During this week of reflection and gratitude, I want to take a moment to give thanks (by the numbers). Thank you to:
1. The 231,000 unique visitors to the website (since January 2014) and the nearly 20,000 Facebook fans and 10,000 Twitter followers who are educating themselves about this issue and engaging in important discussions.
2. The thousands of people in 25 countries that took action during International Anti-Street Harassment Week in April.
3. The approximately 300 people who are helping us document and better understand the issue by sharing their street harassment stories on the blog this year.
4. Our 200+ total donors to SSH who made the largest national street harassment study (released in June) and our 2014 Safe Public Spaces Mentoring Program possible.
5. The journalists who wrote 200 articles citing SSH this year, bringing more public awareness to the issue.
6. Our 35 Blog Correspondents who collectively wrote more than 100 articles this year to highlight what street harassment — and activism against it — looks like in their communities.
7. The 30+ people who have volunteered time and talents to SSH over the year, including the SSH research report advisory committee and volunteers. We run on your generosity!
8. Our 16 board members (across the two board terms) who help with media interviews, take on street harassment projects, and give fundraising help.
9. Six Safe Public Spaces Mentoring Site groups who have taken on major anti-harassment programs in India, Kenya, Nepal, Nicaragua, Serbia, and the USA.
10. The many, many organizations, groups, and individuals worldwide who are speaking out against street harassment. SSH is honored to be in your company, to collaborate, to cross-promote, and to do what we can collectively to make the world safer.
Wishing you a peaceful and Happy Thanksgiving (if you celebrate).
