Read stories, news articles, blog posts, and tweets about street harassment from the past few weeks.
** Sign up to receive a monthly e-newsletter from Stop Street Harassment ***
Street Harassment Stories:
Share your story! You can read street harassment stories on the Web at:
Ramallah Street Watch in Palestine
Street Harassment in South Africa
Many of the Hollaback sites
Street Harassment In the News, on the Blogs:
* Rapid City Journal, “Activist probes street harassment of Indian women“; ArgusLeader.com, “Native women: Street harassment common“
* Washington Post, “Dupont Circle bicycle groper committed a crime, not a misdemeanor“
* Yemen Times, “Police: Sexual harassment law needs re-wording“
* The Times of India, “Will they stop teasing us if we stop wearing jeans?“
* Femination, “Belgian Documentary on Street Harassment“
* The Independent, “Everyday Sexism: It isn’t restricted to adults – even young girls in school uniform share their experiences“
* Hindustan Times, “Eve teasers beat up pregnant woman“
* YouTube Video, “Sidewalk Sexual Harasser: You’re an A-Hole Ep. 3“
* Yorkshire Evening Post, “Express How to change the world… in your pyjamas“
Announcements:
New:
* Contact Bowlmor and the New York City Transit to complain about this offensive subway ad.
Reminders:
* Stop Street Harassment recently incorporated as a nonprofit organization. Please donate so we can conduct a national street harassment study and gather much needed data documenting the problem.
* Vote for Hollaback Philly’s transit ad project
* 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!
* 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
15 Tweets from the Week:
1. @JasminePeterso6 FYI to the assholes in front of the bar: Hollering and catcalling at a woman out for a run at 2am is not sexy. It’s scary. #StreetHarassment
2. @neverthatblonde Ah, being told ‘I’d like to bang you bang you proper style’ is such a nice thing to have shouted at you on the way home #streetharassment
3. @MsJenko One day women will be able to walk down a street without being subjected to abuse,when that day will come I have no clue.. #streetharassment
4. @angiewrites #streetharassment RT @bretta75: Nothing quite as uncomfortable as walking down a street lined with construction guys having lunch… -_-
5. @laurevans311 Just got: “alright darlin’?” I ignored it the man started shouting: “oh I see, too good to talk to me are we princess?!” #streetharassment
6. @thekateblack “Halloween is over, honey.” “This is the blood from the last guy who told me that.” #streetharassment
7. @FeistyFeminist1 #streetharassment blows. Got harassed twice during my 10 minute walk down Pennsylvania Ave SE. Don’t fuck with me this week. #DC
8. @emilhop I think that if every male pictured his mother before #streetharassment , he probably wouldn’t do it.
9. @vanbakes I CANNOT take another minute of the #streetharassment in #Dublin.
10. @SurMadam I’m not on the auction block, stop picking apart my body. Not to mention, your grossness is a libido killer. #streetharassment
11. @ljoywilliams Calling out body parts or yelling out how you would like to sexual violate me IS #StreetHarassment
12. @queenkaye does ‘aye yo, sexy eyes, ‘ when covered fr head to toe walking on eastern pkwy in the dead of winter count? #streetharassment @ljoywilliams
13. @silverspeakers Just approached aggressively by man: “I would rock your world. You’re totally my type.” #streetharassment
14.@emilhop Hi, blond man on the 57 bus inbound at ~9am. I can see you looking at my chest. You’re not invisible. But you are scum. #streetharassment
15. @nualacabral Must read for anyone who has had their #RACE and #GENDER simultaneously called into question during #streetharassment: http://goo.gl/0aM0M
