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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:
* Huffington Post, “When Was the First Time You Were Harassed?“
* Daily Californian, “University to finalize new sexual harassment policy“
* Free Press Journal, “Residents take out rally, submit memo to SP“
* Jakarta Post, “Four men on trial for sexual harassment“
* National Journal, “How the 1920s Woman Dealt with Cat-Calling Men on the Street“
* The Hindu, “Rise in eve-teasing, molestation cases on trains: Railways“
* Times in India, “Girl escapes acid attack, accused sent to jail“
* The Daily Star, “India has moved far into the lead in fighting sexual harassment“
* Oman Tribune, “Eve-teasing, abuse on trains rise“
* Al-Monitor, “Saudi women turn to social media to combat harassment“
* Hollaback, “Week In Our Shoes: HOLLA Is Where The Heart Is Edition“
* Egyptian Chronicles, “One Billion Rising Flash Mob in #Cairo“
* Philly, “When a woman runner becomes men’s target“
* Times of India, “Youth tails woman, stabs her to death“
* Feminist Times, “I was sexually harassed more when pregnant and with my kids“
Announcements:
New:
Stop Street Harassment is moving forward with the national street harassment study but we need to raise a bit more money to cover the costs of producing the report. Please consider donating $10 or more to make this happen.
Reminders:
* If your group, organization, or campus plans to participate in International Anti-Street Harassment Week, please contact Holly (hkearl @ stopstreetharassment.org) and we can add you to the list of participating co-sponsors.
* We’re still collecting stories about the street harassment of LGBQTAI people for a new web section — please considering sharing yours, if relevant!
10 Tweets from the Week:
* @SirenSteamrollr: @debjroy @StopStHarassmnt I wish that #streetharassment made it into mandatory lectures at school about being kind & respectful
* @duckyfem: Seattle I luv ya but plz no #StreetHarassment, even during #HowSeattleRiots. My Body is Not Your Wonderland http://bit.ly/1gbxVvN
* @debjroy: Q3: Wish the adults in my life took #streetharassment seriously back in the day instead of telling me to ignore it #homework4harassers
* @harbottlestores: Bloke with a quite special swaggery walk: *whistle*. Me, suppressing yawn: ‘Oh… get a grip, child’. #endSH #streetharassment #hollaback
* @lesegomainama: Men watch other men execute #StreetHarassment of women and don’t intervene, matter of fact the silence seems to encourage it.
* @Kristinesosaaa: Awkward moment when these guys at the gas station that were catcalling me are my neighbors…
* @jasonwaterfalls: gettin stared at everywhere u go not bein able to walk anywhere by urself catcalls bein in fear for ur LIFE just girly things
* @cferggg: For all the female runners that have almost gotten scared off the road by catcalls & honks, I know I’m not alone: http://bit.ly/1gMEYgr
* @vvolvess: i wish i could become a fire breathing dragon and destroy every man that catcalls me or stares at me creepily while i walk/run
* @iUseScaryWords: Catcalling is another way to remind women that we don’t own our bodies. Not a compliment. #homework4harassers
