It’s very exciting to see the momentum continues to build on Day 5. Here is a sampling of events occurring today and some that happened yesterday!
Some of the events occurring today:
* In Montréal, Canada, Hollaback Montréal will host a screening of “War Zone” and “Walking Home” at 7 p.m. INFO.
* A screening of War Zone will take place at Santa Monica College, CA, at 5:30 p.m. INFO.
* A forum about harassment on the transit system at 5:30 p.m. in Washington, DC. INFO.
* Stop street harassment discussion at 3:30 p.m. at Western Illinois University, IL. INFO.
* A campus discussion on street harassment at 6:30 p.m. at the University of Toledo, OH. INFO. PDF Flier.
Some of the events that occurred yesterday:
* In Istanbul, Turkey, Hollaback Istanbul held a screening of Miss Representation and then a discussion about its connection to street harassment.
* From Nuala Cabral: “[It was a] great turnout at tonight’s event [in Philadelphia, PA]! We watched films, shared spoken word and testimonies. We discussed street harassment, gender policing, sexual identity, racial profiling, anger/love and community. It was a beautiful night.”
* From A Long Walk Home: “Girl/Friends teen girls [in Chicago, IL] created a youth led march in the area that they often experience street harassment, their school community. Girl/Friends made t-shirts and signs for the march. During the march the youth gave out anti-street harassment materials and created awareness on the streets about street harassment.
* From Sarah Harper: “The Meet Us on the Street San Francisco, CA, event was a success! Our crew of activists, students, and
community members spoke with a variety of passersby at the 16th St. BART station on the issue of harassment. We engaged many in dialogue about the effects of harassment as a reality in many women’s daily lives. We also provided fliers for passersby (in English and Spanish) so that they may share the information with others. The fliers included quick “how to’s” for dealing with harassment in-the-moment: effective body posturing and phrases victims and witnesses may use to remain empowered while keeping themselves safe. The fliers also detailed what constitutes harassment, so that potential harassers may begin to identify and change their harassing behavior.”
* At the Maryland Institute College of Art (MD) last night, Hollaback Baltimore worked with students to brainstorm about how to end street harassment, and they designed images and slogans to fight back against it.
* George Washington University students and faculty in Washington, DC, talked about their research on the street harassment of LGBQT individuals both on- and off-line. (You can watch videos of their presentations via a post tomorrow.)
Another piece of news for today is that Hollaback launched their new “We’ve Got Your Back Campaign.”
“We’re partnering up with the bystander program Green Dot to help you intervene when you see street harassment happen – and to celebrate and document your success using our website and apps. Starting March 22nd, you’ll be able to map your bystander intervention stories in green dots on our site. Your story will inspire others to provide real-time solutions to street harassment. You’ll also find our new “I’ve Got Your Back” button under each story. You can anonymously click the button and the person who shared their story will receive an email saying the number of people who have their back! With each click, you will give others in the Hollaback! community the support they need to keep holla’ing back.”
Engaging bystanders and having them speak out is crucial and can help take the onus off harassed persons to always be the ones to end a situation or get away safely. Try it out!
