Denim Day

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To highlight the importance of sexual assault awareness, Houlton Band of Maliseet staff wore jeans on April 20 — National Denim Day. The international movement began as an objection to a 1999 Italian Supreme Court case overturning a rape conviction when the high court ruled a victim’s jeans were too tight for the perpetrator to remove them by himself. In front, from left, are: Linda Raymond, Darcy Gentle, Sue Tortello, Jerolyn Ireland, Connie Cummings, April Reynolds, Myrna Ford and Sharri Veno. In back are: Rhonda Jewell, Thomas Wire, Jocelyn Haney, Cara Ellis, Rosa McNally, Matthew Edberg, Crystal Tucker, John Flewelling, Valarie Polchies, Amber Wire, Brian Donnelly, Ann Stevens and Brenda Commander.