The Purple Door and Del Mar College’s Counseling Center partnered to observe Denim Day 2025
April 30 "jean signing" event included inviting campus community to wear denim
Article by Richard Guerrero, Jr.
Although there have been intermittent observances in previous years, Denim Day at Del Mar College has continually occurred since 2017 as an opportunity to connect the global movement for sexual assault awareness with the college’s local campus community. That same year, the #MeToo movement gained worldwide momentum, and in partnership between the DMC Counseling Center and the DMC Title IX Committee, DMC faculty and staff joined in by holding signs reading “30DaysOfSAAM” and “#MeTooDMC,” while sharing survivor love letters filled with words of encouragement and support.
What began as a small initiative among faculty and staff soon expanded into a full campuswide event by 2018. Denim Day at Del Mar College continues to grow and thrive, now marking eight years of solidarity and support following the pivotal Italian Supreme Court ruling that sparked the original movement. Learn more at denimday.org.
Every April during Sexual Assault Awareness Month, the DMC Counseling Center together with The Purple Door and DMC student organizations such as the American Association of University Women and Active Minds Mental Health Club come together to provide resources, raise awareness, and remind students they are not alone with DMC Counseling offering free and confidential support services to all students who need it.
Event coordinator and DMC Counselor Shakira Barnes says that organizers invited everyone to wear jeans with a purpose and take part during the event, which included free goodies, water and red ribbons and an opportunity to write messages of encouragement for survivors.
“We are proud to stand with and support all Vikings in creating a culture of awareness, empowerment and compassion,” Barnes says. “Denim Day is important to the Del Mar College community because it breaks the stigma around sexual violence, challenges victim-blaming myths and shows solidarity with survivors.”
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