Public Education / Awareness

Bravelets™ – there are times in all of our lives where we need to be brave ~ whether for ourselves, for our family, for our friends, or even for a complete stranger. Bravelets™ jewelry is more than just something to wear. They are a symbol of hope, strength and courage. They are designed to help you be brave in the toughest of times. Bravelets™ is not a non-profit organization. We are a for-profit company with giving at our core. We want you to know, when you look at your wrist, hand or neck, that 10% of each item ordered was donated to your cause. We want you to know that you helped make a difference. Buy Domestic Violence Awareness or Sexual Violence Awareness jewelry and 10% of each item ordered is donated to the National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence. Read Blog.

The Clothesline Project – is a vehicle for women affected by violence to express their emotions by decorating a shirt. They then hang the shirt on a clothesline to be viewed by others as testimony to the problem of violence against women, Brewster, MA.

Denim Day – every year since 1999, Peace Over Violence has run its Denim Day campaign on a Wednesday in April in honor of Sexual Violence Awareness Month. The campaign was originally triggered by a ruling by the Italian Supreme Court where a rape conviction was overturned because the justices felt that since the victim was wearing tight jeans she must have helped her rapist remove her jeans, thereby implying consent. The following day, the women in the Italian Parliament came to work wearing jeans in solidarity with the victim. Peace Over Violence developed the Denim Day campaign in response to this case and the activism surrounding it. Since then, wearing jeans on Denim Day has become a symbol of protest against erroneous and destructive attitudes about sexual assault. In this rape prevention education campaign we ask community members, elected officials, businesses and students to make a social statement with their fashion by wearing jeans on this day as a visible means of protest against the misconceptions that surround sexual assault, Los Angeles, CA.

• 2014 Infographic
• 2017 Toolkit Note: The cost is $5.
• Denim Day: Making a Social Statement with a Fashion Statement, Patti Giggans, The Blog, The Huffington Post, May 5, 2016. Copyright © 2016 TheHuffingtonPost.com, Inc.

Domestic Violence – Make it Your Business: Recognize • Respond • Refer Public Service Announcements (Spot 1, Spot 2, Spot 3) – a project of the Colorado Bar Association. Copyright © 2002 Project Design Strategy.

Domestic Violence Awareness Month, National Resource Center on Domestic Violence, Harrisburg, PA. See online tools.

National Recovery Month, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration – aims to promote the societal benefits of alcohol and drug use disorder treatment, laud the contributions of treatment providers and promote the message that recovery from alcohol and drug use disorders in all its forms is possible, Washington, DC.