The District Attorneys of Alameda, Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Diego and Santa Clara counties today released a two-part Zoom podcast to provide resources and hope during the pandemic to victims of domestic violence, child abuse, elder abuse and sexual assault. Read more in full press release here...
Part 1: DA Nancy O’Malley (Alameda County), DA Jackie Lacey (Los Angeles County), DA Anne Marie Schubert (Sacramento County), DA Summer Stephan (San Diego County) and DA Jeff Rosen (Santa Clara County) share vitally important information regarding victim’s rights and how their offices are working to protect victims and provide them with resources and services during the shelter-in-place order.
Part 2: Peace Over Violence Executive Director Patricia (Patti) Giggans joins the discussion to raise awareness about domestic violence, sexual assault and the importance of Denim Day.  
Denim Day is a campaign on a Wednesday in April in honor of Sexual Assault Awareness Month. The campaign began after 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 the person who raped her 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. Since then, what started as a local campaign to bring awareness to victim blaming and destructive myths that surround sexual violence has grown into a movement. As the longest running sexual violence prevention and education campaign in history.

Denim Day asks community members, elected officials, businesses and students to make a social statement with their fashion statement by wearing jeans on this day as a visible means of protest against the misconceptions that surround sexual violence.

Posters offer resources for domestic violence and child abuse.

DA O’Malley’s innovative idea has lead to a collaboration with the California Retailer Association and the California Grocers Association. Posters providing information regarding resources for victims of domestic violence and child abuse will be posted in grocery stores and other retail stores that remain open throughout the county.

“During the Shelter-in-Place we have a heightened sense of concern for the safety victims of violence in the home. Victims suffering from interpersonal abuse and child abuse may be unable to call for help or report the crimes,” says DA O’Malley.

We encourage any person who is being victimized or is in fear to call or text 911, or reach out to a agency listed on the resource poster. We also ask neighbors, friends and community members to “hear, see, suspect, and report”. You may be saving a life.


April 19-25 was proclaimed Crime Victims' Rights Week by the Alameda County Board of Supervisors. Throughout the week, the District Attorney's Office released five videos, describing our work on behalf of victims and survivors.
DA O'Malley delivers a statement to the community during
Crime Victim's Rights Week
The Family Justice Center is open and ready to serve crisis needs for victims and survivors of domestic violence, stalking, sexual assault and exploitation, child abuse, child abduction, elder and dependent adult abuse, and human trafficking.

DA Victim-Witness Division
1401 Lakeside Drive, #802
Oakland, CA 94612
(510) 272-6180
Alameda County Family Justice Center 
470 27th Street Oakland, CA 94612 
(510) 267-8800 
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