Read stories, news articles, blog posts, and tweets about street harassment from the past week and find relevant announcements and upcoming street harassment events.
Street Harassment Stories:
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Street Harassment in the News, on the Blogs:
* Washington Post, “D.C.’s fight against street harassment“
* Washington Post, “Live Q&A: Holla Back DC! How to fight street harassment“
* NBC New York, “Police Nab Suspect in Manhattan Groping Attacks“
* Capital FM News, “Somali women raped en route to Kenya“
* The Jewish Daily Forward, “Ending Street Harassment“
* The Express Tribune, “Sexual harassment: Cops beat up Auqaf man for trying to defend devotees“
* The Globe and Mail, “A snapshot of sexism or a portrait of composure?“
* The Times of India, “Driving two-wheelers becoming risky for girls“
* The News Today, “Uplift of nation not possible without women development“
* Feministing Community, “It’s called WOLF whistling for a reason“
* Feminist Peace Network, “Taking Back The Streets–Why Slutwalks Are A Form of Feminism“
* Time Out Chicago, “Hollaback Against Harassment“
* RVAnews, “Ain’t no hollaback girl!“
* Shelly Says So, “I guess we are all walking targets“
* The World of Cherie, “The Freedom to Walk Down the Street”
* Get Into It… “Street Harassment“
* The Wellingtonista, “Cos we ain’t not no hollaback girls“
* Hebden Bridge Web, “Local Women take action against street harassment“
* UK Express, “Groping from men? Women should just deal with it says Jeremy Irons“
Announcements:
New:
* 13 new Hollaback sites launched this week
* This Wednesday, if you’re in NYC, you can attend a street harassment summit with four local anti-street harassment organizations, details.
Reminders/On-Going:
* Do you have a stare that can turn #streetharassers to stone? Then participate in the Medusa Gaze Project! http://tinyurl.com/6fhh3tz
* Sign Mend the Gap’s petition to address subway harassment in Delhi, India
* Are you in Egypt? Use HarassMap to report your street harassers
* Have an iPhone? Download the Hollaback iPhone app that lets you report street harassers
10Tweets from the Week:
1. KStamoulisPhD @hkearl A 50 y/o man, sitting with his pals, ogled a student on campus. I said “that’s harassment and it hurts women.” He said “oh, sorry”
2. clarentina Strangest/most offensive from-car street harassment: ‘don’t get raped!’ men can be twats, really.
3. talkingparcel #streetharassment being in a different language doesn’t make it any less vulgar or irritating, transit van man #prick #sunnydayinlondon
4. HollabackOttawa We’ve been getting an overwhelming # of #streetharassment stories related to public transit. Do you feel like OC Transpo takes it seriously?
5. FeistyFeminist1 Going to work, carrying bags full of food for a potluck, & running late. “You’re sexy” is rly not what I want to hear. #streetharassment
6. PamelaScully South African Women’s Day: I wish the end to all street harassment. It infringes on women’s human rights every single day. #fem2
7. ArriannaMarie Street harassment narrows women’s public sphere rather severely. The gauntlet reinforces our “need” for protective patriarchy
8. thetrudz I’m going to ignore the man who called street harassment a “sacrifice” to endure if “attractive.” Plz get hit by a bus as soon as possible.
9. FeministGriote more pro-feminist men would lessen street harassment, lessen DV, and maybe even the gender wage gap.
10. suitablegirl Spent four hours on street covering harassment for 88.5fm. Came home, got harassed AND threatened. Police. Ugly. All I had wanted was sleep.
