In this time of social distancing and sheltering-at-home, we know that the needs of those experiencing domestic, sexual, and interpersonal violence have not disappeared, but have posed new challenges. The need for support and solidarity remains and we remain steadfast in our Denim Day campaign.
Join us on Wednesday, April 29th at 2pm PDT/5pm EDT to stand in solidarity with survivors and one another and to support the movement to end to rape culture.
Presented by
Peace Over Violence & Denim Day NYC
Hosted by
Maya Jupiter & Aloe Blacc
Special Guests
Patti Giggans, Founder of Denim Day, Peace Over Violence CEO/Executive Director
Eric Garcetti, Mayor of Los Angeles
Featured Speakers
Ambra Gutierrez, model and activist
Stacey Cooper, Founder of I Am A Lighthouse
Matthew Ennis, President and CEO of 1in6
Margarita Guzman, Executive Director of Violence Intervention Program (VIP)
V (formerly known as Eve Ensler), Playwright/Activist and best-selling author
Alexandra Magallon, Intersex Advocate at the LA LGBT Center
Sasha Neha Ahuja, Acting Chief of Staff at Girls for Gender Equity
Diane Neal, Actress, Survivor, and Advocate
Jovan Martinez is Early RAPP Community Educator with Steps to End Family Violence, and Survivor, Poet and Advocate
Tune in to our YouTube channel at 2pm PST!
Get Ready and Rehearse!
Un Violador En Tu Camino (A Rapist in Your Path) is a performance protest song written and choreographed by Chilean feminist collective Las Tesis. It has been sung everywhere from France and Mexico to Kenya and India as a protest against sexual violence.
On Wednesday, April 29th, we invite you to join us as we unite our voices to the beat of this symbolic song expressing our solidarity with survivors all across the globe.
Watch “Un Violador En Tu Camino” (how to video)
courtesy of Women’s March
Lyrics
Depending on your ability, we invite you to follow the choreography, stomp your feet, clap your hands to the beat, or stay in place
Patri-archy is our judge
That imprisons us at birth
And our punishment
Is the violence you DON’T see.
Patri-archy is our judge
That imprisons us at birth
And our punishment
Is the violence you CAN see.
It's femicide.
[Place hands behind the head, squat up and down if your ability allows it]
Impu-nity for my killer.
[Repeat movement above]
It’s our disappearances.
[Repeat movement above]
It’s rape!
[Repeat movement above]
[March in place, but without lifting feet from the ground; move forearms up and down in sync with]
And it's not my fault, not where I was, not how I dressed.
And it's not my fault, not where I was, not how I dressed.
And it's not my fault, not where I was, not how I dressed.
And it's not my fault, not where I was, not how I dressed.
And the rapist WAS you
[Extend LEFT arm straight out in front of you, pointing]
And the rapist IS you
[Extend LEFT arm straight out in front of you, pointing]
Its the cops,
[Use LEFT arm to point behind you]
It’s the judges,
[Use LEFT arm to point in front of you]
It’s the system,
[Raise arms, pointing in circle around the head]
It’s the president.
[Cross forearms above the head forming an X]
This oppressive state is a macho rapist.
[Use LEFT arm and pump a closed fist]
This oppressive state is a macho rapist.
[Use LEFT arm and pump a closed fist]
El violador eres tú.
[Extend LEFT arm straight out in front of you, pointing]
El violador eres tú.
[repeat movement above]
El violador eres tú.
[repeat movement above]
El violador eres tú.
[repeat movement above]