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Snapshot of street harassment stories, news, announcements & tweets: June 17, 2012

June 17, 2012 By HKearl

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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HarassMap in Egypt

Bijoya in Bangladesh

Resist Harassment in Lebanon

Ramallah Street Watch in Palestine

Name and Shame in Pakistan

Safe Streets in Yemen

Many of the Hollaback sites

Street Harassment In the News, on the Blogs:

* USA Today, “Arab women cry for end to harassment“

* Ms Magazine Blog, “Egyptian Women Refuse To Be Silenced By Assaults“

* Feministing, “Join Egyptian women in speaking out against street harassment today“

* Al Jazeera, “Egyptians say ‘enough’ to sexual harassment“

* Amnesty International, “Egypt: Investigate attacks on women protesters“

* Washington Post, “Amnesty urges Egypt to investigate sexual attacks on women in Cairo’s Tahrir Square“

* Council on Foreign Relations, “Challenging Sexual Harassment in Egypt“

* College Gloss, “Combating Street Harassment: What You Should Know“

* Jeffrey Roberto Concerto, “Subway Juice and Street Harassment“

* Tough Cookies, “But Wait – You’re Twelve“

* Gender Agenda, “Street Harassment: Fighting Back – Ruth Graham“

* Muffin’s Musings, Makings, Memories and More, “Street Harassment“

Announcements:

New:

* June 13 was a day of blogging and online activism against sexual harassment/street harassment in Egypt

* @fluffmuffin10 call for further research participants in #streetharassment study. Send me an message if interested in being interviewed on ur experiences

* Watch Chescaleigh talk catcalls.

* Watch Anum Khan’s new video “What Men Say to Men Who Harass Women on the Streets” in Egypt

Reminders:

* After the attacks on women at Tahrir Square in Egypt this week, follow the hashtag #EndSH on twitter to find out what the next steps are to challenge the behavior and make the space safe for women.

* If you’re in Winnipeg, Canada, take this survey on street harassment.

* 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!

* Help fund a new film about street harassment

* 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

20 Tweets from the Week:

1. @ScarletRegina Today, I opted not to walk to a store b/c I didn’t want to deal with being harassed. That’s how prevalent & limiting #streetharassment is.

2. @rev_melissa The fact that I bite the inside of my lip every time I pass a male on the street, in fear of #streetharassment <<<<<<<<<<

3. @HollabackBXL #WhoSaidItWasOk to catcall if she’s got a short skirt? It’s NEVER ok! #hollabackbrussels #hollaback #streetharassment #brussels #bruxelles

4. @ShayRealEstate Parents, please teach your sons that #StreetHarassment is violating and disgusting! At red-lights, gas stations, stores, ect..Too much!

5. @RaiWalk Reading about #StreetHarassment makes my faith in humanity lower…

6. @middle_ladle “Hey, baby, I love your stripey socks!” Hey, guy. I now feel gross, dirty, and unsafe from your #streetharassment.

7. @citygirldc Ugh! Hate it when men act like they r @ the club on their jobs – delivery men, garbage men, police….#streetharassment

8. @ashcampaign Founder @vicky_simister is off to Scotland Yard this eve to meet the Commissioner and discuss tackling #streetharassment!

9. @eldiadia I calmly flipped him off, looked him in the eye, and slowly and deliberately mouthed the words “Fuck You.” #streetharassment #resistance

10. @LauraJeanGrey Wahey second time in a week some prick shouts at me from a car! Lucky me! I feel SO pretty. Twat. #streetharassment

11. @BLANK_NOISE the one way to make the street safe is to make sure you’re outside. #actionhero numbers matter. be visible. #safecities #streetharassment

12. @angrierangel Also, being w/o my #bike has made me re-realize that often I choose walking routes based on avoiding #StreetHarassment #Sad #CultureFail

13. @wlp1 Compelling short film on #StreetHarassment by young #women in #Jordan, who have since received threats. Please RT: http://bit.ly/JXxXH0 #VAW

14. @squirrel_handed Also to the creepy, leering dude I passed on the street: What you said was not a compliment. It was harassment. #gofuckyourself

15. @ClareBonnet i don’t give a flying fuck if you don’t think street harassment doesn’t exist. it does exist, and you will never shut me up.

16. @EverydaySexism @niffalou__ that’s often one of the worst things about street harassment – the feeling it’s so normalised that noone bats an eyelid

17. @Idzie Seriously, fuck anyone who EVER tries to say that any type of street harassment is “flattering” women. Fuck. No. #feminism

18. @JLPisJLPisJLP @HarrietThugman I hate the street harassment. How they follow us, try to touch us, say such foul stuff, pull up in a car jerking off, etc.

19. @jungleline @ashcampaign Harassed again on Hackney Rd, 2nd time this week. Street harassment is such a constant, tiring intrusion into women’s lives.

20. @HarrietThugman When WILL Black men come together to fight issues that affect Black women? Street harassment against women? Hmm.

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