peace Over Violence developed the Denim Day campaign in response to this case and the activism surrounding it. Since then, what started as a local campaign to bring awareness to victim blaming and destructive myths that surround sexual violence has grown into a movement. As the longest running sexual violence prevention and education campaign in history, Denim Day asks community members, elected officials, businesses and students to make a social statement with their fashion statement by wearing jeans on this day as a visible means of protest against the misconceptions that surround sexual violence.”

From DenimDay.org


There is NO EXCUSE and NEVER AN INVITATION to rape.


Download an activity book from the Washington State Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs.

If this month brings up painful reminders of past assault or abuse,
YWCA Advocates are available to offer support or refer you to services.
Call the 24/7 Crisis Line, 509-529-9922, or 509-525-2570 during office hours.