There are so many amazing efforts and campaigns happening for International Anti-Street Harassment Week! Here are four examples….
Nepal:
Activista Nepal held a street demonstration demanding safe public toilets at Sundhara, Kathmandu. Yesterday they held a youth workshop on street harassment.
The Netherlands, via Den Haag FM:
“Dozens of men were this afternoon on the square shouted at by a group of women. These women are part of the action group Citizens Street Harassment wants to bring this behavior to the attention and wants to fining.
Anti street “What we do can not make it, but the men who do that to us can not make it. I am a random person who never asks, just as they are. How strange is it that someone in an unpleasant way interfere with you? “Said Jessica van der Pluijm, one of the protesters.
The ladies have collected signatures to eventually submit a citizens’ initiative to criminalize street harassment. MP Ahmed Marcouch (PvdA) has pledged to get started with the criminalization of street harassment.”
Italy:
NO Molestie Di Strada is posting stickers against harassment across Italy!
India, via I am in DNA of India:
“I am in dna of India, iamin.in, a hyperlocal news platform and Safe City, an NGO that provides a platform for people to share their personal stories of sexual harassment and abuse in public spaces have teamed up to bring you local and concerned voices pained by everyday street harassment.
In our research to find most unsafe zones for women in Delhi, South Delhi’s Lal Kuan area topped the list. It was not just street harassment that we found rampant there, it was a whole lot of issues surrounding it that prompted us to amplify the voices of victimized locals and bring to you their concerns through a dedicated page.“
