Archives for April 2019

Day 1 of International Anti-Street Harassment Week was exciting!!

Here’s a photo album (I’ll update it each day).

Groups from Australia to Argentina, from the US to the UK posted on social media across the day.

Here is a slice of what happened offline as well:

Canada:

Members of Hollaback! Ottawa did sidewalk chalking and flyering, despite cold weather!

Dominican Republic:

Groups in Santo Domingo, DR held an activity in Parque Colón. There were two back panels where people could write what they think about street harassment and what to do about it.  They also held a “rally” and performance so people could experience how hard it is for a woman to walk on the street and keep receiving comments about her body, etc. A local congresswoman, city council women, municipal police, among other citizens, participated.

The organizations involved included: the local government, Alcaldía del Distrito Nacional, along with UN Women, UFPA, and the institutions that are behind the campaign “Resetáte RD” against street harassment: Oxfam República Dominicana, Centro de Género de Intec, Instituto de Género y Familia de la UASD, Nucleo de Apoyo de la Mujer y la Confederación Nacional de Mujeres del Campo.

Guatemala:

OCAC Guatemala put up flyers in their community.

Germany:

Catcalls of Berlin did chalking

India:

Netherlands:

Catcalls of Rotterdam did chalking.

UK:

Catcalls of London did chalking.

Dear Friends,
Today is the day! The 9th annual International Anti-Street Harassment Week is here. We hope you will join us.

Recently, AJ in Arizona shared a story about harassment she faced walking to work and how she dealt with it. She eloquently wrote about WHY she decided to do something about it.

“I started thinking of everyone who has experienced harassment and those who will experience it, including my daughters. Suddenly it hurt too much to stay silent.

I know others may see what happened to me as no big deal, but I decided to send the message that harassment of any degree is unacceptable and will not be tolerated.”

She then went on to share her thoughts on how to stop street harassment:

“To end harassment we need to talk about it, write it down, share your story, and educate others. We need to support those who experience harassment by creating loving and supportive spaces where we can share and discuss our experiences. By opening up we will learn what harassment looks like in all its ugly forms. If we all know what constitutes harassment we can gain courage to step in and stop those behaviors.”

I agree. Please, always and especially this week, consider following AJ’s suggestions!

GET INVOLVED WITH THE WEEK – APRIL 7-13:

• The Global Social Media Blitz will be on April 9, all day, all time zones. Use #StopStreetHarassment on any social media platform to join! Here are shareable images!
• Our partner Stop Telling Women to Smile will be leading an International Night of Wheat pasting on April 12. Sign up here.
• If you want other ideas, here’s information on how to participate!
• Here is the preliminary list of events, including tweet-a-thons, tweet chats and other online efforts.

It’s not too late, if you will be leading or joining action, please complete this form to let us know about it. We’ll add it to the website!

Please tag @StopStHarassmnt in your social media posts or email pictures and write-ups about your actions to StopStreetHarassment@gmail.com. We will feature events across the week on our social media accounts and blog and in our annual write-up about the week.

YOU can make a difference!

-Holly
Stop Street Harassment Founder & CEO

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