I recently discovered a new anti-street harassment campaign based in San Francisco, California, called Don’t Harass Me, Bro. They post stickers in cities to bring attention to street harassment. I reached out to co-founders Angel Quicksey and Erick Orantes and they shared more about what they’re doing:
Why and how the campaign started:
After experiencing street harassment first-hand many times, co-founder Angelica (Angel) Quicksey, decided to create this “sticker crusade” across the city to raise awareness about the abuse of street harassment. Coming up with the name “Don’t Harass me, Bro” she posted them all around the city, sometimes getting harassed on her way. While on a networking trip in Washington D.C,, co-founder Erick Orantes learned about the stickers and decided to take a campaign approach with the message.
Don’t Harass Me, Bro then created its Facebook page, Twitter account, and webpage and has continued to spread the word to end street harassment.
What they believe:
We believe that women should roam the streets freely, without the lingering burden and threat of harassment. We acknowledge that women are not objects to shout at on the streets and should not undergo inappropriate name calling, unwanted sexual innuendos, and/or crude bodily/fashion comments. We know that this type of harassment runs rampant in the daily lives of women. We seek to drastically reduce street harassment, particularly in urban areas through raising awareness about these issues. Our goal is to have “harassment free” streets where women are not faced with constant discomfort and sometimes physical trauma from these so called “compliments
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