Dear Friends,
Today is the day! The 9th annual International Anti-Street Harassment Week is here. We hope you will join us.
Recently, AJ in Arizona shared a story about harassment she faced walking to work and how she dealt with it. She eloquently wrote about WHY she decided to do something about it.
“I started thinking of everyone who has experienced harassment and those who will experience it, including my daughters. Suddenly it hurt too much to stay silent.
I know others may see what happened to me as no big deal, but I decided to send the message that harassment of any degree is unacceptable and will not be tolerated.”
She then went on to share her thoughts on how to stop street harassment:
“To end harassment we need to talk about it, write it down, share your story, and educate others. We need to support those who experience harassment by creating loving and supportive spaces where we can share and discuss our experiences. By opening up we will learn what harassment looks like in all its ugly forms. If we all know what constitutes harassment we can gain courage to step in and stop those behaviors.”
I agree. Please, always and especially this week, consider following AJ’s suggestions!
GET INVOLVED WITH THE WEEK – APRIL 7-13:
The Global Social Media Blitz will be on April 9, all day, all time zones. Use #StopStreetHarassment on any social media platform to join! Here are shareable images!- Our partner Stop Telling Women to Smile will be leading an International Night of Wheat pasting on April 12. Sign up here.
- If you want other ideas, here’s information on how to participate!
- Here is the preliminary list of events, including tweet-a-thons, tweet chats and other online efforts.
It’s not too late, if you will be leading or joining action, please complete this form to let us know about it. We’ll add it to the website!
Please tag @StopStHarassmnt in your social media posts or email pictures and write-ups about your actions to StopStreetHarassment@gmail.com. We will feature events across the week on our social media accounts and blog and in our annual write-up about the week.
YOU can make a difference!
-Holly
Stop Street Harassment Founder & CEO
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