During the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence (Nov. 25 – Dec. 10), Stop Street Harassment is featuring activists who took action against street harassment this year, one new country per day.
Day #2: Belgium
There’s been a lot of activism in Belgium around street harassment this year!
For Meet Us on the Street, Hollaback Brussels held a chalk walk where they visited places they’d been harassed and reclaimed those spots by telling their stories aloud and writing in chalk that they reclaim the area. They’ve held additional chalk walks since then.
Over the summer, college student Sofie Peeters’ documentary about street harassment went viral, launching an international discussion about the topic and leading the government of Brussels to pass legislation addressing it.
In the fall, ELLE launched a Touche Pas à Ma Pote! (Don’t Touch my Girl friend) campaign that is now supported by local government agencies and is plastered on trams for the next six months.
