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1	1		Second Regular Session
2	2		Seventy-fourth General Assembly
3	3		STATE OF COLORADO
4		-	~~REVISED~~
	4	+	ENGROSSED
5	5
6	6
7	7		LLS NO. R24-0856.01 June McCabe x4143
8	8		HJR24-1021
9	9		House Committees Senate Committees
10	10		HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 24-1021
11	11		C
12	12		ONCERNING SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH, AND, IN101
13	13		CONNECTION THEREWITH , RECOGNIZING APRIL AS SEXUAL102
14	14		A
15	15		SSAULT AWARENESS MONTH AND DESIGNATING APRIL 24,103
16	16		2024,
17	17		AS COLORADO DENIM DAY.104
18	18		WHEREAS, Sexual Assault Awareness Month officially began in1
19	19		2001, though the movement to raise awareness for and put an end to2
20	20		sexual violence can be traced back much further; and3
21	21		WHEREAS, Decades of activism and persistence by survivors and4
22	22		advocates led to the founding of the first rape crisis center in the United5
23	23		States in 1971 and the passage of legislation and funding to support6
24	24		survivors, including the "Violence Against Women Act of 1994"; and7
25	25		WHEREAS, The Denim Day campaign was originally spurred in8
26		-	SENATE
27		-	Final Reading
28		-	April 15, 2024
29	26		HOUSE
30	27		Final Reading
31	28		April 4, 2024
32	29		HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
33	30		Duran and Pugliese, Amabile, Armagost, Bacon, Bird, Boesenecker, Bradfield, Bradley,
34	31		Brown, Catlin, Clifford, Daugherty, deGruy Kennedy, Epps, Frizell, Froelich, Garcia,
35	32		Hamrick, Hartsook, Hernandez, Jodeh, Joseph, Kipp, Lieder, Lindsay, Lindstedt, Lukens,
36	33		Lynch, Mabrey, Marshall, Martinez, Marvin, Mauro, McCluskie, McCormick, McLachlan,
37	34		Ortiz, Parenti, Rutinel, Sirota, Snyder, Soper, Story, Taggart, Titone, Valdez, Velasco, Vigil,
38	35		Weinberg, Weissman, Willford, Woodrow, Young
39	36		SENATE SPONSORSHIP
40		-	Winter F. and Danielson, Bridges, Buckner, Coleman, Exum, Fenberg, Fields, Gardner,
41		-	Ginal, Gonzales, Hansen, Hinrichsen, Jaquez Lewis, Kirkmeyer, Kolker, Liston, Lundeen,
42		-	Marchman, Michaelson Jenet, Mullica, Pelton B., Priola, Rich, Roberts, Rodriguez, Simpson,
43		-	Smallwood, Sullivan, Van Winkle, Will, Zenzinger
	37	+	Winter F. and Danielson,
44	38		Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.
45	39		Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.
46	40		Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law. 1998 when the Italian Supreme Court ruled that a rape conviction would1
47	41		be overturned because the justices felt that since the victim was wearing2
48	42		tight jeans, she must have helped her rapist remove her jeans, thereby3
49	43		implying consent; and4
50	44		WHEREAS, The following day, women in the Italian Parliament5
51	45		came to work wearing jeans to show their solidarity with the victim, and6
52	46		the following year, the nonprofit organization Peace Over Violence7
53	47		ignited the Denim Day campaign in Los Angeles and encouraged8
54	48		participants to wear jeans in protest against attitudes condoning sexual9
55	49		assault; and10
56	50		WHEREAS, Since 2013, the Colorado Coalition Against Sexual11
57	51		Assault (CCASA), which serves as the collective voice of sexual assault12
58	52		survivors and service providers in public policy initiatives, education,13
59	53		training, and collaborative efforts, has hosted Colorado Denim Day; and14
60	54		WHEREAS, For 40 years, CCASA has supported survivors and15
61	55		advocates and has worked with the Colorado General Assembly to pass16
62	56		laws that provide protections and support for survivors of sexual assault;17
63	57		and18
64	58		WHEREAS, More than 100 organizations have received training19
65	59		and technical assistance through CCASA to support survivors; and20
66	60		WHEREAS, CCASA continues to raise awareness around21
67	61		reporting options, survivor rights, and advocate resources through its22
68	62		"You Have the Right" campaign; and23
69	63		WHEREAS, The "You Have the Right" campaign is available in24
70	64		English, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, and Vietnamese; and25
71	65		WHEREAS, Support services for survivors and advocates continue26
72	66		to require translation resources to serve the 17% of Colorado's population27
73	67		who speak a language other than English; and28
74	68		WHEREAS, Rural counties are home to 13% of Colorado's29
75	69		population, and survivors often point to lack of transportation as a barrier30
76	70		to receiving services; and31
77	71		WHEREAS, More resources involving translation and32
78	72		transportation are needed to provide equitable access to services and to33
79	73		1021
80	74		-2- further address sexual violence in Colorado; and1
81	75		WHEREAS, Current efforts to make services more accessible to2
82	76		all Coloradans demonstrate the Colorado General Assembly's dedication3
83	77		to advancing protections for survivors; and4
84	78		WHEREAS, Continued action is needed to further expand support5
85	79		services throughout the state so that we can continue doing what we do6
86	80		in denim; and7
87	81		WHEREAS, Recognizing Sexual Assault Awareness Month and8
88	82		Denim Day and bringing attention to the ongoing effort to put an end to9
89	83		sexual violence remain critically important; now, therefore,10
90	84		Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the11
91	85		Seventy-fourth General Assembly of the State of Colorado, the Senate12
92	86		concurring herein:13
93	87		That we, the members of the Colorado General Assembly:14
94	88		(1) Recognize April as Sexual Assault Awareness Month and15
95	89		designate April 24, 2024, as Colorado Denim Day, a statewide event16
96	90		aligning with Denim Day events across the world; and17
97	91		(2) Proudly recognize the Colorado Coalition Against Sexual18
98	92		Assault and the fortieth anniversary that the organization celebrates this19
99	93		year, Peace Over Violence, and other organizations that work to unite20
100	94		Colorado communities in support of ending sexual violence.21
101	95		Be It Further Resolved, That a copy of this Joint Resolution be22
102	96		sent to Brie Franklin, executive director of CCASA.23
103	97		1021
104	98		-3-