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Digest of Street Harassment News: Nov. 18, 2012

November 18, 2012 By HKearl

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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

Street Harassment in South Africa

Many of the Hollaback sites

Street Harassment In the News, on the Blogs:

* France 24, “Anti-sexual harassment squads patrol the streets of Cairo“

* The Jerusalem Post, “Sexual harassment surfaces in Saudi Arabia“

* Kaleo The Voice, “Don’t let harassment win“

* For What It’s Worth, “Keep your hands to yourself.“

* Human Rights First, “Harassmap Founder Addresses Sexual Violence In Egypt“

* WTOP, “Flasher runs away after Wash. woman pulls out gun“

* Sage | The Blog, “Who You Calling A Bitch?!: Street Harassment, Issues of Fatness, and a Bathing Suit“

* Fordham Observer, “Placing the Burden of Street Harassment“

* Al-Monitor, “Sexual Harassment in Egypt: Women Are People, Too“

* Independent (Ireland), “To hell with the PC brigade, there isn’t enough wolf-whistling at women going on, says Tubridy“

* AutoStraddle, “‘Project Unspoken’ Makes Space For A Conversation About Street Harassment And Sexual Assault“

* UPI.com, “Cairo man convicted of sexual harassment“

* Bikya Masr, “The persistent battle against rampant sexual harassment in Egypt“

Announcements:

New:

* Check out the project CATCALLED: the stories of 11 women in New York City from two weeks in August 2012, now online.

* Baltimore, MD, folks — take a survey about street harassment for Hollaback! Bmore

* Hollaback! Edinburgh launched a “Said No One Ever” Tumblr to refute the belief that street harassment is a compliment.

Reminders:

* Register — Webinar: Street Harassment: How To Stop Feeling Helpless and Start Feeling Empowered, Dec. 6, 2012: 8 – 9:30 p.m. ET, $15

* Sign the petition: “Tell New York: Subway Sexual Assault is a Serious Crime“

* There’s a new tumblr called Street Harassment Fashion that challenges victim-blaming

* METRAC released a free “Not Your Baby App” to provide responses you can use when experiencing harassment

* 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. @havi  Oh stranger, you just got SO much creepier when you said “Walk quickly, baby girl” when I ignored your marriage proposal. #streetharassment

2. @sargeaknees  If yelling from a car is your best way to get my attention, you might as well yell “no one wants to have sex with meeee!” #streetharassment

3. @GraceGoodwin9 “The guy directing the blow job gesture at me makes me think he’d be good at meeting my sexual needs.”-Said no one ever #streetharassment

4. @racialicious Lopez: Lipeders Campesinas do activism via street theater at gorceries. Issues of concern: sexual harassment, domestic violence. #FacingRace

5. @BlueIceCream84  Van driver just whistled then called me a slut. In case you think it matters, I’m wearing jeans, converse, big down jacket #StreetHarassment

6. @ColonelKSpeaks  @kathryNawrockyi @hkearl living in a city (DC) that’s been in a construction boom for 10yrs, wold whistling is still very very common

7. @kathryNawrockyi Do men on building sites still wolf whistle women? Really? Is that not a bit passé? Clearly antiquated street harassment is alive and well.

8. @the_eumelia I mean, isn’t there enough unwarranted #streetharassment? Now there’s a designated day?! #NationalBumSmackingDay

9. @brotherdavidson ‘Streets and Traffic’ and ‘Street Collections’ Bylaws already regulate solicitation and forbid harassment #yyj @lisahelps @cityofvictoria

10. @CDisoriented Need to find some kind of street harassment hotline. I went home and had a minor breakdown b/c there was no one I could talk to

11. @caustichazmat don’t think i’ll ever be entirely indifferent to catcalls/street harassment. are there any women who are?

12. @leeeniie dear creepy men, it is waaaay to early for street harassment. leave me alone, kay thanks.

13. @lastnora (SPOILER ALERT: street harassment is never okay, it is never a compliment, it is never our fault.)

14. @BuildActChange #WhatMakesAMan @jeffperera – talks of the experience women have everyday like street harassment. We need to start w/ a language of consent.

15.  @KenSimonSays @ajones_sd @kelly_carlin Guys catcall and honk their horns at woman walking down the street. Clearly we’re not dealing w/ evolved intellect.

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