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Street Harassment Stories:
Share your story! You can read street harassment stories on the Web at:
Collective Action for Safe Spaces
The Hollaback sites
Ramallah Street Watch in Palestine
Street Harassment in South Africa
Street Harassment In the News, on the Blogs:
* Washington Post, “How should bicyclists handle harassment? D.C. area groups teach empowerment tactics“
* Mother Jones, “Meet the Woman Who Waged an Artistic War Against Her Street Harassers“
* Clutch Magazine, “#FastTailedGirls Hashtag Examines Stereotypes Facing Young Girls“
* Newsworks, “Photographer turns lens on Philadelphia street harassment“
* Women’s News Network, “EGYPT: Bike riders campaign works to stop sexual harassment of women“
* The Jewish Daily Forward, “Who Harasses Women on the Street“
* PolicyMic, “Burt’s Bees Shouldn’t Joke About Street Harassment“
* The Massachusetts Daily Collegian, “Stand against street harassment“
* I Am Nirbhaya, “Bihar: Woman athlete assaulted for resisting harassment attempts“
* Prospect, “Sexism goes underground“
* Planetizen, “Tools to Protect Cyclists from Street Harassment“
* NYU Local, “Asking For It: NYU Local Explores Street Harassment“
Announcements:
New:
* We’re holding our holiday online auction Dec. 3-8. Check it out tomorrow!
* Our Safe Public Spaces Mentee in Cameroon, held a successful final event on Saturday with more than 20 youth.
* Our Safe Public Spaces Mentee in Chicago taped three dating commercial spoofs on street harassment.
* Holiday Shopping Guide Part 1
* We’re releasing our Know Your Rights Toolkit: Street Harassment and the Laws on Dec. 10 for International Human Rights Day.
* 5 Ways to Take Action during the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence that runs Nov. 25 – Dec. 10.
* There’s a new UN report: Study on Ways and Methods to Eliminate Sexual Harassment in Egypt
Reminders:
* Donate to help fund the FIRST EVER national study on street harassment in the USA!
* Save the date — International Anti-Street Harassment Week is March 30 – April 5 in 2014!
* Read about the successful Philadelphia City Council Hearing on Street Harassment on Nov. 7!
* Buy a copy of the new book 50 Stories about Stopping Street Harassers! Here’s how to hold a book club fundraiser for SSH
10 Tweets from the Week
* @Sabali89 I figured out why men making the first move is an automatic turnoff- PTSD from too much street harassment. Sorry fellas. I’ll initiate.
* @CSRA_prsn It’s the first day of the meteorological winter. That means it is prime street harassment season in the South. #endSH
* @mujer_cita_MIA i told a male friend that a man had shouted “lemme lick it” to me in the street & he didn’t believe me #streetharassment
* @msbrandiebrown First experience with #streetharassment as a 9 year old in The Dot, 40 year old dude drives up next to me. Licking his lips #fasttailedgirls
* @DanTresOmi As men we can’t get mad at police when they harass us but give #streetharassment a pass – that’s hypocrisy
* @AwakeBlackWoman You’ve read the stories: 20, 30, 40+ years of dealing with street harassment, abuse, fending off creepers & rapists. But we #FastTailedGirls
* @AwkwardGirlLA Why is it that bc I’m wearing exercise clothes while riding my bike, men think its okay to yell at me from their car? Perv #streetharassment
* @ericadanielle89 Did I ask you if I had a cute ass? Then DON’T COMMENT ON IT. #streetharassment
* @wtsnia nearly every morning these shitheads feel the need to catcall at most of the women who walk by. why. why are you doing this.
* @emmavoight walked back from other side of campus, had four black guys in a car smelling of weed catcall at me on telegraph, feels like home berkeley
