Weekly Round Up: November 21, 2010

Story Submissions Recap (abbreviated this weekend as I’m in India!):

I accept street harassment submissions from anywhere in the world. Share your story!

• Stop Street Harassment Blog: 5 new stories from people in North Dakota, Washington, DC, Florida, London, and New York

In the News, On the Blogs:

• Clutch Magazine, “Tell ‘Em Why You Mad: New Video Puts Street Harassers On Blast“
• The Queens Courier, “Council seeks end to catcalls and wolf whistles“
• Al-Masry Al-Youm, “Rights groups call for stepped-up security to prevent harassment during Eid“
• Wild Woman Fundraising, “Ever been harassed on the street? What can you do?“
• The Loop 21, “Appropriate behavior around the strange women you encounter“

Announcements:

• Congratulations Oraia Reid, co-founder and Executive Director for RightRides for Women’s Safety, for winning a Women of Excellence Award! http://fb.me/JPDnPkvy
• Star in HollaBack DC!’s first PSA
• Are you in Egypt? Use HarassMap to report your street harassers
• Have an iPhone? Download a new iPhone app that lets you report street harassers!
• Take a street harassment survey for a Toronto-based group working to address this problem with an iPhone app
• Via Change.org: Tell New York City Council to Fund Anti-Street Harassment Advocacy & Services

Upcoming Events:

• Nov. 22-24: 3rd International Conference on Women’s Safety, New Delhi, India
• Dec. 2: LGBTQ Focus Group on Street Harassment, Washington, DC

Ten Tweets from the Week:

• JenNedeau I love a little street harassment in the afternoon. #sarcasm
• mackensy First for me in terms of street harassment: “Hey lady! I like your FACE!” Shouted, mind you. #subtle
• LizaEckert Taking phone photos of douches who street harass me makes feel better even when they don’t turn out.
• meaganbray Dear creeper on the sidewalk, when you catcall at girls. It makes them want to run from you not come closer. #justatip
• MollzieD Catcalling a woman in military fatigues? A whole new low. Come on son.
• seasonothebitch I may b wearing over-the-knee socks 2day, but really, what’s w/the extra dose of street harassment? #90srevivalnoexcuse
• ohgodohgod intervened on a street harassment on saturday, have developed ‘inflated sense of my own abilities’ considering buying a cape+kung fu lessons
• Garetmagdaleno Does anyone think that street harassment has ever worked?
• iHollaback HollabackCZECHREPUBLIC is pumped and ready to ignite! #themovementgrows
• iHollaback Young women interested in starting HollabackMIAMI are getting their Mom involved. Which is basically the coolest thing ever. HB <3s MOMS.