Two updates from India:
1) A new map to track sexual violence in Delhi, India, just launched.
The founder writes, “This project aims to map sexual violence and intimidation against women in New Delhi. Please be bold and add your experiences to the map and help fellow citizens become more aware. If you have stories of unsafe neighborhoods, mohallas, streets and more, feel free to plot them on this map and help fellow citizens become more vigilant. Also, if you have feedback or suggestions, write to me at blahplum [at] gmail [dot] com”
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2) Today, Blank Noise organized #SafeCityPledge events across the country, where people came together and made pledges that they held up or pinned on their clothes. Here is one of the reports about a local event, via Facebook:
“SAFECITYPLEDGE, Goa report: Initially a meager turn-out, but amazing response from the street, with visitors to the area, tourists and even taxi drivers joining in. Several motorcyclists stopped and allowed pledges to be pinned to the back and front of their T-shirts. Artist Swatee Nair spoke to all the street vendors in an area of Miramar (the Miramar circle and adjacent areas, including the beach) that is known for being a place of harassment of women , most of whom made pledges and let safecitypledge signs be posted on their stalls.”
I really love the idea of focusing on how we can make cities safer by having more women in public places, not by having fewer women there! Great work to everyone who participated and worked to help change that mental shift in their communities.
