BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260429 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260430 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:TRUE SUMMARY:YWCA Central Virginia - Denim Day DESCRIPTION:YWCA Central Virginia | Denim Day 2026\n \n\nDear Community Partner\,\n\nWhy are we asking?\nWe are excited to invite you and/or your organization to participate in YWCA Central Virginia's Denim Day\, taking place on Wednesday\, April 29\, 2026.\n\nWhy?\nDenim Day is an international awareness campaign that originated from a controversial legal case in Italy in 1992. In this case\, a rape conviction was overturned by the Italian Supreme Court\, which ruled that because the victim was wearing tight jeans\, she must have helped remove them\, implying consent. This reasoning placed blame on the victim rather than the perpetrator and sparked global outrage.\n\nThe following day\, women in the Italian Parliament wore jeans in protest\, standing in solidarity with survivors and challenging the harmful belief that clothing can ever imply consent.\n\nIn 1999\, the nonprofit Peace Over Violence launched Denim Day in Los Angeles to challenge harmful myths surrounding sexual assault. Today\, YWCA Central Virginia proudly continues this movement to raise awareness and support survivors in our community.\nHow can you participate?\n\n\n Visit the campaign page:\n\n https://givebutter.com/denim-day-2026-ywca-central-virginia-mlduuh\n Donate $5 to support YWCA Central Virginia's Sexual Assault Response Program (SARP)\, which provides advocacy\, resources\, and support to survivors\n Wear denim on April 29 to show support and solidarity\n Share the campaign with your network to help spread awareness\n Use our social media kit to amplify your impact:\n\n https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Lbl_QirTqCNTUymPsKAP_5ote7APTk1B?usp=drive_link\n\n\nHow to Participate\nWhether you want to simply donate\, share the campaign\, or take it a step further\, here are your options:\n\nOption 1: Quick Participation (Donate & Wear Denim)\nThe simplest way to participate:\n\n\n Visit the campaign page:\n\n https://givebutter.com/denim-day-2026-ywca-central-virginia-mlduuh\n Click Donate\n Contribute $5 (or more if you would like)\n Wear denim on April 29\n\nThat's it! You are officially part of Denim Day.\n\nOption 2: Donate + Share with Friends\nWant to make a bigger impact?\n\n\n Visit the campaign page\n Click Donate and complete your contribution\n After donating\, share the campaign link with:\n \n Friends and family\n Social media networks\n Colleagues\n \n \n\n\nOption 3: Become a Fundraiser (Individual Page)\nIf you would like to actively raise funds:\n\n\n Visit the campaign page\n Click Fundraise\n Create or sign in to your Givebutter account\n Select Fundraise as an Individual\n Set a personal fundraising goal\n Add a short message about why this cause matters to you\n\nYou will receive a personal fundraising link to share with your network.\n\nOption 4: Create Your Own Team\nInterested in rallying a group (friends\, workplace\, community group)?\n\n\n Visit the campaign page\n Click Fundraise\n Create or sign in to your Givebutter account\n Select Create a Team\n Add a team name and (optional) goal\n Share your team link and invite others to join\n Consider challenging another organization to a friendly fundraising competition or offering a corporate match to increase impact.\n\nTip: Use the social media toolkit to make sharing easy and impactful.\n\nAll participating organizations will receive a Denim Day Certificate of Participation in recognition of your commitment to supporting survivors and raising awareness. In addition\, we will recognize participating organizations on our social media channels throughout the campaign.\nThank you for standing with survivors.\nTogether\, we can make a meaningful difference.\n\nWarm regards\,\n\n\n\n\n\nYWCA Central Virginia X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

YWCA Central Virginia | Denim Day 2026

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Dear Community Partner\,

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Why are we asking?

\nWe are excited to invite you and/or your organization to participate in YWCA Central Virginia&rsquo\;s Denim Day\, taking place on Wednesday\, April 29\, 2026.\n\n

Why?

\nDenim Day is an international awareness campaign that originated from a controversial legal case in Italy in 1992. In this case\, a rape conviction was overturned by the Italian Supreme Court\, which ruled that because the victim was wearing tight jeans\, she must have helped remove them\, implying consent. This reasoning placed blame on the victim rather than the perpetrator and sparked global outrage.
\nThe following day\, women in the Italian Parliament wore jeans in protest\, standing in solidarity with survivors and challenging the harmful belief that clothing can ever imply consent.
\nIn 1999\, the nonprofit Peace Over Violence launched Denim Day in Los Angeles to challenge harmful myths surrounding sexual assault. Today\, YWCA Central Virginia proudly continues this movement to raise awareness and support survivors in our community.\n

How can you participate?

\n\n\n\n

How to Participate

\nWhether you want to simply donate\, share the campaign\, or take it a step further\, here are your options:\n\n

Option 1: Quick Participation (Donate &\; Wear Denim)

\nThe simplest way to participate:\n\n
    \n
  1. Visit the campaign page:
    \n https://givebutter.com/denim-day-2026-ywca-central-virginia-mlduuh
    2. \n
  2. Click \;Donate
    3. \n
  3. Contribute $5 (or more if you would like)
    4. \n
  4. Wear denim on April 29
    5. \n
\nThat&rsquo\;s it! You are officially part of Denim Day.\n\n

Option 2: Donate + Share with Friends

\nWant to make a bigger impact?\n\n
    \n
  1. Visit the campaign page
    2. \n
  2. Click \;Donate \;and complete your contribution
    3. \n
  3. After donating\, share the campaign link with:\n \n
    4. \n
\n\n

Option 3: Become a Fundraiser (Individual Page)

\nIf you would like to actively raise funds:\n\n
    \n
  1. Visit the campaign page
    2. \n
  2. Click \;Fundraise
    3. \n
  3. Create or sign in to your Givebutter account
    4. \n
  4. Select \;Fundraise as an Individual
    5. \n
  5. Set a personal fundraising goal
    6. \n
  6. Add a short message about why this cause matters to you
    7. \n
\nYou will receive a \;personal fundraising link \;to share with your network.\n\n

Option 4: Create Your Own Team

\nInterested in rallying a group (friends\, workplace\, community group)?\n\n
    \n
  1. Visit the campaign page
    2. \n
  2. Click \;Fundraise
    3. \n
  3. Create or sign in to your Givebutter account
    4. \n
  4. Select \;Create a Team
    5. \n
  5. Add a team name and (optional) goal
    6. \n
  6. Share your team link and invite others to join
    7. \n
  7. Consider challenging another organization to a friendly fundraising competition or offering a corporate match to increase impact.
    8. \n
\nTip: \;Use the social media toolkit to make sharing easy and impactful.
\nAll participating organizations will receive a Denim Day Certificate of Participation in recognition of your commitment to supporting survivors and raising awareness. In addition\, we will recognize participating organizations on our social media channels throughout the campaign.\n

Thank you for standing with survivors.

\nTogether\, we can make a meaningful difference.
\nWarm regards\,
\n
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