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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:
* Calcutta Telegraph, “JNU mulls harass studies“
* Shoutout! JMU, “Catcalling is not a compliment“
* Hollaback!, “Bekka’s Story: ‘NOT an invitation for you to holler at me“
* Times of India, “PIL against eve-teasing comes up for hearing“
* ROAR Magazine, “Global Uprisings interview: fighting sexual assault in Egypt“
* DeltaWomen, “Sexual Harassment, An Epidemic That Needs Control“
* Al-Monitor, “Sexual harassment leads Egyptian women to martial arts“
* Huffington Post, “Try Doubting Everyday Sexism After Watching This Video“
* BuzzFeed, “What Is Rape Culture?“
* Haps, “Hollaback! Korea: A Determined Group Works to Fight Sexual Harassment“
* NY Times, “Stepping Up to Stop Sexual Assault“
* I Am Nirbhaya, “21-year-old women & brother chased & harassed on bike“
* CBS, “Caught On Tape: Armed Off-Duty Officer Catches Alleged Subway Harasser“
Announcements:
New:
SSH founder Holly Kearl is giving a street harassment presentation at Montgomery College Takoma Park Campus on Wednesday, 11 a.m., that is open to the public . 7600 Takoma Ave, Takoma Park, MD
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.
* Do you know your legal rights? If you live in the U.S., check out our Know Your Rights Toolkit with state-by-state information about what forms of street harassment you can report.
* We’re still collecting stories about the street harassment of LGBQTAI people for a new web section — please consider sharing yours, if relevant!
10 Tweets from the Week:
* @mujer_cita_MIA: All week enjoyed harassment-freedom walking in the streets w my brother. He left today so the #streetharassment is back in full swing.
* @latentappy: Wud u want to see ur mom, sister, daughter harassed on the street, shamed for her appearance or assaulted & then blamed for it? #VAW #EndSH
* @Dontharassmebro: If I’m rushing to get to work before my 9 AM meeting, don’t stop me to tell me you want to f*ck. #streetharassment
* @taliahagerty: @StopStHarassmnt it’s come to my attention that we need to investigate Chicago Transit Authority’s #streetharassment policy
* @divinitymatovu: Feeling terrific after a 1 mile lunchtime jog. Sidenote: im so over the #streetharassment by men honking/cat-calling. Will it ever end?
* @alesiavsworld: The way men expect women to appreciate catcalls is disgusting to me…
* @Kathrynlinhardt: Women are catcalled, stared at, honked at and followed. We deserve the right to feel afraid and not be made to feel silly about it.
* @mskaytiwhite: Getting catcalled makes me feel soooooo good about myself!! Said no girl ever.
* @TheEmilyBee: Just got catcalled at while wearing spandex in Costco, men are absolutely disgusting.
* @IamNirbhaya: It’s every woman’s right to feel safe on the streets. Stop #streetharassment! #VAW
