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ACR-197 “Denim Day California.”(2003-2004)

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Amended  IN  Assembly  April 19, 2004

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2003–2004 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Concurrent Resolution
No. 197

Introduced  by  Assembly Member Maze
 (Coauthor(s): Assembly Member Bates, Berg, Corbett, Daucher, Garcia, Harman, Jerome Horton, Shirley Horton, Jackson, Lieber, Liu, Matthews, Oropeza; Aghazarian, Benoit, Bermudez, Bogh, Calderon, Campbell, Canciamilla, Chan, Chavez, Chu, Cogdill, Cohn, Cox, Diaz, Dutra, Dutton, Dymally, Firebaugh, Frommer, Goldberg, Hancock, Haynes, Houston, Keene, Kehoe, Koretz, La Malfa, La Suer, Laird, Leno, Leslie, Levine, Longville, Lowenthal, Maddox, Maldonado, Montanez, Mountjoy, Mullin, Nakanishi, Nakano, Nation, Negrete McLeod, Pacheco, Pavley, Plescia, Reyes, Richman, Runner, Salinas, Samuelian, Simitian, Spitzer, Steinberg, Strickland, Wesson, Wolk, Wyland, Yee)

March 18, 2004

Relative to “Denim Day California.”


LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


ACR 197, as amended, Maze. “Denim Day California.”
This measure would recognize April 21, 2004, as “Denim Day California” to encourage awareness of issues relating to rape and sexual assault.
Fiscal Committee: NO  
WHEREAS, California and other states have declared April as “Sexual Assault Awareness Month” and the California Coalition Against Sexual Assault (CALCASA) has declared April 21, 2004, as “Denim Day California”; and
WHEREAS, Both events are intended to draw attention to the fact that rape and sexual assault remain serious issues in our society; and
WHEREAS, Harmful attitudes about rape and sexual assault allow these crimes to persist and allow survivors to be revictimized through victim-blaming attitudes and unresponsive government systems; and
WHEREAS, California is a national leader within the judicial, criminal justice, medical, rape crisis, and health communities in promoting victim-centered approaches to victims of crime; and
WHEREAS, “Sexual Assault Awareness Month” and “Denim Day California” are also intended as methods of calling attention to misconceptions and misinformation about rape and sexual assault, as well as the problem that many in our society remain disturbingly uninformed about assault and forcible rape; and
WHEREAS, The importance of this issue is underlined by statistics indicating that approximately one-in-four women and one-in-ten men are raped in adulthood and the sexual assault victimization rate for youths under 18 years of age has been documented at one-in-four for girls and one-in-six for boys; and
WHEREAS, 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; and
WHEREAS, The Legislature strongly supports the efforts of CALCASA to educate persons in our community about the true impact of rape and sexual assault in California; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate thereof concurring, That April 21, 2004, be recognized as “Denim Day California” and everyone is encouraged to wear jeans on that day to help communicate the message that there is no excuse for, and never an invitation to, rape; and be it further
Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the author for distribution.