Read stories, news articles, blog posts, and tweets about street harassment from the past few weeks.
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Street Harassment Stories:
Share your story! You can read street harassment stories on the Web at:
Ramallah Street Watch in Palestine
Many of the Hollaback sites
Street Harassment In the News, on the Blogs:
* USA Today, “Arab women cry for end to harassment“
* Ms Magazine Blog, “Egyptian Women Refuse To Be Silenced By Assaults“
* Feministing, “Join Egyptian women in speaking out against street harassment today“
* Al Jazeera, “Egyptians say ‘enough’ to sexual harassment“
* Amnesty International, “Egypt: Investigate attacks on women protesters“
* Washington Post, “Amnesty urges Egypt to investigate sexual attacks on women in Cairo’s Tahrir Square“
* Council on Foreign Relations, “Challenging Sexual Harassment in Egypt“
* College Gloss, “Combating Street Harassment: What You Should Know“
* Jeffrey Roberto Concerto, “Subway Juice and Street Harassment“
* Tough Cookies, “But Wait – You’re Twelve“
* Gender Agenda, “Street Harassment: Fighting Back – Ruth Graham“
* Muffin’s Musings, Makings, Memories and More, “Street Harassment“
Announcements:
New:
* June 13 was a day of blogging and online activism against sexual harassment/street harassment in Egypt
* @fluffmuffin10 call for further research participants in #streetharassment study. Send me an message if interested in being interviewed on ur experiences
* Watch Chescaleigh talk catcalls.
* Watch Anum Khan’s new video “What Men Say to Men Who Harass Women on the Streets” in Egypt
Reminders:
* After the attacks on women at Tahrir Square in Egypt this week, follow the hashtag #EndSH on twitter to find out what the next steps are to challenge the behavior and make the space safe for women.
* If you’re in Winnipeg, Canada, take this survey on street harassment.
* Activists in South Africa launched a new website about street harassment
* The anti-sexual harassment public service announcement signs are now up in several Washington, DC metro stations!
* Help fund a new film about street harassment
* The Stop Street Harassment book is available in paperback for $15.
* Submit art about street harassment for the VoiceTool Product exhibit in San Francisco, CA
* The Adventures of Salwa campaign has a hotline for sexual harassment cases in Lebanon: 76-676862.
* In Bangalore, India, there is a helpline for street harassment 080 – 22943225 / 22864023
* Report #streetharassment in Pakistan at @NameAndShamePk, email nameandshame@ryse.pk, SMS 0314-800-35-68 or online at http://www.nameandshame.pk
20 Tweets from the Week:
1. @ScarletRegina Today, I opted not to walk to a store b/c I didn’t want to deal with being harassed. That’s how prevalent & limiting #streetharassment is.
2. @rev_melissa The fact that I bite the inside of my lip every time I pass a male on the street, in fear of #streetharassment <<<<<<<<<<
3. @HollabackBXL #WhoSaidItWasOk to catcall if she’s got a short skirt? It’s NEVER ok! #hollabackbrussels #hollaback #streetharassment #brussels #bruxelles
4. @ShayRealEstate Parents, please teach your sons that #StreetHarassment is violating and disgusting! At red-lights, gas stations, stores, ect..Too much!
5. @RaiWalk Reading about #StreetHarassment makes my faith in humanity lower…
6. @middle_ladle “Hey, baby, I love your stripey socks!” Hey, guy. I now feel gross, dirty, and unsafe from your #streetharassment.
7. @citygirldc Ugh! Hate it when men act like they r @ the club on their jobs – delivery men, garbage men, police….#streetharassment
8. @ashcampaign Founder @vicky_simister is off to Scotland Yard this eve to meet the Commissioner and discuss tackling #streetharassment!
9. @eldiadia I calmly flipped him off, looked him in the eye, and slowly and deliberately mouthed the words “Fuck You.” #streetharassment #resistance
10. @LauraJeanGrey Wahey second time in a week some prick shouts at me from a car! Lucky me! I feel SO pretty. Twat. #streetharassment
11. @BLANK_NOISE the one way to make the street safe is to make sure you’re outside. #actionhero numbers matter. be visible. #safecities #streetharassment
12. @angrierangel Also, being w/o my #bike has made me re-realize that often I choose walking routes based on avoiding #StreetHarassment #Sad #CultureFail
13. @wlp1 Compelling short film on #StreetHarassment by young #women in #Jordan, who have since received threats. Please RT: http://bit.ly/JXxXH0 #VAW
14. @squirrel_handed Also to the creepy, leering dude I passed on the street: What you said was not a compliment. It was harassment. #gofuckyourself
15. @ClareBonnet i don’t give a flying fuck if you don’t think street harassment doesn’t exist. it does exist, and you will never shut me up.
16. @EverydaySexism @niffalou__ that’s often one of the worst things about street harassment – the feeling it’s so normalised that noone bats an eyelid
17. @Idzie Seriously, fuck anyone who EVER tries to say that any type of street harassment is “flattering” women. Fuck. No. #feminism
18. @JLPisJLPisJLP @HarrietThugman I hate the street harassment. How they follow us, try to touch us, say such foul stuff, pull up in a car jerking off, etc.
19. @jungleline @ashcampaign Harassed again on Hackney Rd, 2nd time this week. Street harassment is such a constant, tiring intrusion into women’s lives.
20. @HarrietThugman When WILL Black men come together to fight issues that affect Black women? Street harassment against women? Hmm.
