College: Denim Day 2026
Denim Day can bring awareness in college by preventing sexual violence and sexual assault. It is a day to wear denim in college and to use the hashtag, “Denim Day in your social media. Although sexual assault is not spoken that often in college campuses, it is mentioned in the college newspaper or monthly newsletters. To bring an understanding about preventing sexual assault and sexual violence, it is necessary to talk about it with your college classmates. As well as being alert, having a whistle, and keeping an eye on your surroundings.
Avoid being alone with
someone you do not know. Also, if you notice anything that you do not feel
comfortable when dating; Use an escape plan with someone you can trust. Do not
force yourself to stay longer on your date, especially if it feels uncomfortable.
Observing your surroundings, observing your date, and observing other's
behaviors can help you notice more of what is going on. If your date is
drunken, do not stay alone with them especially if they force themselves to be
sexually intimate.
It is important to be safe
when you are dating in college. Additionally, understanding your date's
behaviors, actions, and reactions can make you decide to be in the
relationship. Do not assume that everyone in college has a healthy dating
relationship. Another recommendation is to listen carefully with an open
mindset and understand your comfort level when dating someone new. Wear your
hair up and make sure they cannot grab your hair when you are dating.
Besides that, avoid having
harmful conversations such as jokes, comments, or excessive conversations about
your body in a sexual manner. When dating in college, it is necessary to
understand and know the signs of sexual violence, sexual assault, sexual harassment,
and domestic violence. Support survivors in college by listening to them and
having a support group in college. Find resources in college from the
psychology department in college as well as resources from the medical clinic
near your college if possible. Wear denim on the last Wednesday of April.
Give paper flowers or make
paper flowers as an activity for Denim Day. Another way is to purchase
Sunflowers, Calendula, and a mix of purple, white, and yellow flowers to
arrange with strips of denim. Have a vase with denim fabric and make denim
flowers with a note filled with affirmations or words of encouragement.
Decorate an information booth with denim pens, denim clip boards, and other
items that you can make with denim. Print out posters and other information for
Denim Day.
Make denim cards made from
scraps of denim in college for Denim Day. Write messages of encouragement and
give the cards to survivors of sexual assault. Also, practice Yoga, Tai Chi, or
other mind and body exercise in a garden area inside the college campus. Always
ask for permission before having Denim Day in college and make it a suggestion
to the college committee. Practice meditation by using coloring pages with
encouraging words and giving out information for Denim Day to all the students
on college campus.
Lastly, have an hour to have
conversations about preventing sexual assault in your college campus. Make
suggestions for college improvements for more security, adding more lights to
areas that have less lighting, and take pictures of college areas that do not
feel safe. Suggest more therapy programs for survivors to be heard and to feel
safe in college. As well as making suggestions to add more prevention programs
in college to prevent sexual assault, sexual violence, sexual harassment, and
domestic violence. Here are websites with more information and how to
participate for Denim Day.
Horticultural Therapy Program for Trauma Survivors-Horticultural Therapy Institute:
Horticultural Therapy Program for Trauma Survivors - Horticultural Therapy Institute
Take Action on Campus:
Prevention Tips for Students-RAINN:
Prevention Tips for Students - RAINN
Denim Day:
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