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Day 6: International Anti-Street Harassment Week

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WPNight_2_1000Hey there, Day 6!

Here are photos from the week  | Here are the media hits

It’s the International Night of Wheatpasting, hosted by Stop Telling Women to Smile!

 

Ottawa
Ottawa, Canada

North London, UK
North London, UK

New Hampshire, USA
New Hampshire, USA

Here are some of the other events that will be taking place:

  • Canada: Hollaback Vancouver did wheatpasting. They will also held a party with Good Night Out Vancouver to celebrate consent and spaces free from harassment.
  • Canada: Hollaback Ottawa hosted a community event, including an info fair (6:30-7:30 p.m.) and a moderated panel with rad, local folks & a community discussion on street harassment and intersectionality (7:30-9 p.m.)
    4.15.16 HB Ottawa - site director @JulieSLalonde kicks off the panel with guests @Cupcakes_n_Rap and @ChelbyDaigle
  • Guatemala: OCAC Guatemala held an awareness-raising event.
  • 4.15.16 PDH Guatemala event 2Nepal: Youth Advocacy Nepal gave a presentation of their street harassment study findings at the National Women Commission including to the deputy Prime Minister, Shrijana Sharma.
4.15.16 presentation of 'Rapid Assessment Report' on street harassment at National Women Commission. Nepal 6 4.15.16 Naren Khatiwada and deputy prime minister, Shrijana Sharma - Nepal 4.15.16 presentation of 'Rapid Assessment Report' on street harassment at National Women Commission. Nepal 3
  • California: The Cat Call Choir organized a group of irreverent but hopeful women sang street harassment quotes to the tune of nursery rhymes.

4.15.16 CatCallChoir

  • Missouri: Students, including Actio (the feminist activism student group) at St. Louis University, did chalking and handed out resources at a main entrance to campus for a “Take Back the Streets: Stop Street Harassment” event.
4.15.16 St. Louis University - The Politics of the Street class diid sidewalk chalking. Missiouri 8 4.15.16 St. Louis University - The Politics of the Street class diid sidewalk chalking. Missiouri 4.15.16 St. Louis University - The Politics of the Street class diid sidewalk chalking. Missiouri 3

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