Bicoastal Denim Day Youth Dialogue

Centering Young People in the Fight to End Sexual Violence

Instagram video by Peace Over Violence • Originally aired on Apr 7, 2021 at 3 PM Pacific

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. NYC participants: Ambar Nuñez & Natalie Henry; LA participants: Jovana Tankou & Yoko April Tamada.

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.