Today was the first day of International Anti-Street Harassment Week!
Here are a few highlights:
PDAP held a march against street harassment in Dhaka, Bangladesh, and around 500 people viewed it.
Hollaback! Bahamas held a Chalk Walk downtown Nassau & the surrounding areas.
Project Respect in Sri Lanka hosted an Open Forum Discussion at Galle Face Green with experts and the general population. They said, “We thought it went quite well. Very encouraging turn out and they were vocal through out expressing their concerns and anger towards street harassment. Steady start for a longer journey.”
In Texas, Houston Community College held a Unity March on campus.
Citizens Against Street Harassment posted signs and distributed flyers about street harassment laws in Florida
Hollaback! Bmore hosted a breakout session on street harassment at the 2014 B’More Proud LGBTQIA Leadership Summit in Maryland. One guy said he’d never really heard about street harassment before & found the workshop really informative.
Hollaback! Boston organized a HOLLAoffline event – a time for coffeehouse chatter and movement building. They had a particularly good discussion with a male ally who wants to become more involved.
Hollaback! Houston had a “Stop Telling Women to Smile” Opening Exhibit Reception at Myth & Symbol.
And there was a LOT of awareness-raising on social media, including Pixel Project’s Google+ hangout discussion about street harassment with Hanna Lena Krüger, a ProChange Member in Germany and myself. Look for a recording on YouTube soon.
As we prepare for day 2, check out the events | get ready for a 1 p.m. ET tweet chat (#EndSH) | browse the photo album for the week!
