Dear History majors, Read on for information about a writing contest concerning sexual assault awareness. Best, Prof. Allen   Joel Allen Associate Professor and Chair History Department, Queens College Flushing, NY 11367 office: 718-997-5383 fax: 718-997-5359 ----- Forwarded Message -----

From: Dana Weinberg <dana.weinberg@qc.cuny.edu> To: socscichair@googlegroups.com Sent: Monday, March 11, 2013 10:59 AM Subject: Fwd: Borough Presidents Sponsor Citywide College Essay Contest

Hi all, Please forward the following announcement to our students about an op-ed writing contest related to sexual assault awareness. Thanks. Best, Dana

From:Cathleen Cogswell [mailto:cathleen@cathleencogswell.com] Sent: Sunday, March 10, 2013 1:51 PM To: James R Stellar Subject: Borough Presidents Sponsor Citywide College Essay Contest   Dear Provost Stellar,   In honor of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, we are co-sponsoring a Denim Day NYC Op-ed writing contest (http://www.mbpo.org/uploads/DDNYCcontestfinal.pdf) for college students along with all five of New York’s Borough Presidents. Here is a letter from the Borough Presidents explaining the contest and the significance of Denim Day. One winner from each Borough will be selected and awarded a $500 prize. Each winner will have the opportunity to be honored on the steps of City Hall on Denim Day, April 24 at noon. Please help us spread the word about this important opportunity to engage students in a dialogue about sexual violence prevention. Deadline for submission is April 8, 2013 at 5:00 PM EST. Visit our website – http://denimdaynyc.org/ for information on how to enter. Please let me know if you have any questions about participation.   Best,   Cathleen      Cathleen Cogswell Director of Development YWCA of Brooklyn 30 Third Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11217 T: 718-875-1190, ext. 307 F: 718-858-5731 www.ywcabklyn.org eliminating racism empowering women ywca   Dear Administrator: It is a pleasure to invite your school to participate in the upcoming Denim Day NYC 2013 Oped Writing Contest in honor of Sexual Assault Awareness Month (April). Our offices, in partnership with the Denim Day NYC Planning Committee, chaired by the Office of the Manhattan Borough President Scott M. Stringer (New York City Alliance Against Sexual Assault, St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Crime Victim’s Treatment Center, Start Strong Bronx, YWCA of Brooklyn, Frank and Ruth E. Caruso Foundation, Teen Relationship Abuse Prevention Program (RAPP) and Steps to End Family Violence) will be co-sponsoring this contest with the goal of celebrating the voices of college students and engaging them to think critically about the issue of sexual assault. This year’s theme is Telling the Truth About Sexual Violence. This contest will run city-wide and a winner from each of the five boroughs will be selected. Each winner will be awarded a $500 prize. Engaging youth voices in a dialogue on this issue is essential to long-term prevention. We hope you will help spread the word to your student body about this exciting opportunity. Background on Denim Day Denim Day grew out of a 1998 Italian Supreme Court decision that overturned a rape conviction because the victim wore tight jeans. The judges reasoned the victim’s tight jeans meant that she had to have helped her assailant remove them, implying consent. In an act of solidarity following the ruling, the women in Italian Parliament wore jeans to work. Wearing jeans became an international symbol of protest against erroneous and destructive attitudes and myths. Submission Rules and Deadline The Denim Day 2013 Op-ed Contest is open to New York City college students. Students must be currently enrolled, either full-time or part-time, in a 2 or 4-year college or university located within the 5 boroughs. Op-eds must be submitted online at denimdaynyc.org by April 8th at 5:00 PM EST. The Denim Day Committee will determine the winners based on successful representation of the theme, “Telling the Truth About Sexual Violence,” by discussing one of the topics indicated in the contest requirements (see enclosed). The winners will be recognized on Denim Day, April 24 at a press conference at noon on the steps of City Hall. The winners will be honored and presented with their respective $500 awards and each of their op-eds will be distributed at the press conference and via the Denim Day NYC website.  

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