Read stories, news articles, blog posts, and tweets about street harassment from the past few weeks.
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Street Harassment Stories:
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Ramallah Street Watch in Palestine
Many of the Hollaback sites
Street Harassment In the News, on the Blogs:
* Guardian, “Four in 10 young women sexually harassed in public spaces, survey finds;” Mail Online, “Catcalls, wolf whistles and groping: How 40% of young women in London have suffered sexual harassment in public places;” MSN UK, “Sexual harassment ‘common’ in city;” The Independent, “Catcalls, whistles, groping: the everyday picture of sexual harassment in London;” itv News, “Sexual harassment ‘common’ in London;” The Independent, “Only 4 in 10? We should speak up about harassment;” Guardian, “Sexual harassment is no laughing matter;” International Business Times, “Sexual Harassment of Women in London at Shocking Levels“
* The Independent i Editor’s Letter: “No means no”
* The Independent, “Why do some men consider the street as a female meat market?“
* Ireland Independent, “Laurie Penny: Why do so many men harass women on the streets? it might seem funny, but it’s not“
* The Times of India, “Kolkata organises ‘SlutWalk‘”
* Global Voices, “Bangladesh: Using Blogging to Expose ‘Eve Teasing’“
* IRIN, “NEPAL: Women demand end to sexual harassment“
* Rookie, “It Happens All the Time“
* Taking the Lane, “Street harassment: Anatomy of a pain in the ass“
* ESPN-W, “Hollaback! helps women fight harassment“
* Guardian, “Indian women turn to firearms against threat of violence“
* Queen Stardust, “It Happens All the Time: Street Harassment“
* Seek New Travel, “Is Street Harassment Ever Ok?”
* My San Antonio, “Schlitterbahn custodian busted for photographing women“
* Jezebel, “How Do We Make Street Harassment Go Away?“
* Midsummer Adieu, “A Middle-Aged Man Leered at Me Yesterday“
Announcements:
New:
* Activists in South Africa launched a new website about street harassment
* The anti-sexual harassment public service announcement signs are now up in several Washington, DC metro stations!
* If you’re in DC, come out for a FREE event about street harassment in Kabul, Afghanistan and Washington, DC, on Tues, May 29, 5:45 p.m. at the MLK library.
Reminders:
* In NYC on June 2 — “Queerocracy presents QRASH Course: Queers Resisting All Street Harassment“
* Help fund a new film about street harassment
* Change.org petition: Tell VisitPhilly.com: Please place advertisements that reflect the true value of our city.
* Read a report about the events of Anti-Street Harassment Week 2012.
* The Stop Street Harassment book is available in paperback for $15.
* Submit art about street harassment for the VoiceTool Product exhibit in San Francisco, CA
* The Adventures of Salwa campaign has a hotline for sexual harassment cases in Lebanon: 76-676862.
* In Bangalore, India, there is a helpline for street harassment 080 – 22943225 / 22864023
* Report #streetharassment in Pakistan at @NameAndShamePk, email nameandshame@ryse.pk, SMS 0314-800-35-68 or online at http://www.nameandshame.pk
15 Tweets from the Week:
1. @dechanique Walking to Rosette’s. 40’s Latino man leans in close as I pass by & whispers “Que sabrossa” (how tasty). I was disgusted. #streetharassment
2. @froovyjosie got harassed again today. summer sucks. can’t wear a skirt without idiots bothering you. #streetharassment
3. @vicky_simister @MiniMapuche I’ve heard “Boys will be boys”, but that implies men can’t control themselves, another implausible reason #streetharassment
4. @defense4women @hkearl Clothing is just another excuse men use to make unwanted comments or advances.
5. @HollaBackBmore #BestThingInLife: A day in a sundress without any #streetharassment! Let us live our summer lives in peace!
6. @selise3 @froovyjosie @hkearl Sadly, it doesn’t matter what you wear– I’m never in shorts or skirts, yet often harassed. 🙁
7. @selise3 I’m not a jerk, but if you want to start a friendly chat, opening with, “Oooh, yeah, BABY!” is not the way to go about it. #StreetHarassment
8. @londonfeminist Clue: if your flirting is mistaken for street harassment, you’re doing it wrong. HTH.
9. @SarahGraham7 I don’t think I know a single woman who didn’t experience it in Paris, and I don’t know many who haven’t at home. #streetharassment
10. @Emilie_V Just talked to a (male) friend abt #streetharassment stats- his immediate response ‘women ask for it by wearing short skirts’.
11. @EVAWhd Do YOU call out sexual harassment when you see it in the street or public transport? Speak out against #streetharassment
12. @beckypants The fact that I happen to be female is public does not make me public property. Grrrr #streetharassment
13. @beatrzcm #Streetharassment isn’t a joke, it’s violence against #women http://ow.ly/b9b8c and we are standing up against it @iHollaback #VAW
14. @BlackWomensBP #Streetharassment contributes to #rapeculture
15. @saltyfree Who wants to help me start a non-profit that provides headphones & sunglasses to girls to help avoid street harassment?
